Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, D.C., December 17, 1940 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth M. Havey to Mildred Bliss tells Mildred that enclosed is a print of the drawing for the shields on the incription for the new wing; and a note concerning the colors of a particular Harvard seal. This enclosed note is B:RH 1940.12.16. Havey offers to look up the article on the uses of the various Harvard seals if Mildred wants. She hopes to send to Mildred the sketch for the lantern in the service court tomorrow. Havey would like to know what the decision is on the finials for the 32nd Street gates when it is reached.
Dates
- Creation: December 17, 1940
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
- From the Sub-Series: Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Person)
- From the Sub-Series: 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