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Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand, July 26, 1946

 
Accession number B:MB 1946.07.26
Alternative title Letter from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand, July 26, 1946
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Swimming Pool and Loggia
Tennis Court
Crabapple Hill
Orchard
North Vista
Herbaceous Border
Orangery
Star Garden
Rose Garden
Mélisande’s Allée
Date
1946
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter discussing garden projects, including transplanting azaleas, trimming the Ficus, and rebuilding the Goat Trail. Mildred Bliss reports that a way needs to be found to prevent sacrificing the grounds of the Research Library and Collection. A letter is being drafted to make the official gift fool-proof.

A leaf and blossom were enclosed for Beatrix Farrand to identify.

Stamped in upper right hand corner: "The Secretary's Den, Public Steno-Notary, 19B E. Canon Perdido, PH. 24500 - RES. 24448."

Corrections to letter in ink and pencil.

Handwritten corrections and signature by Mildred Bliss.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

plants
Flowers
trees
Ficus (genus)
walks
steps (stair units)
paths
pavements (surface elements)
paving stone
hedges
retaining walls
consoles (brackets)
finials
roses
Arnold Arboretum
Van Rensselaer, Maunsell, 1897-
health
telegrams
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Lancaster, Louis
Patterson, Robert W. (1905-1988)
Bryce, James
azaleas
Sweeney, Anne
Thacher, John
Ilex (genus)
Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962
Wilson, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)
Walter, Clementine
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
Accession number B:MB 1946.07.26
Alternative title Letter from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand, July 26, 1946
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Swimming Pool and Loggia
Tennis Court
Crabapple Hill
Orchard
North Vista
Herbaceous Border
Orangery
Star Garden
Rose Garden
Mélisande’s Allée
Date
1946
Work types
correspondence

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