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Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, July 05, 1891
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1891
Description:
M. Carey Thomas, writing from her family's summer home in Coombe Edge, PA, tells Mary Garrett that the area reminds her of her mother and the time spent there while she was dying of cancer and relays news from Bessie. Thomas sends her wishes for Garrett's improved health and asks her not to return to London for the sake of her health. She also asks Garrett to write more detailed and consistent letters. Thomas writes that her disillusionment with relationships and disdain for other women is causing her to retreat into her reading and study.
Date:
1891-07-05
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, November 17, 1893
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1893
Description:
A short letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Garrett in which Thomas lets Garrett know she is slowly recovering from her illness and promises to let her know when she has more information about the trustees' vote.
Date:
1893-11-17
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, June 13, 1883
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1883
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett, who is currently in London, from Paris. Gertrude Mead has joined Thomas and Mamie, and Thomas says that the addition of Gertrude has been a happy one. She describes the apartment that the three of them are sharing in Paris. She writes of being ill, and apologizes for not writing sooner. She details her upcoming travels, which will include visiting Gothic castles throughout Normandy and Brittony. She writes of considering visiting Amsterdam, if there are lectures that would interest her there. Included with the letter is a newsclipping of the wedding announcement of Francis Barton Gummere and Amelia Smith Mott, although the letter does not make mention of the clipping or the event.
Date:
1883-06-13
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, February 25, 1893
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1893
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes of being disappointed that she is too ill to go to Philadelphia to give a speech that she had prepared. She also expresses frustration about certain people relating to the Medical School.
Date:
1893-02-25
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, November 15, 1888
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1888
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas, saying that she hopes that Miss Barrett has shown improvement. She asks Thomas to send letters and the agreement reached between a Miss Farwell and Miss Foster to Julia Rogers, and to make sure that they know they are not to do any teaching outside of the Bryn Mawr School.
Date:
1888-11-15
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, December 25, 1883
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1883
Description:
A short note sent along with a remedy for chilblains that M. Carey Thomas got for Mary Garrett. Also thanks Garrett for the gift of the Michelangelo that she received.
Date:
1883-12-25
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, October 15, 1886
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1886
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas, giving her updates about Bessie King's health. She then writes another note later in the day after receiving what was an apparently distressing note from Miss Andrews, asking Thomas what can be done about the situation at hand.
Date:
1886-10-15
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, February 28, 1894
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1894
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas, apologizing for not being able to write a better letter, due to feeling poorly and being busy. She also thanks Thomas for some business related letters that she wrote.
Date:
1894-02-28
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, December 29, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
A brief letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Garrett in which she thanks her for the gift of the Shakespeare works that Garrett sent to her, and details a massive headache that laid her up for a day.
Date:
1884-12-29
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, June 09,1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett, bemoaning the fact that she has not heard from her in five weeks. She writes of her bad health, and hopes that Mary's health has improved. She describes being alone in her family home, and states that she will be living at her Aunt Hannah's house in Germantown for the months of July and August.
Date:
1884-06-09
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, July 03, 1892
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1892
Description:
Mary Garrett informs M. Carey Thomas of the state of her health, saying that her doctor does not think that she should travel far from Vienna so that she can continue her treatments.
Date:
1892-07-03
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, November 28, 1888
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1888
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas during her journey to Ringwood. She makes allusions to fundraising, presumably for Johns Hopkins, but is somewhat cryptic, even in her personal letters to Thomas. She also makes it clear that she doesn't necessarily want people to know that she has been paying for the building of the Bryn Mawr School. She also expresses concern for Miss Barrett's health.
Date:
1888-11-28
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, August 13, 1893
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1893
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett about her work at Bryn Mawr and being ill with cholera.
Date:
1893-08-13
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, February 28, 1893
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1893
Description:
M. Carey Thomas implores Mary Garrett to take care of herself while she is in New York. She also writes of fundraising for the Medical School Fund, and about finances in general. She also invites Garrett to visit her in Bryn Mawr. A telegram regarding Medical School business is included.
Date:
1893-02-28
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, April 17, 1893
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1893
Description:
A short note from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Garret letting Garrett know she is ill, but should be fine.
Date:
1893-04-17
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, April 17, 1884
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1884
Description:
A brief note from Mary Garrett to M. Carey Thomas in which she states that she found something of Thomas's amongst her own belongings. She also states that she has been afflicted with headaches recently. Included with the note is another note from Ida Bruce to Garrett regarding the receipt of something that Garrett sent to Bruce. No envelope.
Date:
1884-04-17
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, December 17, 1893
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1893
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas, expressing her regret over not being able to see her while they were both in New York, and showing concern for her health. She writes of arriving home in Baltimore to find both of her aunts sick, and writes of missing Thomas.
Date:
1893-12-17
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, January 08, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
M. Carey Thomas requests that Mary Garrett send her books so that she might find a quote that has been eluding her. She expresses worry that Garrett might not be feeling well. She mentions doing work and studying at the Peabody Institute.
Date:
1884-01-08
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, April 10, 1892
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1892
Description:
Mary Garrett apologizes for not writing sooner, explaining that it was due to a friend, Miss Valloy's, illness. She expresses great concern for Valloy, and writes of caring for her. She then informs Thomas of the things she has been able to see and do in Rome. She then tells Thomas that the receipts that she thinks are missing for school expenditures are at her house at 101 W. Monument St. She also writes of the troubles she has had with finding a new secretary.
Date:
1892-04-10
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Mary Kite and Edith Sharpless Kite letters to Susanna Kite Sharpless
Title:
Mary Kite and Edith Sharpless Kite letters to Susanna Kite Sharpless
Description:
Mary Kite discussed the deteriorating health of Benjamin Kite (Mary Kite's father and Susanna Kite Sharpless's grandfather, respectively). Edith Sharpless Kite discussed matters regarding Susanna Kite Sharpless's pregnancy and the postnatal condition of her sister-in-law Lydia Bassett Rodman Kite.
Date:
1838-08-14
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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