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Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand, January 5, 1947

 
Accession number B:MB 1947.01.05
Alternative title Letter from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand, January 5, 1947
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1947
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter sharing Mildred Bliss' surprise and distress of hearing that Maunsell van Rensselaer will not be returning to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden tomorrow from his medical leave and suggests projects to consider or postpone based on funding. Mildred Bliss reports she likes to dictate letters and keep copies to refresh her memory later.

Written in upper left hand corner: "Copy for M.B.B.'s files." Unsigned, probably sent by Mildred Bliss.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
telegrams
communication (function)
Van Rensselaer, Maunsell, 1897-
houses
parking (area)
paths
trails (recreation areas)
roads
cost
funding
construction (assembling)
leaflets (printed works)
gifts
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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