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FILE — Box: E, Folder: 8, item: 22 Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E8:Walker 1937.05.05

Exchange of letters between National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C. representatives and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., approximately May 4 - 7, 1937 Digital

Exchange of letters between National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C. representatives and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., approximately May 4 - 7, 1937
Exchange of letters between National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C. representatives and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., approximately May 4 - 7, 1937

Scope and Contents

Exchange of typescript letters from Franklin L. Fisher, Chief of Illustrations, National Geographic Magazine and Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss and Gilbert Grosvenor, President of National Geographic Magazine and Robert Woods Bliss. Fisher asks permission for Howell Walker to photograph blossoms in the garden. Robert Woods Bliss responds by telling Grosvenor that permission is never given to photograph the Dumbarton Oaks gardens for pubication even though Walker produced a letter. Included is a telephone message from Fisher which indicates there may have been a misunderstanding regarding the photography.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately May 4 - 7, 1937

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.)

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

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