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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Lewis Delafield to Mildred Bliss tells her he does not know of the League of Republican Women of the District of Columbia and supports their decision not to draw political attention to Dumbarton Oaks. He tells her that because she was in New York for 51 days in 1934 she would need to pay New York taxes.

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Handwritten letter from May McClure Kelley (Mrs. William Fitch Kelley) to Mildred Bliss asks if she would open the Dumbarton Oaks grounds to raise funds for the 1936 Presidential campaign under the direction of the League of Republican Women of the District of Columbia.

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Photocopy of telegram from Robert Woods Bliss to Dorothy Kingsford about Mrs. Fitch Kelley's, President, League of Republican Women, request for the members to use the grounds of Dumbarton Oaks for philanthropic efforts. Original telegram is with exchange of letters, E8:Kelley 1935.03.22.

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Exchange of typescript letters (one is a copy) between Olivia Phelps Stokes and Mildred Bliss. Stokes asks if Mildred Bliss would allow the Dumbarton Oaks gardens to be open to benefit the Bryn Mawr Club of Washington to raise funds for the Fiftieth Anniversary Endowment Fund. Mildred Bliss responds that she is unable to grant permission for her because she has denied so many other charities the same request.

Scope and Contents: Exchange of handwritten and typescript letters between Philippa Temple (Mrs. T. Temple Hill) and Robert Woods Bliss and his secretary. Mrs. Temple asks if the gardens at Dumbarton Oaks could be opened to benefit the Student Loan Committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Distric of Columbia organization. Robert Woods Bliss's secretary responds on his behalf and tells Hill that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss have already granted permission for several formal days, so would be...

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Exchange of typescript letters (one a copy) between H. J. Whigham of Town and Country and Mildred Bliss and her secretary. Whigham asks if it might be possible to have Frances Johnston photograph the Bliss's home at Dumbarton Oaks. Mildred Bliss responds via her secretary that it is not possible because the home is not quite ready to be photographed, and when ready she has promised the opportunity to a friend of hers.

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Typescript letters and handwritten note about Crowell Baynes's (the Washington Post) request to tour the Dumbarton Oaks gardens occasionally. Baynes made the request of Mildred Bliss. The secretary created handwritten notes for Mildred Bliss after speaking with William Gray the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Superintendent. Mildred Bliss's secretary offered a response to Baynes on behalf of Mildred Bliss, but it may not have been sent.

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Copy of a typescript letter from Mildred Bliss to Mrs. Blair tells her Mildred looks forward to seeing her at a Dumbarton Oaks luncheon. Mildred Bliss tells Blair that she promised the first description of her estate to be published as an architectural record, so she refuses Blair's request to write an article on the property.

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Handwritten letter from Eva H. Bowles (Mrs. Oliver Bowles) to Robert Woods Bliss asks to hold a charity event in the gardens at Dumbarton Oaks. It would benefit the the Woman's Auxiliary of the Mining and Metallurgical Engineers educational fund to provide scholarships to students of high standing interested in mining, metallurgy, or geology. Robert Woods Bliss's secretary sends a regret on his behalf tells Bowles they have already promised other charities to which they are interested in.

Scope and Contents: Exchange of letters between Hamilton V. Bryan and Mildred Bliss about the possibility of hosting Italian aviation officers in her home. Mildred Bliss regrets that she is unable to host any officers as her home is "not yet sufficiently settled to receive guests." In additional to Mildred Bliss, a copy of this request letter was sent to: Mrs. Mark L. Bristol; Mrs. Hayne Ellis; Mrs. William McCracken; Mrs. Randall Hagner; Mrs. Ralston Holmes; Mrs. John Caswell, Jr.; Mrs. Ernest Gunther; Mrs....

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Requests sent by individuals to Dumbarton Oaks and Robert and Mildred Bliss. Six letters are copies of letters sent by Mildred Bliss or her secretary in response to requests. Two copies, one letter and one telegram, sent by Robert Woods Bliss or his secretary responding to individual requests.