Letters

History

In 1905, Carrie spends spring semester at Mount Holyoke, lives at home for the summer, and spends fall semester at Mount Holyoke. She writes to many friends from both Pinkerton Academy and Mount Holyoke.

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 from Carrie Gowing to Mary Gowing, Mar 20, 1905

first page No envelope. On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter A second, undated letter was found folded into this one; I suspect she finished the first one and was about to mail it when she received a letter from her sister and wanted to answer it right away, and thus mailed both at the same time. The text of the second letter

A Letter from Carrie Gowing to Mary Gowing, Apr 30, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Mary L. Gowing in Hudson, NH, from her sister Carrie Gowing. Postmarked May 1, 1905 5pm in South Hadley, and May 2, 1905 8am in Hudson NH.

first page On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Carrie Gowing to Mary Gowing, May 7, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Mary L. Gowing in Hudson, NH, from her sister Carrie Gowing. Postmarked May 8, 1905 5pm in South Hadley, and in Hudson NH.

first page On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Clara Ridgway to Carrie Gowing, May 12, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Carrie Gowing, Mead Hall, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Postmarked May 12, 1905 5:30pm in Newburyport, MA, and May 13, 1905 9am in South Hadley. Flag cancel with a "1" in the banner.

first page On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Clara Ridgway to Carrie Gowing, Jun 10, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Carrie E. Gowing, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Postmarked Jun 12, 1905 10:30am in Newburyport, MA, and Jun 12, 1905 in South Hadley.

first page On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Carrie Gowing to Mary Gowing, Jun 11, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Mary L. Gowing in Hudson, NH, from her sister Carrie Gowing. Postmarked Jun 14, 1905 7am in South Hadley, and Jun 14, 1905 4pm in Hudson NH.

first page On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter

Carrie Gowing's Report Card, Jul 10, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Carrie E. Gowing in Hudson NH, in her own hand. Postmarked Jul 10, 1905 5pm in South Hadley, and Jul 11, 1905 8am in Hudson NH.

front Carrie's report card. She took Latin I and II, Trigonometry I, Geometry I, German III, English I, and Gymnasium I during first semester, and took Latin II, German IV, English II, and Algebra I during second semester. There didn't seem to be grades, but a system based on "Credit," "Without Credit," "Complete", "Condition," and "Failure" instead. All the handwriting on the card is in Carrie's handwriting; the grades were stamped on. So evidently the student filled out the card with all the pertinent information and handed it in to the registrar, who filed it and at the end of the term, filled it out and mailed it in the envelope that the student provided with her home address on it.

A Letter from Lester Russell to Carrie Gowing, Jul 16, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Carrie Gowing in Hudson NH. Postmarked Jul 17, 1905 12midnight in West Derry NH, and Jul 17, 1905 4pm in Hudson NH.

first page On lined cream stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Mary Davis to Carrie Gowing, Jul 24, 1905

envelope Addressed to Carrie Gowing in Hudson NH. Postmarked Jul 26, 1905 8am in NH, and Jul 26, 1905 4pm in Hudson NH. Stored near a photo for a long time; there is a faint impression on the face of the envelope.

first page On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Lester Russell to Carrie Gowing, Aug 14, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Carrie Gowing in Hudson NH. Postmarked Aug 16, 1905 in West Derry NH, and Hudson NH.

first page On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Edith Damon to Carrie Gowing, Aug 22, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Carrie Gowing, Hudson, NH. Postmarked Aug 28, 1905 10:30am in South Framingham MA, and Aug 28, 1905 4pm in Hudson NH.

first page On light blue stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Clara Ridgway to Carrie Gowing, Sep 28, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Carrie E. Gowing, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Postmarked Sep 29, 1905 9am in Dover NH, and Sep 29, 1905 8pm in South Hadley. Flag cancel with a "1" in it.

first page On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Carrie Gowing to Mary Gowing, Oct 29, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Mary L. Gowing in Hudson, NH, from her sister Carrie Gowing. Postmarked Oct 30, 1905 7am in South Hadley, Oct 30, 1905 4pm in Hudson NH.

first page On Mount Holyoke seal stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Carrie Gowing to Mary Gowing, Nov 26, 1905

envelope Addressed to Miss Mary L. Gowing in Hudson, NH, from her sister Carrie Gowing. Postmarked Nov 27, 1905 7am in South Hadley, Nov 27, 1905 4pm in Hudson, NH.

first page On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Bessie Bradford to Carrie Gowing, Dec 23, 1905

first page Envelope is missing. On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter

A Letter from Clara Ridgway to Carrie Gowing, Dec 26, 1905

envelope Addressed to Carrie Gowing in Hudson NH. Return address 13 Essex St, Newburyport, Mass. Postmarked Dec 27, 1905 10:30am in Newburyport, MA(?), and Dec 27, 1905 in Hudson, NH.

first page On plain cream stationery. The text of the letter