Letter from Robert W. Patterson, Bar Harbor, Maine to Anne Sweeney, 3101 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., December 27, 1946 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Robert Patterson to Anne Sweeney tells her he was very glad to get the copy of your letter to Beatrix Farrand and the excellent report which went with it. He has written to Beatrix Farrand and John Thacher to settle the question of the Garden Guide. He reports he will probably not be in Washington until the end of January, but on this next visit will allow time enought to go over thoroughly all the points which you have brought up as well as anything else.
Dates
- Creation: December 27, 1946
Language of Materials
Materials chiefly in English with a few items in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, or Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
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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