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FILE — Box: E, Folder: 10, item: 3 Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E10:Ermolov 1956.10.27

Letter from Boris Ermolov, Byzantine Institute, 4 Rue Lille, Paris (VIIe) to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., October 27, 1956 Digital

Letter from Boris Ermolov, Byzantine Institute, 4 Rue Lille, Paris (VIIe) to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., October 27, 1956
Letter from Boris Ermolov, Byzantine Institute, 4 Rue Lille, Paris (VIIe) to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., October 27, 1956

Scope and Contents

Typescript letter in French with handwritten signature from Boris Ermolov to Mildred Bliss thanks her for the beautiful postcard. He mentions he had received a letter from her for John Thacher which he will give him when he arrives to examine the Byzantine jewelry. A small crystal vase will be on exhibit at the Gotham Hotel on Fifth Avenue from November 4-14, so perhaps John Thacher can see it there.

Dates

  • Creation: October 27, 1956

Creator

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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

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