Letter from Mabel Lafarge, The Fairfax, Washington, D.C. to Mildred Bliss, May 9, 1937 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Mabel Lafarge to Mildred Bliss thanks her for the spring welcome and music Thursday night. During the evening LaFarge was given the choice of the garden or the things in the big room, so she couldn't do both because of a prior commitment. "The garden was brought into the house with your lovely flower arrangements and Mr. Bliss kept bringing out hidden treasures for Mr. Winlock's comments, so it was a wonderful opportunity to see them." She tells Mildred it was a perfect day. She and Mr. Kellog had to leave before Mildred got back to their great sorrow, and reports that Henry was sorry to have missed the occasion also.
Dates
- Creation: May 9, 1937
Language of Materials
Materials chiefly in English with a few items in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, or Spanish.
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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.)Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
Creator
- From the Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1940- (Organization)
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