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Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, August 20, 1883
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1883
Description:
M. Carey Thomas notes that she has been ill, and writes of the difficulty of finding kind host families in Paris. She describes the scenery of Lannion and Brittany, France. This letter also contains a telegraph from Thomas to Garrett, and a small clipping about the nature of women vs. men. This letter does not include an envelope, so exact locations of Thomas and Garrett are unknown.
Date:
1883-08-20
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, September 10, 1892
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1892
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes about her travels and her health, including an attack of the mumps. She writes of art works she has seen, and writes at length about dresses, clothing, and books. Included is a newsclipping that announces the engagement of Mary Garrett. No envelope; locations uncertain.
Date:
1892-09-10
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, July 19, 1891
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1891
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett describing her reading habits in detail, particularly in the sciences and psychology. Thomas asks Mary not to overtire herself in order to protect her health. Several pages of notes are included with the letter: Those related to the medical school detail the committee's finances and discuss board politics. The notes about the Bryn Mawr School include discussion of a teacher publishing a paper about the school and mention consulting with Frederick Law Olmsted about the yard plan as well as continuing discussion of cost estimates for installing tennis courts. The letter includes three newspaper clippings, a local news column, weather reports for New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, and a review of Tristan and Isolde.
Date:
1891-07-19
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, August 09, 1891
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1891
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett about getting settled in a new vacation house in Northeast Village, Maine, and the social engagements she attends there. Thomas tells Garrett about the books she is reading. She closes by urging Garrett to write more detailed letters and wishes her good health. A newspaper clipping describing the selection of a Johns Hopkins faculty member to run the World's Fair Department of Liberal Arts is included with the letter.
Date:
1891-08-09
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, January 24, 1892
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1892
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett about the progress of the medical school committee and responds to a lecture by Dr. Gilman, the president of Johns Hopkins, in which he argued against education for women. Thomas then shares some gossip about her Aunt Hannah's friend Lady Henry and reports that Bryn Mawr's plans for a new science building have been approved. A newspaper clipping announcing the lecture series is included with the letter.
Date:
1892-01-24
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, January 24, 1892
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1892
Description:
Mary Garrett begins this letter by chastising M. Carey Thomas for not writing as often as they had agreed to. She then expresses disappointment that Bessie King's father did not leave any of his money to the Johns Hopkins Medical School fund. She writes of an earthquake that she experienced, and then of people that she has seen during her travels, and of friends who will visit her. She also writes about her health, and about her back pain. Included is a newsclipping from an Italian paper about the memorial held for Vittorio Emanuele, who had been King of Italy.
Date:
1892-01-24
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, August 29, 1888 - August 31, 1888
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1888
Description:
This letter contains fragments of a letter written on August 29th, 1888, and a note written on August 31, 1888. Included are two newsclippings of advertisements for the Bryn Mawr School, which advertise different times that Miss Andrews would be available to take applications. Garrett asks Thomas to see that this is corrected in the newspaper.
Date:
(approximate)1888-08-29 - (approximate)1888-08-31
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, November 01, 1891
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1891
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett about her recent reading of Aristotle and asks if their weekly letter writing should continue. Thomas recounts her schedule of meetings and dinners for the next week, then advises Mary to stay abroad in order to avoid dealing with the coming months of medical school battle. The last page of the letter includes a newspaper clipping about a woman graduate student at Johns Hopkins and a typewritten page of context for the column.
Date:
1891-11-01
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Public ledger, June 3, 1910
Title:
Public ledger, 1910
Description:
Clippings from the Public Ledger newspaper, June 3, 1910, featuring articles about President William Howard Taft speaking at the 1910 Bryn Mawr College commencement ceremony. Front page includes an image of Taft greeting M. Carey Thomas.
Date:
1910-06-03
Collection:
Mary Whitall Worthington Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, October 22, 1893
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1893
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett that she is happy to hear that Robert can be moved backed to the East Coast. Thomas writes about how much she misses Garrett and looks forward to seeing her soon. She complains about the "sentimentality" she sees in most other upper-class women of her generation. A newspaper clipping advertising a deal on lace curtains is included with the letter.
Date:
1893-10-22
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, January 29, 1894
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1894
Description:
Mary Garrett writes of her rooms at the Victoria Hotel, which she found unsatisfactory, and of her success in getting moved to a new set of rooms. She writes of wanting to see an opera by Wagner with Thomas, begging her to not mention it to Mamie, lest Mamie want to join. Included is a newsclipping about the opera.
Date:
1894-01-29
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, July 12, 1891
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1891
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett about taking a break from visiting Atlantic City to deal with college business. She writes about the college's struggle to hire qualified biology professors and fundraising efforts for new laboratories. Thomas also updates Garrett on the Bryn Mawr School's schoolyard renovations and hiring teachers as well as on the progress of the medical school committee. Thomas then reminisces about her early summers Atlantic City, where she is now staying. Included with the letter is a newspaper clipping about an incoming Bryn Mawr School teacher.
Date:
1891-07-12
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, March 03, 1891
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1891
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to wish Mary Garrett a happy birthday. Thomas writes once again about how affecting she found the theatre and art she saw in New York. Thomas then goes on to write about contemporary novels she is reading and wishes to send to Garrett. She also mentions the response to letters published in a Chicago newspaper about the medical school. The letter includes a newspaper clipping about Dr. Emily Blackwell.
Date:
1891-03-03
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, March 01, 1893
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1893
Description:
Mary Garrett writes of her relief at hearing that Thomas's health is improving, and writes of looking forward to seeing her the next day. She writes that she hopes that Thomas's father and uncle will be able to advocate for Thomas's election to President of Bryn Mawr College. Included is a newsclipping of the show that Garrett went to see with the de Forests.
Date:
1893-03-01
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment newspaper article
Title:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment newspaper article
Description:
Describes the history and activities of the Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor. Includes a long excerpt from the 1816 annual report.
Date:
1914
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Dulles to be Invited to Foundation Quiz
Title:
Dulles to be Invited to Foundation Quiz
Date:
1952-12-24
Collection:
Ira De Augustine Reid Collection
For Release on or After 12 Noon Tuesday, May 30: Dr. Ira DeA. Reid receives honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Haverford College
Title:
For Release on or After 12 Noon Tuesday, May 30: Dr. Ira DeA. Reid receives honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Haverford College
Date:
1967-05-23
Collection:
Ira De Augustine Reid Collection
Haverford's Dr. Reid, 65, Expects a Busy 'Retirement'
Title:
Haverford's Dr. Reid, Expects a Busy 'Retirement'
Date:
1966-05-25
Collection:
Ira De Augustine Reid Collection
Newspaper clipping about the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances
Title:
Newspaper clipping about the Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances
Description:
Short newspaper clipping describing the establishment of the Association and the involvement of prominent philanthropist Rebecca Gratz in its founding.
Date:
1823 - 1955
Collection:
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Aimwell School Association newspaper advertisement
Title:
Aimwell School Association newspaper advertisement
Description:
Newspaper clipping. Undated advertisement by the Aimwell School Association, seeking property to establish as a school house.
Date:
1796 - 1923
Collection:
Aimwell School records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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