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Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, July 21, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett and provides updates about Bessie King's health. She plans to invite the College Alumnae Association out to see the Bryn Mawr College campus as it is being built. She writes of having to make further decisions about hiring more professors, and states that her working relationship with Dr. Rhoads, the President of Bryn Mawr College, has been successful. She indicates that she has several meetings ahead of her, both with the College Alumnae Association and the Board of Trustees.
Date:
1884-07-21
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, June 24, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
A brief note from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Garrett, expressing regret over an apparently miscommunication through the telephone prevented them from meeting for lunch. She expresses concern for a friend's health after the birth of her child.
Date:
1884-06-24
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, August 04, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
A brief note from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Garrett in which she states that she is meeting with a Professor Remson to discuss a chemical course for Bryn Mawr College, as well as a possible professor for hire.
Date:
1884-08-04
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, August 31, 1884
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1884
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas, thanking her for the circular that Thomas sent to her from Newport, and asking for another. She also tells Thomas of a letter that she received from "Dr. J", who wrote to Garrett to inform her that she does not know of any "women physicians" in the Philadelphia region. Garrett also writes of a woman named Christine with whom she had discussed the possibility of teaching at their future school (Bryn Mawr School).
Date:
1884-08-31
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, September 21, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett, providing further details about Bessie King's health. She also writes at length about books that she read on her vacation. She states that the Bryn Mawr Trustees are having some difficulty with an issue with a circular that might require that she go to Philadelphia to speak with them about the issue.
Date:
1884-09-21
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, July 12, 1890
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1890
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to inform M. Carey Thomas of the latest school reports from Bryn Mawr School. She speaks at length about the marks of certain students, and of the general marks of the college entrance exams. She then writes about meeting with a woman who has two English girls in her educational charge who wanted to know whether she thought they should go to Bryn Mawr School. No envelope.
Date:
1890-07-12
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, July 27, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes a brief note to Mary Garrett to state that she will have to change her plans to visit Garrett in Deer Park to the following week.
Date:
1884-07-27
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, September 21, 1884
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1884
Description:
A postcard from Mary Garrett to M. Carey Thomas in which she states that she was glad to hear that Thomas's travels went well, and that she is planning to return to Montebello in the near future.
Date:
1884-09-21
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, July 02, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett and describes the progress that she has been making at getting Bryn Mawr College set up with hiring professors, creating fellowships and scholarships, and entrance examinations. She also writes of the fundraising efforts being done to have the Harvard Annex taken over by Harvard, which would mean higher education for women would be recognized by college authorities, and states her desire to do the same thing with Johns Hopkins University. She also writes of going to a women's suffrage meeting in Boston with Mamie Gwinn. She states that even if she and the women around her are not able to directly work towards reform such as women's suffrage, they must "be careful to not work against it."
Date:
1884-07-02
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, August 26, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett to describe her travels to and her time in Newport, RI. She briefly describes Bryn Mawr's Associate of Botany, and states that the daughter of a Cincinnati millionaire is slated to study at Bryn Mawr the following year. Page 7 is missing.
Date:
1884-08-26
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, July 31, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
In this letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Garrett, Thomas writes at length regarding various authors, books, poetry, and literature. Included is a poem of unknown authorship, which Thomas asked be destroyed, but Garrett clearly did not.
Date:
1884-07-31
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, September 25, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes a brief letter to Mary Garrett, expressing great sympathy and sorrow upon hearing that Garrett's father's condition has worsened greatly, and of his expected passing (he did pass away on September 26th, 1884).
Date:
1884-09-25
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, September 24, 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 expresses great concern and sympathy for Garrett's current situation of caring for her father while her own health is poor. She also writes of meeting with "University men" to interview them, stating that it has been a tiresome process.
Date:
1884-09-24
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, August 31, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett and describes her time in Newport, RI. She mentions a woman she spoke with regarding a teaching position at Bryn Mawr, but the woman ultimately decided to study further and wait until a position opened later at Bryn Mawr. Thomas is encouraged by the interaction and has high hopes for finding women who would be suitable teachers for Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1884-08-31
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, August 21, 1884
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1884
Description:
A letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Garrett, in which she describes the heat wave the area is currently experiencing, as well as her recent train trip. She writes of Bessie King's health and recent forays into women's suffrage discussions. She expresses concern for Garrett's health. She also writes of sending books to Julia Rogers.
Date:
1884-08-21
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, August 22, 1884
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1884
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas, expressing condolences for Thomas's recent poor health, and informing Thomas of her own poor health. Garrett thanks Thomas for her recent visit, and hopes to hear from her again soon. No envelope.
Date:
1884-08-22
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, August 03, 1884
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1884
Description:
A brief note from Mary Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, detailing the train times from Baltimore to Deer Park, and asking Thomas to let her know which one she might take.
Date:
1884-08-03
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, July 08, 1884
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1884
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas from Deer Park, inviting Garrett to come visit her in August.
Date:
1884-07-08
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, September 20, 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 apologizes for not having written sooner. She writes of Bessie King's continued health problems, but implores Garrett not to mention them to Bessie, lest she worry. She briefly mentions her travels home from Newport, R.I., and asks that Garrett take care of herself.
Date:
1884-09-20
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, July 25, 1884
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1884
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas, providing her with general updates about life at Deer Park, and asks Thomas to visit in August, and to stay through a visit from Mamie Gwinn in September as well. She states that her health has been poor, but that she is recovering. She also implores Thomas to consider having Bessie see Dr. Cushier for her health problems. She apologizes for not discussing Bryn Mawr matters in her letters to Thomas, blaming her backaches.
Date:
1884-07-25
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College