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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, February 11, 1920
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1920
Description:
Gookin writes about her day.
Date:
1920-02-11
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Student studying
Title:
Student studying
Description:
A student sits on a window seat, legs stretched out in |Front of her, reading a book. A dorm is visible through the window behind her. The photo is very dark except for the window. The student's book is lit by the light from the window and the student's profile is outlined. Inscribed on the back is "Taylor".
Date:
(approximate)1970
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, February 13, 1920
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1920
Description:
Gookin writes about her busy day.
Date:
1920-02-13
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, March 27, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin sends a note to her mother to let her know she is feeling more cheerful.
Date:
1919-03-27
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Student studying in Taft garden
Title:
Student studying in Taft garden
Description:
A student sits on a wooden railing in Taft Garden reading a book. Behind her is a tree and Canaday Library and there is ivy growing beneath her feet. Inscribed on the back is "Student studying behind Canaday Library in Taft Garden".
Date:
(approximate)1980
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, February 22, 1891
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1891
Description:
A continuation of her previous letter, M. Carey Thomas continues to recount the most recent Johns Hopkins Medical School fundraising meeting, focusing on logistical details and finances. Thomas then moves on to discussing new classroom furnishings and the progress of building improvements at the Bryn Mawr School. Finally, she restarts the discussion of Homer, asking Mary again to read along with her and discuss via letter while Mary is away.
Date:
1891-02-22
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, April 13, 1885
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1885
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett to tell her that things are moving along smoothly regarding Thomas's plans for Bryn Mawr College, and is in the process of having to decide which books she would like to purchase for the library. She also writes of the ongoing process of seeking faculty for the Bryn Mawr School, asking Garrett if she can meet with one of the candidates at Rutherford Academy.
Date:
1885-04-13
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
A list of books read by Mary Worthington, June-October 1910
Title:
A list of books read by Mary Worthington, June-October 1910
Date:
1910
Collection:
Mary Whitall Worthington Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Joshua Sharpless letters to Isaac Sharpless
Title:
Joshua Sharpless letters to Isaac Sharpless
Description:
Collection of letters written from Joshua Sharpless to his brother Isaac Sharpless. Most of the letters discuss his farm, world politics, books, his travels, and their family and friends. Several letters from 1802 describe a disease spreading around Philadelphia, presumably yellow fever. The letters are not in chronological order and many are in poor condition.
Date:
1795 - 1809
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 08, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes to her mother about several complaints she has.
Date:
1918-04-08
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, February 2, 1888
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1888
Description:
M. Carey Thomas discusses her family, art and literature, and friends.
Date:
1888-02-02
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, February 01, 1917
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin writes to her mother about her travel plans, and of knitting sweaters. She also writes about World War I, asking her family what they think of it. She also writes about seeing Henry VIII in Philadelphia, and of her grades.
Date:
1917-02-01
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Student reading in a dining hall
Title:
Student reading in a dining hall
Description:
A student sits at a table reading from a binder. She holds a pen in her right hand and a half-smoked cigarette in her left, a cloud of smoke rising above her head. On the table are tea cups and she appears to be in a dining hall.
Date:
(approximate)1940
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January, 1920
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1920
Description:
Gookin writes about her travels from Chicago to Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1920-01
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, September 03, 1888
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1888
Description:
M. Carey Thomas informs Garrett that she has sent her "Committee letter." She went to Baltimore to meet Dr. Hubbard and spent several days in bed or writing. She says she visited Bessie. She says she is reading Shelley's biography and finds it amusing. She suggests that she come to New York, where she has to see Dr. Cushier anyway. She says opening Bryn Mawr on the 25th will not be possible and wants to discuss funding with Garrett (which is seemingly unrelated to the opening).
Date:
1888-09-03
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Student studying in Thomas Hall with a giant teddy bear in her lap
Title:
Student studying in Thomas Hall with a giant teddy bear in her lap
Description:
A student reading reclines in a swivel chair at a carrel in Thomas. Her feet are up on another chair and a human-sized teddy bear sits on her lap. Books and papers lie in her carrel. Behind her, a man sits at another carrel reading a book.
Date:
(approximate)1960
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Students studying
Title:
Students studying
Description:
Three students sit side by side at a table, each reading a book.
Date:
(approximate)1980
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
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
Thomas Hall
Title:
Thomas Hall
Description:
Interior of Thomas Hall. Students studying in the Quita Woodward Room. Above the fireplace there is a large painting of a woman playing the harp. One woman is studying and is seated in front of the fireplace on a bench. Another woman is seated in a chair in front of a large window. She is reading a book. A third woman is taking a book from the bookshelf.
Date:
(approximate)1940 - (approximate)1969
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, January 31, 1892
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1892
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett about the upcoming Johns Hopkins Board of Trustees election and its potential consequences for the medical school. Thomas writes about Bessie deciding where to live after her father's death. Thomas concludes with a discussion of her most recent reading material. Newspaper clippings, including a correction of an editorial about female graduate students and an obituary of a famous teacher.
Date:
1892-01-31
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College

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