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, May 13, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin writes of watching the Junior class's banquet.
Date:
1917-05-13
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, October 02, 1916
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1916
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A brief letter about Gookin's travels from Philadelphia to Bryn Mawr, and of eating dinner at the Merion Country Club.
Date:
1916-10-02
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, November 22, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
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Gookin writes about her day, and tells her mother about a foot injury.
Date:
1919-11-22
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, November 05, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin writes about knitting, spending time with friends, and about writing a sonnet. She also writes about Lantern Night, and hopes that her mother will be able to visit the college sometime.
Date:
1917-11-05
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 29, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes a quick note about her day.
Date:
1919-04-29
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, May 20, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about her class ring, and about her day.
Date:
1919-05-20
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 15, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin laments that she still hasn't received mail from home due to the snowstorm in Chicago. She also writes about studying and taking exams.
Date:
1918-01-15
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 04, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin gives her mother an update about her homesickness.
Date:
1918-01-04
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, August 06, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin writes about time spent at Longs Peak Inn.
Date:
1917-08-06
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 07, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes to her mother about being back at Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1919-01-07
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, November 27, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin thanks her mother for gifts received, and writes about her day.
Date:
1918-11-27
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, May 23, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin complains about a large centipede in her room.
Date:
1917-05-23
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, February 23, 1920
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, 1920
Description:
Gookin writes about having a quiet weekend.
Date:
1920-02-23
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 03, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
A short note informing Gookin's mother that her train back to Bryn Mawr is running late.
Date:
1918-01-03
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, February 07, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about her new semester.
Date:
1919-02-07
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 01, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about her upcoming classes.
Date:
1918-10-01
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, December 05, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about her busy schedule of classes and activities.
Date:
1919-12-05
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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
Description:
Gookin writes about her new classes.
Date:
1919-10-01
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her parents, January 04, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her parents, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes of settling back into her school routine at Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1918-01-04
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 22, 1916
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
Description:
Gookin sends her mother a short letter about her day.
Date:
1916-10-22
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers

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