1944 correspondence of Theodora Elkinton
Scope and Contents
Ca. 80 items
Materials include correspondence of Theodora Elkinton (TE) as well as her notes on various events, including that she selected Smith College based on friendly personal welcome, but that it was not a good choice; graduation from Germantown Friends School and impressions of and classes and activities at Smith
Letters are primarily by TE to her parents reporting on daily events and friends; also some from them (HE & KE) on various family events, and a few from her brother and some friends.
Highlights include:
to parents. 8/20. Reports on visit to Smith College
to parents. 9/17. Prayer life developing
to parents. 9/1. Helping out with a group working on a farm
to parents. 10/8. Describes a typical day at college
HE to TE. 10/18. Annotated article by HE about the Quaker School at Eerde which he hoped to revive
KE to TE. 11/6. Members of family voting for Dewey or Roosevelt
Richie, David to TE. 12/6. Richie's report on weekend work camp program
KE to TE. 12/11. Life in Germantown, PA
Elkinton, Peter to TE. Concord, NH, 12/12. Writes from CPS camp
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
General
In 1944, there begins a profusion of correspondence between Tom Waring and Theodora Elkinton and in order to maintain the stream of that correspondence, Elkinton's letters to Waring are interfiled with Waring's within Waring family papers
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