Letters, Before Bryn Mawr , 1916 April-June

This first folder contains letters written from Henrietta to her mother during her final year at Miss Kirk’s preparatory school. These letters concentrate primarily on the time where she is applying to be a student at Bryn Mawr College and taking her final exams at Miss Kirk’s.

These letters provide insight into a variety of topics, including popular games and sports, Baldwin’s trips around Pennsylvania, events at Bryn Mawr College, and the war effort. Several of her trips to Bryn Mawr College included events such as the Shakespeare Fete, the Senior Class play of You Never Can Tell by Bernard Shaw, and Senior Garden Party. She makes several excursions during this time into other parts of Pennsylvania, such as Philadelphia, Valley Forge, and New Hope. Her volunteer activities for the war effort include rolling bandages and making sponges for the soldiers.