Box H
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Contains 102 Results:
Telegram from unknown correspondent to Barbara Sessions, Mildred Bliss, and Robert Woods Bliss, Paris, September 10, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Correspondence
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Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Barbara Sessions
File — Box: H, Folder: 2, item: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H2:1938.09.10
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Typescript Postal Telegraph night cable letter from unknown correspondent to Barbara Sessions, Mildred Bliss, and Robert Woods Bliss while in Paris. The correspondent acknowledges the success reported in their letters and suggests sailing as soon after September thirtieth as possible. Mentions also seeing Mrs. Elisina Tyler and that Census letter mailed October third. Offers greetings to them and Mademoiselle Malye, the Blisses secretary in Paris, France.
Telegram from unknown correspondent to Barbara Sessions, Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss, Paris, September 30, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Correspondence
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Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Barbara Sessions
File — Box: H, Folder: 2, item: 2Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H2:1938.09.30
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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.
Telegram from unknown correspondent, Paris to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss, 3101 R Street NW, Washington, D.C., September 30, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Barbara Sessions
File — Box: H, Folder: 2, item: 3Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H2:1938.09.30B
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Typescript copy of Postal Telegraph cable from unknown correspondent addressed to Robert Woods Bliss, but intended for Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss. Correspondent indicates that owner will give written guarantee of one way insurance reimbursement, but wishes to avoid insuring in Paris?. Correspondent asks for immediate reply on the matter.
Letter from Henri Marceau, Pennsylvannia Museum of Art, Fairmount, Philadelphia to Barbara Sessions, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Barbara Sessions
File — Box: H, Folder: 2, item: 4Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H2:Marceau 1938.04.13
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Typescript letter from Henri Marceau on Pennsylvania Museum of Art letterhead thanking Barbara Sessions, librarian at Dumbarton Oaks for Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss. He acknowledges the receipt of material that has been seen and stamped by the French consulate in Philadelphia. He mentions it [the material] was sent special delivery to catch the Europa [possibly a transatlantic ship]. He hopes the photographs and description will be of service to M.[Monsieur] Mallet.
Letter from Robert Woods Bliss, 2750 Que Street N.W., Washington, D.C. to Barbara Sessions, Claremont, N.H., June 14, 1943 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Barbara Sessions
File — Box: H, Folder: 2, item: 7Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H2:RB 1943.06.14
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Copy of typescript letter from Robert Woods Bliss to Barbara Sessions, Librarian at Dumbarton Oaks, sharing his and Mildred Bliss' distress that Barbara needed to go to the hospital after arriving in Claremont, New Hampshire. He expresses their concern was lessened after hearing she had been out and about. They hope to receive glowing accounts of her "diggings" and to learn that the change of scene and air was beneficial. He mentions that during a recent meeting of the Administrative...
Radiogram from Barbara Sessions to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss, Washington, D.C., September 4, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Barbara Sessions
File — Box: H, Folder: 2, item: 6Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H2:Sessions 1938.09.04
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Typescript RCA Radiogram from Barbara Sessions, Dumbarton Oaks Librarian, to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss informing them that the Italian Decree [anti-Jewish laws] is effective October 16 and deprives [Teodoro "Doro"] Levi of professorship [Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Cagliari]. The situation is desperate since the stipend is their only income. She asks if [Levi's] services as a filed [e.g. field] archeologist [e.g. archaeologist] could possibly be...
Letter from Barbara Sessions, 2 Brookside Avenue, Claremont, N.H. to Robert Woods Bliss, June 25, 1943 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Barbara Sessions
File — Box: H, Folder: 2, item: 8Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H2:Sessions 1943.06.25
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Typescript copy of a letter written in longhand sent from Barbara Sessions, Dumbarton Oaks Librarian, to Robert Woods Bliss responding to his letter about her health and return to Dumbarton Oaks for the fall term. She says it touches her that he and the other members of the Board [Administrative Committee] have been thinking of her. She feels that rate of progress of recovery from her illness does not securely promise a return to full usefulness when the new term begins. She believes she can...
