Exchange of letters between Helen H. Greenlees, 3127 Dumbarton Avenue, Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss and her secretary, April 4- 6, 1940 Digital
Scope and Contents
Exchange of letters (handwritten and typescript) between Helen H. Greenlees and Mildred Bliss and her secretary. Greenlees asks if she can visit the Dumbarton Oaks Garden with her 20th Century Club Nature Section. Mildred Bliss approves the request through her secretary.
Dates
- Creation: April 4- 6, 1940
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
Creator
- From the Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1940- (Organization)
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