Letters, 1900 to present day

[Envelope]

History

The twentieth century was an exciting time at Mount Holyoke and for young women in general, and the contents of these letters reflect that.

The Images

All letters have at least their first page or a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.

A Letter Written on Nov 10, 1901
envelope Postmarked Nov 11, 1901 10am in Southport CT. Addressed to Miss Sarah M. Wakeman at Mount Holyoke.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 19, 1902
envelope Postmarked Sep 19, 1902 5pm in South Hadley. Flag cancel on reverse. Transit marks on Sep 19, 1902 8pm in Springfield, and Sep 20, 1902 7am in New Britain CT.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 2, 1904
envelope Postmarked May 2, 1904 12:30pm in Newton Center, Mass. Addressed to Miss Ruth Welles at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 19, 1904
envelope Postmarked Jul 20, 1904 7am in Belfast ME, and Jul 21, 1904 8am in Southport CT.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 8, 1906
envelope Postmarked Oct 9, 1906 3pm in Minneapolis MN.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 10, 1906
envelope Postmark smudged.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 5, 1907
envelope Postmarked Oct 5, 1907 5pm in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 4, 1908
page 1 No envelope exists. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 18, 1909
envelope Postmarked Oct 18, 1909 12midnight in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on April 30, 1916
envelope Postmarked May 1, 1916 7am in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 28, 1916
envelope Postmarked May 29, 1916 10am in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 4, 1918
envelope Postmarked Jun 5, 1918 12:30pm in New London, Conn. Addressed to Miss Ruth M Ferry at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Apr 6, 1919
envelope Postmarked Apr 7, 1919 7am in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 13, 1920
envelope Postmarked Jun 14, 1920 5:30pm in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only portion of the first page of the second letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 18, 1926
envelope Postmarked Nov 18, 1926 11:30am in Washington DC. Addressed to Miss Helen Goodner at Mount Holyoke.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only portion of the first page of the second letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 28-29, 1927
envelope Postmarked Sep 29, 1927 in Quebec. On Hote St-Roch stationery.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only portion of the first page of the second letter is scanned.

A Letter Written by Mary Woolley
front On Mount Holyoke stationery: "December 29, 1931 My dear Mr. Holt: Your note of congratulation has brought me keen pleasure. I wonder whether you realize that your talk in pre-war days, of a possible federation of the world, marked the beginning of my interest in a world league? With warm appreciation of your sympathy and understanding, Cordially yours, Mary E. Woolley"

A Letter Written by Mary Woolley
front On Les Bergues/Geneve stationery: "May 3, 1932. My dear Mr. Frowe: It gives me pleasure to send my autograph. With many good wishes for your speedy recovery, believe me, Very sincerely yours, [Mary Woolley] Mr. Chester E. Frowe, Leahi Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii."

A Letter written on Aug 1, 1933
envelope Postmarked Aug 1, 1933 5:30pm in South Hadley. On Mount Holyoke College stationery. Addressed to Miss Evelyn Apter Mag (x1937).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Jan 7, 1937
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Feb 9, 1937
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.

A Letter written on Aug 20, 1940
envelope Postmarked Aug 20, 1940 12midnight in South Hadley. On Mount Holyoke College stationery. Addressed to Prof. Margaret Ball at the College. Pencil inscription: "Mr. Ham, about filling Mr. Cramer's place."
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Aug 6, 1955
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.