1946 correspondence of Theodora Elkinton

ca. 10 items through March

Theodora Elkinton married Tom Waring at the end of June 1946 (beginning in 1947, her letters to parents and friends will be filed under Waring). Tom was released from CPS camp; Tom's decision to continue college at Wesleyan, so they moved to Connecticut, rather than both attending Earlham

Letter writers include: Alix Feist, Katharine Elkinton

Highlights include:

Feist, Alix to TE. London, 2/7. "Getting over a war is almost as strenuous as living under war conditions."

Wood, Charles to TE. 2/18. Re demonstrations in Manila, and that 200,000 soldiers are in Philippines for political reasons, etc. in connection with the Philippine elections; social games people play

TE to Howard Elkinton. 4/8. Re a women who wants to help the school in Holland, Eerde and whether HE will go to Germany to help Friends there

Myers, Agnes to TE. 4/25. Re meeting with "clearness committee" of Chestnut Hill Meeting before her marriage, which meeting, according to TE, never happened.

Earlham College (Opal Thornburg). 5/6. TE has been accepted at Earlham College

TE to parents. 12/17. Classes they are both taking at Wesleyan

Mason, Barbara to Katharine Elkinton.5/20. Has been accepted into a special service branch of the army, a job rather like the Red Cross