Letter from Ruth M. Havey, among the birds and weiglas at the sub-Fellows building to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, August 20, 1953 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss offers her a report on work for the Garden Library. The brick has been selected, the ramp step and edging has been modeled in clay, Frank is cutting the limestone, and the brick walks have been located on the ground and concrete foundations in place for steps and edges. She includes a list of finished work that is shown on photographs which are no longer with letter. The Mediterranean Highway is being prepared for the modeling of a limestone platform. Mildred Bliss is now the owner of a polaroid camera, so snapshots of work can be offered when needed.
Dates
- Creation: August 20, 1953
Creator
- Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980 (Correspondent, Person)
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.)Creator
- Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
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