Letters from Robert Woods Bliss to various recipients about Barbara Session's travel for book acquisitions, July 15-18, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Barbara Sessions
File — Box: H, Folder: 2, item: 5Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H2:various 1938.07.15-18
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Copies of nine typescript letters, five in English and four in French to various recipients informing them that Barbara Sessions, Dumbarton Oaks Librarian, would be traveling to area to acquire books and publications for holes in the Dumbarton Oaks collection and asks for the recipient to meet with her and offer advice or offer help to her if needed. Letters sent to Professor Wolfgang Friedrich "Fritz" Volbach, Vatican Library, Rome; His Excellency, The Honorable Wm [William] C. Bullett,...
Plant list for steps at foot of Bird Walk, West to Forsythia Steps, on bank, Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C., 1937-1951 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Tree and Shrub List, Dumbarton Oaks Garden
File — Box: H, Folder: 3, item: 5Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H3:PL Bird Walk-01
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Typescript list of plants with added handwritten notes for the steps at foot of the Bird Walk, west of the Forsythia steps just north of the Ellipse in the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. Handwritten notes seem to be asking Miss [Anne] Sweeney the specific location. Circled is north bank of the ellipse and below that west side on slope, north of bird walk. Catalogue Knoll indicated on list. Beatrix Farrand selected plants for Dumbarton Oaks. The Bird Walk is also known as the Plum...
Plant lists for Catalogue House prints display of trees, shrubs, herbs, flowers, bulbs, and vines, Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C., 1937-1951 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Tree and Shrub List, Dumbarton Oaks Garden
File — Box: H, Folder: 3, item: 3Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H3:PL Catalogue House-01
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Forty-four page typescript list with handwritten notes detailing plants for Catalogue House print displays at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Trees and plants include deciduous trees and shrubs, evergreen shrubs, perennial herbs, annuals, bulbs, vines, and weeds. Anne Sweeney, Garden Guide for Dumbarton Oaks likely compiled and typed list for the Catalogue House under direction from Beatrix Farrand.
Plant lists for garden areas, Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C., 1937-1951 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Tree and Shrub List, Dumbarton Oaks Garden
File — Box: H, Folder: 3, item: 2Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H3:PL Front of House-01
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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...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., June 24, 1957 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 16Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1957.06.24
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss giving her a progress report. Marvin writes that after applying for a Russian visa he received only one for 25 days, and had to travel with a group. He has asked for two months and to go alone. The local agency that handles tourists for Intourist tells him that he will get the two month visa, but he must be patient. He says he has waited since 1939 to go back and finish his project and finds it hard to be patient.While...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Robert and Mildred Bliss, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., June 28, approximately 1957 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 29Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1957.06.28
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss to inform them of the latest developments on the eve of their departure. He reports the local tourist agency called him to say they had received a cable from Moscow, "sent letter June 22 concerning Ross." When the letter gets to him, he will know his fate. The last letter from the Hermitage took 16 days and the last letter the tourist agency got from Moscow took 28 days.If [Etienne] Coche de la Ferte...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Robert and Mildred Bliss, 1703 32nd St., Washington 7, D.C., July 2, 1957 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 17Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1957.07.02
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss asking them if they meet any members of the Stoclet family and they ask about his Byzantine enamel book, please tell them it is a worthwhile project. Madam Feron-Stoclet has sent him a gift of photographs of the Byzantine enamels in her collection. He is in correspondence with Philippe Stoclet, who has three [enamels], all of them important. Marvin reports there is a third member of the family from whom there has...
Letter from Marvin Ross, Idylwild to Robert and Mildred Bliss, July 14, 1957 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 18Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1957.07.14
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss reporting he is off. The Russians made two concessions for his travel, 1) he is allowed to travel alone and 2) he has been given 30 days instead of 25 and the possibility of an extension. He feels it is wonderful and he is so excited.On Wednesday [July 17, 1957?], Marvin will see The Hermitage, and he "owes all this to Dumbarton Oaks!"He tells them the book on enamels will be a distillation...
Letter from Marvin Ross, Tbilisi to Robert and Mildred Bliss, July 31, approximately 1957 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Correspondence
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Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 30Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1957.07.31
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Handwritten letter on stamped letterhead (Gostinitsa "Inturist", G. Tbilisi) from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss telling them he wished that they could have been with him when after a four days struggle they opened the vault for me in Kiev. Such a treasure of beautiful objects, a diodem, necklaces, earrings, encolpia, etc. in gold, silver and enamel. He says they would have loved them as I did. Marvin was also startled to find two other pendants (enameled) like the...
