College Women

Facets: Voyages and travels
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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 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 Marie Litzinger to her parents, January 24, 1924
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1924
Description:
A short note from Marie thanking her parents for the gifts again and ranking her family's performance in terms of correspondence.
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her mother, June 19, 1913
Title:
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her mother, 1913
Description:
Davis writes of going into Pittsburgh to visit several landmark locations, including a Carnegie Library, and an international art exhibit. She also writes of visiting with family and friends, and of touring a bottle factory.
Date:
1913-06-19
Collection:
Jean Scobie Davis 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 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
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 Jean Scobie Davis to her father, November 19, 1914
Title:
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her father, November 19, 1914
Description:
Davis writes a letter to her father, telling him further of her walking tour, and of the time she mistakenly ate mule. She relays reports from Russia regarding the Germans, and talks about her plans to explore more of Geneva.
Date:
1914-11-19
Collection:
Jean Scobie Davis 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, 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, October 20, 1916
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
Description:
Gookin writes of a marked improvement in her mood. She tells her mother about her day, and of her plans to visit Philadelphia the following day.
Date:
1916-10-20
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, June 7, 1918
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1918
Description:
On her way home, Marie makes a stop in Harrisburg to visit her aunts and grandmother. She also writes about her exam results and the commencement ceremony.
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her sister Katherine, 1924 May 29
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her sister Katherine, 1924 May 29
Description:
Marie is writing to her sister from Genoa, thanking her for birthday greetings and describing her trip from Rome.
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
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 Dorothy Foster to her mother, September 30, 1903
Title:
Letter from Dorothy Foster to her mother, 1903
Description:
Dorothy writes to her mother about her return to campus for the new school year. There have been some changes in faculty, but everything is already back at full speed and Dorothy is as busy as ever.
Date:
1903-09-30
Collection:
Dorothy Foster Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, September 26, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about spending time in New York City.
Date:
1919-09-26
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 Marie Litzinger to her parents, August 25, 1923
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1923
Description:
Marie describes her day trip to Tivoli.
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her sister Katherine, October 20, 1923
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her sister Katherine, 1923
Description:
Marie writes gives her younger sister some advice and shares amusing anecdotes of her life in Rome.
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her mother, April 02, 1915
Title:
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her mother, 1915
Description:
Davis writes of spending time with her friend, Helen, touring around Paris, and looking into accommodations for her mother when she arrives in Paris.
Date:
1915-04-02
Collection:
Jean Scobie Davis Papers
Letter from Frederick Gookin to his wife, August 04, 1917
Title:
Letter from Frederick Gookin to his wife, 1917
Description:
Mr. Gookin writes to his wife about time spent at Longs Peak Inn.
Date:
1917-08-04
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers

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