Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Trix, 1938 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Mildred Bliss to Trix [Beatrix Farrand]. She tells Beatrix that Elizabeth will be photographing in the gardens before 11 tomorrow. If Beatrix comes before 12, she should let Mildred know that way she can give her a hug. She tells her Wednesday and Thursday she shall scarcely see her "alas [and] it irks me." She will indeed see her on Friday and Saturday to work and play. James Bryce has queries for Beatrix. Mildred asks how Beatrix, Max, Fulkie (Mary Fulkerson), Clemmie (Clementine Walter) and the Garlands [Amy and Lewis] are doing.
Dates
- Creation: 1938
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)
- Bryce, James, 1887-1964 (Person)
- Farrand, Max, 1869-1945 (Person)
- Fulkerson, Mary F. (Person)
- Walter, Clementine Maria, 1881-1967 (Person)
- Garland, Lewis A., 1884-1963 (Person)
- Garland, Amy Magdaline, 1899-1996 (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