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Revised expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks, January 1, 1947 to June 30, 1947

 
Accession number C7:1947.01.01
Alternative title Revised expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University - Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, January 1, 1947 to June 30, 1947
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1947
Work types
expense accounts
invoices
correspondence

Description

Revised account of expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University - Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, January 1, 1947 to June 30, 1947 for professional services such as office correspondence with John Thacher, James Patterson, Mildred Bliss, Anne Sweeney, and James Bryce; work on garden control notes (planting record book); and bulb orders. It includes office expenses for a secretary's time, telegrams, telephone and bookkeeping.

Second page offers itemized expenses for Anne Sweeney's trip to Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine.

Third page lists expenses for 4 packets of lettuce seeds, flower seeds, and 65 roses from 2 different companies.

Fourth page shows balance for book account.

First page with handwritten signature in ink.

Undated, probably created in 1947.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

expense accounts
invoices
financial records
fees (compensation)
letters (correspondence)
Thacher, John
Patterson, Robert W. (1905-1988)
Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969
Sweeney, Anne
Bryce, James
books
bulbs (plants)
purchasing
secretaries (clerical workers)
communication (function)
telegrams
bookkeeping
Joseph Breck & Sons
Sutton & Sons Ltd.
Bobbink & Atkins (Nursery)
Kallman's Nursery
roses
Seeds
Flowers
Lettuce
accounts
vegetables
travel
expenses
Reef Point Gardens (Bar Harbor, Me.)
Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959. Plant book for Dumbarton Oaks.
New York (N.Y.)
Washington (D.C.)
transportation
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.), DC
Accession number C7:1947.01.01
Alternative title Revised expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University - Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, January 1, 1947 to June 30, 1947
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1947
Work types
expense accounts
invoices
correspondence