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Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, May 26, 1947 (2)

 
Accession number B:BF 1947.05.26B
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, May 26, 1947
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Catalogue House
Date
1947
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter sharing with Mildred Bliss her sentiments of Dumbarton Oaks and the development of a foundation library of garden books and resources for students and gardeners.

On Beatrix Farrand's Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine letterhead.

Handwritten signature in ink.

Marked as received, 27/5/47 [May 27, 1947].

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

libraries (institutions)
books
Walter, Clementine
Patterson, Robert W. (1905-1988)
Legislation
Reef Point Gardens (Bar Harbor, Me.)
Morris, Lawrence
health
Fatigue
Dumbarton Oaks
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
museums (institutions)
gardens (open spaces)
reading rooms
journals (periodicals)
catalogs (documents)
book catalogs
garden clubs
prints (visual works)
catalog cards
Plants
planting
Arnold Arboretum
trees
shrubs
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)