Letter from Harriet Pratt, Welwyn, Glen Cove, Long Island to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, May 26 between 1933-1939 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Harriet [Barnes] Pratt to Mildred Bliss thanks her for a lovely day on Saturday and was the greatest pleasure to be with Mildred and Mr. [Robert Woods] Bliss in their beautiful house with fellow members of the Visiting Committee, and especially to have a chance to see Mildred. "It was most fortuitous for us to meet Mrs. [Beatrix] Farrand and to have her take me about your beautiful gardens, and to hear about your happy partnership in their construction. They are so beautiful! I loved every minute I was your guest and I am looking forward to the time when my husband and I can welcome you here. With warm regards for you both in which my husband [Harold Irving Pratt] joins me."
Dates
- Creation: May 26 between 1933-1939
Creator
- Pratt, Harriet Barnes, 1879-1969 (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
- Pratt, Harriet Barnes, 1879-1969 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (Person)
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Person)
- Pratt, Harold Irving, 1877-1939 (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