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John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, January 6, 1942

 
Accession number D:JT 1942.01.06
Alternative title Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, January 6, 1942
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Service Court
Orangery
Date
1942
Work types
correspondence

Description

Letter apologizing for upsetting Mildred Bliss regarding closing the greenhouses. John Thacher also provides a brief update on the visitor attendance of Anne Sweeney's garden tours during the winter.

Typewritten copy of letter; unsigned.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969
Telephone
orchids
orangeries
Harvard University
Garden tours
Sweeney, Anne
Schools
School field trips
School children
Outdoor education
botany
spring (season)
visitors
travel
Valley Club of Montecito (Montecito, Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Peace
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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