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FILE — Box: E, Folder: 15, item: 3 Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E15:Bliss 1954.03.31

Letter from Robert Woods Bliss to representatives of The Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York 22, N.Y., March 31, 1954 Digital

Letter from Robert Woods Bliss to representatives of The Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York 22, N.Y., March 31, 1954
Letter from Robert Woods Bliss to representatives of The Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York 22, N.Y., March 31, 1954

Scope and Contents

Copy of typescript letter from Robert Woods Bliss to The Grolier Club encloses the descriptions of three books to be considered for the Collector's Choice exhibition. The books are co-owned by Robert and Mildred Bliss and currently in the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Founders' Room.

Dates

  • Creation: March 31, 1954

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials chiefly in English with a few items in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, or Spanish.

Conditions Governing Access

An appointment is required for access to these papers. To request an appointment, fill out the online form: http://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/access-and-hours/schedule-an-appointment.

For research queries, contact the staff of Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (library@doaks.org).

Extent

23 boxes (Approximately 2632 items including correspondence, expense reports, invoices, estimates, deposit records, book lists, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and plant lists.)

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Subject

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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