Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., September 11, 1938 Digital
Scope and Contents
Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to "Gardening Twin" [Mildred Bliss] tells her she is looking forward to seeing her and Robert Wood Bliss at Dumbarton Oaks and gives her arrival time. She is excited to hear the William and Bettine "Betsy" Tyler are moving to Cambridge [Massachusetts] where William will be a member of the staff of the Fogg Museum. Farrand is unable to get to Pittsfield. She reports seeing Mrs. [Olivia] Cutting, Olivia Cutting, and Elizabeth at Westbrook and her impressions.
Dates
- Creation: September 11, 1938
Creator
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (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
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (Person)
- Tyler, William Royall (Person)
- Tyler, Bettine Mary, 1910-1987 (Person)
- Cutting, Olivia Peyton Murray, 1955-1949 (Person)
- James, Olivia Murray Cutting, 1892-1963 (Person)
- King, Frederic Rhinelander, 1887-1972 (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