Letters from Alma Gracey Stokey

[Letter]

History

Alma Stokey was a botany professor in the early 20th century. She corresponded with Abby Turner in this letter series. She was also editor of several newsletters called India Inklings and Java Jottings, which she occasionally included with her letters and which are also transcribed here.

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 26, 1929
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Faculty House. Postmarked Nov 1929 6pm in Cathedral.
card The letter is laid inside this card.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 2, 1930
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Feb 6, 1930 6pm in Cathedral.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Apr 13, 1930
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Apr 16, 1930.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 13, 1930
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

India Inklings written on Jan 11, 1931
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Jan 14, 1931
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Mar 16, 1931
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.
page 1 India Inklings Vol. II, No. 5. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on May 27, 1931
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.
page 1 Java Jottings Vol. I, No. 1. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

Java Jottings written on Jun 2, 1931
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Aug 4, 1932
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.
page 1 Fernbank News, Vol. V., No. 1. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Postcard Written in Aug 1935
front "322. BRUXELLES - Grand'Place - Maison du Roi" Postmarked Aug 22, 1935 in Copenhagen.
back Postmarked in Copenhagen, USSR and several other places. Addressed to Abby H. Turner in Copenhagen, and forwarded to Physiological Congress Party in Kiev, USSR. "Brussels. Aug [...] I arrived her[e] nearly 2 weeks ago after a fine trip in the Tirol: Schönberg & Mieders in the Stubaital, Maurach on the Aochensee [sic], Hintertux, & Seefelt [sic]. Now I am looking after Beryl & Joan while Geoffrey & Lenette are on a 9-day trip to Norway. I enjoyed your good letter much. A.G.S."

A Letter Written on Aug 26, 1936
envelope Air mail letter addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Dickinson House. Postmarked Aug 27, 1936 5:30pm in Nungumbaukum, India.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 22, [1936?]
envelope Air mail letter addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Dickinson House. Stamps and postmark ripped away.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter written on May 3, 1937
envelope Postmarked May 5 [1937] 1:50pm in Darjeeling. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at the College.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Jul 20, 1937
envelope Postmark damaged when stamp was removed. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at the College.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Jan 8, 1937
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Dickinson House. Postmarked Jan 7, 1937 18:30 in Mount Road [India].
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
Full contents of the India Inklings, included with this letter.

India Inklings written on Apr 28, 1937
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

India Inklings written on Jun 7, 1937
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only a portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Partial Undated Letter
page 4 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first surviving page of the letter is scanned.