The Esther Richards Letters

History

These letters written by Esther Loring Richards to Abby Howe Turner.

The Images

All documents have a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.

A Letter Written on Mar 10, 1915: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Mar 10, 1915 9pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Mar 21, 1915: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from E.L.R., 511 N. Wolfe St, Balt., Md. (from back flap) Postmarked Mar 21, 1915 8:30pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jul 1, 1917: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Postmarked Jul 1, 1917 8pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Aug 7, 1917: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Postmarked Aug 7, 1917 4pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 25, 1917: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Postmarked Oct 27, 1917 9:30pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 12, 1917: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Postmarked Nov 13, 1917 3pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 17, 1917: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Postmarked Nov 17, 1917 8pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 26, 1917: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Nov 26, 1917 1am in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 27, 1917: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Dec 28, 1917 in Sherborn, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 26, 1919: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Postmarked Oct 26, 1919 9:30pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 14, 1919: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Postmarked Nov 14, 1919 10:30pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Mar 20, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Postmarked Mar 20, 1920 12:30pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Apr 2, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards RFD Sherborn, Mass. (inscribed on back flap). Postmarked Apr 3, [1920] 12pm in Sherborn, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Apr 6, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards RFD Sherborn, Mass. (inscribed on back flap). Postmarked Apr 6, 1920 3pm in Boston.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on May 13, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards 131 N. Chas. St. Balt. Md. (inscribed on back flap) Postmarked May 14, 1920 12:30pm in Baltimore.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jun 5, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Postmarked Jun 6, 1920 9:30pm in Baltimore. Turner inscription on reverse: "~~Mt.~~ Sinai just received. ~~Note Page 1~~ [...] Lack of equipment Bacteriology is taught ~~not in nurses residence but in~~ apartment house used as pathological laboratory"; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jul 16, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jul 17, 1920 6pm in [Sherborn] Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Aug 11, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards in Sherborn, Mass. (inscribed on back flap) Postmarked Aug 12, 1920 6pm in Sherborn, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Aug 24, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, and forwarded to 42 Lincoln Ave in Amherst. Envelope flap has return address from Dr. E. L. Richards at RFD Sherborn. Postmarked Aug 24, 1920 6pm in Sherborn, Mass., and transit marked Aug 25, [1920] in South Hadley.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 4, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, and forwarded to College Club in Boston. from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Postmarked Sep 6, 1920 11pm in Baltimore, Md., and transit marked Sep 15, 1920 12:30pm in South Hadley.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 19, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards 1317 N. Chas. St, Balto, Md. (on back flap). Postmarked Sep 20, 1920 1:30am in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 12, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Postmarked Oct 14, 1920 10am in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 24, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards 1317 N. Chas. St. Balto. Md. (Return address inscribed on back flap.) Postmarked Oct 24, 1920 9pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 7, 1920: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Postmarked Dec 7, 1920 3:30pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 13, 1921: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Sep 14, 1921 7am in Sherborn, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 23, 1921: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards in Sherborn, Mass. Postmarked Sep 24, 1921 7am in Sherborn, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 15, 1922: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Esther Loring Richards, M.D. in Baltimore, Md. Postmarked Sep 16, 1922 5pm in Sherborn, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter written on Thanksgiving Eve (probably Nov 22, 1922): page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter written on Jan 5, 1923: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Feb 10, 1923: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Feb 11, 1923 7pm in Baltimore.; page 1 Full contents of letter.
A Letter Written on Jul 28, 1924: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Jul 2-, 1924 12pm in Baltimore.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jun 13, 1927: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, from Esther Loring Richards M.D., 1316 North Charles Street, Baltimore (printed on back flap). Postmarked Jun 13, 1927 10pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 16, 1928: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. Esther L. Richards at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Postmarked Sep 17, 1928 12:30am in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 12, 1928: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. E. L. Richards, 41 W. Preston Street, Balto. Md (return address on back flap of envelope), on Burlington Route National Park Line stationery. Postmarked Nov 12, 1928 at the New York Rail Post Office.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 11, 1928: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Esther Loring Richards, 41 W. Preston Street, Balto. Md (return address on back flap of envelope). Postmarked Dec 12, 1928 1:30am in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 2, 1932: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Oct 3, 1932 1pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 13, 1932: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Nov 13, 1932 4:30pm in New York, NY.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page of the letter is scanned.