Letters, 1900 to present day

[Envelope]

History

The twentieth century was an exciting time at Mount Holyoke and for young women in general, and the contents of these letters reflect that.

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 Oct 24, 1900
envelope Postmarked Oct 24, 1900 5pm in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 9, 1900
envelope Postmarked Dec 10, 1900 10am in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 19, 1902
envelope Postmarked Sep 19, 1902 5pm in South Hadley. Flag cancel on reverse. Transit marks on Sep 19, 1902 8pm in Springfield, and Sep 20, 1902 7am in New Britain CT.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 14, 1903
outside Postmarked Feb 14, 1903 5pm in South Hadley, with corner card for Mount Holyoke College. Addressed to Miss Helen M. Cady, Mansfield, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 2, 1904
envelope Postmarked May 2, 1904 12:30pm in Newton Center, Mass. Addressed to Miss Ruth Welles at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 27, 1904
envelope Postmarked Jul 27, 1904 am in Amesbury, Mass. Addressed to Miss Ruth Morris Welles in Wethersfield, Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 1, 1904
envelope Postmarked Nov 2, 1904 7:30pm in Clifton Springs, NY with corner card for Mrs. Louise S. Rounds, Clifton Springs NY. Transit marked Nov 3, 1904 3:30pm in Westerly RI on the reverse. Addressed to Miss Elizabeth Nichols, 8 Dixon St, Westerly, RI.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around May 19, 1906
envelope Postmarked May 19, 1906 7am in South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Hazel A Wheeler in Athol, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 8, 1906
envelope Postmarked Oct 9, 1906 3pm in Minneapolis MN.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 10, 1906
envelope Postmark smudged.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 5, 1907
envelope Postmarked Oct 5, 1907 5pm in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 4, 1908
page 1 No envelope exists. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Mar 5, 1909
outside Postmarked Apr 5, 1909 12midnight in South Hadley. Addressed to Curtis Hidden Page, a professor at Columbia University.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of one page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 21, 1909
page 1 No envelope exists. Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on Oct 18, 1909
envelope Postmarked Oct 18, 1909 12midnight in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 1, 1914
envelope Postmarked Jul 25, 1916 7pm in Oak Bluffs Mass. This envelope was sold to me as the cover for this letter, but it is clearly not.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Apr 30, 1916
envelope Postmarked May 1, 1916 7am in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 28, 1916
envelope Postmarked May 29, 1916 10am in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 4, 1918
envelope Postmarked Jun 5, 1918 12:30pm in New London, Conn. Addressed to Miss Ruth M Ferry at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

Two Letters Written in Nov-Dec 1918
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, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jan 5, 1920
envelope Postmarked Jan 6, 1920 11am in Minneapolis, Minn. Addressed to Miss Edith S. Palmer at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 13, 1920
envelope Postmarked Jun 14, 1920 5:30pm in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the second letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Apr 8, 1921
envelope Postmarked Apr 8, 1921 10am in South Hadley, with return address for M. N. Jaques, South Hadley, Mass. Addressed to Mrs. S. F. Jaques, 67 1/2 Lincoln Ave, Binghamton, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on Apr 19, 1922
envelope Postmarked Apr 19, 1922 5:30pm in South Hadley. Addressed to Mrs. Oliver Hurd in Montreal Canada. Special Delivery.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 18, 1926
envelope Postmarked Nov 18, 1926 11:30am in Washington DC. Addressed to Miss Helen Goodner at Mount Holyoke.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only portion of the first page of the second letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 28-29, 1927
envelope Postmarked Sep 29, 1927 in Quebec. On Hote St-Roch stationery.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only portion of the first page of the second letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Dec 29, 1931 by Mary Woolley
front On Mount Holyoke stationery: "December 29, 1931 My dear Mr. Holt: Your note of congratulation has brought me keen pleasure. I wonder whether you realize that your talk in pre-war days, of a possible federation of the world, marked the beginning of my interest in a world league? With warm appreciation of your sympathy and understanding, Cordially yours, Mary E. Woolley"

A Letter Written on May 3, 1932 by Mary Woolley
front On Les Bergues/Geneve stationery: "May 3, 1932. My dear Mr. Frowe: It gives me pleasure to send my autograph. With many good wishes for your speedy recovery, believe me, Very sincerely yours, [Mary Woolley] Mr. Chester E. Frowe, Leahi Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii."

A Letter written on Aug 1, 1933
envelope Postmarked Aug 1, 1933 5:30pm in South Hadley. On Mount Holyoke College stationery. Addressed to Miss Evelyn Apter Mag (x1937).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Feb 5, 1934
envelope Postmarked Feb 6, 1934 7am in South Hadley. On Mount Holyoke College stationery (green printing on reverse flap).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Jan 7, 1937
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only portion of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Feb 9, 1937
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.

A Letter written on Feb 26, 1939
envelope Postmarked Feb 28, 1939 5:30pm in South Hadley. On Mount Holyoke College stationery (embossed on rear flap).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on May 14, 1945
envelope Postmarked May 14, 1945, 12:30pm in South Hadley. Addressed to Mrs. Paul J. McCormick in Delmar, NY, with corner card for 33 Mead Hall at Mount Holyoke.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter written on Aug 6, 1955
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.