Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969
type Collector Patron
dates 1879-1969
city Washington
stateDC
other citiesBrussels, Belgium; Paris, France; Stockholm, Sweden; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santa Barbara, CA;
sex F
history 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.
decades1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
updated 10/31/2024 13:33:17
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Repository Description Links
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...

see alsoBliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962
Tyler, Royall, 1884-1953