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Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, September 9, 1946

 
Accession number B:BF 1946.09.09
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, September 9, 1946
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1946
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter discussing Mildred Bliss' generosity transforming the direction of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and the collaboration with Robert Patterson on the work at Dumbarton Oaks going smoothly. Beatrix Farrand mentions a letter regarding Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and the problems will meet Mildred Bliss upon her arrival back to Washington, D.C. Reports from John Thacher indicate that Mrs. Charles Warren [Annie Louise Bliss, the sister of Robert Bliss] had a serious operation.

Written on Beatrix Farrand's, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine letterhead.

Letter marked as received, [September] 11, [1946].

Handwritten signature in ink.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962
Warren, Annie Louise
surgery
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Thacher, John
Van Rensselaer, Maunsell, 1897-
meetings
health
Bullard, Sellar, 1886-1964
Patterson, Robert W. (1905-1988)
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
Fatigue
autumn
Washington (D.C.)
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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