Letter from Alden Hopkins to John Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 Thirty second Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., May 19, 1959 Digital
Scope and Contents
Copy of typescript letter with handwritten initials from Alden Hopkins to John Thacher sends the blackline print, #96-08, dated May 15, 1959 showing the proposed scheme for the projecting seat at the north side of the Ellipse. Hopkins believes the best approach is to erect a dummy so that it can be viewed by both Mildred Bliss and the Garden Advisory Committee members at their first meeting in the Fall. Alden Hopkins suggests that the Ellipse remain as is through the summer to see its development before additions are made.. In the meantime, he will keep an eye out for colored pebbles, pebble patterns and designs on walls in connection with water and fountains, masks, etc. He hopes he has the opportunity to take black and white photographs as examples. Alden Hopkins thanks John Thacher for the letter with an enclosure. Copies also sent to Mildred Bliss and Michael Rapuano.
Dates
- Creation: May 19, 1959
Creator
- Hopkins, Alden, 1905-1960 (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
- Hopkins, Alden, 1905-1960 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Thacher, John, 1904-1982 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Rapuano, Michael (Recipient, 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