Letters from the class of 1871, in 1921
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History
The class of 1871 was solicited in 1921 for their life accomplishments and their thoughts about Mount Holyoke and their upcoming 50th reunion by Edith Palmer 1910, who was active in the publicity department at Mount Holyoke in 1921. The letters that they wrote to Miss Palmer were intended for an article about the class of 1871 for the Boston Evening Transcript newspaper. At some point, Miss Palmer involved 1871 class member Cornelia Clapp in the project, and passed the letters on to her. Some of the letters are addressed to Cornelia directly. The article was printed on their reunion day (June 10, 1921) and the text of the article is here, courtesy of Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections.
The last section of letters involves the reunion itself, and the organization that was going on behind the scenes to make the reunion a success.
The Images
All documents have a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.
- Several letters from Mary Electa (Smith) Harrington
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- Several letters from Frances Almira Dean
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- page 1 Letterhead from the California Federation of Women's Clubs, showing Frances Dean's title as district chairman.
- page 1 Letterhead from the Fresno County Women's Committee Council of National and State Defense, showing Frances Dean's work in Americanization.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A letter from Julina O. Hall
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- Letters from Laura Sophia Watson
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A letter from Cornelia Clapp
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on May 12, 1921, from Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Phipps
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- Several letters from Mary Cassandria (Tuttle) Bourdon
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- Several letters from Elizabeth R. (Benson) Jackson
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 A letter about Helen Josephine (Angell) Goodwin. No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- Several letters from Viette Isabel (Brown) Sprague
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- Several letters from Hettie M. (Dodd) Carter
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- Several letters from Mary Cleaveland Bradford
- page 1 A letter addressed to Mary Bradford, from Hettie M. (Dodd) Carter. No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Apr 16, 1921, from Martha E. Hersey
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Apr 25, 1921, from Mercy Amelia Anderson
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Apr 20, 1921, from Mary Charlotte (Gore) Richardson
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- Several letters from Mary Fidelia (Fiske) Savage
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- another letter, page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- Several letters from Sophie Caroline (Giddings) Gelston
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.
- A Letter Written on May 12, 1921, from Ella Cornelia (Marshall) Nichols
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on May 10, 1921, from Frances Barbara (Black) Judd
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
The letters concerning reunion events:
- A Letter Written on May 10, 1921, from Ruth Rafferty, Alumnae Secretary
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.
- A Letter Written on May 27, 1921, from the Zoölogy Department
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.
- An Undated Letter from an Anonymous Source
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.
- A Letter Written on Jun 4, 1921, from Helen Crane Weber
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Jun 10, 1921, from Beth
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- A Letter Written on Jun 10, 1921, from Ann Morgan
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
- An Undated Letter, perhaps Apr 1921, from Ann Morgan
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.
- An Undated Letter, perhaps Jun 1921, from Ann Morgan
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.
- An Undated Letter, perhaps Jun 1921, from H. P. Kendall
- page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.
- Class Poem? Song? Motto?
- page 1 No envelope survives. "We loved thee then / We love thee still / We love thee now / and always will / Mt Holyoke College" A second version replaces the word "now" with "well."