Letter from Harry T. Thompson, Chief, Planning Division, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Capital Parks, Washington to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California, December 30, 1942 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Harry Thompson, National Park Service to Beatrix Farrand discusses matters of the Dumbarton Oaks Park: the stone benches along the woodland trail; the removal of the stone steps connecting the Spring House with the park boundary; the cutting of the old oak tree for firewood, and the revision of the pool shoreline. Prices for replacement and reinforcing plants along the stream have been requested from several nurseries.
Dates
- Creation: December 30, 1942
Creator
- Thompson, Harry T., 1909-1960 (Correspondent, Person)
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.)Subject
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (Person)
Creator
- Thompson, Harry T., 1909-1960 (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