Letters from Beryl Holmes Paige

[Letter]

History

Beryl Paige was a zoology professor at Mount Holyoke, and later became a doctor. These letters were written to Abby Turner when Beryl was a bacteriologist at City Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky in 1918.

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 Jun 9, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Return address (on rear flap) is 417 West 118th St, New York City. Postmarked Jun 9, 1918 7:30pm in New York City.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 13, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, and forwarded to Brattleboro, Vt. Return address (on rear flap) is 417 West 118th St, New York City. Postmarked Jun 13, 1918 12noon in New York City, and transit marked Jun 14, 1918 5:30pm in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 16, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Jun 16, 1918 3:30pm in New York, NY. Return address (on rear flap) is 417 West 118th St, New York City.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 20, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jun 20, 1918 12pm in New York, NY. Return address (on rear flap) is 417 West 118th St, New York City.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 23, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Jun 24, 1918 7pm in Louisville, Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 27, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Jun 28, 1918 4:30pm in Louisville, Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 30, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jul 1, 1918 12pm in Louisville, Ky. Return address (on rear flap) is 121 E. Gray Street, Louisville, Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 4, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jul 5, 1918 11am in Louisville Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 7, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jul 8, 1918 11am in Louisville Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 12, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jul 13, 1918 11am in Louisville Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 14, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jul 15, 1918 12noon in Louisville Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 19, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jul 19, 1918 9pm in Louisville Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 26, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jul 26, 1918 11pm in Louisville Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 29, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jul 30, 1918 11am in Louisville Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Aug 15, 1918
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Aug 16, 1918 11am in Louisville Ky.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Postcard Written around May 3, 1919
front "Belknap Bridge, Cherokee Park, Louisville, Ky."
back Divided back, postmarked May 3, 1919 9pm in Louisville, Ky. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Inscription: "An illustrated view of the park, or rather a park. In addition we have Jacobs Park, Shawnee and Central, perhaps more I don't know of. Quite pretty, don't you think? Beryl."

A Postcard Written on Aug 12, 1929[?]
front "General View, Antigonish, N.S."
back Divided back, postmarked in Antigonish, N.S. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at M.B.L [Marine Biological Laboratory], Woods Hole, Mass. Inscription: "Aug. 12. Both letters rec'd at Ricton so will plan to see you in Amherst & S.H. the last of August. Go to Whycocomagh in Cape Breton tomorrow. Route so far: Amherst - Worcester - Lowell[,] Portsmouth, Portland, Bath, Bucksport, Calais, St. John, Alma,N.B., Moncton, Amherst, Pugwash, & Pictou & Antigonish. Lovely weather until today and many amusing experiences. particularly the day we went to Alma. Will give you more details Beryl"

A Postcard Written on Aug 20, 1929[?]
front "View from Webster Park, Orono, Me."
back Divided back, postmarked Aug 20, 1929[?] 11:30am in Orono, Me. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at M.B.L, Woods Hole, Mass. Inscription: "Aug. 20. Tues. Am sure you are in Boston but you will find this on your return to Woods Hole. We hope to reach Gorham, N.H. tonight & then down through Pinkham Notch for Massachusetts. Love, Beryl"

A Postcard Written on Aug 23, 1929
front "555 - Hanging Cliffs on Bootts Spur, Mt. Washington."
back Divided back, postmarked Aug 23, 1929 in Amherst, Mass. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at M.B.L, Woods Hole, Mass. Inscription: "Friday. Doesn't this make you wish just a bit that you had gone to Littleton? We spent a night in Gorham & then came through the notch to Jackson, No. Conway etc., all very nice. Reached home yesterday noon - 2 1/2 weeks out & 2000 miles & and [sic] beautiful weather. Let me know when you come home. Beryl"