Letter from David C. Stewart, Joint Council on Educational Television, 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W., Washington 7, D.C., November 10, 1960 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from David C. Stewart to Mildred Bliss tells her he lives near Dumbarton Oaks (3264 S Street) and for the past six years he and his family felt fortunate to have had the opportunity to to see the changing seasons of the Dumbarton Oaks area and gardens. He reports he had been a teacher at Robert College in Istanbul, and with an interest in Byzantine art and architecture which has led him to spend much time in the Dumbarton Oaks museum. He is confident that many visitors to Washington, as well as Georgetown residents take Dumbarton Oaks for granted. He believes it is a rare privilege to enjoy the charming atmosphere which has been developed by thoughtful and intelligent people in a civilized society. He expresses his family's appreciation for the thoughtful planning which has gone into making Dumbarton Oaks a place of beauty which we have the opportunity to admire.
Dates
- Creation: November 10, 1960
Creator
- Stewart, David C., 1927- (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
- Stewart, David C., 1927- (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Robert College (Istanbul, Turkey) (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