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Expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks, July 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942

 
Accession number C2:1942.07.01B
Alternative title Expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection), July 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Herb Garden
North Vista
Date
1942 - 1943
Work types
correspondence
invoices
expense accounts

Description

Expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection from July 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942 showing charges for professional services, consultations, field work, draughting, and travel and office expenses. It includes itemized expenses for flowers, bulbs, seeds, tulips, a book and shipping charges.

One receipt listed as expense, Oct. 7, Oregon Bulb Farms for 100 Lilium regale for $11.27 lacking in Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives Collection.

Expense report undated, probably created between 1942 and 1943.

Typewritten on Beatrix Farrand's letterhead.

Handwritten signature in black ink.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

expense accounts
cost
flowers (plants)
bulbs (plants)
books
tulips
Seeds
Flowers
Hyacinthus (genus)
Narcissus bulbs
Iris (genus)
Calla lilies
Lilium (genus)
shipment of goods
invoices
Davids & Royston Bulb Co.
Oregon Bulb Farms
Macmillan Company
Hosea Waterer (Firm)
George Lawler (firm)
administrative reports
fieldwork (research)
consulting
Thacher, John
Thompson, Harry T.
Sweeney, Anne
Bryce, James
Dumbarton Oaks Park (Washington, D.C.)
mock-ups
Havey, Ruth, 1899-1980
walls
letters (correspondence)
purchasing
designs (concepts)
drawings (visual works)
travel
Bar Harbor (Me.)
Washington (D.C.)
bookkeeping
New York (N.Y.)
hour of labor
transportation
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
Accession number C2:1942.07.01B
Alternative title Expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection), July 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Herb Garden
North Vista
Date
1942 - 1943
Work types
correspondence
invoices
expense accounts

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