Text for night lettergram from MilRob to Mrs. Max Farrand, Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, Maine, July 12, 1939 Digital
Scope and Contents
A text copy of a Postal Telegraph Cable Company, Night Lettergram from Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss to Beatrix Farrand sends greetings from reformed rejuvenated beautified Casa Dorinda. They thank Beatrix Farrand for all the improvements from oak trees to upholstery. They received a cheerful, kindly welcome from friends and household. The summer promises to be delightful. The Whitredges and Whitehouses [will see?] tomorrow and Moores Saturday. Nevertheless they expect to accomplish much for Dumbarton Oaks. They thank her for the wire [telegram] and appreciate visit. They hope colleges are satisfactory and both patients are gaining. It ends with "devotedly Milrob".
Dates
- Creation: July 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
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (Person)
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Recipient, 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