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Scope and Contents The ninth folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letters written every day between Bryn Mawr College sophomore Natalie Gookin and her mother, father, and aunt in October 1917. These letters have been arranged chronologically according to the date which they were written. In her letters, Natalie expresses her happiness at being a sophomore and how much she loves the community at BMC. She relates the daily activities of student life to her family: her different classes such as major...

Scope and Contents The tenth folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letters home written by Bryn Mawr College sophomore Natalie Gookin to her mother, father, and aunt during November 1917. These letters are arranged chronologically according to the date that they were written. In her letters to her family, Natalie describes her everyday life as a student at Bryn Mawr College and the challenges of the academic world. She writes everyday about her grades, her various crochet projects, making trench candles...

Scope and Contents The eleventh folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letters written every day between Bryn Mawr College sophomore Natalie Gookin and her mother, father, and aunt during December 1917. These letters have been arranged chronologically according to the date by which they were written. For much of December 1917, Natalie expresses her eagerness to spend her winter break at home with friends and family. She writes about the ups and downs of student life at Bryn Mawr, both in academics and...

Scope and Contents The twelfth folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letters written every day between Bryn Mawr College sophomore Natalie Gookin and her mother, father, and aunt during January, 1918. These letters have been arranged chronologically according to the date by which they were written. In her letters, Natalie writes about her life as a student, her classes and different personal activities with her friends, and an outbreak of German measles on campus. She discusses in detail her passion for...

Scope and Contents The thirteenth folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letters written every day in correspondence between Bryn Mawr College sophomore Natalie Gookin and her family in Chicago during February 1918. These letters are arranged in chronological order according to the date by which they were written. In her letters, Natalie writes about her everyday activities such as her English, Latin, and Geology classes, the Rockefeller hall teas, and contributing to the war effort. Her February...

Scope and Contents The fourteenth folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letter written every day in correspondence between Bryn Mawr College sophomore Natalie Gookin and her family in Chicago during March 1918. These letters have been arranged chronologically according to the date that they were written. From these letters it is evident that Natalie has a strong and intimate relationship with her parents and confides in them about every aspect of her life. Often she writes about missing home or how much...

Scope and Contents The fifteenth folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letters written every day between Bryn Mawr College sophomore Natalie Gookin and her family in Chicago during April 1918. These letters have been arranged chronologically according to the date that they were written. In her letters, Natalie displays the close and intimate relationship she has with her father, mother, and aunt as she expresses her every desire and thought. Most often, she relates her every day schedule and thoughts on...

Scope and Contents The sixteenth folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letters written every day between Bryn Mawr College sophomore Natalie Gookin and her family in Chicago during May and early June of 1918. These letters have been arranged chronologically according to the date that they were written. From her letters, the close relationship between Natalie and her parents is evident as she writes about the most intimate details of her life at Bryn Mawr. She writes about her classes and grades in...

Scope and Contents The seventeenth folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letters written by Marie Gookin, mother of Bryn Mawr College sophomore Natalie Gookin, to her daughter, husband, and family during May 1918. These letters have been arranged chronologically according to the date by which they were written. Marie writes to her daughter about her preparations for her visit as well as her time with Natalie at Bryn Mawr College. Her letters add to the portrait of Natalie’s intimate relationship with...

Scope and Contents The eighteenth folder in the Natalie Gookin papers contains letters written in correspondence between Bryn Mawr College junior Natalie Gookin and her family in Chicago during August 1918. These letters have been arranged chronologically according to the date that they were written. Natalie writes her parents about the various activities and events she attends while she is on vacation on Mackinac Island in Michigan with her friends. From her letters, it is clear that she has an intimate and...