Letters to Abby Howe Turner 1896, 1920-1924

[Envelope]

History

Abby Turner corresponded with many of her colleagues, classmates, and students. This particular set of letters (and postcards, and photos) are mostly from students that worked overseas, or other professors who were on vacation.

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 Mar 7, 1920, from Lilian Welsh
envelope Addressed to Miss Abbie Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Mar 8, 1920 1am in Baltimore, Md.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Mar 10, 1920, from Edith Hamlin
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from E. R. Hamlin in Middlebury Vt. Postmarked Mar 11, 1920 5pm in Middlebury Vt.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Aug 23, 1920, from Laura Hua-tsai Liu
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Turner in South Hadley, and forwarded to 42 Lincoln Ave, Amherst, Mass. Return address Maplewood Hotel, Maplewood, NH. Postmarked Aug 23, 1920 12am in Maplewood, NH. Transit mark Aug 24, 1920 10am in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter written on Sep 22, 1920, from Tsae Ngoo Kwong
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Sep 24, 1920, from Helen Dyer
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Sep 24, 1920 11:30am in Washington DC.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 26, 1920, from Mary Jane Walters
envelope Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Sep 27, 1920 1pm in New London, Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 1, 1920, from Laura Hua-tsai Liu
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with return address for H. T. Liu in New York NY. Postmarked Oct 1, 1920 8pm in New York NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 25, 1920, from Joel E. Goldthwait
envelope Addressed to Prof. Abbie H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with return address for 372 Marlborough St, Boston. Postmarked Oct 26, 1920 12noon in Boston, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 29, 1920, from Ella Freas
envelope Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with return address for 4341 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, Penn. on the reverse flap. Postmarked Nov 1, 1920 1am in Trenton, NJ.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Apr 18, 1921, from Mary Woolley
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on May 9, 1921, from Gertrude Knox
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from G. E. Knox at Constantinople College in Turkey.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 16, 1921, from Jacob Cogswell
envelope Addressed to Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with return address J. H. Cogswell, 353 Utah St, Huron, S. Dak. Postmarked Jun 16, 1921 7:30pm in Huron, S. Dak.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 24, 1921, from Grace Berry
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at the College, forwarded to Newagen, Maine. Postmarked Jul 25 [1921] in Claremont, Cal. and transit marked Jul 30, 1921 10am in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Aug 8, 1921, from Caroline Thompson
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Mount Holyoke College, forwarded to Miss Young's cottage at Pemaquid Point, Maine. Postmarked Aug 8, 1921 in Wonalance NH, and transit marked Aug 9, 1921 10am in South Hadley.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 11, 1921, from Eva
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Faculty House. Postmarked Sep 11, 1921 12pm in New York City.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 14, 1921, from Eva
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Faculty House. Postmarked Sep 15, 1921 1pm in New York City.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Card Written around Sep 22, 1921, from C. C. Little
card "Second International Congress of Eugenics / American Museum of Natural History / New York City / To whom it may concern: This certifies that Prof. Abby H. Turner has been duly enrolled as a Delegate of Mt. Holyoke College at the Second International Congress of Eugenics to be held in New York City, U.S.A., September, 22-28 1921, and as such is entitled to attend the meeting of that body. / C. C. Little / Secretary-General"

A Letter Written on Sep 24, 1921, from Eva
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Faculty House, from Farview in North Chatham, New York. Postmarked Sep 26, 1921 7am in North [Chatham], NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Sep 28, 1921, from Eva
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Faculty House, from Farview in North Chatham, New York. Postmarked Sep 28, 1921 pm in North Chatham, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 2, 1921, from Eva
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Faculty House. Postmarked Oct 2, 1921 12midnight in New York City.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Oct 5, 1921, from Eva
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Faculty House. Postmarked Oct 5, 1921 12noon in New York City.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

Two Letters Written on Oct 8 and 15, 1921, from Annie W. Goodrich
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with corner card for Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, Department of Nursing and Health. Postmarked Oct 17, 1921 12noon in New York City.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
page 1 An earlier letter was added to the envelope. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written around Oct 18, 1921, from Alice Noyes
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Oct 18, 1921 4:30pm in Haverhill, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Nov 18, 1921, from Lafayette Mendel
envelope Addressed to Professor Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with corner card for L. B. Mendel, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Postmarked Nov 18, 1921 7:30pm in New Haven, Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jan 28, 1922, from Helen Vincent
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, but also "for Miss Carr and Miss Laird
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 1, 1922, from Annie W. Goodrich
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with corner card for Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, Department of Nursing and Health, and forwarded to Miss Charlotte Francis, 417 West 118th St, New York City. Postmarked in South Hadley, and in City Hall Station, NY.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 14, 1922, from Lafayette Mendel
envelope Addressed to Professor Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with corner card for L. B. Mendel, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Postmarked Feb 14, 1922 2pm in New Haven, Conn. (Yale Station).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter Written on Mar 2, 1922, from Walter Bradford Cannon
envelope Addressed to Professor Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with corner card for Department of Physiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Postmarked Mar 2, 1922 7pm in Boston, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.

A Letter written on Mar 7, 1923, indirectly from Harriett Allyn
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on Apr 22, 1923, from Harriett Allyn
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with a return address from H. M. Allyn in Canton China. Stamp torn off the envelope.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 15, 1923, from Ada Comstock
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with a return address from the Office of the Dean at Smith College. Postmarked May 15, 1923 7pm in Northampton, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jul 22, 1923, from Soo Yuin Ting
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Woods Hole, on Canadian Pacific Steamship Limited stationery. Postmarked Jul 12, 1923. [Letter enclosed was dated Jul 12, and changed to be Jul 22; maybe that explains why it was postmarked 10 days before it was dated.]
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Postcard Written on Aug 17, 1923, from Rebecca Smaltz
front "EGYPT - Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza."
back Divided back. Postmarked Aug 18, 1923 in Naples, and transit marked Sep 4, 1923 12:30pm in South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley, and forwarded to Southport, Maine. "Aug. 17, 1923 Cairo's stock of Sphinx pictures is very poor, and just now it is very low. We left '23's love with this lady or gentleman. Isn't it a shame that Napoleon blew off his (or her) nose with his guns? I think it was very nasty of him, but the Sphinx doesn't seem to mind. It said never a word when we paid our respects but winked when we had our pictures taken beside it. Loyally yours, Rebecca Smaltz."

