Letter from Robert Woods Bliss to Max Farrand, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California, December 20, 1938 Digital
Scope and Contents
Copy of typescript letter from Robert Woods Bliss to Max Farrand tells him that Mildred is delighted to have him use her name on the Friends of the Huntington Library invitation. Her name is to be included as of New York and be written "Mildred Bliss" not "Mildred Barnes Bliss". Robert asks Max to send him a Friend of the Huntington Library notice when it goes out so he may become a friend. He sends affectionate good wishes to Max and hopes that 1939 will give them the opportunity of seeing them at Dumbarton Oaks at frequent intervals.
Dates
- Creation: December 20, 1938
Creator
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (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, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Farrand, Max, 1869-1945 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (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