Box C

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Typescript expense report for professional services and expenses from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection) related to the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens in Washington, D.C. from January 1, 1941 to June 30, 1941. Includes information on the Dumbarton Oaks Garden areas: Catalogue House; North Vista; Green Garden; Rose Garden.

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Handsigned typescript expense report and receipt of payment for professional services, traveling expenses, and office expenses incurred by Beatrix Farrand for work performed for Harvard University (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection) related to the Dumbarton Oaks Garden.

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Handsigned and duplicate typescript receipt for payment to Maine Central Railroad Company drawn on the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company for $32.55 for railway tickets and pullman fares for Anne Sweeney traveling from Bar Harbor, Maine to Washington, D.C. Receipt provided to Dumbarton Oaks from Beatrix Farrand.

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Original and duplicate typescript receipt for funds from John Thacher, Trustee for Harvard University for deposit in Beatrix Farrand Agent account for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Typescript Itemized order and receipt from Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc. to James Bryce for garden seeds for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Beatrix Farrand likely received this receipt or a copy of it.

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Typescript itemized receipt and duplicate receipt from Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc. to James Bryce for garden seeds for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Beatrix Farrand likely received receipt or copy of it.

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Typescript copy and duplicate of itemized receipt from George Lawler, wholesale bulb grower to James Bryce for tulip bulbs for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Receipt or copy of receipt likely sent to Beatrix Farrand. Handsigned paid by George Lawler.

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Typescript itemized order and receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms. Iris, Narcissi, and Lily bulbs sold to Beatrix Farrand and shipped to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden.

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Handsigned original and duplicate typescript receipt from Alice Strout to Beatrix Farrand for payment received on lodging and breakfast for Anne Sweeney. Charge paid through the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company account.

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Copy of typescript itemized invoices from Sutton and Sons for flower seeds sent to James Bryce, 3203 S. Street, Washington, D.C. for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Invoice sent to Beatrix Farrand. Note at bottom indicates this order was paid through the Chase National Bank account. Duplicate copy of February 14 invoice is in Box C, Folder 1, Item 3.

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Copy of typescript itemized invoice from Sutton and Sons for flower seeds sent to James Bryce, 3203 S. Street, Washington, D.C. for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. The receipt was sent to Beatrix Farrand for payment. Note at bottom indicates this order was paid by Chase National Bank of New York.

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Typescript itemized order and receipt from Hosea Waterer to James Bryce for vegetable seeds for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Receipt likely sent to Beatrix Farrand for payment.

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Typescript itemized order and receipt from Hosea Waterer to James Bryce for vegetable seeds for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Receipt likely sent to Beatrix Farrand for payment. In addition, a copy of an invoice sent to Beatrix Farrand for flower seeds sent to James Bryce at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. A duplicate copy of the invoice dated February 14, 1941 sent from Sutton and Sons to Beatrix Farrand included. The original copy of the invoice in Box C, Folder 1, Item 4.

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Original and duplicate typescript itemized order and receipt from Hosea Waterer to James Bryce for Freesia, Lilium, and Narcissus flower bulbs for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Order probably made under Beatrix Farrand Agent account and paid for by her after receiving receipt.

Scope and Contents: The Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives is a collection of over 6278 individual items of textual materials, drawings, and photographs that document the creation and development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. between 1920-1979. Robert Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss purchased the 53 acre property in 1920 known as "The Oaks" and later as Dumbarton Oaks, and within a year they hired Beatrix Farrand, a landscape gardener, to design a garden for the property that combined French,...

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Typescript receipt with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks for the deposit of $100 into her Beatrix Farrand, Agent, garden account.

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Original and duplicate typescript itemized receipt from Hosea Waterer to James Bryce for Lilium flower bulbs for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Order probably made under Beatrix Farrand account and paid for by her after receiving receipt.

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Original and duplicate typescript itemized receipt from Hosea Waterer to James Bryce for Lilium flower bulbs for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Order probably made under Beatrix Farrand account and paid by her after receiving receipt.

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Original and duplicate typescript paid receipt for shipping of garden bulbs from Oregon Bulb Farms to James Bryce, Washington, D.C.