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Beatrix Farrand to Paul J. Sachs, February 7, 1942

 
Accession number D:BF 1942.02.07
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Paul J. Sachs, February 7, 1942
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1942
Work types
correspondence

Description

Letter offering condolences to Paul Sachs on account of his son-in-law's death. Beatrix Farrand also suggests a meeting in April 1942 to discuss Dumbarton Oaks garden matters.

Typewritten letter on Beatrix Farrand's New York letterhead. Address crossed out and "Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California." typed beneath it. Signed in black ink. "Ans[w]er" penciled across the top of the letter. "Jack" penciled in left-hand margin beside second paragraph probably referring to John Thacher. Penciled lines around second paragraph.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

Valley Club of Montecito (Montecito, Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Harvard University
Fogg Art Museum
Cambridge (Mass.)
Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969
Death
Farrand, Max, 1869-1945
Dumbarton Oaks
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
meetings
Conversation
spring (season)
travel
Maine
Thacher, John
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
Accession number D:BF 1942.02.07
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Paul J. Sachs, February 7, 1942
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1942
Work types
correspondence