Box B: 7
Contains 133 Results:
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Anne Sweeney, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney thanks her for the book lists sent to Beatrix Farrand. She asks where the list on yellow paper, "List of Books on garden horticulture-botany" came from. Stover reports cold weather with forecasted snow in Bar Harbor, Maine, but the spring flowers at Reef Point can withstand the cold.
Letter from Mildred Bliss, 1537 28th St., Georgetown, Washington, 7, D.C. to Trix, January 5, 1947 Digital
Text for telegram from Mildred and Robert Bliss to Mrs. Max Farrand, Valley Club, Santa. Barbara, California, January 7, 1947 Digital
Text for Western Union telegram from Mildred and Robert Bliss to Beatrix Farrand tells her she replied to her letter and hopes it reaches her by Thursday. She asks her to send the address of the firm for the teakwood battleship benches and approximate price.
Letter from Mildred Bliss to Trix, February 22, 1947 Digital
Text for telegram from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club, Santa Barbara, California, February 24, 1947 Digital
Text for a Western Union telegram from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand tells her a Director's house for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is necessary, but encourages essential steps be taken to purchase the lot with the funding for the house rather than lose the opportunity.
Letter from Mildred Bliss to Mrs. Farrand, March 22, 1947 Digital
Text for telegram from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand, Bar Harbor, Maine, May 15, 1947 Digital
Text of a Western Union telegram from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand expresses her joy that Beatrix Farrand will receive an honorary position at Dumbarton Oaks. She attended the Garden Club of America meeting, May 14, 1947. Mildred is happy Reef Point's future is settled with the passing of legislation. She is traveling to Bethlehem and New York, May 16, 1947.
Letter from Mildred Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C. to Beatrix Farrand, June 12, 1947 Digital
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Anne Sweeney, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., July 16, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney. Letter written on behalf of Beatrix Farrand discusses the details of Anne Sweeney's travel to Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts. Farrand suggests she spend time at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library and in the library at Reef Point.
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Anne Sweeney, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., July 18, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney. Letter written on behalf of Beatrix Farrand informs her that Farrand has marked books as fair, good, and valuable from those listed on the book list sent to her for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library.
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Anne Sweeney, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., July 21, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney discusses room and train reservations for her upcoming trip to Reef Point and then following on to Boston, Massachusetts and New York, N.Y.
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Hotel El Mirasol, Santa Barbara, California, July 26, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabell Stover to Mildred Bliss. Letter written on behalf of Beatrix Farrand informs her Farrand is having an attack of lumbago; offers Farrand's apologies for a lack of response to Mildred Bliss' letter of July 7, 1947; thanks her for a check for $300; and mentions that Farrand plans on coordinating with Anne Sweeney when she arrives at Reef Point on book purchases for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library.
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover to Mrs. Bliss, July 28, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle Stover to Mildred Bliss sends her letters and other papers previously sent to Beatrix Farrand by Mildred Bliss. Copies were made before returning.
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Sweeney, July 30, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle M. Stover on behalf of Beatrix Farrand asks for the book lists with the prices be sent her so books can be oredered. She also requests lists of books which are at Dumbarton Oaks and are Ethel Clark's books to avoid ordering duplicates.
Telegram from Isabelle M. Stover, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Anne Sweeney, 1575 Grand Concourse, August 4, 1947 Digital
Western Union telegram from Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney tells her it is unnecessary for her to travel to Washington, D.C. to return the book list, but asks if someone could do so for her.
Letter from Isabelle Stover to Miss Anne Sweeney, August 4, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney tells her it is not necessary for her to return to Washington, D.C. for book lists and asks if she could send Beatrix Farrand a list from what she remembers. Stover sent a telegram asking if someone at Dumbarton Oaks could send the envelope marked "Please do not forward catalogues only" to Reef Point (B:IMS 1947.08.04).
Telegram from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Anne Sweeney, 1575 Grand Concourse, New York, N.Y., August 8, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney tells her she feels guilty that Sweeney returned to Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. to send the catalogs and book lists back to Beatrix Farrand. She had sent Sweeney a telegram telling her not to do that. Stover will send the book lists back once she has had a chance to check them.
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Anne Sweeney, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., September 12, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney acknowledges receipt of travel expenses and check for balance due on travel to Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine. She mentions more books are being ordered and a copy of the orders will be sent. Offers empathy to Anne Sweeney on behalf of both Beatrix Farrand and herself on Sweeney needing to have teeth pulled.
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Sweeney, September 15, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney tells she is sending the list of XXX and XX books and copies of two book orders for books for Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library.
Letter from Isabelle Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Anne Sweeney, September 24, 1947 Digital
Typescript letter sending copies of invoices for books being sent to her from three different booksellers and asking her to verify arrival of books against the invoices then return them to Isabelle M. Stover. Isabelle Stover hopes Anne Sweeney is feeling better after the extraction of her upper teeth and need for dentures.
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Sweeney, October 30, 1947 Digital
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Sweeney, March 10, 1948 Digital
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Anne Sweeney, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., April 8, 1948 Digital
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Sweeney, April 26, 1948 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney acknowledges informs her that the Gerarde's Herball has sold and the Humphry Repton book, "Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening", is not what Beatrix Farrand would advise buying for Dumbarton Oaks. Stover tells her to have Dorothy St. John Manks send the bill for purchased books to Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine. She comments that Spring has finally arrived, but still cold.