Anne Sweeney to Beatrix Farrand, September 13, 1944
Accession number | B:AS 1944.09.13 |
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Alternative title | Letter from Anne Sweeney to Beatrix Farrand, September 13, 1944 |
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Recipient | |
Garden Area |
32nd Street
Catalogue House
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Date |
1944
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Work types |
book lists
correspondence
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Description
Discusses Anne Sweeney's return following vacation, her visit to the New York Botanical Garden to discuss recommended books, her contact with James Bryce about postcards, garden tours being on hold during the Dumbarton Oaks Conversations, and the arrival of three garden books for the library at Dumbarton Oaks. The three books are: How plants get their names; Ornamental American shrubs; and My friend the rose.
An exhibition catalog was produced from the exhibit that commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the Dumbarton Oaks Conversations titled, Dumbarton Oaks Conversations, 1944-1994.
Includes a book list of "recommended books by Librarian at N.Y. Botanical Gardens."
Mentions having in mind a "Greek quotation" on the Museum Building.
Refers to receiving letters by Beatrix Farrand dated September 6, 1944, September 11, 1944, August 7, 1944 and August 15, 1944. The last received while Anne Sweeney was in New York, and it is lacking in the Collection.
Carbon copy of original.
Title created by cataloger.
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Accession number | B:AS 1944.09.13 |
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Alternative title | Letter from Anne Sweeney to Beatrix Farrand, September 13, 1944 |
Sender | |
Recipient | |
Garden Area |
32nd Street
Catalogue House
|
Date |
1944
|
Work types |
book lists
correspondence
|