Letter from Dorothy Kingsford to Madam (Mrs. Joseph R. Lyddane, Francis Scott Key Parent Teacher Association. President), February 19, 1937 Digital
Scope and Contents
Copy of typescript letter from Dorothy Kingsford to Mrs. Joseph R. Lyddane (Alton Lyddane) discusses Mildred Bliss making a donation of 100 Forsythia plants for the garden of the Francis Scott Key School. Correspondent and recipient based on addressed letters about the request, E6:Lyddane 1937.02.14 and E6:Lyddane 1937.02.23.
Dates
- Creation: February 19, 1937
Creator
- Kingsford, Dorothy, approximately 1897- (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.)Creator
- Kingsford, Dorothy, approximately 1897- (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Person)
- Lyddane, Alton, 1896-1976 (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