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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 Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 20, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about a costume for an upcoming school play, and about her time in Boston.
Date:
1919-04-20
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, November 21, 1916
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, 1916
Description:
Gookin writes to her aunt about her crush on Helen Harris, of regretting the purchase of a song book due to the price, and of her classes. She draws pictures of some of her athletic gear, and of her cap and gown.
Date:
1916-11-21
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 28, 1920
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1920
Description:
Gookin writes about plans for the summer, and about exams. Included is a copy of her Latin exam.
Date:
1920-01-28
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 08, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about being busy with schoolwork.
Date:
1918-10-08
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, February 16, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin assures her mother that her throat is no longer sore, tells her of upcoming social plans, and writes about her classes.
Date:
1917-02-16
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, May 07, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about plans to go home for the summer.
Date:
1919-05-07
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, March 17, 1916
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, March 17, 1916
Description:
Helen is happy to report that she has made top 10 of her class. She has also worked on distributing invitations to the fellowship dinner, and wrote an English report.
Date:
1916-03-17
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Dorothy Foster to her mother, November 28, 1903
Title:
Letter from Dorothy Foster to her mother, 1903
Description:
In this letter Dorothy tells her mother how she spent her break, including the Thanksgiving celebration. She sends thanks for all the treats sent to her by her family.
Date:
1903-11-28
Collection:
Dorothy Foster Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 11, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin writes a short note during her travels from Chicago to Bryn Mawr following Easter break.
Date:
1917-04-11
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, February 10, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1918
Description:
Gookin thanks her father for having her ring fixed in Chicago. She also writes of attending a play, and going to church with friends.
Date:
1918-02-10
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 12, 1920
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1920
Description:
Gookin tells her mother about her day.
Date:
1920-04-12
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, November 9, 1919
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1919
Description:
Marie describes another normal week on campus, with quizzes, a hockey game, and a trip to Philadelphia to see a lecture about Hamlet.
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 07, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about the flu shot.
Date:
1918-10-07
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers, 1918 Pandemic at Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her sisters, August 6, 1923
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her sisters, 1923
Description:
Marie and her friend arrive in Rome and are settling in.
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, November 22, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about her day.
Date:
1918-11-22
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 30, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about her day. She includes a Halloween card for her cat.
Date:
1919-10-30
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, May 14, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about a field trip to the Philadelphia Academy of Science.
Date:
1919-05-14
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, March 21, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin sends her mother a general update about life at college, reiterating how proud she is of completing her sweater.
Date:
1917-03-21
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, February 20, 1918
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1918
Description:
Marie shares her excitement about the curve tracing course she is taking together with some advanced and graduate students. She describes a lecture about the war by a French chaplain.
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her mother, July 03, 1913
Title:
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her mother, 1913
Description:
Davis writes to her mother of her travels to Chicago, and of time spent with her hosts, the Hursts, and their friends. She writes of Illinois being an equal suffrage state, and of her friend Beth's desire to vote in an upcoming election. She writes of enjoying Chicago, and of seeing the prairie lands for July 4th.
Date:
1913-07-03
Collection:
Jean Scobie Davis Papers

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