The Pat Feiser Letters, 1958 and beyond

[Letter Envelope]

History

These letters were sent to Pat Feiser while she was a student at Mount Holyoke, and for a year after graduation. Her most frequent correspondents were her parents John Bernhardt Feiser and Frances E. (Fry) Feiser, and maternal grandmother, Mrs Charles B. Fry (Daisy). Pat's mother enjoyed art and ceramics. Pat shared an interest in photography with her father, and an interest in theatre with her high school and college friends. This is Pat's last year at Mount Holyoke, and she is pondering several places for graduate school. There are no surviving letters from the summer of 1958, so perhaps she ended up staying with her parents in York, although she was pursuing working on Cape Cod in theater for the summer. Her post-graduation letters indicate that she moved to Wisconsin.

The Images

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

A Letter Written on Jan 1, 1958, from Pete White at Northwestern University
envelope Postmarked Jan 3, 1958 2pm in Harwich Port, Mass, with corner card for P. White, Kappa Sigma, Northwestern U., Evanston, Illinois. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at 133 N. Findlay, York, Pa. and forwarded to Mount Holyoke College (North Rocky).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jan 11, 1958, from Doorthe
envelope Postmarked Jan 13, 1958 4:30pm in York, Pa. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rocky).
page 1 Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on Jan 12, 1958, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked Jan 14, 1958 12:30pm in York, Pa., with return address sticker on back flap (Mrs. Chas. B. Fry, 43 North Rockburn Street, York, Pa). Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rockfeller [sic]).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Jan 20, 1958, from University of Connecticut
envelope Postmarked Jan 20, 1958 in Storrs, Conn. Addressed to Miss Patricia Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 N. Rockefeller Hall).
page 1 Application for admission to graduate school.

A Letter Written around Jan 20, 1958, from Northwestern University
envelope Postmarked Jan 20, 1958 in Evanston, Ill. Addressed to Patricia Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 N. Rockefeller Hall).
page 1 Application for admission to graduate school.

A Letter Written on Jan 20, 1958, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked Jan 21, 1958 2:30pm in York, Pa., with return address sticker on back flap (Mrs. Chas. B. Fry, 43 North Rockburn Street, York, Pa). Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rockfeller [sic]).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Greeting Card Mailed on Feb 2, 1958, from Mrs J B Feiser (Pat's mother)
envelope Postmarked Feb 2, 1958 7pm in York, Pa., with corner card for Mrs J. B. Feiser, 133 N Findlay St, York, Pa. Addressed to Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rocky).
front of card "Across The Miles on Valentine's Day / If I brought this card in person / I'd sure get stuck in traffic"
inside of card "'Cause I'm no good / with road maps / Or with matters / geographic - / And so I'm using / the method / That's never been known to fail ... I'm sending you this Valentine / To say "Hello!" by mail!" Signed by Mother.
page 1 Full contents of inscriptions in card and on enclosed page.

A Letter Written on Feb 3, 1958, from Donald Fitch Johnson at Amherst College
envelope Postmarked Feb 3, 1958 11:30am in Amherst, Mass., with corner card for Phi Delta Sigma, 32 Northampton Road, Amherst, Mass. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rockefeller).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 4, 1958, from Mr J B Feiser (Pat's father)
envelope Postmarked Feb 5, 1958 12:30pm in York, Pa., with corner card for 133 N Findlay St, York, Pa. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (Rockefeller 304).
page 1 Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on Feb 6, 1958, from Mrs J B Feiser (Pat's mother)
envelope Postmarked Feb 6, 1958 6:30pm in York, Pa., with corner card for Mrs. J. B. Feiser, 133 N Findlay St, York, Penna. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rocky 304).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 11, 1958, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked Feb 11, 1958 3:30pm in York, Pa., with return address sticker on back flap (Mrs. Chas. B. Fry, 43 North Rockburn Street, York, Pa). Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rockfeller [sic]).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Greeting Card Mailed on Feb 13, 1958, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked Feb 13, 1958 in York, Pa. Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rockefeller).
front of card "For Grandma Fry on Valentine's Day" - a mystery why Grandmother would be mailing a card seemingly addressed to her, to her granddaughter
inside of card "A Valentine for someone / Whose kindly, / thoughtful way / Makes it / a special pleasure / To think of her today." No inscription.

A Letter Written on Feb 19, 1958, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked Feb 19, 1958 2:30pm in York, Pa., with return address sticker on back flap (Mrs. Chas. B. Fry, 43 North Rockburn Street, York, Pa). Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rockfeller [sic]).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 26, 1958, from Mrs J B Feiser (Pat's mother)
envelope Postmarked Feb 26, 1958 8:30pm in York, Pa., with corner card for Mrs. J. B. Feiser, 133 N Findlay St, York, Penna. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rocky 304).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Mar 2, 1958, from Janie (Jane Foster Thornton)
envelope Postmarked Mar 3, 1958 8:30pm in New York, NY. Addressed to Miss Patricia Feiser at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Mar 2, 1958, from Gordon Argo
envelope Postmarked Mar 3, 1958 7:30am in New York, NY, with return address for Canadian Fur Trappers Corporation, 156 West 34th St, New York, NY crossed out and replaced with ARGO, 160 Claremont Ave, New York, NY. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 N. Rocky).
page 1 Full contents of letter.

