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Anne Sweeney to Isabelle Stover, March 1, 1948

 
Accession number B:AS 1948.03.01
Alternative title Letter from Anne Sweeney to Isabelle Stover, March 1, 1948
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Garden Library and Ribbon Walk
Date
1948
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter reporting a book, Roses for English garden by Gertrude Jekyll and Edward Mawley was received from B.H. Blackwell, Ltd. by Anne Sweeney for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library. Anne Sweeney has been keeping the recent garden book acquisitions separately for Mildred Bliss to see, but she hasn't seen her since before December.

Copy of letter, unsigned.

Probably created by Anne Sweeney as she received books for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library ordered by Beatrix Farrand and her secretary, Isabelle M. Stover.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

book dealers
books
B.H. Blackwell Ltd.
Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932. Roses for English gardens
Mawley, Edward. Roses for English gardens
Farrand, Beatrix (1872-1959)
Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969
acquisitions
libraries (institutions)
vacations
Europe
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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