Exchange of letters between Anne Sweeney on behalf of Mildred Bliss and Leila N. Jones, 77 Miller Road, Morristown, New Jersey on the acquisition of Phytanthoza Iconographia for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library, May 21-June 22, 1948 Digital
Scope and Contents
Exchange of letters between and Anne Sweeney on behalf of Mildred Bliss and Leila N. Jones (Mrs. Gilbert E. Jones) about acquiring her volumes of Phytanthoza Iconographia. Leila Jones sent two volumes of the set of books and keys sent to Mildred Bliss for examination. An analysis of the volumes is included along with a letter from Dorothy S. Manks, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society librarian comparing a report of the Jones volumes completed by Caroline Shillaber, Harvard University librarian to her copies of the volumes. Based on research by Caroline Shillaber, the price for the volumes is high due based on prices for existing sets purchased from 1930-1940.
Dates
- Creation: May 21-June 22, 1948
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.)Subject
- Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
Creator
- From the Sub-Group: Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 (Correspondent, 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