Letter from Howell J. Heaney, Free Library of Philadelphia, Logan Square, Philadelphia 3, Pennsylvania to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 28th Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., October 29, 1959 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Howell J. Heaney to Mildred Bliss tells her he is sorry he was unable to take her call. The people whom Miss Shaffer suggested to catalogue a fine private library were: Miss Elisabeth Woodburn (Mrs. Keith Robertson), Booknoll Farm, Hopewell, New Jersey; Miss Elizabeth Baer, Evergreen House Foundation, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore 10, Maryland, Miss Dorothy Miner, The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore 1, Maryland; and Miss Jane Quinby, 157 East 72nd Street, New York 21, New York (who catalogued the first part of Mrs. Roy Arthur Hunt's books). He also adds Dr. George H.M. Lawrence who might be able to suggest a person who would be interested in the position. Since Mildred asked Mr. Goff for help, Heaney imagines that she has also asked Mr. William A. Jackson of the Houghton Library at Harvard if he knows of a qualified applicant.
Dates
- Creation: October 29, 1959
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
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