Nathalie Gookin Papers

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Nathalie Clotilde Gookin (1900-1980) was a graduate of Bryn Mawr College class of 1920. She won the Western States Scholarship upon being admitted and, as a freshman, was the youngest person at the College in 1916. She lived in Rockefeller dorm all four years, played field hockey, and majored in English and Latin. She was also a member of the English and French clubs. This collection primarily contains letters written by Gookin to her parents and her aunt, Nathalie Kennedy, while a student at Bryn Mawr, 1916-1920. It also includes four of her diaries, 1916-1919. Common subjects in her letters include the stress of her workload, homesickness, lectures, professors, social life in the dorms, small-scale activities, and larger, college-wide events and traditions

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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, March 30, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, 1917
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Gookin sends her aunt an update about her health, classes, and general college life. She also expresses concern that her aunt's health may end up preventing her from visiting Bryn Mawr. She also writes of a surprise visit from someone she knew from Chicago, and of seeing some taxidermied animals.
Date:
1917-03-30
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, April 27, 1920
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1920
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Gookin answers her father's letter, and tells him about her day.
Date:
1920-04-27
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 27, 1916
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
Description:
Gookin thanks her mother for the gifts she received. She also writes about swimming with friends, playing field hockey, and receiving invitations for coming out parties.
Date:
1916-10-27
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 16, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
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Gookin writes about her classes and about seeing family.
Date:
1919-10-16
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 27, 1920
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1920
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Gookin writes about the difficulty in finding a specific color of wool.
Date:
1920-01-27
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, March 13, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin writes about crocheting, next year's rooming situation, schoolwork, and of an upcoming visit from a photographer.
Date:
1917-03-13
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 25, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin writes about her examinations, study habits, and plans to travel to New York during an upcoming break. She thanks her mother for sending a stuffed animal, but decides to send it back.
Date:
1917-01-25
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, February 08, 1920
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, 1920
Description:
Gookin writes about her day.
Date:
1920-02-08
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, February 04, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes to her father about her grades.
Date:
1918-02-04
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 23, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin implores her mother to not buy expensive and rationed candies and wool for her during wartime.
Date:
1917-10-23
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, November 03, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about studying and homework.
Date:
1919-11-03
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, December 06, 1916
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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
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, March 02, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about her day of studying.
Date:
1919-03-02
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, January 23, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, 1917
Description:
Gookin writes about preparing for her midyear examinations, and of a rather difficult time she had at her gym class.
Date:
1917-01-23
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 12, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about going on a picnic.
Date:
1919-04-12
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, February 19, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin sends a short letter about her day.
Date:
1919-02-19
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, February 17, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes of breakfasting with friends, and attending a White Elephant sale. She also writes about her classes and readings.
Date:
1918-02-17
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, May 07, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes to her mother before going on a field trip.
Date:
1918-05-07
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her family, April 13, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her family, 1919
Description:
Gookin thanks her family for gifts received, and writes about her day.
Date:
1919-04-13
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin 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

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