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Handwritten letter from J. A. Stolbert to Dumbarton Oaks thanks the person who returned his little French hymnal which may have fallen from his coat pocket while visiting the Dumbarton Oaks gardens on a mildly warm day.

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Exchange of typescript letters between Bill Dulaney and Mildred Bliss and her secretary asking if he could include the gardens and lawn of Dumbarton Oaks in a moving picture he was creating of notable homes in Georgetown. Mildred Bliss's secretary responds on her behalf that the gardens are not completed and she and Robert Woods Bliss already promised a friend the opportunity of describing and illustrating them.

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A typescript memorandum and handwritten telephone messages from Dorothy Kingsford to Mildred Bliss about Isabelle Gregory asking if Clara Sipprell could photograph the Dumbarton Oaks Garden and informing her of Sipprell's photographs of the British Embassy garden on exhibit and Swedish photographs on exhibit at a gallery in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Photocopy of letter from Dorothy Kingsford on behalf of Robert Woods Bliss to Mrs. William Fitch Kelley, President, League of Republican Women tells her the request for the members to use the grounds of Dumbarton Oaks for philanthropic efforts can not be granted. Original letter is with exchange of letters, E8:Kelley 1935.03.22.

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Handwritten letter from Olga R. Brown (Mrs. Ernest Willis Brown) to Mildred Bliss asks if the Ladies Auxillary of the Metropolitan Police Boy's Club could hold a charity tea at Dumbarton Oaks. They can furnish refreshments or anything Mildred Bliss suggests. The Ladies Auxillary is helping to furnish the summer camp with blankets and sheets. Brown lists "fine ladies" which are members of the group.

Scope and Contents: Typescript memorandum from Mildred Bliss's secretary regarding a telephone message from Louise Green who aksed if her friend Mrs. Mary Stuart Anderson Carden could borrow photographs of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden to show a group of students. Her husband is a Professor at Berry College in Georgia. A list of numbers that correlate with Bliss's photographs is included. Two follow-on letters, one handwritten from Carden and one typescript from Green thank Mildred Bliss for lending the...

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Typescript telephone messages from Mildred Bliss's secretary to Mildred Bliss. She tells her Mrs. Horner called asking if Bliss would be interested in listening to her upcoming broadcast on WOL radio (Washington, D.C.) when she will be talking about "The Romance of Gardens". Mildred Bliss was unable to listen. She also does not object for Horner to mention the Dumbarton Oaks Garden poem on the Azaleas in her next broadcast on "Charm in Gardens".

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Handwritten letter from Mrs. Joseph R. Lyddane (Alton Lyddane) to Robert and Mildred Bliss thanks them for the donation of 100 Forsythia plants for the Francis Scott Key school.

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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Richard H. Bassett to Mildred Bliss thanks her for a contribution to the Contingency Fund to benefit Barbara until she can resume her financial responsibilities.

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Copy of typescript letter from Mildred Bliss to Richard H. Bassett tells him after consultation with John Thacher, she and Robert Bliss would like to make a monthly contribution to the "Contingency Fund" for Barbara.

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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from the C.F. Palmstierna, Private Secretary to His Majesty the King of Sweden (Gustav VI Adolf) to Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss. He thanks the Blisses on behalf of the King for sending him the "beautiful book, Dumbarton Oaks Papers number six which His Majesty is studying with keen interest." A handwritten postscript tells them it was a pleasure to meet them in Sweden last Autumn.

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Handwritten telephone message from Mildred Bliss's secretary to Mildred Bliss tells her Mrs. Cook from the Washington Post would like to write an article on the French influences and "old world atmosphere" in the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Mildred Bliss had the secretary respond no to Mrs. Cook.

