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Box D: 4

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Contains 126 Results:

Letter from Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., January 2, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:IMS 1946.01.02
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 John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California, January 7, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 2Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:JT 1946.01.07
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Copy of typescript letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand thanks her for her letter of December 26, 1945. He received Isabelle Stover's letter about bulbs for the 1947 blooming season. Letter is dated 1945, but was written in 1946 based on dated letters Thacher received.

Confidential letter from Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California to Mr. Thacher, January 10, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 3Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.01.10
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher asks what he thinks about the addition of Robert W. Patterson, a Harvard educated landscape architect to work with her and who would make more frequent inspections of Dumbarton Oaks.

Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California, January 15, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 5Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:JT 1946.01.15
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,...

Telegram from Beatrix Farrand, Santa Barbara, California to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, January 18, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 6Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.01.18
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, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California to John S. Thacher, Director, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C., January 19, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 7Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.01.19
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Typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher. Includes text for telegram sent from Farrand to Thacher, January 18, 1946 (D:BF 1946.01.18).

Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 8Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:JT 1946.01.22
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 Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Miss Carpenter, Secretary, c/o John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R. Street, Washington, D.C., January 28, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 9Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.01.28
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Typescript letter from Isabelle Stover on behalf of Beatrix Farrand to Alberta Carpenter on behalf of John Thacher. Stover sends financial statements and letter Farrand wrote to John Thacher and James Bryce on the same date.

Text for telegram from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California, January 28, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 10Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:JT 1946.01.28
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, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., January 31, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 11Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.01.31
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Typescript letter with handwritten siganture. Signature likely that of Isabelle Stover, secretary to Beatrix Farrand. Farrand was in Santa Barbara, California when this letter was written.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 3101 R Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., January 31, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 12Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.01.31B
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 Alberta Carpenter to Isabelle M. Stover, c/o Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, February 1, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 13Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:Carpenter 1946.02.01
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Copy of typescript letter from Alberta Carpenter, secretary to John Thacher to Isabelle Stover, secretary to Beatrix Farrand. Carpenter sends a check for Farrand's account and asks that no bulbs be purchased until Thacher can speak with Farrand.

Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 3101 R Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., February 4, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 14Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.02.04
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher. Enclosed with letter are copies of letters between Farrand and James Bryce and a copy of a letter sent by Farrand to Mr. William Flemer, Princeton Nurseries, Princeton, New Jersey about ordering oak trees for Dumbarton Oaks.

Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California, February 4, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 15Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:JT 1946.02.04
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 Isabelle M. Stover, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Alberta S. Carpenter, c/o John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, 7, D.C., February 7, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 16Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:IMS 1946.02.07
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 John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California, February 16, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 17Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:JT 1946.02.16
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, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, 7, D.C., February 16, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 18Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.02.16
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,...

Text for telegram from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California, March 11, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 19Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:JT 1946.03.11
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,...

Telegram from Beatrix Farrand, Santa Barbara, California to John Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., March 12, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 20Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.03.12
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, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., March 20, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 21Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.03.20
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher. Signed by Farrand's secretary on her behalf. A copy of a letter sent from Princeton Nurseries, Princeton, New Jersey sent to Beatrix Farrand is with letter to Thacher.

Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California, March 25, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 22Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:JT 1946.03.25
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, Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California to Mr. Thacher, March 25, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 23Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.03.25
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, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California, April 14, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 24Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.04.14
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,...

Text for telegram from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California, April 15, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 25Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:JT 1946.04.15
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,...

Telegram from Beatrix Farrand, Santa Barbara, California to John Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, April 15, 1946 Digital

File — Box: D: 4, Folder: 26Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.04.15
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,...