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Original and duplicate itemized receipt from Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc. to Beatrix Farrand for 1000 tulip bulbs ordered for and sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 200 Iris and 1000 Narcissus bulbs sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. The bulbs were shipped with the American Shipping Company from Oregon to Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 200 hyacinth bulbs for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 100 lilies (Regale) sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Contents: Expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection), July 1, 1946 to December 31, 1946. The report lists charges for professional and office expenses. It includes a paid receipt for tulip, hyacinth, iris, and narcissus bulbs from various nurseries and the associated the shipping costs for Dumbarton Oaks. Receipt signed by Isabelle M. Stover on behalf of Beatrix Farrand. The report also includes a charge for the purchase of a book for the...

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Itemized receipt from American Shipping Company, Inc. to Beatrix Farrand for shipping four cases of bulbs from Oregon Bulb Farms to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate itemized receipt from American Shipping Company, Inc. to Beatrix Farrand for the cost of shipping one case of flower bulbs from Oregon Bulb Farms to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate receipt from American Shipping Company, Inc. to Beatrix Farrand for the cost of shipping hyacinth bulbs from the Oregon Bulb Farms to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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Receipt from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks for payment made to John H. van Zonneveld Company for tulips and hyacinth bulbs for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Payment was drawn from the Chemical Bank and Trust Company.

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Original sheet with information concerning bulb prices for Dumbarton Oaks for 1945 purchased by James Bryce and 1946 purchased by Beatrix Farrand and the realized savings to Dumbarton Oaks in 1946. A carbon copy sheet has similar information, but with the title "For B.F. and Patterson information concerning bulbs for D.O. for 1945-1946.

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Receipt from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks for a $150 check from John Thacher for seeds and bulbs for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate receipt from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbartons for a payment for $75.64 made to Wayside Gardens Co. for 500 tulips for the terraces at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. The check was drawn on the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company account. Receipt signed by Isabelle M. Stover on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

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Original and duplicate itemized receipt from Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc. to Beatrix Farrand for 50 Lilium, harrisi bulbs sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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,...

Scope and Contents: Handsigned typescript expense report for January 1, 1946 to June 30, 1946 from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection) for expenses incurred by Beatrix Farrand and Robert W. Patterson for professional services, traveling expenses, and office expenses. Included on report is the amount that Beatrix Farrand will hold in reserve for professional work in her account and a report for the "Book account" for Miss Sweeney listing charges from three...