A Card Written on Mar 4, 1958, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked Mar 5, 1958 2:30pm in York, Pa. Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rockefeller).
card The First Methodist Church, York, Pennsylvania
inside Full contents of the card, though only part of the inscription is scanned.

A Card Written on Mar 6, 1958, from Gordon Argo at Orleans Arena Theatre
envelope Postmarked Mar 20, 1958 8:30pm in New York, NY, with corner card for Orleans Arena Theatre, Orleans, Cape Cod, Mass. which is crossed out and replaced with 160 Claremont Ave Apt 2-A, New York, NY. Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rocky).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Mar 12, 1958, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked Mar 12, 1958 2:30pm in York, Pa., with return address sticker on back flap (Mrs. Chas. B. Fry, 43 North Rockburn Street, York, Pa). Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rockefeller).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Mar 13, 1958, from Mr J B Feiser (Pat's father)
envelope Postmarked Mar 13, 1958 8pm in York, Pa., with corner card for 133 N Findlay St, York, Pa. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rockefeller 304).
page 1 Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on Mar 13, 1958, from Molly Fudge
envelope Postmarked Mar 14, 1958 8pm in Naples, Italy, with return address for M. Fudge, Stazione Zoologica, Villa Comunale, Napoli, Italia on the reverse flap. Addressed to Miss Patricia Feiser at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Mar 16, 1958, from Pat's parents
envelope Postmarked Mar 16, 1958 8:30am in York, Pa., with corner card for 133 N Findlay St, York, Pa. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rockefeller 304).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Apr 17, 1958, from Mrs J B Feiser (Pat's mother)
envelope Postmarked Apr 17, 1958 6:30pm in York, Pa., with corner card for Mrs. J. B. Feiser, 133 N Findlay St, York, Penna. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rocky).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Apr 22, 1958, from Mrs J B Feiser (Pat's mother)
envelope Postmarked Apr 22, 1958 in York, Pa., with corner card for Mrs. J. B. Feiser, 133 N Findlay St, York, Penna. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rocky 304).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Apr 24, 1958, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked Apr 24, 1958 1pm in York, Pa. Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rockefeller).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Apr 30, 1958, from Mrs J B Feiser (Pat's mother)
envelope Postmarked Apr 30, 1958 5:30pm in York, Pa., with corner card for Mrs. J. B. Feiser, 133 N Findlay St, York, Pa. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rocky 304).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 14, 1958, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked May 15, 1958 11:30am in York, Pa. Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rockefeller).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 16, 1958, from Mrs J B Feiser (Pat's mother)
envelope Postmarked May 16, 1958 6:30pm in York, Pa., with corner card for Mrs. J. B. Feiser, 133 N Findlay St, York, Pa. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rocky 304).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 20, 1958, from Mr J B Feiser (Pat's father)
envelope Postmarked May 21, 1958 2:30pm in York, Pa., with corner card for 133 N Findlay St, York, Pa. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rockefeller 304).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Card Written on May 27, 1958, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked May 27, 1958 2:30pm in York, Pa. Addressed to Patty Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (304 North Rockefeller).
card The First Methodist Church, York, Pennsylvania
inside Full contents of the card, though only part of the inscription is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 28, 1958, from Mrs J B Feiser (Pat's mother)
envelope Postmarked May 28, 1958 6pm in York, Pa., with corner card for Mrs. J. B. Feiser, 133 N Findlay St, York, Pa. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at Mount Holyoke College (North Rockefeller 304).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 12, 1958, from Mrs J B Feiser (Pat's mother)
envelope Postmarked Sep 12, 1958 4:30pm in York, Pa., with corner card for Mrs. J. B. Feiser, 133 N Findlay St, York, Pa. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser at 1530 University Ave Apt #7, Madison, Wisc. Please hand stamp.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 5, 1958, from MHC classmates Margaret Norton and Ellen Corey
envelope Postmarked Nov 6, 1958 1pm in New York, NY, with corner card for Norton-Corey, 16 Bank St, New York, NY. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser, 1530 University Ave Apt. 7, Madison, Wisconsin.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Feb 4, 1959, from M
envelope Postmarked Feb 4, 1959 2pm in Beverly Hills, Calif., with corner card for Reading Services, Inc., 9015 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, Calif. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser, 1530 University Ave Apt. 7, Madison, Wisconsin.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Mar 18, 1959, from Mrs J B Feiser (Pat's mother)
envelope Postmarked Mar 18, 1959 6pm in York, Pa., with corner card for Mrs. J. B. Feiser, 133 N Findlay St, York, Penna. Addressed to Miss Pat Feiser, 1530 University Ave. Apt. #7, Madison, Wisconsin.
page 1 Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on May 27, 1959, from Mrs Charles Fry (Pat's grandmother)
envelope Postmarked May 27, 1959 7:30pm in York, Pa., with return address sticker for Mrs. Daisy D. Fry, 43 North Rockburn Street, York, Pa. on reverse flap. Addressed to Patty Feiser, 1530 University Ave. Apt. 7, Madison, Wis.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.