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Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher, January 3, 1941

 
Accession number D:BF 1941.01.03
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher, January 3, 1941
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Catalogue House
Date
1941
Work types
correspondence

Description

Letter confirming Beatrix Farrand's planned arrival to Washington, D.C. on January 16, working at Dumbarton Oaks on January 17. She offers suggestions for her and John Thacher to discuss, such as how Harvard University's acceptance of Dumbarton Oaks will affect the gardens and their future plantings. She also suggests the Catalog House continue to be developed as an educational asset to the institution and the public.

Beatrix Farrand mentions sending a note to James Bryce, asking him to prepare notes for the meeting all three will have. She also expresses a wish to know what the budget is for Dumbarton Oaks that the Harvard Committee has agreed upon. She ends the letter with a postscript, acknowledging the receipt of John Thacher's letter (D:JT 1941.01.02) and specifying times of her arrival and departure to and from Washington, D.C.

Typewritten letter with typed postscript on Beatrix Farrand's Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine letterhead. Signature in ink.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

New Haven Lawn Club Association
New Haven (Conn.)
Dumbarton Oaks
Princeton University
Princeton (N.J.)
University of Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)
Shoreham Hotel (Washington, D.C.)
Harvard University
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
planting
Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969
Bryce, James
budgets
funding
Finley, David E. (David Edward)
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
New Year
meetings
consulting
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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