Nathalie Gookin Papers

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Nathalie Clotilde Gookin (1900-1980) was a graduate of Bryn Mawr College class of 1920. She won the Western States Scholarship upon being admitted and, as a freshman, was the youngest person at the College in 1916. She lived in Rockefeller dorm all four years, played field hockey, and majored in English and Latin. She was also a member of the English and French clubs. This collection primarily contains letters written by Gookin to her parents and her aunt, Nathalie Kennedy, while a student at Bryn Mawr, 1916-1920. It also includes four of her diaries, 1916-1919. Common subjects in her letters include the stress of her workload, homesickness, lectures, professors, social life in the dorms, small-scale activities, and larger, college-wide events and traditions

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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her cat, February 17, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her cat, 1917
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Gookin writes of rehearsing for the upcoming play she is in, of attending a birthday party, and of schoolwork. Also included is the program for a Recital that Gookin attended.
Date:
1917-02-17
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 24, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
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Gookin writes about the last day of her vacation in Boston, and about being back at Bryn Mawr College.
Date:
1919-04-24
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 23, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
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Gookin sends her mother a quick update about her day.
Date:
1918-01-23
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 21, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
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Gookin asks for knitting needles, and writes about her day.
Date:
1918-10-21
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 16, 1916
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
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Gookin writes about playing field hockey, and about being able to leave campus for the first time. She also writes about being busy with school work and studies. She reiterates her feelings of homesickness and depression.
Date:
1916-10-16
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, March 12, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin writes about crocheting, classes, and the weather.
Date:
1917-03-12
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 04, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
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Gookin writes to her mother about arriving at Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1919-01-04
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, October 19, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her father, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about studying, playing field hockey, and the general happenings of her day.
Date:
1918-10-19
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, February 05, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
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Gookin writes to her mother about spending time in New York for vacation.
Date:
1917-02-05
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, November 07, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about the end of World War I.
Date:
1918-11-07
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 11, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about her day.
Date:
1918-10-11
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 30, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin asks her mother to clarify mailing instructions for her laundry.
Date:
1917-10-30
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, August 24, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1917
Description:
Gookin writes of spending time at Longs Peak Inn.
Date:
1917-08-24
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, January 26, 1919
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about studying, exams, and reading.
Date:
1919-01-26
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, September 29, 1918
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin writes about taking the train back to Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1918-09-29
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, November 23, 1916
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
Description:
Gookin sends her mother a quick note regarding upcoming holiday plans.
Date:
1916-11-23
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, March 14, 1917
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her aunt, 1917
Description:
Gookin sends her aunt a general update about life at college.
Date:
1917-03-14
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 20, 1916
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Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
Description:
Gookin writes of a marked improvement in her mood. She tells her mother about her day, and of her plans to visit Philadelphia the following day.
Date:
1916-10-20
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Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, November 12, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin tells her mother about her day.
Date:
1919-11-12
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, March 23, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin tells her mother about her day. She notes the irony in the schools surrounding Bryn Mawr College closing due to measles in the vicinity, while measles-ridden Bryn Mawr College remains open.
Date:
1918-03-23
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers

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