Letter from Theresa G. Elliot, 84 Prescott Street, Cambridge 38, Massachusetts to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 28th Street, Washington 7, D.C., March 8, 1951 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter from Theresa Garrett Eliot (Mrs. Henry Ware Eliot) to Mildred Bliss asks her opinion on a sample of carpet for the Dickenson Room. William Jackson approves of it and it is within budget. She also asks for Mildred Bliss's ideas on the floor and wall treatment.
Dates
- Creation: March 8, 1951
Creator
- Eliot, Theresa Garrett, 1884-1981 (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.)Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Jackson, William A. (William Alexander), 1905-1964 (Person)
Creator
- Eliot, Theresa Garrett, 1884-1981 (Correspondent, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
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