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Scope and Contents This file discusses the first part of Henrietta’s second semester of her senior year. The topics of these letters include the scarlet fever epidemic, Henrietta’s health struggles, and her personal relationships. These letters illuminate the impact of the scarlet fever epidemic at college. Since the college was under quarantine during the first half of this semester, Henrietta was unable to go dancing, enter any hotels or shops. She did, however, attend a conference on “Clinical...