Letter from Anne Sweeney to Mrs. Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, October 3, 1945 Digital
Scope and Contents
Copy of typescript letter from Anne Sweeney to Beatrix Farrand tells her it is nice to know Beatrix is planning on coming to visit Dumbarton Oaks in November. John Thacher has told Anne of his pleasure of visiting Beatrix at Reef Point, and how well Beatrix looked. Anne returns the carbon copy of Beatrix's agenda with her notations. She comments on reprints of Beatrix Farrand's article in Landscape Quarterly; colored kodachromes for sale; funding for buying more books; postcards for sale and cost; the shelving of the comfort station; and clarification on Beatrix's reference to Record Book and Photograph. Anne lists books she would like to have along with the price of them.
Dates
- Creation: October 3, 1945
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