Letter from Paul J. Sachs to Beatrix Farrand, 1650 Orlando Road, San Marino, California, March 12, 1941 Digital
Scope and Contents
Copy of typescript letter from Paul J. Sachs to Beatrix Farrand acknowledges her letter of February 18th (D:BF 1941.02.18B) and explains he delayed his response until he could discuss with John Thacher questions Beatrix Farrand had raised in her correspondence. After meeting with John Thacher, he thinks Thacher answered her questions in his letter to her (D:JT 1941.03.04). Paul Sachs expresses his appreciation for her continued advice to and guidance of the Dumbarton Oaks gardens after its transition to Harvard University and expresses his desire to see her on her next trip to Washington, D.C. in April [1941].
Dates
- Creation: March 12, 1941
Creator
- Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965 (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
- Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Recipient, Person)
- Thacher, John, 1904-1982 (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