Box: F
Contains 185 Results:
Exchange of letters between C.I. Denison and Ralph J. Gifford, Friends of The Huntington Library, San Marino 9, California, January 13 - March 11, 1956 Digital
Letter from Homer D. Crotty, Friends of the Huntington Library, San Marino 15, California to fellow member, December 29, 1949 Digital
Typescript letter from Homer D. Crotty, Secretary of the Friends of the Huntington Library to fellow member (most likely Mildred Bliss) offering a report to the membership and soliciting membership renewal for the year 1950.
Letter from Homer D. Crotty, Friends of the Huntington Library, San Marino 15, California to fellow member, December 31, 1951 Digital
Typescript letter from Homer D. Crotty, Secretary, Friends of the Huntington Library to fellow member (most likely Mildred Bliss) offering a report to the membership and soliciting membership renewal for the year 1952.
Letter from Homer D. Crotty, Friends of the Huntington Library, San Marino 15, California to fellow member, December 31, 1952 Digital
Typescript letter from Homer D. Crotty, Secretary, Friends of the Huntington Library to fellow member (most likely Mildred Bliss) offering a report to the membership and soliciting membership renewal for the year 1953. An acknowledgement of membership payment is included.
Letter from Homer D. Crotty, Friends of the Huntington Library, San Marino 15, California to fellow member, December 31, 1957 Digital
Typescript letter from Homer D. Crotty, Secretary, Friends of the Huntington Library to fellow member (most likely Mildred Bliss) offering a report to the membership and soliciting membership renewal for the year 1958.
Leaflet for Friends of the Huntington Library for tax deductible membership benefit and member recommendations, January 6, 1955 Digital
Leaflet likely came with membership renewal letter in 1954 which was intended for Mildred Bliss.
Announcement of the The Huntington Library's publication of "The Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1905-1949, 1949 Digital
Typescript publication announcement from the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery about "The Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1905-1949 by William Hertrick. Written in pencil: received July 5, 1949.
List of The Huntington Library Publications to be published May-June 1949, approximately March 1949 Digital
Includes correspondence from the Huntington Library to Mildred Bliss as a Member of the Friends of the Huntington Library; issues of the "News of Huntington Library publications"; correspondence to or from Mildred Bliss or her office staff concerning the purchase of Huntington Library publications or brochures.
Book orders from Rose Willgoose to Office of Publications, Huntington Library, San Marino 15, California and paid receipts from the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California, March 16 - May 9, 1949 Digital
Copies of typescript book orders from Rose A. Willgoose, Mildred Bliss's secretary to the Office of Publications, Huntington Library and paid receipts for books sent.
Letter from Rose A. Willgoose to representatives at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino 15, Calfornia, January 25, 1950 Digital
Copy of typescript letter from Rose A. Willgoose on behalf of Mildred Bliss to the Henry E. Huntington Libary and Art Gallery sends a check for membership renewal and inquiries about a requested copy of William Hertrich's History of the Huntington Botanical Garden. The library's response is correspondence, F2:Peterson 1950.02.06.
News of Huntington Library Publications, 4th year, 2nd number, December 1948-January 1949 Digital
Includes correspondence from the Huntington Library to Mildred Bliss as a Member of the Friends of the Huntington Library; issues of the "News of Huntington Library publications"; correspondence to or from Mildred Bliss or her office staff concerning the purchase of Huntington Library publications or brochures.
News of Huntington Library Publications, 4th year, 3d number, March - April 1949 Digital
Includes correspondence from the Huntington Library to Mildred Bliss as a Member of the Friends of the Huntington Library; issues of the "News of Huntington Library publications"; correspondence to or from Mildred Bliss or her office staff concerning the purchase of Huntington Library publications or brochures.
News of Huntington Library Publications, 5th year, 1st number, September - October 1949 Digital
Includes correspondence from the Huntington Library to Mildred Bliss as a Member of the Friends of the Huntington Library; issues of the "News of Huntington Library publications"; correspondence to or from Mildred Bliss or her office staff concerning the purchase of Huntington Library publications or brochures.
Letter from Clifford Peterson, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino 15, California to Rose A. Willgoose, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., February 6, 1950 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Clifford Peterson from the publications office at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery responds to Rose A. Willgoose about a copy of Hertrich's Huntington Botanical Gardens which according to his records was already mailed together with the book, Mark Twain to Mrs Fairbanks to Dumbarton Oaks Library on May 24, 1949. Copy of letter also sent to Ralph J. Gifford.
Leaflet of The Nature of Science and other lectures by Edwin Hubble and paid receipt from the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino 9, California to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1703 Thirty-second Street, Washington 7, D.C., 1954 Digital
Leaflet of "The nature of science and other lectures" by Edwin Hubble and for sale by the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Includes a paid receipt sent from the library to Mildred Bliss.
Exchange of letters between Anne Sweeney on behalf of Mildred Bliss and Leila N. Jones, 77 Miller Road, Morristown, New Jersey on the acquisition of Phytanthoza Iconographia for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library, May 21-June 22, 1948 Digital
Description of the James Foundation of New York, Inc. 39 East 69th Street, New York 21, N.Y., between 1941-1965 Digital
Letter from Leila N. Jones, 77 Miller Road, Morristown, New Jersey to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, June 30, 1948 Digital
Handwritten letter from Leila N. Jones to Mildred Bliss thanks her for returning the flower books so beautifully packed. The books probably refer to title: Phytanthoza Iconographia sent to Mildred Bliss for examination.
Orders for picture postcards of Dumbarton Oaks from Anne Sweeney and John Thacher, Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C. to Judd & Detwiler Co., Florida Avenue & Eckington Place, N.E., Washington, D.C., February 7, 1945 - April 7, 1949 Digital
Series of orders from Anne Sweeney, Garden Guide and John Thacher, USN Lieutenant Commander to Judd and Detwiler Co. to print postcards of the Dumbarton Oaks from Stewart Brothers Photographers prints of the property.
Included is a list of Dumbarton Oaks Prints received from Stewart dated, Feb 7, 1945 and an example of a picture postcard.
Notes on plants and garden sketches, 1948-1967 Digital
Handwritten notes by Mildred Bliss of lists of Chrysanthemums and plants and two sketches, a garden plan and a fountain. Notes likely intended for Matthew Kearney.
Postcard from Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss to Matthew Kearney, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., August 12, 1957 Digital
Correspondence between Mildred Bliss and Matthew Kearney, the Superintendent of the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Grounds.
Letter from Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Claridges, Brook Street, W1 to Matthew Kearney, July 27, 1957? Digital
Correspondence between Mildred Bliss and Matthew Kearney, the Superintendent of the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Grounds.
Letter from Mildred Bliss, Colony Club of New York, 564 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. to Matthew Kearney, June 27, 1958 Digital
Correspondence between Mildred Bliss and Matthew Kearney, the Superintendent of the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Grounds.
Plants for Robert and Mildred Bliss's Q Street residence, between 1948-1967 Digital
Correspondence between Mildred Bliss and Matthew Kearney, the Superintendent of the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Grounds.
Deposit receipt for the National Bank of Washington, Washington, D.C., July 16, 1962 Digital
Deposit receipt for the National Bank of Washington, Washington, D.C. for $211.69. On verso is written in ink: "Nothing is lost and all is harvest in the end".