Box D: 1
Contains 58 Results:
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., May 20, 1941 Digital
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to G. Frederick Coles, 2026 Pierce Mill Road, Washington, D.C., May 22, 1941 Digital
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., May 28, 1941 Digital
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
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., June 17, 1941 Digital
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., June 23, 1941 Digital
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., June 23, 1941 Digital
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
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
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
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1941 Digital
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
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
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
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
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Newton B. Drury, National Park Service, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1941 Digital
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
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.
Telegram from Beatrix Farrand, Santa Barbara, California to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., December 5, 1941 Digital
Western Union telegram from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher informs him and the rest of the Dumbarton Oaks staff of Robert and Mildred Bliss' well-being. She asks for him to relay news about Ellis Russell, James Bryce, Anne Sweeney, and Barbara Sessions. "Mr. Russell" penciled at top.
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, The Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California to John Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., December 13, 1941 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher acknowledges receipt of his letter (D:JT 1941.12.09) regarding closing the greenhouses to conserve during World War II. She asks for more time to think over the matter. She sends along news of Robert Bliss and Mildred Bliss, and her husband, Max Farrand's health. Letter signed by Beatrix Farrand's secretary (probably Isabelle M. Stover) on her behalf.
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, The Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California to John Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., December 15, 1941 Digital
Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., May 26, 1941 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle M. Stover to John Thacher informs him of Beatrix Farrand's itinerary for her next trip to Dumbarton Oaks and when she would be able to begin work. Includes typescript copy of Beatrix Farrand's June 1941 itinerary. "Mr. Thacher" typed at the top.
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., July 19, 1941 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Isabelle M. Stover to John Thacher acknowledges receipt of two checks sent by John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand.
Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., July 22, 1941 Digital
Letter from Irving C. Root, Superintendent National Capital Parks, Washington, D.C. to Robert Woods Bliss, Box 596, Santa Barbara, California, July 8, 1941 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Irving C. Root to Robert W. Bliss answers Robert Bliss' letter of June 24 (D:RB 1941.06.24) to Newton B. Drury acknowledging the creation of an advisory committee for Dumbarton Oaks Park. Irving Root states that the National Capital Parks Service agrees with the planned composition of the Dumbarton Oaks Park advisory committee and will arrange a time to choose a fifth committee member.
Night letter from John S. Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut, December 31, 1940 Digital
Text for a night letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand sent or received December 31, 1940. Thacher acknowledges receipt of a forwarded letter from Paul Sachs (D:PJS 1940.12.01) and requests a visit from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks before her return to California.