1946 correspondence of Thomas Waring

ca. 160 items through May

Primarily, letters are between Tom Waring (TW) and Theodora Elkinton TE), full of affection and thoughts about marriage and married life, as well as potential colleges which they could both attend.

Other writers include:

Katharine Arnett, Bernard Waring, Dorothy Waring Smith, Cornelius Kruse, William Myers, Asa --

Waring, Bernard. 1/1. Suggestions for companies to invest in that are not connected with the war; "most of our people feel labor unions are wholly or largely bad"

TW to TE. 1/5. Believes that she should be able to continue her studies at Wesleyan when he returns to complete his degree there.

TW to TE. 1/9. What would she think if they were both to attend a co-ed college, e.g. Swarthmore or Cornell

TE. 1/14. Suggests they might go to Haverford College after marriage and live in Language House, where it is no longer a requirement to speak a language, as it is now the quarters for married couples attending Haverford, and it has a good pre-med course, and it is sympathetic to COs, and there are no fraternities, and she could participate in the Relief and Reconstruction program

TW to TE. 2/14. TE's home, Honey Run, is being fixed up for their wedding.

Wesleyan University (Victor Butterfield) to TW. 2/19. Women can take courses for credit at Wesleyan, but they cannot get a degree

TW to TE. 2/21. Birth control and other personal issues.

TW to TE. 3/3: Has had visit from clearness committee of Germantown Monthly Meeting and tells about the issues that were brought up

Waring, Grace. 4/16. Chestnut Hill Meeting has requested Germantown Meeting for Tom & Dody's wedding.

TW to TE. 4/20. Has sent in his application to Earlham College and mentions that TE should be sending hers as well.

TE. 4/22. Reported to Smith dean that she would not be returning the following year.

TW to TE. 4/24. Discussion of various college possibilities for them

TW to TE. 3/13. Has been moved to the CPS camp at Big Flats. "The government is a lot more nonchalant about things now that the Friends are gone."

TW to TE. 4/3. Refers to Howard Elkinton and his desire to go to Germany where he could visit with German Friends, but that there is resistance to this idea

TW to Thomas Evan. 5/11. Has been elected to the corporation of Friends Hospital

TW to Grace Waring. 5/17. Both he and TE have been admitted to Earlham

TW to TE. 5/25. Truman determines to draft all men into the army who strike against the government