Letter from John S. Thacher, Harvard University, The Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to the Honorable and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 28th Street, Northwest, Washington 7, D.C. with a statement of garden charges and estimates from G. Morris Steinbraker and Son Building Construction, 3207 Grace Street, N.W., Washington 7, D.C., April 19-28, 1950 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from John Thacher to Robert and Mildred Bliss encloses a copy of the estimate which G. Morris Steinbraker submitted regarding the completion of the North Vista. He has sent this to Robert Patterson requesting his comments or approval at his earliest convenience. After Thacher hears from Patterson wither he or Miss Carpenter will communicate with the Blisses again. Thacher tells the Blisses that at the moment the only portion of the North Vista that Dumbarton Oaks Can proceed with is the rebuilding of the large piers and the curved walls with the consoles attached to them as there is only a balance of $3200 after the first of July in the special garden fund. He explains that the balance is so low as charges have been made against that account during the past winter for the North Vista. He encloses a statement enumerating the various charges. Also with this correpondence is a copy of an estimate from G. Morris Steinbraker & Son Building Construction, 3207 Grace Street, N.W., Washington 7, D.C. (Georgetown) to furnish and install the new Terrior Seat, etc. and work done on the Finalities.
Dates
- Creation: April 19-28, 1950
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.)Creator
- From the Sub-Group: Rowley, J.F. (Joshua Francis), 1920-1997 (Correspondent, Person)
- From the Sub-Group: Thacher, John, 1904-1982 (Correspondent, 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