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Box D: 1

 Container

Contains 60 Results:

Correspondence, December 1940 to December 1941

Sub-Group — Box: D: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
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,...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, 1650 Orlando Road, San Marino, California to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks Research Collection, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 29Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.03.18
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher details the dates of Beatrix Farrand's next planned trip to Dumbarton Oaks and topics she and John Thacher plan to discuss. Specifically, Mildred Bliss' wishes for the Orangery and the drawing room to be part of the discussion. She also plans to work with James Bryce and Anne Sweeney on the Catalogue House while Thacher is away on Harvard business. Beatrix Farrand discusses the health of Robert Bliss and Henri...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, 1650 Orlando Road, San Marino, California to Paul J. Sachs, Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 19, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 31Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.03.19
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Typescript note with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to Paul Sachs forwarding a letter Beatrix Farrand wrote to John Thacher (D:BF 1941.03.18) regarding her impending trip to Dumbarton Oaks. Includes penciled notes, "Jack," referring to John Thacher, and "Answer" indicating he wanted John Thacher to provide a response to Beatrix Farrand. Farrand's secretary may have signed letter on her behalf. A copy of the Farrand's letter to Thacher is included.

Telegram from Beatrix Farrand, Pasadena, California to John S. Thacher, 3101 R Street, March 23, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 34Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.03.23
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Western Union telegram from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher responds to his earlier request for Beatrix Farrand's opinion on whether he should visit Mr. and Mrs. Bliss in California (D:JT 1941.03.21). Beatrix Farrand encourages him to visit the Blisses, preferably when she is in Santa Barbara as well.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, 1650 Orlando Road, San Marino, California to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., March 26, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 36Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.03.26
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher discusses Beatrix Farrand's upcoming trip to Dumbarton Oaks. She ponders an invitation to stay at Dumbarton Oaks while in Washington, D.C. She mentions John Thacher's planned trip to California acknowledging receipt of his telegram regarding the trip's dates in the postscript. Sketch of the lanterns in the Service Court (LA-GD-E-2-11A) was originally included with the letter. She reports that Mildred Bliss is...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., May 13, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 37Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.05.13
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher discusses the follow through on garden-related issues mentioned during the previous Dumbarton Oaks meeting between the two of them. They are waiting for the Committee to have the final say on the employment of previously-held gardeners and the garden guide, Anne Sweeney. Beatrix Farrand mentions Anne Sweeney's future position be official guide for the schoolchildren who visit the gardens. She ends the letter...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., May 14, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 38Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.05.14
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher discusses her letter of the previous day, sent before she had "properly digested" a letter from Ellis Russell that had enclosed a letter from John Thacher. Beatrix Farrand expresses support of the continued employment of previously-held gardeners, of Anne Sweeney, and all of the help. She mentions Mildred Bliss's desire of an Advisory Committee being formed so that she may maintain some control over the garden...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Irving C. Root, Superintendent National Capital Parks, Washington, D.C., May 20, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 40Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.05.20
Scope and Contents: Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Irving C. Root acknowledges the creation of a Dumbarton Oak Park Committee. She informs Mr. Root, a fellow member of the committee, of Mildred Bliss' desire that a walk-widening or path construction be done hand in hand with other committee members. The committee members are: 1 Bliss member, 1 Harvard member, 1 Farrand member, 1 Superintendent of the National Capital Parks (Irving Root), and a fifth member to be settled upon later. Beatrix...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., May 20, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 41Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.05.20B
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher discusses the Park Advisory Committeee; the White Haven Street entrance to the Park; widening and construction of paths in the Dumbarton Oaks Park; Beatrix Farrand's next planned trip to Dumbarton Oaks; request for the budget that applies to work Beatrix Farrand will do outdoors; and how to cover Anne Sweeney's salary. There is a penciled question mark besides a paragraph discussing Anne Sweeney's salary....

