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John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, April 7, 1947

 
Accession number D:BF 1947.04.07
Alternative title Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, April 7, 1947
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1947
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter thanks Beatrix Farrand for her letters of March 31, 1947 and April 4, 1947 and informs her of the presentation of her resignation and honorary status to the Dumbarton Oaks Administrative Committee. Beatrix Farrand should receive her official letter in autumn 1947. John Thacher apologizes that he can come to Boston to meet with her, but expects to get a full report from Robert Patterson when he comes to Dumbarton Oaks on April 14, 1947.

Copy of original letter, unsigned. Probably created by John Thacher as he is responding to letters from Beatrix Farrand.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

letters (correspondence)
resignation
retirement
administrators
committees
autumn
Boston (Mass.)
travel
Patterson, Robert W. (1905-1988)
consulting
consultants
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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