Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969

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role

Collector Patron

dates

1879-1969

city

Washington

state

DC

other cities

Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France; Stockholm, Sweden; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santa Barbara, CA;

sex

F

historical notes

Robert Woods Bliss (1875-1962) and his wife, Mildred Barnes Bliss (1875-1969) were prominent art collectors and the founders of Dumbarton Oaks, an estate which they developed and conveyed in 1940 to Harvard University as the Center for Byzantine Studies. Contains personal, philanthropic and United States Foreign Service-related papers.

decades
of activity

1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970

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03/22/2024 12:09:29

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	Papers of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, ca. 1860-1969 (inclusive), 1900-1967 (bulk).	see details...
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection	Garden Library collection, ca. 1500-1900 (inclusive).	see details...
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	Records of Dumbarton Oaks, 1970.	see details...
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	General correspondence and other records concerning Dumbarton Oaks, 1970-1974 (inclusive).	see details...
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	Administrative records of Dumbarton Oaks, 1940-1965 (inclusive).	see details...
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection	Census of Objects of Early Christian and Byzantine Art in North America Collection	see details...
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	Photographs of the Board of Overseers meeting, Washington, D.C. May 13 and 14, 1963	see details...