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to G. Frederick Coles, 2026 Pierce Mill Road, Washington, D.C., May 22, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 42Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.05.22
Scope and Contents: Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to George Frederick Coles discusses the decorative stonework and inscriptions being prepared for Dumbarton Oaks, specifically regarding the museum tablet, the service gate finials, the tablets on the R Street wall, and the bench legs in the loggia. Beatrix Farrand wished to approve this work on her next trip to Dumbarton Oaks, and she encourages him to have these garden elements prepared. She suggests the use of polychrome painting or staining...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., May 28, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 45Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.05.28
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher acknowledges the premature creation of a Dumbarton Oak Park Committee; thanks him for a copy of the Dumbarton Oaks Buildings and Grounds budget; requests a meeting with Irving Root about the Dumbarton Oaks Park donated property. Written on Beatrix Farrand letterhead with 1650 Orlando Road, San Marino, California address canceled with typescript 'x's.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., June 12, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 46Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.06.12
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher discusses her review of the 1940 and 1941-42 budgets for Dumbarton Oaks and wonders if some maintenance costs have been left off. She promises to send a typed and revised report to John Thacher. Handwritten postscript tells Thacher that a letter to the Park Committee members has been sent to Robert Woods Bliss. Written on Beatrix Farrand letterhead with 1650 Orlando Road, San Marino, California address...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., June 17, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 47Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.06.17
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher suggests signs of "private garden" rather than "no admittance" be used for areas of the Dumbarton Oaks that the public is prohibted to go. She asks if there is any news on the health of Barbara Session and discusses her compensation from Dumbarton Oaks. She reports a letter from Lawrence Morris arrived, and asks if there is any further developments for Robert and Mildred Bliss. She is writing the Blisses about...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., June 23, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 49Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.06.23
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher clarifies Beatrix Farrand's salary and how she is to be paid. Beatrix Farrand also discusses other budget matters, such as maintenance costs for the gardens that should be accounted for in the budget and making the garden grounds available for school field trips to maintain Dumbarton Oaks' tax exemption for educational purposes. She asks for Alberta Carpenter to send her the expenses for heat, repairs, and...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., June 23, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 50Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.06.23B
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher clarifies her terms of service and specifies how she wishes her salary to be paid, her rate, what it covers, and when to expect expense accounts and expenditure statements.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Paul J. Sachs, Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 25, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 52Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.06.25
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to Paul Sachs accepts an invitation to offer a lecture at the Fogg Museum and the Harvard University School of Landscape Architecture. She suggests to Paul Sachs that one lecture could be on Elizabethan Gardens and another on "plantings at various Universities with regard to their part in the general education of students in proportion and fitness." She also offers a possible alternate lecture on "the Art of the Landscape...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Paul J. Sachs, Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 28, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 55Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.06.28
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to Paul Sachs requesting his review and comments on an attached report on the Dumbarton Oaks grounds policy. In the report, Beatrix Farrand provides her insight as to how Harvard University could adapt the Dumbarton Oaks gardens over time to better fit the institution's educational purposes. The report suggests the creation of a plant record book for Dumbarton Oaks [Beatrix Farrand's Plant Book for Dumbarton Oaks] to provide...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 28, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 56Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.06.28B
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher requesting his review and comments on an attached report on the Dumbarton Oaks grounds policy. In the report, Beatrix Farrand provides her insight as to how Harvard University could adapt the Dumbarton Oaks gardens over time to better fit the institution's educational purposes. The report suggests the creation of a plant record book for Dumbarton Oaks [Beatrix Farrand's Plant Book for Dumbarton Oaks] to provide...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 59Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.07.12
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher explains her half-yearly statements for the Beatrix Farrand, Agent accounts for the period of January 1, 1941 to June 30, 1941. That account is for seeds and flowers for the Dumbarton Oaks garden. She also reviews what is covered under her professional services. She and Max Farrand will be in Boston for a week or more, but Isabelle Stover will know where she is.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., October 6, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 70Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.10.06
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher thanks him for his timely move in resolving the issues of work space for Anne Sweeney and support for garden tours. She says that Mildred Bliss would not want to lose Anne Sweeney.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 71Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.10.17
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher discusses delaying her Harvard lecture until spring on account of Max Farrand's slow progression towards full health. Beatrix Farrand mentions stopping at Dumbarton Oaks in November while enroute to California for the winter. Mildred Bliss had reported that Robert Bliss was back as Casa Dorinda and relieved his health has improved. Postscript mentions telegram received from John Thacher regarding the garden...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., October 29, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 73Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.10.29
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher discusses her November trip to Dumbarton Oaks, including tentative dates for her departure and arrival. Beatrix Farrand mentions Anne Sweeney's salary and how she thinks it ought to be paid for in the month of October. She ends the letter by requesting funds be sent to her Agent account to cover the cost of "certain bulbs and other things for Dumbarton."

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 76Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.11.03
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher discusses her upcoming November 21-25, 1941 trip to Dumbarton Oaks. She reviews her planned schedule, such as who she will meet with, what they will discuss, and when these meetings will take place. She may go to Alexandria, Virginia to see some land belonging to Dorothy Straight Elmhirst's son, Michael Whitney Straight. Beatrix Farrand encloses copies of two letters she wrote to Newton B. Drury and to Irving...

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Newton B. Drury, National Park Service, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 77Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.11.03B
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Copy of typescript letter, unsigned, from Beatrix Farrand to Newton B. Drury discusses a possible November meeting between Beatrix Farrand and Newton B. Drury about the Dumbarton Oaks Park, specifically she wants to discuss constructing a path. She encloses a letter to Irving C. Root in which she asks Root to speak with John Thacher or James Bryce. She send her and Max Farrand's regards.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Irving C. Root, National Capital Parks, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1941 Digital

File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 78Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.11.03C
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Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Irving C. Root suggests dates for a meeting in November between John Thacher, Irving C. Root, and Beatrix Farrand about the Dumbarton Oaks Park. She is asking James Bryce to stake out a path over Clifton Hill.