Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., August 3, 1945 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature and postscript from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher, Lieutenant Commander, U.S.N. thanks him for the nice letter. She reports talking with Mildred Bliss last Sunday and hearing her plans for the next months. She says she was both relieved and disappointed that he didn't think it essential for her to come to Dumbarton Oaks this Autumn. Although Mildred Bliss felt that Beatrix's journey to Dumbarton Oaks was advisable. She asks him and James Bryce to keep her informed if it would be wise to come, and she will do her best to be there. She tells him it is a relief to hear that the paving of the Green Garden does not have to undertaken at the immediate moment. She would like to know what he and Mildred Bliss are thinking with regard to the tree question for this space. She would like to hear from James Bryce about the little oak trees and will continue to bother Thacher and Bryce until some are planted. She is trying to think where the walk is which has been paved with crushed "agate" between the greenhouse and the pool on Crab Hill, and where the steps have been taken out which interfere with the lawn mower procession. If he and Mildred Bliss are satisfied about it along with cutting out some of the big apple trees in order to leave others to develop then the decision must be right.
Dates
- Creation: August 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)
- From the Sub-Group: 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