Letter from Anne Sweeney to Mrs. Harold I. Pratt, Garden Club of America, 598 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., November 28, 1941 Digital
Scope and Contents
Copy of typescript letter from Anne Sweeney, Garden Guide to Mrs. Harold I. Pratt of the Garden Club of America encloses an informational notice about the grounds of Dumbarton Oaks opening to the public. The notice was sent to T.H.B. McKnight asking if it can be published in the Garden Club of America's forthcoming Bulletin. McKnight suggested that the notice be put in Pratt's file for the Spring issue of the Bulletin for the benefit of those Garden Clubs who might be in Washington during the Spring months. Sweeney reports the visiting hours are restricted as the gates are closed while tours are in progress. Garden Club members wanting to visit the gardens can contact the Calling the Garden Guide Service, Michigan 3119 for an appointment. Sweeney closes "We shall be very grateful for any mention you may make of this feature at Dumbarton Oaks gardens."
Dates
- Creation: November 28, 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 (Person)
- From the Sub-Group: Patterson, Robert W., 1905-1988 (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