Letter from Mildred Bliss, Hotel Miramar, Santa Barbara, California to Ruth M. Havey, 25 Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y., August 18, 1950 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter dictated by Mildred Bliss to Ruth Havey thanks her for the ledger stone drawings which she and Robert Woods Bliss like and so she hopes Mrs. Coolidge will as well. She asks Havey to show Mrs. Coolidge samples of the stones. Mildred Bliss tells her she is arriving in Washington, but she asks Havey to give her time to have breakfast and a bath "before we plunge into either the Hamilton burial or the North Vista!" before contacting her. Mildred feels arched limestone curved coping will work in the North Vista. She is sending a copy of Havey's letter to John Thacher to review before meeting the between the end of August and beginning of September. M.E. signed letter on behalf of Mildred Bliss.
Dates
- Creation: August 18, 1950
Creator
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials chiefly in English with a few items in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, or Spanish.
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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
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980 (Recipient, Person)
- Thacher, John, 1904-1982 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
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