College Women

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College Women was a consortial project of the libraries and archives of the institutions formerly known as the Seven Sisters. The project began in the spring of 2014 with a Foundations Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support the development of an online portal, which continues to be accessible at https://collegewomen.org. This collection includes diaries and letters of several Bryn Mawr College alumnae/i originating from several personal paper collections held in the Bryn Mawr College Special Collections.

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Letter from Susan FitzGerald to her mother, approximately October 1928
Title:
Letter from Susan FitzGerald to her mother, approximately October 1928
Description:
Susan FitzGerald thanks her mother and family for gifts received and writes about her health, classes, and exams.
Date:
(approximate) 1928-10
Collection:
Susan FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, October 12, 1913
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1913
Description:
In this fragment Helen mentions a guest lecture on the education of women in Japan.
Date:
1913-10-12
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 21, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin asks for knitting needles, and writes about her day.
Date:
1918-10-21
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 16, 1916
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
Description:
Gookin writes about playing field hockey, and about being able to leave campus for the first time. She also writes about being busy with school work and studies. She reiterates her feelings of homesickness and depression.
Date:
1916-10-16
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, March 6, 1918
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1918
Description:
Another letter from Marie with detailed accounts of her work (more Curve Tracing and French) and sports (swimming and gym class). She sends the room contract for the next year to be signed by her parents. There are more mentions of wartime economy (thrift stamps).
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, October 19, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about studying, playing field hockey, and the general happenings of her day.
Date:
1918-10-19
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 11, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about her day.
Date:
1918-10-11
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Dorothy Foster to her mother, November 9, 1903
Title:
Letter from Dorothy Foster to her mother, 1903
Description:
After inquiring about the new family house and discussing some books, Dorothy describes Lantern Night in great detail. She also tells her mother of some parties, teas, and visitors to Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1903-11-09
Collection:
Dorothy Foster Papers
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, October 8, 1915
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1915
Description:
Most of the letter is dedicated to describing the students' attempt to overcome Miss Thomas's decision not to send Bryn Mawr's delegation to a celebration at Vassar.
Date:
1915-10-08
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, March 23, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin tells her mother about her day. She notes the irony in the schools surrounding Bryn Mawr College closing due to measles in the vicinity, while measles-ridden Bryn Mawr College remains open.
Date:
1918-03-23
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 27, 1916
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
Description:
Gookin thanks her mother for the gifts she received. She also writes about swimming with friends, playing field hockey, and receiving invitations for coming out parties.
Date:
1916-10-27
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, February 27, 1916
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1916
Description:
In addition to lectures and reading, Helen went to the lecture by Emmeline Pankhurst and the reception for her by Miss Thomas. She also describes a water polo meet.
Date:
1916-02-27
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, December 06, 1916
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
Description:
Gookin writes of her anger at realizing that someone wrote a fraudulent account in her name for a magazine in a way that made Bryn Mawr College look bad. She also writes about classes, holiday travel plans, and meetings she attended.
Date:
1916-12-06
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her family, April 13, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her family, 1919
Description:
Gookin thanks her family for gifts received, and writes about her day.
Date:
1919-04-13
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, undated
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, undated
Description:
Helen and her friends travelled to New York, had tea in China Town and visited Henry St. settlement.
Date:
1915
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, March 20, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about grades, classes, meetings, and sends her mother poetry.
Date:
1919-03-20
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, October 14, 1915
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1915
Description:
Helen comments on her new professors and lectures. She describes a Christian Association meeting.
Date:
1915-10-14
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, October 21, 1915
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1915
Description:
Helen describes her work on writing daily themes, a Christian Association meeting and playing hockey.
Date:
1915-10-21
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 22, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin tells her mother about her busy day, and includes a poem.
Date:
1919-10-22
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 26, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about exam grades and making posters.
Date:
1918-10-26
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers

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