Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Dumbarton Oaks to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, April 9, 1955 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss informs her William Hughes has the Box Terrace construction well in hand for completion before the Symposium. G. Frederick Coles plans to set the North Court consoles; is going ahead with the lotus panel in the Arbor Terrace and the framework for the Perspective lattice near the Lilac Circle. Havey is returning to New York, but will returning to Washington, D.C. mid-April depending on the work completed by William Hughes. Everett Lank is submitting an estimate for the Bowling Green lattice. Havey is looking into wood paving for the Arbor Terrace.
Dates
- Creation: April 9, 1955
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)
- William Hughes Incorporated (Organization)
- Coles, G. Frederick (George Frederick), 1875- (Person)
- Lank, Everett S., 1910-1976 (Person)
- Lank Woodworking Co. (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