Box 4

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A few childhood letters, ca. 1902-03 and reminiscences of life at Westtown, ca. 1911-12 by Katherine Wistar Mason Elkinton

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Correspondence primarily of Howard Elkinton and Katharine Wistar Mason

Highlights include:

to Portia (aka KWM). Colorado, 7/31. Missed the Haverford summer school and Pocono Conference during his trip out west during the summer of his Haverford College junior year, which he describes (as well as in other letters to his family)

Scope and Contents Correspondence primarily of Howard Elkinton and Katharine Mason. Often discuss family, friends and travel, including to Pocono Lake. Ca. 40 itemsto Howard. 3/13. Refers to fellow newspaper men, as Howard was editor of the Haverford College Weeklyto Howard. 4/8. Refers to Alfred Noyes, poet laureate of the U.S. who was to speak at Haverford Collegeto Kitty. n.d. Has been selected for Phi Beta KappaMason, Katharine E. to Sarah West Elkinton....

Scope and Contents Correspondence primarily of Howard Elkinton and Katharine Mason. Ca. 50 itemsHighlights include:to K.M. 2/8. The secret in mutual happiness is growth together. Discusses college for her, including attending Radcliffe, perhaps going into medicineto H.E. 2/15. Suggests she might take up electioneering in the western states for the "grand cause of woman suff[erage]."to K.M. 5/20. What would she think if he went to India for 3 years to help put...

Scope and Contents ca. 150 items (January-August in Box 4; September-December in Box 5)The year Howard and Katharine became engaged; many letters of congratulations from family and friends, which also tell of other family events, but primarily between the two of them and giving a picture of who they are as individuals and the depth of their growing connection, as they probe any topic, from religion to literature. Many mentions of various family membersHighlights include:to...