Newspaper clipping "Bliss Art Library Given to Harvard" published in The New York Times, November 3, 1940 Digital
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping titled "Bliss Art Library Given to Harvard" published in The New York Times, Sunday, November 3, 1940 reports Medieval and Byzantine treasure are donated by Robert Woods Bliss, a former diplomat and his wife, Mildred Bliss to Harvard University. The donation was announced today. Mr. and Mrs. Bliss "bacame interested many years ago not merely because of the beauty and interest of its many-sided art, but essentially because the forces then forming the world of men are important for the study and understanding of our own era." Following the announcement "Professor Henri Focillon of the College de France, now a professor at Yale University delivered the first of four lectures to signalize the opening of the library and collection to the public." The Blisses offered a private view to their personal friends the night prior. The Blisses were intending to leave the library and collection to Harvard University after their deaths, but "more rapid progress had been made" than considered possible when the idea was discussed with President (Lawrence) Lowell years ago. This way the Blisses "shall enjoy the full realization of our hopes during our lifetime." A description of the house and property with the current structures is provided in the article. Part of the estate is going to be a park for the enjoyment of the people of the District of Columbia. Newspaper clipping may have been one of four included in a correspondence from Ruth Havey to Beatrix Farrand (B:RH 1940.xx.xx).
Dates
- Creation: November 3, 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