Box 1

Scope and Contents After her graduation in 1921, Henrietta spent the summer in Eaglesmere, Pennsylvania with Tom McConnell’s family and a few other friends. Henrietta’s secret engagement to Tom features prominently in these letters. Notably, Henrietta goes on a date with another man, saying that it is “a part of our camouflage.” Since Henrietta married Pierrepont E. Sperry in 1929, it can be assumed that the engagement between Tom and Henrietta was broken off. These letters also describe the...