Letter from Dorothy Miner, Librarian and Keeper of Manuscripts, The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore 1, Maryland to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W., Washington 7, D.C., November 21, 1957 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Dorothy Miner to Mildred Bliss thanks her for the heartening note about the binding exhibition. She is glad that Mildred found it interesting and stimulating. "We have indeed worked very hard on it for a long time -- so much so that on the opening evening I could see only the faults of which I was so conscious. I thought that Mrs. Baker's dinner was a most delightful occasion and I was so glad that you could be present." The Walters Art Gallery is so grateful to Dumbarton Oaks for entrusting them with the great consular diptych which initiates the procession of medieval treasure covers in such a monumental way. She send good wishes and kindest regards.
Dates
- Creation: November 21, 1957
Creator
- Miner, Dorothy E. (Dorothy Eugenia), 1904-1973 (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
- Miner, Dorothy E. (Dorothy Eugenia), 1904-1973 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.) (Organization)
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