Marie Litzinger Papers

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Marie Litzinger (1899-1952) was a graduate of Bryn Mawr College class of 1920. While at Bryn Mawr, Litzinger received a European travel fellowship which allowed her to study at the University of Rome in 1923 and 1924. She earned a Master of Arts degree from Bryn Mawr in 1924. She began teaching mathematics at Mount Holyoke College in 1925, and simultaneously pursued doctoral studies at the University of Chicago, receiving her Ph.D. in 1934. In 1937, she became Chairman of the Department of Mathematics at Mt. Holyoke College, where she continued to teach until her death in 1952. This collection consists primarily of Litzinger’s letters to her parents and sisters during her years as an undergraduate at Bryn Mawr College through her time studying in Rome.

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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, April 14, 1920
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1920
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Marie thanks her family profusely for a beautiful hat they sent her. She visited the school where she is going to work next year.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, October 14, 1917
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1917
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Marie has finally taken the German exam. It was not very hard, but the marks have not been posted yet. Her days are filled with a usual mixture of lessons, sports (she played hockey once and tennis multiple times) and parties. It has been decided that there will be no May Day this year due to the war.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, January 23, 1918
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1918
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Marie writes a letter in broken French, supplementing with English words and grammar, recounting the events of exam week.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, September 19, 1923
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1923
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Marie describes Italian food to her parents and retells several anecdotes about other Americans and Italians she met.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, December 13, 1923
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1923
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Marie discusses Christmas presents. The University is closed due to some altercations between fascists and anti-fascists. Marie's new acquaintance, Mrs. Jordan, who was Dean of Women at Michigan, shared a few anecdotes of President Thomas.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, March 28, 1920
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1920
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Marie cannot wait to come home for Easter in a few days. The senior class has passed their German and French orals. There were several parties to celebrate Marie's Fellowship. She discussed a possible job with Dr. Scott.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, May 31, 1920
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1920
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Exams are finally over, and the festivities have begun. Marie attended a dinner given by Sophomores and the Faculty reception. One of her friends failed an exam so she won't graduate until next spring, which made everyone quite upset.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to Katherine, February 29, 1924
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to Katherine, 1924
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Marie writes to her sister to thank her for letters and valentines and retells an amusing story from her class.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, October 25, 1923
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1923
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After discussing matters at home, Marie tells her parents about some students at the American Academy and about her and her friend's attempts to enroll at the university and corresponding paper troubles.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, May 28, 1919
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1919
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Marie describes a wonderful day she spent relaxing and forgetting about exams. She took a nap, played a game of tennis, and lounged on the grass listening to the Seniors sing.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, February 16, 1919
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1919
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Marie discusses various aspects of her life in college, from class assignments to parties and selecting a class ring. She tells her family about her trip to Philadelphia to see a play and the result of the swimming meet.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, May 15, 1919
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1919
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Marie is upset that the room and board fee has gone up quite significantly. She describes all the birthday presents she received from her friends and thanks her family for their presents. President Thomas gave a reception to Juniors.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, May 2, 1918
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1918
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Marie provides a more detailed account of May Day on campus and the scholarship announcement.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, December 5, 1917
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1917
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After returning to campus, Marie is very busy with academic work. She writes about her French lessons, gym, and a monologue she wrote for English.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, June 8, 1919
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1919
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During her brief stop in Harrisburg, Marie writes to describe the last days of her Junior year, including the commencement ceremony and the garden party.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her sisters, May 19, 1920
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her sisters, 1920
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Marie is sorry her sisters cannot come for commencement and the Garden Party, but she is awaiting her parents and friends. It is the middle of the examination week.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, March 19, 1920
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1920
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Marie is very happy to report she was awarded the Fellowship. Her friends made her day very special. A dried flower is enclosed with the letter.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, May 8, 1924
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1924
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Marie cannot wait to go back home, as it is becoming uncomfortably hot in Rome. She saw Tosca by Puccini and did some more sightseeing.
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, November 3, 1918
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Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1918
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Marie describes normal student life, only slightly changed by the quarantine and war work. There are still lectures, tennis matches, and parties. Lantern Night was held without visitors, and some non-resident students are now boarding on campus.
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Letter from Anna O'Connell to her sister, Mrs. Rush C. Litzinger, January 30, 1918
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Letter from Anna O'Connell to her sister, 1918
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A letter from Marie Litzinger's aunt to Marie's mother with one paragraph mentioning a letter from Marie about her French exam.
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