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Beatrix Farrand to Anne Sweeney, June 21, 1946

 
Accession number B:BF 1946.06.21
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Anne Sweeney, June 21, 1946
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1946
Work types
correspondence

Description

Letter commenting on the number of visitors to the gardens between May 1945-June 1946. Beatrix Farrand suggests Anne Sweeney take one the Gertrude Jekyll books that just arrived at Dumbarton Oaks with her on vacation.

Written on Beatrix Farrand's Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine letterhead.

Handwritten signature in ink.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

books
prints (visual works)
vacations
Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932. Home and garden
Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932. Wood and garden
visitors
gardens (open spaces)
Dumbarton Oaks
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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