Letter from William Lescaze, 211 East 48th Street, New York to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., July 1, 1935 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from architect William Lescaze to Mildred Bliss tells her he enjoyed the conducted tour through Dumbarton Oaks. She has made it an extraordinarily fascinating piece of art, and he is very grateful for the privilege of having had you in person to show it to Mr. Hynds and himself. He realizes it is awfully difficult for her to be away from Dumbarton Oaks. Lescaze thinks that Dumbarton Oaks ceases to be what it is when Mildred leaves it, but says should she be in New York, it would give Mrs. [Mary Connick Hughes] Lescaze and him much pleasure to show her their very modest little place.
Dates
- Creation: July 1, 1935
Creator
- Lescaze, William, 1896-1969 (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials chiefly in English with a few items in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, or Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
23 boxes (Approximately 2632 items including correspondence, expense reports, invoices, estimates, deposit records, book lists, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and plant lists.)Creator
- Lescaze, William, 1896-1969 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Lescaze, Mary Hughes, 1901-1983 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
Dumbarton Oaks holds archival collections in its Rare Book Collection, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, and the Dumbarton Oaks Archives. The collections include: the papers of noteworthy scholars in the three fields that Dumbarton Oaks supports (Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape); image collections depicting objects or sites of topical interest to scholars in the three fields; Beatrix Farrand’s personal archive of letters and original drawings that document the development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden; and institutional records and architectural plans and drawings documenting the history of Dumbarton Oaks. For more information about hours and to make an appointment to consult any of the collections listed here, please fill out the request form: https://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/schedule-an-appointment