College Women

Facets: 1915-01-01 TO 1925-01-01
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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 cat, February 17, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her cat, 1917
Description:
Gookin writes of rehearsing for the upcoming play she is in, of attending a birthday party, and of schoolwork. Also included is the program for a Recital that Gookin attended.
Date:
1917-02-17
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 24, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about the last day of her vacation in Boston, and about being back at Bryn Mawr College.
Date:
1919-04-24
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her father, April 27, 1915
Title:
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her father, 1915
Description:
Davis writes to her father, again telling him that she has changed her mind about staying in Europe for the summer, and plans to travel home with the family instead. She writes of her plans to try to use letters from her college and school days to write a book. She also shares her dislike for how dirty Paris is, but that she is enjoying being in a city for so long.
Date:
1915-04-27
Collection:
Jean Scobie Davis Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 23, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin sends her mother a quick update about her day.
Date:
1918-01-23
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
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 Nathalie Gookin to her mother, March 12, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin writes about crocheting, classes, and the weather.
Date:
1917-03-12
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 04, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes to her mother about arriving at Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1919-01-04
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin 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, February 05, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin writes to her mother about spending time in New York for vacation.
Date:
1917-02-05
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, November 07, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about the end of World War I.
Date:
1918-11-07
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Dorothy Burr Thompson diary, November 16, 1924-July 14, 1925
Title:
Dorothy Burr Thompson diary, 1925
Description:
Dorothy Burr Thompson’s post-college diary in which she writes about her travels.
Date:
1924-11-16 - 1925-07-14
Collection:
Dorothy Burr Thompson 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 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, October 30, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin asks her mother to clarify mailing instructions for her laundry.
Date:
1917-10-30
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, August 24, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin writes of spending time at Longs Peak Inn.
Date:
1917-08-24
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 26, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about studying, exams, and reading.
Date:
1919-01-26
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, September 29, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about taking the train back to Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1918-09-29
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, November 23, 1916
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
Description:
Gookin sends her mother a quick note regarding upcoming holiday plans.
Date:
1916-11-23
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, March 14, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, 1917
Description:
Gookin sends her aunt a general update about life at college.
Date:
1917-03-14
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers

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