Scope and Contents: Typescript letter dictated by Mildred Bliss to Ruth Havey thanks her for the ledger stone drawings which she and Robert Woods Bliss like and so she hopes Mrs. Coolidge will as well. She asks Havey to show Mrs. Coolidge samples of the stones. Mildred Bliss tells her she is arriving in Washington, but she asks Havey to give her time to have breakfast and a bath "before we plunge into either the Hamilton burial or the North Vista!" before contacting her. Mildred feels arched limestone curved...

Scope and Contents: Handwritten letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss sends her contract agreement from G. Morris Steinbraker for construction of the North Vista finials and consoles. The model is stored at the Dumbarton Oaks Fellows' Quarters pending delivery of the limestone. When cutting begins the Aquarius finial will also be cut and intermediate capping under the rail will also be done. Contract agreement signed by G. Morris Steinbraker and Ruth Havey on behalf of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss. Letter dated...

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Typescript letter with signature from C. Waller Barrett asking Grolier Club members if they want to submit their rare books, prints, letters, and manuscripts of literary, artistic or historical interest to be a part of the final exhibition, Collector's Choice. Letter was probably intended for either Robert Woods Bliss as a member of the Club.

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Exchange of typescript letters (one a copy) between C. Isabel Denison and George L. McKay, curator about the book, "Catalogue of Books from the Libraries or Collections of celebrated Bibliophiles and illustrious persons of the past, with arms or devices upon the bindings" exhibited by the Grolier Club in January 1895. McKay responds that there is no available copy of the book.

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Correspondence sent to Mildred Bliss from persons associated with the Harvard University Library and copies of pages published in The John Harvard Libary, 1959 providing an explanation of the establishment and relationship of the John Harvard Libary to the Belknap Press.

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Handwritten text for telegram from Mildred Bliss to Ruth Havey asks her to order the five foot high Euonymous for Dumbarton Oaks as it is Spring planting time.

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Requests sent to Dumbarton Oaks or Mildred or Robert Woods Bliss.

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Typescript letter in French with handwritten signature from Boris Ermolov to Mildred Bliss thanks her for the beautiful postcard. He mentions he had received a letter from her for John Thacher which he will give him when he arrives to examine the Byzantine jewelry. A small crystal vase will be on exhibit at the Gotham Hotel on Fifth Avenue from November 4-14, so perhaps John Thacher can see it there.

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Correspondence from or to individuals or companies with a last name or name beginning with "F".

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Copy of typescript letter from Dorothy Kingsford to Mrs. Joseph R. Lyddane (Alton Lyddane) discusses Mildred Bliss making a donation of 100 Forsythia plants for the garden of the Francis Scott Key School. Correspondent and recipient based on addressed letters about the request, E6:Lyddane 1937.02.14 and E6:Lyddane 1937.02.23.

Scope and Contents: Signed handwritten letter from Elizabeth Peet, Dean of Houses, Gallaudet College, Kendall Green, to Robert and Mildred Bliss thanks them for giving the opportunity for the public to visit the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens. She states "I know the House for Incurables (The Home for the Incurables) will be materially benefitted by your kindness ...." This is probably referring to the opening of the garden to benefit the charity that day. The Blisses opened the Dumbarton Oaks Garden to the public to...

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Signed handwritten letter from Margaret Rathbone to Mildred Bliss thanks her for her good wishes and lovely stockings. Margaret Rathbone was a cataloger and librarian at Dumbarton Oaks, and she writes that she starts new work and will miss Dumbarton Oaks. She is sorry that she will not be at Dumbarton Oaks at the time of the Blisses golden wedding aniversary. She hopes she can still be considered as "one of the family" despite her departure.

Scope and Contents: Signed handwritten letter from "Spinster" to Mildred Bliss informing her she had heard through Sam Dushkin's mother-in-law that illness had marred Mildred Bliss' otherwise ideal trip. She hopes Mildred is now feeling better. She reports on her visit to the Dumbarton Oaks Garden seeing the beautiful Spring flowers, Magnolia tree in full bloom with a carpet of heavenly blue small flowers beneath it. She visited with a young architect and his wife who described the garden as "a symphony of...