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Beatrix Farrand to Anne Sweeney, September 30, 1947

 
Accession number B:BF 1947.09.30
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Anne Sweeney, September 30, 1947
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Garden Library and Ribbon Walk
Date
1947
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter acknowledges receipt of Anne Sweeney's letter of September 24, 1947. Beatrix Farrand is delighted the books are arriving at Dumbarton Oaks and asks Anne Sweeney to notify her of those in poor condition. Beatrix Farrand remarks mold is also a problem at Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine and asks Anne Sweeney to share any effective treatment remedy.

On Beatrix Farrand's Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine letterhead with handwritten signature in ink.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

letters (correspondence)
books
rare books
Dumbarton Oaks
libraries (institutions)
Stover, Isabelle M.
acquisition
purchasing
mold (fungus)
Conservation and restoration
Cloth bindings (Bookbinding)
reference books
condition reports
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
Accession number B:BF 1947.09.30
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Anne Sweeney, September 30, 1947
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Garden Library and Ribbon Walk
Date
1947
Work types
correspondence