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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.

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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Mildred Bliss discusses progress on restoration work for books that she has. She is awaiting instructions on the leather and paper for three of the books.

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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison discusses the return of books to Dumbarton Oaks by Railway Express and progress on restoration work for some books.

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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison discusses the return of three books via Railway Express so they can be reviewed by Mildred Bliss before work is done. Myers provides a progress update on other books, and she received a check for minor work on two books.

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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison asks what days Mildred Bliss would be available for discuss restoration work on some rare books.

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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison sends estimates for books after meeting with her and Mildred Bliss. A copy of a typescript list of books taken by Myers on May 27 for repair work or binding is with letter.

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Handwritten letter from Fleda Straight Myers to Isabel Denison tells her she did not find the catalog card for the Fulchens book. She hopes her letter with questions about book restoration work reaches Mildred Bliss before she leaves next week.

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Includes correspondence sent to or received by Mildred Bliss or her office staff with persons whose name begins with "L" or journal name begins with "L".

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Typescript partial letter from Sir Percy Loraine to Mildred Bliss with a list of titles that Frederick Goff, the Chief of the Rare Book Division of the Library of Congress may be interested in acquiring. An extract of this partial letter was sent to Goff on December 20, 1955.

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Handwritten invoice from Joe Lynch to Mildred Bliss for cleaning books at Dumbarton Oaks. Invoice paid on 6/26/1958.

Scope and Contents: Correspondence to or from Mildred Bliss' secretary and Frederick R. Goff, Chief, Rare Books Division of the Library of Congress. Also includes an analysis of plates missing from the book, "Botanist's Repository" in the Library of Congress collection and Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs information and price list for the Historic American Building Survey collection, the Pictorial Archives of Early American Architecture collection, and the Architecture of the Deep South...

Scope and Contents: Correspondence to or from Mildred Bliss' secretary and Frederick R. Goff, Chief, Rare Books Division of the Library of Congress. Also includes an analysis of plates missing from the book, "Botanist's Repository" in the Library of Congress collection and Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs information and price list for the Historic American Building Survey collection, the Pictorial Archives of Early American Architecture collection, and the Architecture of the Deep South...

Scope and Contents: Correspondence to or from Mildred Bliss' secretary and Frederick R. Goff, Chief, Rare Books Division of the Library of Congress. Also includes an analysis of plates missing from the book, "Botanist's Repository" in the Library of Congress collection and Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs information and price list for the Historic American Building Survey collection, the Pictorial Archives of Early American Architecture collection, and the Architecture of the Deep South...

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Typescript information sheets about the Library of Congress's Historic American Buildings Survey held by the Prints and Photographs Division. It lists the number of drawings, photogaphs and typed pages of hisotircal and architectural data, a printed catalog and informs of the reproduction of records with price list, and no publication restrictions.

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Typescript letter from Alton H. Keller, Libarary of Congress to Mildred Bliss listing three manuscripts the Blisses loaned to the Library of Congress for exhibition purposes. Photostat copies of the documents were made as protective measures and the letter asks if Mildred would grant permission to the Library of Congress to keep the photostats for their reference collection. Mildred returns copy of letter to Keller with her permission.

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Exhange of typescript letters between Frederick Goff, Chief of Rare Book Division of Library of Congress and Mildred Bliss. Goff sends a page from a catalog that lists a rare book for sale. Elsa Needham offers thanks and appreciation on behalf of Mildred Bliss.

Scope and Contents: Correspondence to or from Mildred Bliss' secretary and Frederick R. Goff, Chief, Rare Books Division of the Library of Congress. Also includes an analysis of plates missing from the book, "Botanist's Repository" in the Library of Congress collection and Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs information and price list for the Historic American Building Survey collection, the Pictorial Archives of Early American Architecture collection, and the Architecture of the Deep South...

Scope and Contents: Correspondence to or from Mildred Bliss' secretary and Frederick R. Goff, Chief, Rare Books Division of the Library of Congress. Also includes an analysis of plates missing from the book, "Botanist's Repository" in the Library of Congress collection and Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs information and price list for the Historic American Building Survey collection, the Pictorial Archives of Early American Architecture collection, and the Architecture of the Deep South...

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Correspondence between Mildred Bliss and people and companies with the first or last name of M. Includes a correspondence with a drawing of a mural in the Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople (now Istanbul), a mailed picture postard of "The Famous 'Vinales' Valley, Pinar del Rio, Cuba, and a photograph stamped 1938 of a model of Dumbarton Oaks with an open museum courtyard.

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Copy of typescript letter from Isabel Denison to the Director of the Microfilm Department, New York Public Library asks if the datalogue of the Bibliotheque Nitonale is on microfilm and if so what is the price. A response letter from R.H. Carruthers, Chief, Photographic Service Division of the New York Public Library tells Denison that he does not know of a microfilmed catalogue and offers the best source for the information.

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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Roald Dahl to Mildred Bliss thanks her for sending music to the poem "High Flight". He asks that additional points be clarified with the composer before sending the music on to London. The poem High Flight is with letter.

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Correspondence between Mildred Bliss and people and companies with the first or last name of M. Includes a correspondence with a drawing of a mural in the Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople (now Istanbul), a mailed picture postard of "The Famous 'Vinales' Valley, Pinar del Rio, Cuba, and a photograph stamped 1938 of a model of Dumbarton Oaks with an open museum courtyard.

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Handwritten picture postcard from Donna Topazia Caetani Markevitch to Mildred Bliss sends her apologies for being unable to attend the Nadia Boulanger concert because her husband Igor is giving a concert on the same day.

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Typescript letter between Carla C. Marzoli, Caligrapher and Mildred Bliss asks if she can meet with Bliss again before departing the United States. C. Isabel Denison responds on behalf of Mildred Bliss offering Bliss's regrets that she was unable to connect before Marzoli's departure.

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Correspondence between Mildred Bliss and people and companies with the first or last name of M. Includes a correspondence with a drawing of a mural in the Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople (now Istanbul), a mailed picture postard of "The Famous 'Vinales' Valley, Pinar del Rio, Cuba, and a photograph stamped 1938 of a model of Dumbarton Oaks with an open museum courtyard.