Box 51
Contains 11 Results:
Letters to parents, 1952
Candidate Eisenhower visits Ames; Barbara is active in politics peace concerns
Letters to parents, 1953
Ed Kerner looking for new teaching position, loyalty oaths and other Cold War issues; he takes a position with University of Buffalo. Barbara involved with mental health issues, League of Women Voter, in Ames, household concerns, music.
Letters to parents, 1954
Barbara joins Amherst Symphony Orchestra (cello), LWV, attends Buffalo Meeting, teaches Sunday School. Ed filing for patent
Letters to parents, 1955
Winifred born May 5, 1955. Ed gets tenure.
Letters to parents, 1956
Barbara involved in LWV, Buffalo Meeting
Letters to parents, 1957
Barbara serves on Democratic Party committee, takes a part-time job in Children's Hospital.
Letters to parents, 1958
Father, Charles F. Brooks, dies. Parenting concerns, Edward resigns from Univ. of Buffalo, goes on sabbatical
Letters to mother, 1959
Family rents home on Long Island during Edward's sabbatical
Letters to mother, 1960
JFK elected president; Barbara had favored Stevenson
Letters to mother, 1961
Barbara involved with Quaker peace walk and effort to end housing discrimination, possible meeting house/a Friends center. Son involved with civil defense drills at school.
