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Letter from Fleda S. Myers, 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, June 21, 1958 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 24Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1958.06.21B
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison tells her she returned from a three week trip to the Midwest. She will look for the Fulkens catalog card. She asks questions for Mrs. Bliss to answer before she begins some restoration work.

Postcard from Fleda S. Myers, 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C.I. Denison, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., July 5, 1958 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 25Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1958.07.05
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Handwritten post card from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison tells her the Coleridge book arrived safely. The leather is so thin and fragile it may not be able to be restored, but she will try.

Postcard from Fleda S. Myers, 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, Founders' Room, Harvard Research Foundation, Dumbarton Oaks Library, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., September 6, 1958 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 26Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1958.09.06
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Handwritten post card from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison tells her she is moving from Ithaca, N.Y. to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She will pack up the Dumbarton Oaks books she is working on and drive them to Pittsfield.

Letter from Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 24 Roberta Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts to C. I. Denison, October 29, 1958 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 27Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1958.10.29
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Staight Myers to Isabel Denison tells her about the move to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She reports doing considerable work on the Dumbarton Oaks books.

Letter from Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 24 Roberta Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts to C. I. Denison, November 3, 1958 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 28Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1958.11.03
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison tells her there is no volume number on th de Leth.

Notes on Dumbarton Oaks books returned and taken by Fleda Myers, October 31, 1957 - February 28, 1958 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 29Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:notes 1957.10.31
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Correspondence between C.I. (Isabel) Denison, Keeper of the Founder's Room and on behalf of Mildred Bliss and Mrs. Fleda Straight Myers (Mrs. Clyde H. Myers), a bookbinder and restorer of rare books at the Cornell University Library. The letters discuss books sent to Fleda Straight Myers for binding and restoring. Includes an interoffice communication between C.I. Denison and John Thacher, Dumbarton Oak Director regarding insurance for the garden books.

Notes on restoration work for Dumbarton Oaks books , 1958-1959 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 30Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:notes 1958.05.12
Scope and Contents:

Correspondence between C.I. (Isabel) Denison, Keeper of the Founder's Room and on behalf of Mildred Bliss and Mrs. Fleda Straight Myers (Mrs. Clyde H. Myers), a bookbinder and restorer of rare books at the Cornell University Library. The letters discuss books sent to Fleda Straight Myers for binding and restoring. Includes an interoffice communication between C.I. Denison and John Thacher, Dumbarton Oak Director regarding insurance for the garden books.

Dumbarton Oaks interoffice communication from C. I. Denison to John Thacher, May 13, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 31Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Denison 1957.05.13
Scope and Contents:

Correspondence between C.I. (Isabel) Denison, Keeper of the Founder's Room and on behalf of Mildred Bliss and Mrs. Fleda Straight Myers (Mrs. Clyde H. Myers), a bookbinder and restorer of rare books at the Cornell University Library. The letters discuss books sent to Fleda Straight Myers for binding and restoring. Includes an interoffice communication between C.I. Denison and John Thacher, Dumbarton Oak Director regarding insurance for the garden books.

Letter from C. Isabel Denison to Fleda Myers, January 29, 1958 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Denison 1958.01.29
Scope and Contents:

Correspondence between C.I. (Isabel) Denison, Keeper of the Founder's Room and on behalf of Mildred Bliss and Mrs. Fleda Straight Myers (Mrs. Clyde H. Myers), a bookbinder and restorer of rare books at the Cornell University Library. The letters discuss books sent to Fleda Straight Myers for binding and restoring. Includes an interoffice communication between C.I. Denison and John Thacher, Dumbarton Oak Director regarding insurance for the garden books.

Letter from C. I. Denison to Mrs. C.H. Myers, 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York, April 17, 1967 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 2Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Denison 1957.04.17
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Copy of letter from Isabel Denison to Fleda Straight Myers (Mrs. C.H. Myers) tells her Mildred Bliss is sending her 3 volumes to diagnose the problems with estimates for conservation.

Letter from C. I. Denison to Fleda Myers, May 16, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 3Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Denison 1957.05.16
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Copy of letter from Isabel Denison to Fleda Straight Myers tells her Mildred Bliss approves of the paper and the leather samples she sent. The 3 volumes sent to her are insured and valued at $1500.

