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Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, March 30, 1945

 
Accession number B:BF 1945.03.30
Alternative title Telegram from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, March 30, 1945
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
South Lawn
Date
1945
Work types
correspondence
telegrams

Description

Discusses delightful news to hear of spring blooming at Dumbarton Oaks; writing to John Thacher and James Bryce approving hemlock planting, but deploring delay of small oak planting as it is important; mentions the exterior lavatory suggestion is new to Beatrix Farrand.

Informs Mildred Bliss that Max Farrand's health is not improving as had hoped.

Western Union telegram. Original marked as "duplicate of telephoned telegram" and copy typewritten by Beatrix Farrand included in Collection.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

spring (season)
trees
oaks
Tsuga (genus)
John Thacher
Bryce, James
Farrand, Max, 1869-1945
health
lavatories (rooms)
telegrams
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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