The Jeannette Clarke Letters, 1935

[Envelope]

History

These letters were written to Jeannette Clarke by her very loving, very effusive mother after Jeannette graduates from college and is living in Hempstead, NY. Jeannette's mother Tillie is still living in Binghamton NY at the same address she had in 1930. Jeannette had spent the years between graduation and 1935 living in Binghamton and working for Vail Ballou Press as a proofreader, and now has found a job in Hempstead at Doubleday, Doran ("D.D." in her letters), and is staying temporarily with Mrs. William C. Connors. Tillie would like to relocate to Hempstead as well, and they are discussing their moves. It appears Jeannette's mother and father are separated by now; Tillie mentions running into him while he was smartly dressed and in the company of another woman, but seems merely curious, not freshly hurt [November 12, 1935 letter]. Tillie doesn't seem to have the book shoppe any longer; her income comes from a rental property in Owego (perhaps a property left to her after her mother died), and she also has some gigs playing piano.

A few of the letters Jeannette wrote to her mother survive, and are interwoven into this collection.

Letters dated 1929-1933

The Images

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

A Letter Written on May 1, 1935
envelope Postmarked May 1, 1935 8pm in Owego NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY, with corner card for Clarke, 72 Forsythe St, Owego, Tioga Co., NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 23, 1935
envelope Postmarked May 23, 1935 7pm in Owego NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY, with corner card for Clarke, 72 Forsythe St, Owego, Tioga Co., NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 21, 1935
envelope Postmarked Oct 21, 1935 2:30pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connor, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 23, 1935
envelope Postmarked Oct 23, 1935 9pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 4, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 4, 1935 6pm in Owego NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connor, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 5, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 5, 1935 10pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, on Arlington Hotel (Binghamton) letterhead.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 6, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 6, 1935 2:30pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 7, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 7, 1935 7:30pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 11, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 11, 1935 10pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, on Arlington Hotel (Binghamton) letterhead, with the words "Arlington Hotel" crossed out, leaving just "Binghamton NY" to complete the corner card.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 12, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 12, 1930 9pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY. A note on the back of the envelope is crossed out: "Burskhardt John A / 50-51 67th Winfield / HAvemyr [HAvemeyer] 41989 / " [meaning 50-51] Max / 91-49 118th Rich Hill / Cl/eveland 36575"
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 13, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 13, 1935 8pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 14, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 14, 1935 7:30pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY. Inscription on the back of the envelope: "233 Fulton Ave. 4 rooms. / Mrs. Foster 3 rooms. / 29 Main St. - up 1 flight. / Washington St. / 1 block from corner / corner of Van Cott."
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 17, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 17, 1935 6pm in Owego NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 19, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 19, 1935 6pm in Owego NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 21, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 21, 1935 8pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Theckla Klem Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 23, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 23, 1935 8pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 24, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 24, 1935 5:30pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Bing., NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 26, 1935
envelope Postmark blurred. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with return address for T. K. Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY on reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 27, 1935
envelope Postmarked Nov 27, 1935 6pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with return address for Mrs. T. K. Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY on reverse.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 1, 1935
envelope Postmarked Dec 1, 1935 7pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 2, 1935
envelope Postmarked Dec 2, 1935 8:30pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 4, 1935
envelope Postmarked Dec 4, 1935 1pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, (223)-78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 7, 1935
envelope Postmarked Dec 7, 1935 8pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 10, 1935
envelope Postmarked Dec 10, 1935 6pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 12, 1935
envelope Postmarked Dec 13, 1935 10:30pm in Binghamton NY, transit mark Dec 14, 1935 9am in Hempstead NY on reverse. Special Delivery. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 16, 1935
envelope Postmarked Dec 16, 1935 8:30pm in Binghamton NY. Addressed to Miss L. Jeannette Clarke, 223 Main St, Hempstead, L.I. NY c/o Mrs W. C. Connors, with corner card for Clarke, 78 Front St, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

Letters dated 1936-1938