Exchange of letters between Payson G. Gates, 106 Brite Avenue, Scarsdale, New York and Rose Willgoose, Librarian, Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., between September 13-21, 1949 Digital
Scope and Contents
Exchange of letters between Payson G. Gates to Rose Willgoose involving letters by English essayists, William Hazlitt and Leigh Hunt or letters written by other to either of these two men. Gates asks if any letters are in the Dumbarton Oaks library. Willgoose mentions a holograph letter of which Gates is already aware of.
Dates
- Creation: between September 13-21, 1949
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
- Willgoose, Rose A. (Person)
- Gates, Payson G. (Payson Grier), 1894-1955 (Person)
- Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 (Person)
- Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830 (Person)
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