Exchange of letters between Olivia Phelps Stokes, 2408 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, March 18, 1935 Digital
Scope and Contents
Exchange of typescript letters (one is a copy) between Olivia Phelps Stokes and Mildred Bliss. Stokes asks if Mildred Bliss would allow the Dumbarton Oaks gardens to be open to benefit the Bryn Mawr Club of Washington to raise funds for the Fiftieth Anniversary Endowment Fund. Mildred Bliss responds that she is unable to grant permission for her because she has denied so many other charities the same request.
Dates
- Creation: March 18, 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
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Person)
- Hatch, Olivia Stokes, 1908-1983 (Person)
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