Letters, 1947-1959

MHB's letters, 1947-1959:

1947. ca. 45 items.

Note: These are letters written to her parents and Bacon family members and report on Allen's studies, planned visits, reports on health of family members, visits with friends. In this year, they moved from Dover, MA to Friends Academy on Long Island where Allen was to teach. There are a few letters by Allen interspersed.

Highlights include:

to Dad and Mother. 1947 10/12. Allen's teaching and other events' schedule; MHB is teaching the staff of a publication at the school where Allen works to write journalistically, gave two lectures and will meet with individual students and helping to plan the faculty play

1948-1949. ca. 40 items.

Note: Letters to parents and Bacon family members and report on Allen's and other family members' activities.

Highlights include:

to Bacons. 1948 2/29. Has a service committee project to make children's pyjamas.

to mother. 1948 3/9. Allen has received an M.A. diploma from Harvard in teaching.

to parents. 1948 7/14. Re birth of Elizabeth Bacon

to family. 1949 11/6. Some in medical profession accusing Lehman of wanting socialized medicine and to vote for Dulles.

to Bacons. 1949 12/4. Has sold three short articles and another in the making

1950. ca. 35 items.

Note: Letters to parents and Bacon family members and report on Allen's and other family members' activities and move to Wayne, PA.

to Bacons. 1950 1/29. Allen has agreed to take AFSC job of Director of Work Camps and description of job

1951. ca. 20 items.

Note: Letters to parents and Bacon family members and report on Allen's and other family members' activities and birth of son Peter. Also, a good bit on traveling

to Mother (Bacon). Wayne, PA., 1951 6/26. Sensed their disapproval of her at the time of marriage to Allen that, in part, was based on her religious background and other misunderstandings

to Bacons. Wayne, PA., 1951 7/19. Will be spending some time in Friends work camps in Kentucky and Tennessee and a run down of the trip

1952. ca. 20 items.

Note: Letters primarily to Bacon family members on family issues, but also a bit on her writing and outside activities

1953. ca. 10 items.

Note: Letters primarily to Bacon family members on family issues

1954, 1955, 1957. ca. 10 items.

Note: Letters primarily to Bacon family members on family issues

1954, 1955, 1957. ca. 10 items.

Note: Letters primarily to Bacon family members on family issues

1958. ca. 20 items.

Note: Includes two clippings of newspaper articles she has written.

to family. 1958 7/3. Writes on the last day as director of the Philadelphia Center

Note: Letters often to Bacon family members on family issues

1959. ca. 20 items.

to family. 1959 5/10. Tells of writing assignments

to family. 1959 5/25. Active with elections and the League of Women Voters

to family. 1959 10/. Has met C.P. Snow and wife [Pamela Hansford Johnson, Baroness Snow?]