Letters, Before Bryn Mawr , 1917 May-June

These letters describe Baldwin’s interactions with acquaintances and friends, and college preparatory courses. She attended Miss Kirk’s, a preparatory and finishing school, right before being admitted into Bryn Mawr College. She prepared for her college courses by taking extra lessons at Miss Kirk’s. During her time at the preparatory school, Henrietta boarded in Mrs. Richard’s home, a woman who acted as a maternal figure to her while she was away from home. Henrietta portrays the intimate setting of Mrs. Richard’s house, describing in her correspondence a morning spent sitting around the table with five other girls for breakfast. Two of her friends from Mrs. Richard’s, Marion and Tude, also enrolled at Bryn Mawr.