Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Anne Sweeney, 3101 R Street, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., October 12, 1945 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to Anne Sweeney responds to Anne Sweeney's letter of October 3, 1945. It discusses modeling a leaflet for Dumbarton Oaks Gardens after one for the Morton and Arnold Arboretums; photographs similar to the Huntington Library sold at Dumbarton Oaks; the purchase of garden books for the library; Beatrix's dissatisfaction with the postcards being sold; the Planting Record Book and who might illustrate it; and the creation of a walkway to the Orangery off the entrance drive.
Dates
- Creation: October 12, 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