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Contains 212 Results:

Order from Beatrix Farrand to Sutton & Sons, Reading, England, September 22, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 25Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.22G
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to Sutton & Sons for 34 packets of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand to American Bulb Company, 31 West 27th Street, New York, N.Y., September 23, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 26Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.23
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to American Bulb Company for packets of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Harvard University, Dumbaton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Arthur Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, September 24, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 27Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.24
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Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Isabelle Stover asks her to get prices and delivery dates from Conard & Pyle Co. and Bobbink & Atkins (Nursery) on a list of roses for Dumbarton Oaks. Beatrix Farrand wants the roses sent to James Bryce with a carbon copy of the order.

Order from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Upton Gardens, Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 27, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 28Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.27
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to Upton Gardens for one packet of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Price request from Beatrix Farrand to Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 29Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.27B
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Copy of price request from Beatrix Farrand to Conard-Pyle Co. for 116 roses for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Beatrix Farrand also requests for Conard & Pyle to let her know when the roses would be delivered to Washington, D.C. Isabelle Stover, secretary sent correspondence on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Price request from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins, West Rutherford, New Jersey, September 27, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 30Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.27C
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Copy of price request from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins for 12 roses to be sent to Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. She asks when they might be delivered to Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover sent price request on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to James Bryce, 3203 S Street, Washington, D.C., October 2, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 31Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.10.02
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Copy of letter from Beatrix Farrand to James Bryce tells him that Conard-Pyle Co. is unable to supply all the roses from the list, and they suggests substitutions for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Beatrix Farrand does not feel the substitutions are adequate and will ask Bobbink & Atkins if they can provide those that Conard-Pyle Co. can not. She will place an order with Conard-Pyle Co. for those they can provide.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to S. James Todd, Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, October 2, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 32Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.10.02B
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Copy of letter from Beatrix Farrand to S. James Todd, Conard-Pyle Co. enclosing an order for the roses that the company can supply. When the season is favorable for shipping, the roses are to be shipped to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent letter and order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand. Order is no longer with letter but is accession number C10:BF 1943.10.02C.

Order from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, October 2, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 33Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.10.02C
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Two copies of an order from Beatrix Farrand to Conard-Pyle Co. for 63 roses to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Price request from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins, East Rutherford, New Jersey, October 4, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 34Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.10.04
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Price request from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins for 65 roses for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent price request on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins, East Rutherford, New Jersey, October 7, 1943 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 35Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.10.07
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins for 12 single roses to be sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Day letter from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon, July 15, 1946 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 36Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1946.07.15
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Copy of day letter text from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff of Oregon Bulb Farms asks that he send first rate high quality bulbs for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Farrand is anxious to make a good showing as she is placing this order against the will of the gardener. The bulbs must compare favorably from those he would purchase.

Order from Beatrix Farrand to John H. van Zonneveld Comp., Summerfield Bulb Farms, Vogelenzang, Holland, July 26,1946 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 37Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1946.07.26
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to John H. van Zonneveld Comp., Summerfield Bulb Farms for four dozen tulips and three dozen hyacinth exhibition size bulbs to be sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. The tulips are marked for the Fountain Terrace. A check has been sent to Brown Brothers in New York for payment of this order. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order correction from Beatrix Farrand to Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc., 22-24 West 27th Street, New York 1, N.Y., September 18, 1946 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 38Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1946.09.18
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Copy of order correction from Beatrix Farrand to Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc. for 300 tulips on order #794 out of the 1300 ordered to be sent to Mrs. [Mr.] James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order correction on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand to J.J. Greullemans, Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio, September 18, 1946 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 39Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1946.09.18B
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to J.J. Grullemans, Wayside Gardens for 500 tulip bulbs to be sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent the order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand to G.H. Penson, Sutton & Sons, P.O. Box 646, Glen Head, New York, January 20, 1947 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 40Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1947.01.20
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to G.H. Penson, Sutton & Sons for 11 packets of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins, East Rutherford, New Jersey, February 6, 1947 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 41Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1947.02.06
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Copy of order to Bobbink & Atkins (Nursery) from Beatrix Farrand for 12 killarney white roses to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand to Joseph Breck & Sons, 85 State Street, Boston, Massachsuetts, February 6, 1947 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 42Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1947.02.06B
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Copy of order to Joseph Breck & Sons from Beatrix Farrand for 52 roses to be sent for an early March delivery to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent the order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon, June 11, 1947 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 43Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1947.06.11
Scope and Contents: Copy of letter from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms tells him that it is difficult to get information from people at Arnold Arboretum, Dumbarton Oaks, and the University of Chicago. The Arnold Arboretum is giving Farrand funds to buy about 2000 Narcissi bulbs from him. She might pay for an additional 1000 as they would be planted in a big "drift" near the Administration Building. She asks if he would permit her to order bulbs for these public institutions. She tells him...

Itemized receipt from Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc., 22-24 West 27th Street, New York, N.Y. to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, November 21, 1946 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 6, item: 12Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C6:Kennedy 1946.11.21
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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.

Itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 30, 1946 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 6, item: 5Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C6:Oregon Bulb Farms 1946.08.30
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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.

Itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, September 25, 1946 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 6, item: 7Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C6:Oregon Bulb Farms 1946.09.25
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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.

Itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, October 4, 1946 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 6, item: 9Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C6:Oregon Bulb Farms 1946.10.04B
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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.

Revised expense report from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, January 1, 1947 to June 30, 1947 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 7, item: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C7:1947.01.01
Scope and Contents: Handsigned revised expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, January 1, 1947 to June 30, 1947 for professional services such as office correspondence with John Thacher, James Patterson, Mildred Bliss, Anne Sweeney, and James Bryce; work on garden control notes (planting record book); and bulb orders, and office expenses for a secretary's time, telegrams, telephone and bookkeeping. Report includes an itemized list of expenses...

Expense report and returned receipt from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, April 23, 1947 Digital

File — Box: C, Folder: 7, item: 2Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C7:1947.04.23
Scope and Contents: Handsigned expense report and returned receipt from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks providing a rough estimate of expenses through June 30, 1947 for office work, creating "Dumbarton Oaks control notes" (planting record book), and secretary's time. It also includes an estimate for Anne Sweeney to travel to Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine. It includes a list of expenses for four packets of lettuce seed and 52 roses for the Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. with amount due to Beatrix Farrand,...