The Barbara Banker Letters

History

These letters were written by Barbara Banker 1939 while she was at the College to her parents. She had two sisters, Elizabeth and Carolyn, who are occasionally mentioned in her letters. Barbara is active in Glee Club, enjoys dating, and occasionally has a little tension with her mother about her fondness for going out with boys when she should be studying. A few of the letters are letters from Barbara's mother to Barbara. Barbara used a wonderful variety of Mount Holyoke letterhead, so be sure to check out the page scans.

The Images

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

A Letter Written on Jun 4, 1937, from Barbara to her parents Grace G. Pascal Banker and Lyman Van Vliet Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 23, 1937, from Barbara to her mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 28, 1937, from Barbara to her mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Note Written around Oct 1, 1937, by Barbara's mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: front Full contents of the note, though only the front of the card is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 3, 1937, from Barbara to her parents Grace G. Pascal Banker and Lyman Van Vliet Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 9, 1937, from Barbara to her mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Postal Card Written on Oct 13, 1937, from Barbara to her mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: front Addressed to Mrs. L. V. Banker, 26 Hillside Road, Newton Highlands, Mass. Postmarked Oct 14, 1937 7am in South Hadley.; back "Wed. Oct. 13th / Mom dear - We can not come Saturday - because the girl isn't to be visiting Minny then. Maybe in a couple of weeks! How's about my clothes you were having cleaned? And Thanksgiving? May I cash my E check please? NYA owes me much, but pay day is Oct 30, and NYA pays after that! B."
A Letter Written on Oct 17-18, 1937, from Grace G. Pascal Banker to her daughter Barbara: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 18, 1937, from father Lyman Van Vliet Banker [?] to his daughter Barbara: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.
A Letter Written on Oct 18, 1937, from Barbara to her mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 9, 1937, from Barbara to her mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 12, 1937, from Barbara to "Little Petite" (probably her little sister Carolyn): page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 17, 1937, from Barbara to her mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 3, 1937, from Barbara to her mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 10, 1937, from Barbara to her mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 13, 1937, from Barbara to her mother Grace G. Pascal Banker: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.