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Box 6

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Contains 12 Results:

Mitchell, Lydia Whitson , ca. 1948-1967

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Swarthmore friend, Lydia lived at 615 N. Chester Road.

Dates: ca. 1948-1967

Noble, Emma , 1953

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Friend of Janet's mother.

Dates: 1953

Pavlov, Adeline, ca 1952-1964

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Lived in Philadelphia and married to Alexander Pavlov. Adeline wrote that some of Dorothy's possessions which were stored in her basement had been ruined and discarded after water damage.

Dates: ca 1952-1964

Paxton, Alice Hall, Swarthmore, 1953

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Janet to Dear Cousin, with allusions to corruption. Alice was a Swaarthmore neighbor and close friend of Janet's parents.

Dates: 1953

Pearson, Drew, 1957, 1963

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Typed signed letters reminiscing about growing up in Swarthmore

Dates: 1957, 1963

Pickett, Clarence , 1947, 1956-1962

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In a draft of her 1947 letter to Pickett, Janet railed against hypocrisy of Quakers in her meeting. Correspondence includes a unsent letter to Mrs. Pickett, 1956, with accusations about Hannah Hull, her mother's dearest friend, and how Swarthmore Monthly Meeting discussed her and her accusations. Includes Clarence Pickett's 1958 handwritten letter of introduction for Janet confirming her work with the AFSC 1922-1923 and his friendship with her parents.

Dates: 1947, 1956-1962

Pownall, Dorothy Gest, ca. 1940- 1953

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Dorothy Gest Pownall (1894-1974), a birthright member of Sadsbury Monthly Meeting and resident of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania., was a longtime friend and patient correspondent. She worked as secretary at Friends School. Janet wrote her many letters describing her legal and other problems and asked to borrow money. Dorothy was the daughter of Levi W. Pownall and Emily Broomell Pownall of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Janet also wrote to Dorothy's mother. letters include her private nursing

Dates: ca. 1940- 1953

Roberts, Chester, 1954

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Janet to Dear Cousin, the letter mentioned her visit tothis home at 409 College Avenue, Swarthmore, which will be given to the College.

Dates: 1954

Robinson, Louis N., Swarthmore,, to Janet, 1952-01-02

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A typed signed letter sent to Janet in New York City which acknowledged her letter but he replied that he did "not feel able to unravel mental problems."

Dates: 1952-01-02