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Box: F

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Contains 4 Results:

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

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 3, item: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F3:AS 1948.06.22
Scope and Contents: Exchange of letters between and Anne Sweeney on behalf of Mildred Bliss and Leila N. Jones (Mrs. Gilbert E. Jones) about acquiring her volumes of Phytanthoza Iconographia. Leila Jones sent two volumes of the set of books and keys sent to Mildred Bliss for examination. An analysis of the volumes is included along with a letter from Dorothy S. Manks, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society librarian comparing a report of the Jones volumes completed by Caroline Shillaber, Harvard University...

Letter from Leila N. Jones, 77 Miller Road, Morristown, New Jersey to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, June 30, 1948 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 3, item: 3Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F3:Jones 1948.06.30
Scope and Contents:

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

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 3, item: 4Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F3:Judd and Detwiler 1949.04.07
Scope and Contents:

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.

"J" Miscellaneous, 1946-1949

Sub-Group — Container: Box: F, Folder: 3Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
Scope and Contents: Includes correspondence from a people and a corporation with a name that starts with the letter J. One correspondence is from Anne Sweeney responding on behalf of Dumbarton Oaks and Mildred Bliss to Mrs. Gilbert E. Jones (also known as Leila N. Jones), about garden book volumes and prints. Correspondence to a company to order picture postcards with views of the Dumbarton Oaks garden included. One unsent Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection picture postcard of the Herbaeous Border...