Skip to main content

Box 4

 Container

Contains 17 Results:

Mary O. Reeve letters received, 1930 - 1935

 File — Box: 4
Scope and Contents

In the 1930s, Mary O. Reeve ("Mame") was living in Bedford. Pa. Notes from niece. a student at Mount Holyoke. Letters from sister-in-law Virginia A. Reeve from Shanghai, China, 1933, where she was living - her son-in-law Leon A. Fritchman was working there. Her granddaughter was a student at the American School.

Dates: 1930 - 1935

Mary O. Reeve letters received, 1937 - 1938

 File — Box: 4
Scope and Contents

1930s in Bedford. Pa. Notes from niece student at Mount Holyoke. Letters from sister-in-law Virginia A. Reeve from Shanghai, China, 1933, where she was living, her son-in-law Leon A. Fritchman, working there. Granddaughter a student at the American School.

Dates: 1937 - 1938

Letters received from "niece" Margaret ("Peg") Smith Satterthwaite, 1922, 1936-1938

 File — Box: 4
Scope and Contents

Peg was the daughter of Annie and Edmund Smith, the letters addressed 211 Juliana Street, Bedford, Pa. Loving letters, in 1930s to her "Auntie," living in Cleveland, Ohio. She married William F. Satterthwaite, and their daughter was named Margaret "Margie"

Dates: 1922, 1936-1938

Letters received from niece Mildred Reeve Fritchman, 1934 - 1938

 File — Box: 4
Scope and Contents

Mildred was the daughter of Mary's brother Edward B. Reeve and Virginia Antrim Reeve. She married Leon A. Fritchman in 1922. From 1934-1937, the family was in Shanghai, China, where Leon was working. They returned to the US just before political situation deteriorated, and Leon developed health issues.

Dates: 1934 - 1938

Mary O. Reeve and Smith family correspondence and miscellaneous, 1945-1957, and undated

 File — Box: 4
Scope and Contents

Mary Wilson Smith, daughter of Annie Way Smith, married Howard Paton Vincent in 1931, a prominent professor and Fulbright lecturer in Europe. Letters between "Auntie" Mary O. Reeve from Fishertown and from Mary. W. Letters between Mary and Howard Vincent and Mary Smith Vincent to her mother Annie and "Auntie" Mary O. Reeve.

Dates: 1945-1957, and undated

Mary O. Reeve diaries (2), 1880 - 1882

 File — Box: 4
Scope and Contents

Intermittent entries. Mary taught at Medford Friends School and did not enjoy teaching. Draft of a letter to students with words of encouragement. In her diary, she commented "Oh the trials of school teaching" and couldn't wait to be released. Her brother Walter married a non-member in 5 month 1881, and Mary expressed concern whether Addie (Adelaide) would be accepted.

Dates: 1880 - 1882

Mary O. Reeve diary, circa 1930

 File — Box: 4
Scope and Contents

Incomplete. She mentioned activities of Smith children, attending meetings.

Dates: circa 1930