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John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, February 3, 1942

 
Accession number D:JT 1942.02.03
Alternative title Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, February 3, 1942
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1942
Work types
correspondence

Description

Letter answering Beatrix Farrand's letter of January 29 (D:BF 1942.01.29) regarding the Harvard University Board's views on the Dumbarton Oaks gardens. John Thacher encourages her that they share the same opinion as his and Beatrix Farrand's in this regard and suggests a meeting in the spring to discuss garden matters. A copy of a letter Beatrix Farrand intended to send to Paul J. Sachs was returned to her.

Typewritten copy of letter; unsigned.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

Valley Club of Montecito (Montecito, Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965
Conversation
meetings
Harvard University
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
Dumbarton Oaks
spring (season)
travel
Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969
Sweeney, Anne
salaries
guides (people)
Bryce, James
gardeners
Employees Resignation
vacations
Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962
health
Farrand, Max, 1869-1945
Death
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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