Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California, February 18, 1947 Digital
Scope and Contents
Copy of typescript letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand telling her he just returned from a 10 absence to Cambridge [Massachusetts] and New York. He instructs her to use up the balance in the Agent's account which was held in reserve from last year's budget. Beatrix would still be due $5.00 which he will send on to her. Robert Patterson sent a bill for his service from July 1-December 31, 1946 and Thacher will pay it out of the "Consulting Landscape Gardeners" budget which covers services for her and Patterson. That will leave a balance of $1586.49 to cover their services through June 30, 1947. He reports being delighted about the bulb savings, and will send her a check for $250.00 on the first of March if that is convenient for her. Robert Patterson was at Dumbarton Oaks the week before last for several days, and he will write her in detail about his visit. John Thacher has been given five months leave from Dumbarton Oaks beginning May first, and he hopes to go to Europe. He will likely not see Beatrix Farrand until autumn.
Dates
- Creation: February 18, 1947
Creator
- Thacher, John, 1904-1982 (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
- Thacher, John, 1904-1982 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Recipient, Person)
- Patterson, Robert W., 1905-1988 (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