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Robert Patterson to Mildred Bliss, March 1, 1956

 
Accession number F13:RP 1956.03.01
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1956
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter sent by Robert Patterson to Mildred Bliss, March 1, 1956 discussing fundraising support for the Reef Point Gardens. Robert Patterson clears up misconceptions, one of which includes the need to raise funds to repay him $20,000 for the purchase of the property. He reports on a meeting between members of the Reef Point Gardens Corporation and the Max Farrand Memorial Corporation and appeals to Mildred Bliss for the endowment funds.

Includes copies of letters exchanged between the president of the Garden Club of America, Etheldreda S. Reed and the president of the Mt. Desert Garden Club, Anna Wetherill Reed discussing the future of the Reef Point Gardens.

Original letter may also have included letters from Louise du Pont Crowninshield as mentioned in the final paragraph written by Robert Patterson.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

Reef Point Gardens (Bar Harbor, Me.)
Endowments
fund raising
charities (nonprofit organizations)
titles (documents)
deeds
libraries (rooms)
Max Farrand Memorial Corporation
Reef Point Gardens Corporation
Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958
visitors
students
Farrand, Beatrix (1872-1959)
Reid, Etheldreda S.
Reed, Anna Wetherill
Garden Club of America
donations
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
Accession number F13:RP 1956.03.01
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1956
Work types
correspondence

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