A Postcard Written on Aug 26, 1923, from Elizabeth Shearer
front "3 EN PROVENCE. - La Tarasque. - LL"
back Divided back. Postmarked in Paris in 1923 and Sep in South Hadley. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley, and forwarded to J. Giddings in Nashua, NH. "Paris Aug 26 / Wish I could write a letter Abby mine, but I'm tired - Versailles all the P.M. - great for the fountains were all a'playing. Was rejoiced to get your letter. Wish I could play with you at Harborside. Sail Sept. 7th for New Orleans, voyage long, arrive Sept. 27th if all goes well - Always am I, your loving chum E. Shearer"

A Letter Written on Jan 13, 1924, from Mabel Chase
envelope Addressed to Miss Abbie Turner in South Hadley, with return address for M. A. Chase, care Am. Express 6 Haymarket London. Postmarked Jan 14, 1924 3pm in Torquay England.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 5, 1924, from Elizabeth Knox
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Feb 8, 1924 9pm in New York, NY (Fordham Station).
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 16, 1924, from Mary McLean
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with return address on back flap for Dr. Mary H. McLean, 4339 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis. Postmarked Feb 18, 1924 1pm in St. Louis, Mo.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Feb 17, 1924, from Dorothy Drake
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, on stationery for Dorothy Drake of Belmont, Mass (reverse flap). Postmarked Feb 18, 1924 10am in Boston, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Apr 15, 1924, from Caroline Shaw
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with a return address from Radcliffe College. Postmarked Apr 15, 1924 11am in Cambridge, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter.

A Letter written on Apr 17, 1924, from F. Paul Anderson
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.

A Letter written on Apr 17, 1924, from Philip Drinker
page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on May 4, 1924, from Mabel Chase
envelope Addressed to Professor Abby Turner in South Hadley, with a return address from M. A. Chase in Cambridge. Postmarked May 5, 1924 12:15pm in Cambridge, England.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on May 10, 1924, from Ada Comstock
envelope Addressed to Professor Abby Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with a return address from Radcliffe College. Postmarked May 10, 1924 10pm in Cambridge, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter.

A Letter written on May 12, 1924, from Cecil Drinker
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, with a return address from Harvard University School of Public Health. Postmarked May 13, 1924 9:30pm in Boston, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on May 14, 1924, from Anne Wellington
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with a return address from Radcliffe College. Postmarked May 14, 1924 7pm in Cambridge, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter.

A Letter Written on May 19, 1924, from Betsy
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked May 20, 1924 9am in New Haven, Conn.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter Written around May 21, 1924, from Edith Roberts
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with a return address from Radcliffe College. Postmarked May 14, 1924 7pm in Cambridge, Mass.
envelope back Itinerary penned on back of envelope.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Letter Written on Jun 9, 1924, from Cecil Drinker
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, with a return address from the Harvard University School of Public Health. Postmarked Jun 10, 1924 8pm in Boston.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Postcard Written on Aug 25, 1924, from Marion Sarles
front "20 LE MONT SAINT-MICHEL - Pêcheurs de Grèves et Coquetières. Fishing for shell Fish. - LL"
back Divided back. Postmark indistinct. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. "Aug. 25, 1924. Dear Miss Turner, - Have your travels included a visit to this most romantic and beautiful of places? If not, do include it in your next European tour, for it will soon case to be an island even at highest tide. I am taking a little vacation in Brittany with Nina Babcock, who has been spending the summer with me, studying with my teacher. I am going to stay for another winter in Paris, which I like tremendously, except for an occasional longing to return to a more energetic climate. How wonderful the new building looks! [Clapp Laboratory] I know you must be delighted to have a real place to work in once more. I hope you have had a fine vacation & will have a good year. Love from Marion Sarles"

A Postcard Written on Aug 26, 1924, from Ellen Hinsdale
front "A39 - Along the Parapets, the Old Fort, Mackinac Island, Mich."
back Divided back. Postmarked Aug 26, 1924 7pm in Mackinac Island, Mich. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. "Macinac [sic], August 26 This is a part of the sights you would have seen if you had come here from Toronto. Perhaps you did. I have come from Bay View for the day only and return to Grand Rapids tonight E. C. Hinsdale"

A Letter Written around Sep 22, 1924, from Henrietta Hooker
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Turner in Brookline, Mass. on stationery for Henrietta Edgecomb Hooker of South Hadley (rear flap). Postmarked Sep 22, 1924 9am in Holyoke, Mass.
page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.

A Postcard Written on Nov 16, 1924, from Ida Mary Woodcock
front Physiology building, corner of chemistry building, and pathology building in back ground, Peking Union Medical College.
back Divided back. Postmarked Nov 16, 1924 in China. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner, 9 Auburn Place, Brookline, Mass. "Your September letter was much appreciated & will have more appropriate acknowledgment soon. In the mean time you have received letters from Mrs. Frame & Miss Boring. I sincerely hope it is going to be made possible for you to come to Peking. I am feeling much better about it now & am prepared to enjoy the next four years. My best wishes to you for Xmas & especially for 1925. I. M. Woodcock 16 November 1924."