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Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher, January 10, 1941

 
Accession number D:BF 1941.01.10
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher, January 10, 1941
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1941
Work types
correspondence

Description

Letter mentioning the preliminary topics Beatrix Farrand wants to discuss with John Thacher on her impending trip to Dumbarton Oaks, specifically the future of Dumbarton Oaks under the new management of Harvard University and how that affects the gardens and Beatrix Farrand's role as Dumbarton Oak's consulting landscape gardener. Beatrix Farrand concludes the letter by suggesting John Thacher and David Finley, from the National Gallery [of Art], arrange a time for her and David Finley to meet as mentioned in earlier correspondence (D:JT 1941.01.02 and D:BF 1941.01.03).

Handwritten letter on Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California letterhead.

Penciled note under the letterhead, "An'd [Answered] 1/13/41" referring to a letter John Thacher wrote in response to this letter, D:JT 1941.01.13.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

Cosmopolitan Club (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Havey, Ruth, 1899-1980
Dumbarton Oaks
Harvard University
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
Finley, David E. (David Edward)
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
consulting
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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