Letter with a sketch from Ruth M. Havey to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, August 17, 1951 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss tells her the North Vista final and console is almost finished. She feels Mr Gianetti who made the model is the person they have been looking for. She met with G. Morris Steinbraker and the ironman today and Steinbraker is going to submit an estimate. Havey includes a small rough sketch of the scrollwork for Arbor Terrace. Havey is returning to New York in the afternoon.
Dates
- Creation: August 17, 1951
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)
- G. Morris Steinbraker & Sons, Inc. (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