Box E

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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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Anonymously signed handwritten letter from unknown person possibly a Georgetown neighbor to Mildred Bliss thanks her for opening her garden to the public. She tells Mildred Bliss that she created such beauty, and it is generous of her to share such a wonderful thing. Letter marked as received October 28, 1940, a Monday. It was probably written October 27, 1940 as the letter is marked "Sunday" at the top of the first page.

Scope and Contents: Handwritten letter from Edith Sawin (Mrs. Melvin E. Sawin) to Mildred Bliss sending her enclosed leaflets to help Mildred plan her garden for the blind. Edith says the garden was designed and staged by The New England unit of The Herb Society and was shown at the Boston Flower Show in March where it won a number of awards. "Perhaps you can adapt it to your needs ...". The leaflet includes a list of plants. Ediths sends Mildred contact information for persons at the New England Unit of the...