Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Trix, June 12, 1939 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand thanks her for her delightful lecture at Dumbarton Oaks. The Georgetown neighbors enjoyed it. She reports that Caroline Phillips has arrived at Highover, North Beverly. Mildred has received a letter from Philip Lucking at Casa Dorinda that she encloses for Beatrix Farrand. The enclosed letter no longer with this letter. She wishes Farrand luck with Oberlin and is eager to welcome her for her upcoming visit.
Dates
- Creation: June 12, 1939
Creator
- Bliss, Mildred 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
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Recipient, Person)
- Phillips, Caroline Drayton , 1880-1965 (Person)
- Lucking, Philip J., 1871-1949 (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