Letter from Violet Niles Walker, Woodberry Forest, Virgina to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, April 19, 1938 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Violet Niles Walker (Mrs. Joseph G. Walker) to Mildred Bliss tells her after the meeting yesterday she failed to catch Mildred to thank her for the invitation to visit Dumbarton Oaks and how sorry she was at being unable to be "among those present." Walker was obliged to return home immediately after the meeting. She is sorry as she had hoped to meet Mr. [Robert] Bliss also, for Walker remembers having a delightful lunch at his mother's house in Santa Barbara some years ago. Walker hopes to meet in the future and invites Mildred to Woodberry Forest if she happens to be in that part of the state of Virgina. The meeting may have been for the American Horticulture Society or the Garden Club of Virginia, groups in which Walker was an active member.
Dates
- Creation: April 19, 1938
Creator
- Walker, Violet Niles, 1877-1946 (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
- Walker, Violet Niles, 1877-1946 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (Person)
- Bliss, Anna Louise, 1850-1888 (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