Letters and note about Crowell Baynes, Washington Post request to Mildred Bliss to visit the Dumbarton Oaks garden, March 26-April 20, 1935 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letters and handwritten note about Crowell Baynes's (the Washington Post) request to tour the Dumbarton Oaks gardens occasionally. Baynes made the request of Mildred Bliss. The secretary created handwritten notes for Mildred Bliss after speaking with William Gray the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Superintendent. Mildred Bliss's secretary offered a response to Baynes on behalf of Mildred Bliss, but it may not have been sent.
Dates
- Creation: March 26-April 20, 1935
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
- Gray, William, 1881-1937 (Person)
- Baynes, Crowell (editor) (Person)
- Washington Post Company (Organization)
Creator
- From the Sub-Group: Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Correspondent, Person)
- From the Sub-Group: Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (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