Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss, November 20, 1949
| Accession number | K:RH 1949.11.20 |
|---|---|
| Sender | |
| Recipient | |
| Garden Area |
Bowling Green
Terrior Column and Enclosure
Herbaceous Border
Mélisande’s Allée
Rose Garden
North Vista
Arbor Terrace
|
| Date |
1949
|
| Work types |
correspondence
|
Description
Typewritten letter discussing the difficulty of creating a sundial on the Arbor Terrace, and mentioning consultations with Mr. Robert Coles at the Hayden Planetarium and Dr. Morgan Cilley at the Naval Observatory. The Bar Harbor files could play an important role in a future Garden Center.
On Ruth Havey's professional letterhead with handwritten signature and additions.
Includes the Dumbarton Oaks Agenda, November 19, 1949, discussing ongoing projects for Mildred Bliss, John Thacher, and Robert Patterson.
Title created by cataloger.
Subjects
agendas (administrative records)
inscriptions
garden furniture
garden seats
benches (furniture)
sundials
walls
plants
trees
fences
Cilley, Morgan
Coles, Frederick, 1875-
Coles, Robert R., -1985
United States Naval Observatory
Hayden Planetarium
letters (correspondence)
Collection
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
Repository
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
| Accession number | K:RH 1949.11.20 |
|---|---|
| Sender | |
| Recipient | |
| Garden Area |
Bowling Green
Terrior Column and Enclosure
Herbaceous Border
Mélisande’s Allée
Rose Garden
North Vista
Arbor Terrace
|
| Date |
1949
|
| Work types |
correspondence
|