Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., September 8, 1941 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher reviews subjects Beatrix Farrand and Anne Sweeney discussed on her visit to Bar Harbor, Maine, including the route for Anne Sweeney's Garden Guide tours at Dumbarton Oaks, as well as educational materials needed for her lectures and exhibits. She mentions areas of the garden that should be for the use of those studying or living at Dumbarton Oaks, but suggests in the autumn the Green Garden and Swimming Pool be included in the tour route. Beatrix Farrand encloses a carbon copy of a letter she wrote to James Bryce that discusses in more detail the route Anne Sweeney's tours would take and what areas of the Gardens the tours would avoid. It also specifies what Beatrix thinks Anne may need for her tours, such as additional roses, bulbs, and other specimens and an enlarged work area. The letter to Thacher is signed by Isabelle M. Stover, secretary for Beatrix Farrand.
Dates
- Creation: September 8, 1941
Creator
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Correspondent, Person)
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
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Thacher, John, 1904-1982 (Recipient, Person)
- Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 (Person)
- Bryce, James, 1887-1964 (Person)
- Stover, Isabelle M., 1905-1987 (Person)
- Clark, Ethel Burnet, 1878-1964 (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