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 mother, November 28, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
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Gookin writes about her day.
Date:
1918-11-28
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 01, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin writes of arriving at Bryn Mawr for her second year.
Date:
1917-10-01
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 17, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
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Gookin writes of her day of studying, visiting friends, and of making plans to go to the theater.
Date:
1918-01-17
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 26, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
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Gookin writes about exams, and about her day.
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1919-10-26
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, March 16, 1920
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1920
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Gookin writes about her day.
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1920-03-16
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 01, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
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Gookin writes of settling in at Bryn Mawr College.
Date:
1919-10-01
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, May 29, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, 1918
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Gookin writes about studying for exams and playing tennis.
Date:
1918-05-29
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, February 24, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin tells her mother about the play that she was in.
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1917-02-24
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, May 01, 1920
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1920
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Gookin writes about preparing for mischief caused by the freshmen.
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1920-05-01
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, February 06, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
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Gookin writes about burst pipes in her dormitory, worn out clothing, and new classes.
Date:
1918-02-06
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, November 05, 1916
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, 1916
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Gookin writes of attending a church service with a senior, and tells her about certain college traditions that are upcoming. She also talks of her crush on Helen Harris.
Date:
1916-11-05
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, November 22, 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 life at Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1917-11-22
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, March 11, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1917
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Gookin writes about taking a walk with friends, and of the signs of Spring.
Date:
1917-03-11
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, March 21, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin sends her mother a quick note which includes a poem that she wrote for her friend, Anne.
Date:
1917-03-21
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, December 17, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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A short note to tell her mother that she was able to check her trunk for the journey home.
Date:
1917-12-17
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, February 06, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1917
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Gookin writes to her father after arriving back at Bryn Mawr, thanking him and her family for gifts received. She also writes of the grades that she received on her midyear exams, and of how she spent the rest of her time in New York.
Date:
1917-02-06
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, February 07, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin asks her mother for advice about what books to buy for her classes. She also writes to her about her new classes, and of the committees she is on. She also writes of gifts received and gifts given, and of the increasing anxiety about going to war.
Date:
1917-02-07
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 09, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
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Gookin writes about her day, and includes a poem.
Date:
1919-04-09
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 24, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin writes to her mother, asking for her to look for a couple of books that can be used for her English class. She also writes to taking a hike with a friend to West Conshohocken in search of certain flowers.
Date:
1917-04-24
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 03, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about her missing luggage, coming down with a cold, and the outbreak of influenza at Bryn Mawr College.
Date:
1918-10-03
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers

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