Letters home, May 1919

The twenty-sixth folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letters written every day in correspondence between Bryn Mawr College junior Natalie Gookin and her family in Chicago during May 1919. These letters have been arranged chronologically according to the date that they were written. Due to her close and intimate relationship with her family, Natalie writes in great detail about her thoughts and feelings regarding academics, various events in the Bryn Mawr community, and her time with her friends. Much of her letters focus on studying, exams, and grades as she moves into exam season as well as the rising cost to attend college as outlined by President Thomas, or “P.T.”. Throughout her letters, she hosts detailed discussions on her train ticket home, changing her college ring, and her haste to get home for summer. These letters would be of interest to anyone studying student life, women’s colleges, and home relationships.