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Armayis P. Vartooguian letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Armayis P. Vartooguian letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Armayis P. Vartooguian was the author of "Armenia's Ordeal: A Sketch of the Main Features of the History of Armenia; and an Inside Account of the Work of American Missionaries Among Armenians, and Its Ruinous Effect." Defends against Jackson's accusations that his book will damage Armenian relief efforts.
Date:
1896-10-16
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
James Sloan Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
James Sloan Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Criticizes the choice of managers for the newly-formed National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children, which Abby Hopper Gibbons helped found. Discusses shipping relief supplies.
Date:
1863-04-21
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment
Description:
Undated letter fragment written while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her work, daily work schedule, and accomodations.
Date:
1917 - 1918
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Howard W. Elkinton letter to Katharine Wistar Elkinton
Title:
Howard W. Elkinton letter to Katharine Wistar Elkinton
Description:
Written to his wife while they were in France as relief workers. Hopes he can be reassigned closer to her. Discusses his work at Sermaize les Bains and living conditions there. Includes a sketch of a woman holding a comically-large bowl of food.
Date:
1917-08-09
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter fragment to her family
Description:
Fragment. Addressed to "My dear Ones." Reports on her activities, including socializing with relief workers. Discusses her reading material and news of the war. Also discusses the need for relief workers in Chateau Thierry and the Verdun sectors; considers whether she and her husband Howard should stay in their current location or go. Makes passing mention of the Spanish flu. Assuages worries about her brother Sammy's "apparent lack of religion" and discusses religion in relation to war.
Date:
1918-09-28
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Written to her family while she was in France as a relief worker. Will soon be able to work in Sermaize where her husband Howard is posted. Discusses her work in the infant ward and her leisure activities. Comments on the behavior of the English.
Date:
1917-08-30
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Written to her family while she was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her anger about being reprimanded by the "high-ups" and spurned her coworkers after being found sharing a room with her husband; has "decided that we are all jolly well fed up on the English & their habits." Describes positive encounters she has had with three French people as a result of the American flag draped over the handlebars of her bicycle, mentioning being thanked by a French soldier for the American relief efforts. Shares news of various individuals working in France.
Date:
1917-09-03
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Addressed to "My dearest Ones" while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Describes her work in the infant ward and taking over the night shift due to sickness of the regular night nurse. Will soon be reassigned to social service work in Sermaize, where her husband is posted. Mentions chatting with a friend named Mr. Scattergood.
Date:
1917-09-13
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Written to her family while she was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her work on the night shift in the infant ward, her friendship with the other night nurse, and news of other relief workers. Mentions the possibility of nearby U.S. soldiers getting up a subscription for the hospital. Reports that American soldiers must leave Ch√¢lons as authorities are afraid that their presence will bring German bombing parties on them. Discusses plans forming to have all American workers in the F.W.D.R. under the Red Cross.
Date:
1917-09-17
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Katharine Evans Mason
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Katharine Evans Mason
Description:
Written to Elkinton's mother while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her work in the infant ward at Châlons and her acquisition of new clothes. Reports that her cousin Francis Goodhue was called back to Paris for an unknown misbehavior. Describes a conversation with her coworker Mademoiselle Gegund [sp] whose fiancé was killed, and says that knowing her has made Elkinton feel closer to the struggles of the war.
Date:
1917-09-18
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to her family
Description:
Addressed to "My dear Ones" while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Describes her work caring for children evacuated to Sermaize and then to Bettancourt after a bombing at nearby Bar-le-Duc. Describes Bettancourt and discusses other relief workers. Mentions tensions between different Quaker equipes. Also mentions using slang on purpose "to keep letters from appearing in print."
Date:
1917-10-08
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Samuel Mason
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Samuel Mason
Description:
Written to her father while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Discusses a surprise visit from her husband Howard and passes on his complaints about the "crude, dirty, sloppy socialist English" he was working alongside. Describes her work caring for infants at a hospital in Ch√¢lons. Has struck up a correspondence with two French soldiers. Also discusses a visit from her cousin Francis Goodhue, the theft of a friend's police dog, and the behavior of young Americans in France.
Date:
1917-08-14
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Hannah B. Evans
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Hannah B. Evans
Description:
Written to her aunt while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Describes an attempted air raid over Chalons, the hospital ward where she works, and her efforts to learn French. "I suppose I am an unnatural person, but honestly, I am that sick and tired of baby smells and baby yells that I think I will skip, I would, if my resolve didn't hold me to the job." Mentions her cousin Francis Goodhue.
Date:
1917-08-17
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Hannah B. Evans
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Hannah B. Evans
Description:
Written to her aunt while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her work in the Maternity and Childrens ward at Ch√¢lons. Describes in detail her fellow relief workers. Discusses her family and a visit from her cousin Francis Goodhue.
Date:
1917-09-08
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Katharine Evans Mason
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Katharine Evans Mason
Description:
Written to Elkinton's mother while Elkinton was in France as a relief worker. Marked "Private." Responds to her mother's concerns over the lack of emotion Elkinton displayed in her letters home, and describes life at her posting, including songs sung by American and British workers. Discusses her work-related activities and fellow relief workers, including her work preparing and distributing embroidery for local women, and her husband Howard's work threshing for French families in the countryside. Also mentions a fire caused by a threshing machine and the experience of having bombs dropped nearby (close to Bar-le-Duc).
Date:
1917-10-03
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
James Sloan Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
James Sloan Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Discusses the recently formed National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children, which Abby Hopper Gibbons helped found. Offers advice on writing a circular calling for donations and establishing organization structure. Passes on news of friends and family.
Date:
1863-03-28
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Beulah Hurley Waring letter to Achsah Lambert Hurley
Title:
Beulah Hurley Waring letter to Achsah Lambert Hurley
Description:
Written to Waring's parents while she was in France as a relief worker. Discusses Waring's activities in Paris, including a trip to the opera, her hotel, and her work in a canteen for refugees.
Date:
1918-04-28
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 her mother on Mother's Day while Waring was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her potential future relief work assignments, other relief workers, and her leisure activities.
Date:
1918-05-12
Collection:
Beulah Hurley Waring papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Beulah Hurley Waring letter
Title:
Beulah Hurley Waring letter
Description:
Written to "Dear Folks" while she was in France as a relief worker. Discusses her time in France and personal correspondence.
Date:
1918-06-09
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 her mother while Waring was in France as a relief worker. Discusses taking a short break from work with other relief workers and biking around the nearby area. Mentions Roy Vander Burgh's worry over her wellbeing after hearing about the bombing of a nearby town. Discusses her work activities and other relief workers, including the dedication of Canby Chambers, Sidney Haskins, Dorothy North, and Charles Evans.
Date:
1918-08-06
Collection:
Beulah Hurley Waring papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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