Letter from Marvin Ross, Moscow to Robert and Mildred Bliss, August 11, 1957 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 19Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1957.08.11
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Handwritten letter on printed letterhead (Gostinitsa "Savoi", G. Moskva) from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss reporting he arrived late at night in Moscow the day before last and yesterday spent time at the Pushkin Museum and the Historical Museum. He is seeing a few things and arranging others to be taken out of the cases on Monday and Tuesday morning. The afternoon was his first visit to the Kremlin as it was closed in 1939. He reports "startling treasures there",...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss,1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., November 6, approximately 1957 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 33Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1957.11.06
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss sending a list of museum personnel whose names he secured last summer. He has made copies for Dumbarton Oaks and the Fogg Museum. He tells Mildred he is enclosing a letter from [Etienne] Coche de la Ferle [curator at The Louvre] after he "gave him names of curators in Moscow and Leningrad before he left on his mission. It shows the usefulness of such a list." The letter from Coche de la Ferle is no longer with Marvin's letter....
Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss, 1703 Thirty-second Street, Washington 7, D.C., January 4, 1958 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 20Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1958.01.04
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Typescript letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss telling her he telephoned to discuss various plans and ideas with her, but recognizes she was busy with the holiday making it a happy one for so many people.He reports the corpus of the enamels that he is working on is the main thing. Other projects have been suggested although time consuming. Milton Fox from Harry N. Abrams, Inc. publisher of art books, was here last week and asked me tentatively about a colour book for...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Robert and Mildred Bliss, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., April 15, 1958 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 21Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1958.04.15
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss telling them it was a privilege to participate in their golden wedding anniversary. "We [Marvin and wife, Lotus?] thank you both very much. He wishes them many years in which to accomplish the things you want to do!He reports that he has completed the first draft of the monograph on Byzantine jewelry of the VII century and will give a short version of it at the Symposium. It will be about on hundred...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss, 1703, 32nd Street, April 25 between 1951-1960 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 26Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1958.04.25
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss telling her that Lotus [Lotus Robb Ross, his wife] brought Blanche Yurka to see Mildred's gardens and collection. She says "She is playing "Jane Eyre" [on Broadway, New York]. Marvin reports that Blanche was enchanted and said "How wonderful to have given so much beauty to enjoy!"
Letter from Marvin Ross to Robert and Mildred Bliss, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., May 16, approximately 1958 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 28Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1958.05.16
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Letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss telling them that this summer he is going to polish up his manuscript on the VII century jewelry. It is ten times as long as my talk at the symposium and has over 300 illustrations. He asks them if they would allow him to illustrate the little gold pendant with Apollo and Daphne and the little imperial wedding ring you got for your wedding anniversary? He already has the photographs and is asking their permission to use them....
Letter from Marvin Ross to Robert and Mildred Bliss, August 6, approximately 1958 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 31Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1958.08.06
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss telling them that his article on the bowl in serpentine carved with a figure of St. Demetrius, one of the finest treasures in San Marco, [Venice, Italy] has been published, and he wants them to have his first copy. He says he is pleased for the [Dumbarton Oaks] Collection that the new gold treasure is in it. "It is far more important than the Mersin treasure ... Dumbarton Oaks excels The Hermitage in this...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss, September 3, 1959 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 22Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1959.09.03
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss telling her that intriguing packages of books have been coming from famous booksellers all over Europe. "Your exhibition demonstrated what great taste you have in books so I feel certain you have acquired some more great books.He and the young people at Dumbarton Oaks can hardly wait for her to start the parterre. They speculated about the design and admired the fountain. He says "So you must come back to us soon and get it...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss, December 3, approximately 1960 Digital
FOUND IN:
Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, R-Z
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Sub-Group:
Marvin C. Ross
File — Box: H, Folder: 7b, item: 36Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1960.12.03
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss with a typescript copy of the apocryphal legend of the ascent of Alexander the Great published by R.S. Loomis "Alexander's celestial journey" in The Burlington Magazine, no. CLXXXI, Volume XXXII, April 1918, pl. 136-140. Marvin thought Mildred would enjoy the story. Marvin adds "subject cut intaglio on a gold ring in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection. This is the only known example of the subject in goldsmith's work."He tells...