Letter from Florence Yeager, 1241 Shepherd St. N.W., Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. and response by Mildred Bliss's secretary, May 10-22, 1934 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Florence Yeager, troop scribe to Mildred Bliss thanks her for opening the gardens of Dumbarton Oaks to benefit Troop 53 members. The money raised will benefit the members go to Girl Scout Camp, May Flather. She extends an invitation to Mildred Bliss to attend any of their meetings. A note offering written Mildred Bliss's response was written by her secretary. The response note on behalf of Mildred Bliss expresses Bliss was glad the benefit day was successful and would be very interested in attending one of their meetings.
Dates
- Creation: May 10-22, 1934
Creator
- Yeager, Florence (Correspondent, Person)
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.)Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- May, Francoise Madeleine, approximately 1911- (Person)
Creator
- Yeager, Florence (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