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Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, April 1, 1946

 
Accession number B:BF 1946.04.01
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, April 1, 1946
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1946
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter mentions that her trip to Dumbarton Oaks in April is cancelled due to exhaustion, but she has corresponded with John Thacher about Dumbarton Oaks matters. Beatrix Farrand reflects on good memories at Dumbarton Oaks.

Written on Beatrix Farrand's Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California letterhead.

Handwritten signature and postscript in ink. "Mr. Thacher tells me you may go off for a short fling -- [illegible word or words] it is will not follow you."

Letter marked as received: [April] 6-7 [1946].

Subjects

travel delays
Thacher, John
letters (correspondence)
Dumbarton Oaks
Fatigue
trees
memory
happiness
winter
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
Accession number B:BF 1946.04.01
Alternative title Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, April 1, 1946
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1946
Work types
correspondence