Letter from Trix, Valley Club of Montecito, Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California to Mildred Bliss and newsclipping on Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, April 17, 1945 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss discusses the firm foundation that the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden now stands on because of Mildred Bliss' recent endowment; Max Farrand's continued illness delaying travel; and John Thacher reports an overwhelming number of visitors to Dumbarton Oaks Gardens suggesting the need for paving to offset the wear on the grass walks of the Rose Garden, Herbaceous Border and Fountain Terrace. Beatrix is saying a prayer of "thanks and gratitude" for Mildred Bliss each night. She includes with the letter a newspaper clipping from the Santa Barbara News-Press (Society Section), Sunday Morning, April 15, 1945 of a party held at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
Dates
- Creation: April 17, 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