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Scope and Contents: Fifty-two page document that includes: typescript and handwritten notes on plants; typescript and handwritten list of prints to display in the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Catalogue House; handwritten list of books for the Dumbarton Oaks Library titled, "Send Mrs. Farrand list of books to be had"; typescript lists of Dumbarton Oaks plantings titled, "List of Dumbarton Oaks Planting for Mrs. Farrand" and "Planting list at Dumbarton Oaks for Mrs. Farrand" and "List of Plant Material at Dumbarton...

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Two-page typescriptcopy of a list of plantings for the Dumbarton Oaks Kitchen Garden. Areas of the Kitchen Garden include: the arbor, east side of garden; west wall; south wall; north fence between Kitchen Garden and Frame yard; Terrace between Bird Walk and Kitchen Garden; Planting surrounding Upper Vegetable Garden (former Cutting Garden). Beatrix Farrand selected plants for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Two-page typescript copy of an alphabetical list of deciduous shrubs for Dumbarton Oaks. Beatrix Farrand selected shrubs for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Three-page typescript copy of planting on the south side of the Dumbarton Oaks house, September 1942. Beatrix Farrand selected plantings for Dumbarton Oaks and provided a description of her design. This may have been the basis for the description of the South Front in the published book, Beatrix Farrand's plant book for Dumbarton Oaks, edited by Diane Kostial McGuire, 1980.

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Typescript copy of list of section locations as located on a map. Tree sections include A-H and includes boundary lines. Key to accompany a map and series of lists outlining tree locations in the Dumbarton Oaks Garden in 1940. Beatrix Farrand selected trees for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Two-page typescript copy of list of trees in section A, Dumbarton Oaks. Included on list is tree number, name of tree, and circumference in inches at 4 ft above ground. List of trees shown on a map. Beatrix Farrand selected trees for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Two-page typescript copy of list of trees in section B, Dumbarton Oaks. Included on list is tree number, kind of tree, and circumference in inches at 4 ft above ground. List of trees shown on a map. Beatrix Farrand selected trees for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Typescript copy of list of trees in section C, Dumbarton Oaks. Included on list is tree number, kind of tree, and circumference in inches at 4 ft above ground. List of trees shown on a map. Beatrix Farrand selected trees for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Two-page typescript copy of list of trees in section D, Dumbarton Oaks. Included on list is tree number, kind of tree, and circumference in inches at 4 ft above ground. List of trees shown on a map. Beatrix Farrand selected trees for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Two-page typescript copy of list of trees in section E, Dumbarton Oaks. Included on list is tree number, kind of tree, and circumference in inches at 4 ft above ground. List of trees shown on a map. Beatrix Farrand selected trees for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Two-page typescript copy of list of trees in section F, Dumbarton Oaks. Included on list is tree number, kind of tree, and circumference in inches at 4 ft above ground. List of trees shown on a map. Beatrix Farrand selected trees for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Five-page typescript copy of list of trees in section G, Dumbarton Oaks. Included on list is tree number, kind of tree, and circumference in inches at 4 ft above ground. List of trees shown on a map. Beatrix Farrand selected trees for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Six-page typescript copy of list of trees in section H, Dumbarton Oaks. Included on list is tree number, kind of tree, and circumference in inches at 4 ft above ground. List of trees shown on a map. Beatrix Farrand selected trees for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Typescript copy of letter probably created by Rose A. Willgoose on behalf of Mildred Bliss to Herbert Steiner of Wells College Press inquiring of additional published Aurora pamphlets to complete a series of pamphlets that she has in her library. She extends to him personal greetings from Mildred Bliss and her desire to meet him if he comes to Washington, D.C.

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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.

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Handwritten letter from Herbert Steiner to Rose Willgoose on behalf of Mildred Bliss indicating he sent three Aurora pamphlets (#1, #6, #7) to complete the series that Mildred Bliss has in the library. The cost for the pamphlets are $2.00 each for a total of $6.00. He asks if Mildred Bliss received the Mesa Nr 3 publication and acknowledges he has received payment for the first series.

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: Typescript letter on letterhead with handwritten signature from Lanning Roper to Mildred Bliss stating he had sent her a draft article on the [Dumbarton Oaks] garden and asking her to amend, add, and return it. He reports the The Royal Horticultural Society is anxious to publish the article at the end of the summer and processing the proofs and printing will take several months. He asks for her suggestions at her earliest convenience.He asked if she could make arrangements with...

Scope and Contents: Typescript letter on professional letterhead with handwritten signature from Gillian [?] K. Peterson, Assistant to the Editor, Royal Horticultural Society to Mildred Bliss thanking her for her letter to Mr. [Patrick Millington] Synge [editor]. G. Peterson is responding for Mr. Synge as he is "with flu at the moment." The corresponder reports that Lanning Roper delivered copies of his article on the Dumbarton Oaks [Garden], and asked that copies be sent to Mildred Bliss along with a letter...

Scope and Contents: Typescript letter on letterhead with handwritten note and signature from Lanning Roper to Mildred Bliss mentioning her kindness in sending him two cables concerning the [Dumbarton Oaks Garden] article. He says he is going to the R.H.S. [Royal Horticultural Society] and shall read the article and see the photographs she sent to them with great interest.He feels the article will arouse considerable interest to Britishers as he is repeatedly asked for information about gardens which...

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....

Scope and Contents: Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss providing her new information about the Dumbarton Oaks collection. He mentions he has an article in the next number of the D.O. [Dumbarton Oaks] Papers on the Dumbarton Oaks (ex. Strzygowski) gold medallion. There was a question whether this medallion was struck or cast. Mr. Young at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston had discovered a new means of determining that. Jack [John Thacher, Director of Dumbarton Oaks] sent the medallion up to...

Scope and Contents: Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss sending the review by V. Laurent of the handbook on "The Dumbarton Oaks Collection" in the Revue des Etudes Byzantine, XIV, 1956, pages 298-300. review is in French. Marvin tells Mildred that Laurent's criticism is 1) correct about the inscription on the silver cross -- "we can now say the Cross of Romanus II"; 2) He is wrong about the pilgrim's token. Seals are round, not rectangular and in addition the D.O. example was found with...

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Handwritten receipt of payment from Arno Werner Bookbinder on company letterhead to Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library for work performed along with shipping cost for returning item. Typewritten on receipt, "Kindly return receipted bill to Ellis Russell, secretary [to Robert Woods Bliss], 67 Wall Street, New York City 5". Included is an invoice stub and receipt of payment from Railway Express Agency for shipping cost to return item to Dumbarton Oaks.

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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.