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Anne Sweeney to Isabelle Stover, October 7, 1947

 
Accession number B:AS 1947.10.07B
Alternative title Letter from Anne Sweeney to Isabelle Stover, October 7, 1947
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Garden Library and Ribbon Walk
Date
1947
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter notifies Isabelle Stover of one more book received by Anne Sweeney at Dumbarton Oaks since last list sent. Anne Sweeney returns invoices from booksellers for books ordered. Invoices no longer with letter. She also sends an additional page listing books to be added to the current book list of those already at Dumbarton Oaks. She created the added list after consulting with Ethel Clark of the Rare Book Room.

Anne Sweeney reports on difficulties with her dentures after teeth extraction and on the turning of leaves signaling autumn.

Copy of original letter, unsigned. Probably sent by Anne Sweeney as she mentions she is sending a letter to Beatrix Farrand with the same information. The letter sent to Beatrix Farrand includes handwritten initials AS, B:AS 1947.10.07.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

books
rare books
book dealers
booksellers
libraries (institutions)
Dumbarton Oaks
mail order catalogs
book catalogs
trees
B.H. Blackwell Ltd.
lists (document genres)
Hills, Lawrence Donegan, 1911-. Miniature alpine gardening
Argosy Book Stores
Henry G. Fiedler (Firm)
Clark, Ethel Burnet
vacations
Teeth
Dentures
Maine
Reef Point Gardens (Bar Harbor, Me.)
autumn
purchasing
acquisition
condition reports
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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