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titlePapers of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, approximately 1860-1969
repositoryHarvard University Archives
descriptionRobert Woods Bliss (1875-1962) and his wife, Mildred Barnes Bliss (1879-1969) 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.
extent58 cubic feet (174 boxes and portfolio folders)
formatsPersonal Papers Correspondence
accessn/a
record linkhttps://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/1143751
finding aidhttps://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/4/resources/4275
acquisition informationGift of Dumbarton Oaks. The Papers of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss came to the Harvard University Archives from Dumbarton Oaks in 1982. They apparently were transferred to Dumbarton Oaks after Mrs. Bliss's death in 1969.
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titleRoland William Boyden papers
repositoryHoughton Library
descriptionCorrespondence and clippings of American lawyer and statesman, Roland William Boyden.
extent2 linear feet (10 volumes)
accessn/a
finding aidhttps://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/24/resources/3081
acquisition information47M-84. Deposited by Albert Boyden, Esq, 50 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts; received: 1947 November 26.
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