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Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand, May 9, 1945

 
Accession number B:MB 1945.05.09
Alternative title Telegram from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand, May 9, 1945
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
South Lawn
Date
1945
Work types
correspondence
telegrams

Description

Discusses Mildred Bliss feeling much emotion with World War II ending. She states that the Dumbarton Oaks Symposium was "brilliant," the new cedars on the South Lawn look well, and the trees in general never more beautiful. Mentions a garden letter with proposed enclosures is being prepared.

Handwritten copy of original sent.

Written in pencil by Mildred Bliss on a Western Union telegram form.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

World War, 1939-1945
symposia (conferences)
Dumbarton Oaks
trees
cedrus (genus)
letters (correspondence)
Farrand, Max, 1869-1945
telegrams
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
Accession number B:MB 1945.05.09
Alternative title Telegram from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand, May 9, 1945
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
South Lawn
Date
1945
Work types
correspondence
telegrams