Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Anne Sweeney, 3203 S Street, Washington, D.C., July 22, 1941 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature on Beatrix Farrand letterhead from Isabelle M. Stover (Secretary to Beatrix Farrand) to Anne Sweeney reports that her letter to Beatrix Farrand gave Beatrix much pleasure, and after she can get straightened out after her return to Reef Point, she will write Anne and set a date for her to come to Reef Point for the preparation of Anne's Autumn work. Beatrix Farrand heard from Mildred Bliss that she wants Anne to stay on at Dumbarton Oaks and volunteered to guarantee her salary for six months. A whole year's salary can be guaranteed in advance.
Dates
- Creation: July 22, 1941
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-Group: Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (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