Box H

Scope and Contents: Correspondence and financial records like receipts and invoices between Mildred Bliss or her secretary and individuals and corporations whose last name or name begins with "R". Some correspondence involve the acquisition, purchase or bookbinding of books or library items. Individuals or corporations include: Riggs National Bank, Rodale Books Incorporated, Russian Orthodox Church (St. John the Baptist), Charles Ratton, Nicholas Rauch, S.J., T. Rogers &amp Company, Ltd., Ludwig...

Scope and Contents: Report of Progress for the Reef Point Garden Corporation, Bar Harbor, Maine and the Max Farrand Memorial, 1947-1948 dated August 25, 1948 and Report of Progress, 1948-1949 dated August 31, 1949. Both created by Beatrix Farrand providing a status update on the garden program to Reef Point corporation members and donors.The reports address completed, in-process, and future projects and alterations needed for the house and garden. Included are lists of rare plants and unusual plants...

Scope and Contents: Correspondence between Mildred Bliss or her office staff and individuals, business, and organizations with the last name or name beginning with "S". One correspondence is from Corinna Lindon Smith about her edited article written by Joseph Lindon Smith.The individuals, corporations, and organizations are: Michael Stettler, David A. Randall on behalf of the Scribner Book Store (New York), bookseller information for "Salamangundi in the original parts", Percy Ernest Schramm, Berta...

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Correspondence between Anne Sweeney? or secretary to Mildred Bliss and Maunsell van Rensselaer and lists of attendees and regrets to a lecture given by Mausell van Rensselaer at Dumbarton Oaks on May 15, 1943.

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Copy of typescript letter from Michael Rapuano, Dumbarton Oaks Garden Advisory Committee to Mrs. Bradford Williams on the loss of her husband and his colleague, Bradford Williams. Williams was a member of the Garden Advisory Committee. This copy of the letter sent to Mrs. Williams was sent to Mildred Bliss.

Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Virginia Lewis, faculty at the Henry Clay Frick Fine Arts Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marvin C. Ross at Dumbarton Oaks informing him that Walter [Walter Read Hovey], head of the Fine Arts Department is in Sante Fe, [New Mexico] and will be back about October 25th. His plans after that, so far as she can gather, are to be in Pittsburgh for two weeks then go to London. She thinks he still wants to travel, but is not...

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Typescript copy of letter written by the secretary to Mildred Bliss to Herbert Steiner explaining the reason he has not received a response from Rose Willgoose was because she thought it was a personal letter for Mildred Bliss therefore it remained unopened. Mildred Bliss is enclosing a check for $6.00 to cover the three Aurora books listed in his letter of Janurary 6, [1951]. She is reasonably sure she has received them, but is unable to locate them.

Scope and Contents: Typescript letter on letterhead with handwritten note and signature from Lanning Roper to Mildred Bliss discussing an enclosed article on the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. He suggests that new black and white photographs be taken of the garden to be used with the article and suggests a photographer at Williamsburg that Alden Hopkins may arrange or the photographer at Longwood Gardens [Pennsylvania]. He lists suggested photographs in the garden.The article will be published in a Royal...

Scope and Contents: Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss providing a status report on the Catalogue of the Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection. He attaches a copy of the report [Catalogue of the Dumbarton Oaks] he made to Jack [John Thacher], Dumbarton Oaks Director. He says the catalogue has been a great labor of love and he is happy he did it. Marvin Ross feels that when all the material is published the name of Dumbarton Oaks will have to appear in every book on Byzantine art....

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Handwritten combined bill and payment receipt from Arno Werner Bookbinder on company letterhead to Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks. Bill was likely sent July 16, 1958 for work performed on 4 items and then returned to after payment was received on September 25, 1958. Receipt of payment date added in black ink.

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Typescript Postal Telegraph cable from unknown correspondent to Barbara Sessions, Mildred Bliss, and Robert Woods Bliss informing them to accept owner's proposal and offers "Bon Voyage" indicating the correspondent was to sail soon.

Scope and Contents: Eleven page typescript plant lists with added handwritten notations for garden areas. Beatrix Farrand selected the plants for Dumbarton Oaks garden areas. Included are plant lists for Front of house-32nd Street border, south side; Front of house, R Street side; East front lawn, R Street, Lovers' Lane to Wilderness; Hillside back of greenhouse, east of greenhouse and west to spring; North of house from Copse east and including terraces A, B, C, D, & E; The Copse; Orchard; Crab Hill...