JT 1944.06.27.pdf

John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, June 27, 1944

Accession number	D:JT 1944.06.27
Alternative title	Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, June 27, 1944
Sender	John Thacher
Recipient	Beatrix Farrand
Garden Area	Kitchen Gardens Garden Library and Ribbon Walk Herbaceous Border Fellows’ Quarters and Yard Acorn House Ellipse Green Garden
Date	1944
Work types	correspondence

Description

Letter summarizes garden and staff matters discussed in meeting with Beatrix Farrand on her recent visit to Dumbarton Oaks. Items discussed included the Herbaceous Border plantings and walls; re-designs for the Ellipse; the ending of vegetable growing in the Kitchen Gardens after this year; no planting in the dump area; greenhouses to end flower raising in favor of propagation; the possibility of a nursery on adjoining property; the planting of oaks and possible paving of the Green Garden; printing of postcards; purchase of garden books; approval for both Anne Sweeney (to work on record planting book) and James Bryce to visit Reef Point Bar Harbor, Maine; the loss of the tree man, Francis Baker and replacing with Bartlett Tree Company; John Thacher will try and secure Matthew Kearney's release from the U.S. Army; Edith B. Clark will remain in the cottage, but an extra cottage for garden staff will be considered an option; vacations for gardeners; and a donation by Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks.

Copy of original letter, unsigned.

Probably sent by John Thacher based on a letter to John Thacher from Beatrix Farrand mentioning the positive decisions from the meeting, D:BF 1944.06.28.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

herbaceous plants

yew

hedges

walls

secretaries (clerical workers)

Sweeney, Anne

vacations

designs (concepts)

vegetables

gardeners

greenhouses

trees

budgets

books

gifts

donations

Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959. Plant book for Dumbarton Oaks.

summer (season)

winter

Chrysanthemum (genus)

Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969

plans (orthographic projections)

drawings (visual works)

costs

design drawings

construction (assembling)

Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)

Dumbarton Oaks

plantings

Flowers

oaks

Magnolia (genus)

paving

postcards

acquisition

purchasing

Reef Point Gardens (Bar Harbor, Me.)

F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company (Stamford, Conn.)

Kearney, Matthew

Clark, Ethel Burnet

houses

Bryce, James

salaries

labor

letters (correspondence)

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection

Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)

Accession number	D:JT 1944.06.27
Alternative title	Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, June 27, 1944
Sender	John Thacher
Recipient	Beatrix Farrand
Garden Area	Kitchen Gardens Garden Library and Ribbon Walk Herbaceous Border Fellows’ Quarters and Yard Acorn House Ellipse Green Garden
Date	1944
Work types	correspondence

Index Terms

herbaceous border or herbaceous garden → walls → Harvard unable during the war to fund

yews → for hedge → not to be replanted

herbaceous border or herbaceous garden → plantings in → plan for

Ellipse → designs for, to be Harvard funded

Ellipse → construction in, Harvard unable to fund during the war

vegetable gardens → to be plowed up and planted with clover

Fellows' Building (Quarters) → vegetable garden behind, to be planted with clover

dump, at Dumbarton Oaks → to remain as is until Fellows' Building additions made

greenhouses at DO → for propagation and not raising flowers

nursery → for Dumbarton Oaks → on plot provided by Blisses

Green Garden → small oaks to be planted in designated spots

Green Garden → magnolias for? → left for further discussion

magnolias → for the Green Garden → left for further discussion

oaks → at Dumbarton Oaks → small, to be planted in Green Garden

Green Garden → paving → to be considered for winter 1944-45

paving → in Green Garden, combined with ground cover

flagging and flag stones → in Green Garden, combined with ground cover

postcards, picture → BF to research, JT will find budget money for

books, reference → inexpensive, Harvard to buy

Reef Point (Gardens) → Bryce's 1944 visit to → JT approves if not part of DO budget

Bryce, James → Reef Point visit by → JT approves if not part of DO budget

Bartlett Tree Company → budget for 1944-45 for → Baker no longer on DO staff and

Baker, Francis → salary of, 1944-45 budget and → as offset to Bartlett Co. tree work

Clark, Ethel Burnet → cottage of

Kearney, Matthew → military service by → JT on release from, and DO cottage for

staff, Dumbarton Oaks → vacations → JT wants them to not be paid instead of taking

staff, Dumbarton Oaks → composition for 1944-45 of

Bryce, James → heavy workload and work ethic of → garden staff and

Farrand, Beatrix → DO garden planting fund and → JT on $200 gift by

budget for landscape work at DO → during World War II for 1944-45 → JT unable to let his heart be guide for

budget for landscape work at DO → during World War II for 1944-45 → JT touched by BF gift to

staff, Dumbarton Oaks → budget for 1944-45 for → tree man or Bartlett Co. in

walls → herbaceous border → Harvard unable during the war to fund

Sweeney, Anne → planting record book and → typing of

Sweeney, Anne → vacation for → timing of

Sweeney, Anne → winter work at DO for → typing planting record book lists

planting record book (Beatrix Farrand's Plant Book for Dumbarton Oaks) → Sweeney to help with to reduce BF office expenses

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