Letter from Anne Sweeney to J. Preston Swecker, Potomac Rose Society, 1352 Iris Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. and Rose Potomac Society membership card and newsletter, November 19, 1941 Digital
Scope and Contents
Copy of typescript letter from Anne Sweeney to J. Preston Swecker tells him she received a membership card to the Potomac Rose Society which she does not feel she can accept. "Somehow, perhaps because of my new role as amateur garden guide at Dumbarton Oaks, word has been passed around that I am sort of an 'expert' but I assure you such is not the case. I am afraid I do not merit the honor which is intended by the offer of this membership, but if you are not expecting too much knowledge of garden lore I accept the membership gratefully and thank you and the members of the Potomac Rose Society for this expression of cooperation between garden lovers." With copy of letter is the Potomac Rose Society membership card, and the November 1941 newsletter of the Potomac Rose Society.
Dates
- Creation: November 19, 1941
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: Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 (Correspondent, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
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