Box E

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A handwritten note probably created by Mildred Bliss's secretary and intended for Mildred Bliss about Mrs. Katharine Miller Stevenson, a landacape architect from Hartford, Connecticut, visiting the Dumbarton Oaks Garden on the suggestion of Mrs. John Gibbons.

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An excerpt of the Women's Overseas Service League minutes reporting on a tea at Dumbarton Oaks to benefit the Washington Self-Help Exchange.

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Memorandum from C. Isabel Denison to Mildred Bliss about a telephone call from Madame Poplawska-Leineweber, wife of a professor at American University asking if she can offer two squirrels she has in her yard to Dumbarton Oaks to prevent them being killed by dogs or cats. A follow-up handwritten note to memorandum indicates Madame Poplawska-Leineweber did not realize how many squirrels were already at Dumbarton Oaks when she made the request.

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Signed handwritten letter from Marvin Ross to Robert and Mildred Bliss thanks them for the charming Dumbarton Oaks Garden party. He says the next best thing was the Iris down by the brook. Letter undated, but probably created between 1950-1960 based on other correspondence between Marvin Ross and the Blisses.

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Signed handwritten letter from Dorothy K. C. Salisbury (Mrs. Elon G. Salisbury) to Anne Sweeney, Garden Guide for Dumbarton Oaks thanks her for the information on pineapple symbolism and the Boethuis-Chaucer quotation.

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Signed handwritten letter from Sarah R. Mead (Mrs. George Alvin Mead), Mansfield, Ohio to Mildred Bliss telling her how much she and her husband enjoyed the lovely Dumbarton Oaks Garden. She spoke of the garden as a highlight of their trip and thanks Mildred Bliss for allowing them to see it. The monogram at the top of the letter is SMR. Letter undated, probably written between 1930-1962, the later date is the year her husband died.

Scope and Contents: Signed handwritten letter from Anne Gates Miller (Mrs. Gerrit S. Miller) to Dorothy Kingsford, secretary for Mildred Bliss thanks her for the privilege of seeing Mildred Bliss's gardens. She reports James Bryce met them and offered an hour's walk through a "fairyland". Dr. and Mrs. Seligman and Gerrit S. Miller, her husband who accompanied Anne Miller were delighted and recognized many varieties of plants and trees. She asks to convey to Mildred Bliss their appreciation and how grateful they...

Scope and Contents: Signed handwritten letter from Frederick Moore, Advisor to Japan, to Mildred Bliss thanks her for allowing him to show Japanese gardeners the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. He said James Bryce lead the tour and was very informative. He asks to give his regards to Robert Woods Bliss, who he has the pleasure to be acquainted with. Also included is a handwritten transcript of a telephone call made by Frederick Moore probably to Mildred Bliss' secretary shortly after the visit thanking her for the...

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Signed handwritten letter from Frances Nathan? to Mildred Bliss thanks her for a three hour tour of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden by her head gardener, probably James Bryce.

Scope and Contents: Handsigned typescript letter from Leolin H. Neville-Thompson to Mildred Bliss thanks her for the privilege of viewing with the public the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. He mentions that the garden "runs from the extreme of a wild woodland to that of a formal garden ... with its roses and side beds of well grouped perennials and seasonal flowers."Included is a response from Mildred Bliss was sent June 2, 1939 saying she and her husband are glad it brought much pleasure to him. She lets...

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Signed handwritten letter from Gladys Schofield to Mildred Bliss sending her appreciation for the tour of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden by the "caretaker." The caretaker may refer to William Gray, the Superintendent of the garden.

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Signed handwritten letter from Mary Ames Frothingham of North Easton, Massachusetts to Mildred Bliss thanking her for a recent visit to the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. She tells Mildred that the garden she created with Beatrix Farrand is a thing of beauty which will bring pleasure to others for some time. Letter received April 20, 1935. Mrs. Frothingham toured the garden with Edith Bettinger who sent a thank you letter to Mrs. Bliss (E4:Bettinger).

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Signed handwritten letter from Walter Walkinshaw to Mildred Bliss for the guided garden tour and conversation. He tells her he was the intern that arrived late and toured the garden with Dr. Davenport, but it was the most "soul-satisfying" experience he had since arriving east from Washington state.

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Signed handwritten letter in French from Orenella Santoliquido to Mildred Bliss thanks her for a joyful evening at Dumbarton Oaks.

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Signed handwritten letter from Marcelle CaSargi or CaSargie to Mildred Bliss thanking her for letting hime see the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. He says the garden is a spot of beauty and poetry, such a carpet of beautiful beautiful flowers ... [and] a work of art.

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Signed handwritten letter from Harriet L.A David? to Mildred Bliss thanks her for being able to wander the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. She mentions seeing Charlotte Kellogg and that she seemed better than a week earlier.

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Signed handwritten letter from Theodora T. Draper to Mildred Bliss thanking her for the opportunity to see her garden. She describes the Dumbarton Oaks Garden as divine and exquisite. She visited the garden with her son, who was troubled by problems, but his cares dropped away after time in the garden.

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Signed handwritten letter from Bessie Lee Powell Dunlop to Mildred Bliss letting her know she visited the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, and it was such an enchanting spot and so calming. While there and feeling weary Bessie felt she was transported to an earthly paradise.

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Signed handwritten letter from Isabelle Scudder Farrington to Mildred Bliss thanking her for being lovely to her friend, Mr. [Hamlin] Garland and for the tour of the garden. She sends an invitation to Mildred Bliss to attend Hamlin Garland's talk and garden tea at the Chevy Chase School and Junior College, May 7, 1934 at 4:00pm. Written in the upper left corner in pencil is "went" possibly indicating that Mildred Bliss had attended the event.

Scope and Contents: Signed handwritten letter from Laura Tressel Griggs to Mildred Bliss and a copy of the typescript response from Mildred Bliss sent to her at 39 E. Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase, Maryland. Laura Tressel thanks Mildred Bliss for a tour of the beautiful Dumbarton Oaks Garden for her, her sister and her friends from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, her daughter, Ruth Higbie, and her husband, Robert Fiske Griggs given by James Bryce. She describes the garden as "a garment of loveliness" and each garden had...

Scope and Contents: Signed handwritten letter from [first name illegible] Clark Jackson (Mrs. Richard Fay Jackson) expressing appreciation for the beauty of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, and she was hoping to be able to tell her in person. She mentions "So many of the luncheon guests at the Horticultural luncheon have said it [the garden] was all a 'bit of heaven' and they wished they might have told you in person." Quite possibly a group of persons as a member of a horticultural organization toured the garden or...

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Letters sent to Mildred Bliss as appreciation for a Dumbarton Oaks garden tour or event.