Box B: 7
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140 to Mildred Bliss, 1537 28th Street, Washington, D.C., February 28, 1947 Digital
FOUND IN:
Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Beatrix Farrand / Mildred Bliss
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Sub-Group:
Correspondence
File — Box: B: 7, Folder: 17Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:BF 1947.02.28
Scope and Contents:
Typescript letter with handwritten signature [probably from secretary] communicates the difficulty decision to discontinue advising, counseling, and visiting Dumbarton Oaks and the Gardens due to age and lack of strength. She asks Mildred if she will communicate her decision to John Thacher. Beatrix offers design ideas on the Herbaceous Border, North Vista, and Orangery after receiving her letters and Robert Patterson's full report from his last visit to Dumbarton Oaks. The letters...