Word: dumbarton
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Library and collection, both the finest in the field, are the heart of Dumbarton Oaks. They were given to the University in 1940, with the house and grounds and an endowment sufficient to support the whole study program, by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss. The Blisses had worked toward the establishment of a center for the pursuit of Byzantine and Medieval humanities since they acquired the property...
...Today, Dumbarton Oaks is an integral part of the University. The Trustees own and administer the estate and make all appointments, annually choosing an Administrative Committee, a Board of Scholars, and a Visiting Committee. The Administrative Committee, headed by Director John S. Thatcher, who has been in charge of the center since its inception, supervises the entire operation of the institution and makes any recommendations to the Trustees which require their action...
...Georgetown hill center around the Board of Resident Scholars, chaired by Albert M. Friend, Jr., director of studies. All resident scholars are members of the faculty of Arts and Sciences. The Visiting Committee is made up of scholars from all parts of the world who come to Dumbarton Oakes on yearly appointments...
Within the next month a number of scholars in the field will gather at Dumbarton Oaks for the major social event of the year--the annual symposium. This is run entirely by the board of scholars, which each year chooses the subject and appoints one of its members as director of the three-day gathering...
...atmosphere of enthusiasm and elegance, a little group of scholars continues to push ahead in the field of Byzantine studies, and to make Dumbarton Oaks one of the University's most successful and respected centers for advanced study...