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 Helen Calder Robertson to her family, October 12, 1913
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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
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Helen Calder Robertson Letters
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
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Helen Calder Robertson Letters
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
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Helen Calder Robertson Letters
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
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Helen Calder Robertson Letters
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
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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
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Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, November 1913
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, November 1913
Description:
This fragment describes a party where students parodied professors.
Date:
1913-11
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Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, undated
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, undated
Description:
In this short fragment Helen mentions one of her friends getting "merit" in Philosophy.
Date:
1913
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, October 15, 1915
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1915
Description:
Helen is getting ready for her German orals and is sharing a few anecdotes of campus life.
Date:
1915-10-15
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, March 17, 1913
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, March 17, 1913
Description:
In this letter Helen describes the Freshman Play in great detail, including the final days of preparation. She is busy with her work too, especially with Latin.
Date:
1913-03-17
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Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, September 30, 1915
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1915
Description:
This letter contains a description of the first days on campus, including lectures in French and daily themes in writing, the first of which was about being an athlete.
Date:
1915-09-30
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, undated
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, undated
Description:
This fragment presumably deals with the dinner Sophomores gave to Seniors.
Date:
1914
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, undated
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, undated
Description:
This fragment discusses Helen's reading and lectures.
Date:
1916
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, April 22, 1915
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, April 22, 1915
Description:
Helen reassures her parents that her foot is better and describes a trip to town with a friend in great detail.
Date:
1915-04-22
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Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, October 2, 1914
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1914
Description:
Helen is back at Bryn Mawr, she has reunited with friends, met Freshman class - they had a parade - and tells her family about her classes and professors this year.
Date:
1914-10-02
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Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, October 3, 1915
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1915
Description:
In-depth description of the Lantern night and the Christian Association's reception.
Date:
1915-10-03
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, October 5, 1913
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1913
Description:
This fragment describes a meeting of the Christian Association.
Date:
1913-10-05
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, January 10, 1915
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1915
Description:
In this fragment Helen writes about the lecture of a Hungarian suffragist and pacifist Rosika Schwimmer about women and war.
Date:
1915-01-10
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, March 14, 1916
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, March 14, 1916
Description:
Helen is busy with her work. She went to a Senior reception given by Miss Thomas, where Mrs. Bertrand Russell was a guest.
Date:
1916-03-14
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, May 2, 1916
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1916
Description:
In this fragment Helen complains about people grumbling over the garden party invitations. She then describes May Day and announcement of fellowships and scholarships in great detail.
Date:
1916-05-02
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters

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