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Mira Sharpless Townsend letter to Samuel Townsend
Title:
Mira Sharpless Townsend letter to Samuel Townsend
Description:
Addressed to her husband Samuel Townsend (1800-1887). Discusses the poor health of her sister, who was in pain and was having numerous fainting spells.
Date:
1840-09-24
Collection:
Mira Sharpless Townsend Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Description:
Written to Isabel Howland, a women's rights activist and niece of Emily Howland. Discusses Isabel's travel plans and the ill health of Amanda Gifford.
Date:
1923-03-22
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mercy Griffith Hammond letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Mercy Griffith Hammond letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Mercy Griffith Hammond was a Quaker from Ohio. Contemplates mortality and quotes some poems about death. Primarily discusses her husband's health problems and her family.
Date:
1915-05-15
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Lydia King
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Lydia King
Description:
Fragment. Written to Lydia King, who was staying with Emily Howland's niece Isabel during a period of ill health. Says that Howland has been delayed from leaving Little Deer Isle because of a severe bout of rheumatism. Mentions her plan to visit her friend Caroline F. Putnam in Virginia, and gives a brief description of Putnam in her old age. Discusses King's health over the past year.
Date:
1916-10-16
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Description:
Written to Isabel Howland, a women's rights activist and niece of Emily Howland. Discusses Isabel's voyage to Bermuda. Passes on news of friends and neighbors, including Mr. Prideaux's illness and Mrs. Brown's generosity in caring for him.
Date:
1927-12-18
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield diary, 1867-1868
Title:
Martha Schofield diary, 1867-1868
Description:
Diary of Martha Schofield with entries from August 1, 1867 to December 31, 1868. Records events in her daily life, including teaching African Americans and her severe illness.
Date:
1867-08-01 - 1868-12-31
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Ada M. Jones Post letter to Emily Howland
Title:
Ada M. Jones Post letter to Emily Howland
Description:
Discusses Post's physical weakness brought on by illness. Describes the construction project her husband Royal was superintending and the nearby "camp" where they were living. Discusses news of friends/family. Describes the amenities at the tent she and her husband were living in. Includes a blank postcard depicting an empty auditorium and stage.
Date:
1911-06-25
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Says Elizabeth Sedgwick, Julia Gibbons's former teacher, has been sick, and Julia has been helping with the school. Discusses Sedgwick's illness and asks Abby Hopper Gibbons to be discreet about it. Discusses Julia Gibbons's activities in Lenox. Asks about Abby Hopper Gibbons's movements.
Date:
1864-01-14
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Belva Lockwood letter to Frank Gardner
Title:
Belva Lockwood letter to Frank Gardner
Description:
Written on "The Woman's National Press Association" stationery. Frank D. Gardner was Belva Lockwood's nephew. Discusses her recent birthday and the poor health of both herself and Gardner. Recommends the mountains of North Carolina as a good place for Gardner to recover. Briefly mentions Gifford Pinchot investigating the Adirondacks and the death of Joseph J. Pulitzer.
Date:
1911-10-30
Collection:
Belva Ann Lockwood Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter
Description:
Addressed to "Hannah" and likely to Graceanna Lewis' friend and fellow Quaker Hannah Wright Mifflin. Lewis describes in detail the home she has recently moved into and its surroundings, particularly the plants and animals, and includes a sketch of her bedroom. n She also shares some news of her family. She closes with a discussion of books she has been reading, including "Little Women" and "Bleak House."
Date:
1900-06-22
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Agnes L. Tierney letter to Emily Howland
Title:
Agnes L. Tierney letter to Emily Howland
Description:
Agnes L. Tierney was a Quaker minister, activist, and educator. Invites her friend Emily Howland to come over tomorrow evening, mentioning that S. Yarnall is eager to see her. Also mentions her own unstable health.
Date:
1903-04-30
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland and Isabel Howland letters to Caroline F. Putnam
Title:
Emily Howland and Isabel Howland letters to Caroline F. Putnam
Description:
Written by reformer Emily Howland and her niece Isabel Howland to educator Caroline F. Putnam. Emily's letter discusses a recent attack of rheumatism that had prevented her from visiting Putnam as planned; it also passes on news of herself and her family. Isabel's letter discusses Emily's health and their disappointment at not being able to visit Putnam.
Date:
1916-10-18
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Bartram is very sad that Schofield has left her and writes at length about how grateful she is for their close friendship; she refers to Schofield as her "husband" and calls herself Schofield's "wife." She also describes her activities since Schofield left and talks about the cold that she has developed.
Date:
1864-01-10
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Beulah Hurley Waring letter to Achsah L. Hurley and William W. Hurley
Title:
Beulah Hurley Waring letter to Achsah L. Hurley and William W. Hurley
Description:
Written to Waring's parents while she was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her relief work in Grange-le-Comte, her new assignment in Dombasle-en-Argonne, and her recent case of flu. Passes on news of her friend Roy Vander Burgh and her activities with him. Comments on postwar conditions in Germany and the exaggerated reporting of "Bolshevik scandals." Briefly refers to herself as "being the first woman in the field" and mentions Dorothy North Haskins attending the Hague Conference as a Woman's Peace Party delegate. Encloses two partially-used sets of bread ration tickets.
Date:
1919-03-02
Collection:
Beulah Hurley Waring papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Beulah Hurley Waring letter to Achsah L. Hurley
Title:
Beulah Hurley Waring letter to Achsah L. Hurley
Description:
Written to Waring's mother while Waring was in France as a relief worker. Reassures her mother that Waring's Christmas-time blues were not her mother's fault. Discusses her recovering health and relief work.
Date:
1919-03-07
Collection:
Beulah Hurley Waring papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Eliza H. Schofield and Mary H. Child letters to Martha Schofield
Title:
Eliza H. Schofield and Mary H. Child letters to Martha Schofield
Description:
Eliza Schofield and Mary H. Child were Martha Schofield's sister and mother, respectively. Eliza passes on news of family and friends, including the return of invalids from Florida, the death of someone's child, and their reading. Child says she is glad her daughters "so grace their womanhood, instead of living without any aim in life as too many of the fair sex do." Describes Martha as "very independent, going where no other white ladies go, not a bit afraid of what the world will say."
Date:
1870-05-29
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Wilbur K. Thomas letter to Beulah Hurley Waring
Title:
Wilbur K. Thomas letter to Beulah Hurley Waring
Description:
Written to Waring by the Executive Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee. Responds to news that Waring had contracted Typhus while in Russia as a relief worker. Briefly passes on news from the office and remarks on the AFSC's participation in Russian relief efforts.
Date:
1922-05-09
Collection:
Beulah Hurley Waring papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Chloe Lankton letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Chloe Lankton letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Typed form letter dictated by Lankton, informing correspondents of her failing health and inability to write.
Date:
1887-07-23
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Chloe Lankton letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Chloe Lankton letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Undated. Thanks White for financial assistance and discusses Lankton's illness.
Date:
1880 - 1890
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Chloe Lankton letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Chloe Lankton letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Dictated by Lankton. Discusses Lankton's illness and thanks White for her kind remembrance.
Date:
1887-08-12
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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