Exchange of letters and invoice between Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York and C. I. Denison and note from Mildred Bliss, March 27 - April 3, 1958 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 4Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Denison 1958.04.03
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Exchange of letters Fleda Straight Myers and Isabel Denison about the three volumes that were repaired by Myers. Myers has returned them to Dumbarton Oaks via Railway Express. Myers describes the conservation work she did on each volume. An statement of work and cost is conveyed. A note by Mildred Bliss indicates she is delighted with the beautiful conservation work repairing the three volumes. A check is being sent to Myers for her work.

Letter from Fleda Straight Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C.I. Denison, April 15, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 5Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.04.15
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers (Mrs. C.H. Myers) to Isabel Denison tells her she is still restoring rare books in Ithaca, New York. Most her her work is for Cornell University Library, but she also does outside work. She tells Denison that she would need to see the books to provide an estimate of the cost. The work she does is painstaking and she does not like to feel hurried. Georgia Coffin, the rare book librarian know the quality of her work if she wants to write her.

Letter from Fleda Straight Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C.I. Denison, May 1, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 6Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.05.01
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison offers her an estimate for book restoration work and a description of what she would do for the three volumes.

Letter from Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, May 7, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 7Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.05.07
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison encloses papers for the fly leaves for restoration work the Thornton two volumes and the Costa volume for Mildred Bliss to approve.

Postcard from Fleda S. Myers, 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, Founders' Room, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., April 28, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 8Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.04.28
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Handwritten postcard from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison tells her the books arrived safely.

Letter from Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, July 10, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 9Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.07.10
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison updates her on the progress of the restoration work on the books sent to her.

Letter from Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, July 20, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 10Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.07.20
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison tells you she would like to receive the next batch of books to restore. Her teachers will be visiting from Paris in August, and she would like to review the restoration work for the books with them.

Letter from Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, August 7, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 11Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.08.07
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison reports that the next batch of books have not arrived, and she is concerned. She reports on the restoration work done on the Costas and Temple of Flora book.

Letter from Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, September 14, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 12Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.09.14
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison tells her the four volumes sent to her a month or more ago arrived safely. Myers has looked them over and would like to talk with Mildred Bliss and Denison as to what is to be done. The Costa books are nearly finished and the Thornton still is waiting for the brown morocco.

Letter from Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, September 20, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 13Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.09.20
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison tells her she will be in Washington, D.C. October 19-21 and hopes to see Mildred Bliss on Monday. She would like to return to Ithaca on October 23. An assistant in the bindery will be driving down with her. The Costas volumes are finished and she has the morocco leather in the right color for the Thornton.

Postcard from Fleda S. Myers, 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., October 8, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 14Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.10.08
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Handwritten post card from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison asks her when Mildred Bliss might be able to meet with her to talk book restoration work while she is in Washington, D.C. October 17-21. She offers various days and times she could be available.

Postcard from Fleda S. Myers, 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to C. I. Denison, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., October 11, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 15Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.10.11
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Handwritten post card from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison tells her she is planning on meeting with Mildred Bliss on the afternoon of October 31. She hopes to have work on the Temple of Flora Thornton book finished to bring along with the Costas.

Exchange of letters and receipt between Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York and C. I. Denison, November 12-26, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 16Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.11.26
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Exchange of letters between Fleda S. Myers and Isabel Denison about estimates for restoration works for 9 books; receipt of payment for work on the Costas and Thornton books; and Mildred Blisses selections for papers and leather.

Letters from Fleda S. Myers, "MerryOaks", 614 Wyckoff Road, Ithaca, New York to Mildred Bliss and C. I. Denison, December 5, 1957 Digital

File — Container: Box: F, Folder: 8, item: 17Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F8:Myers 1957.12.05
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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Mildred Bliss discusses leather and papers for restoration work on the books. A letter to Isabel Denison is included in the letter to Mildred Bliss suggesting Italian papers from Mrs. Annaria Boyd, Colchester Hall, Scarsdale, N.Y. A sample of leather was included in the letter.