SERIES II: HELEN BRAY DE LONG
\nFolder 14.\u00a0 Letters to her family.\u00a0 1919.\u00a0 21 items.<\/b><\/p>\n
August 29, 1919.\u00a0 Friday. 6:30 A.M. on Cumberland Hotel, Middlesborough, Ky. stationery.\u00a0 \u201cWow! but I\u2019m sleepy, dearests!! Now aren\u2019t you surprised to have a letter from me on this astonishing paper…\u201d<\/p>\n
Thursday morning.\u00a0 \u201cMy very darlingest mother and sister; This is a letter specially for you two…\u201d [on Women\u2019s University Club stationery]<\/p>\n
Sat. morning.\u00a0 Sitting in state in my room waiting for a telephone call about a possible interview…\u201d [on Women\u2019s University Club stationery]<\/p>\n
[Fragment]\u00a0 \u201c6 to wait until [Thursday] or Friday for decision on both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n
[September 10, 1919]\u00a0 Wednesday afternoon. \u201cMy dearest dears; Small wonder that mother writes \u2018I don\u2019t feel sure where you are,\u2019 for I find keeping track of myself almost impossible.\u201d [on Women\u2019s University Club stationery]<\/p>\n
[September 11, 1919]\u00a0 \u201cThursday 9:50 On train from Montclair.\u00a0 My DARLINGS!! \u2018Application received…\u2019\u201d[on Women\u2019s University Club stationery]<\/p>\n
Saturday afternoon.\u00a0 \u201cThe riches of your child can scarcely be measured, mother mine…\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuesday night.\u00a0 \u201cMy belovedest loves; Can you imagine the utter delight I feel to be tucked into bed at eight o\u2019clock…\u201d<\/p>\n
Enclosure card.\u00a0 \u201cFor my Arabella from her Helen. (over) Why should it be one of our highest ambitions to write English well? Because this is a Waterman\u2019s non-leakable, self-filling pen! \u201d<\/p>\n
Receipt from The Cranston Company, October 1, 1919, for a Waterman pen.<\/p>\n
[October 25, 1919]\u00a0 Saturday.\u00a0 \u201cDearest mother; Do you know what a silly person I am?\u201d<\/p>\n
Oct. 26 [1919] Sunday morning\u00a0 \u201cMy very dearest dears; A robin\u2019s song, lilting and sweet, has been the herald of the change in time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThurs. A.M. In school.\u00a0 My dearest dears; This isn\u2019t really \u2018polite correspondence\u2019 paper…\u201d<\/p>\n
[November 2, 1919] Sunday afternoon \u201cMiss Reinecke, who has been out to walk has just brought me a bowl…\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuesday afternoon.\u00a0 \u201cMy very dearest dears; Out on the porch where I am sitting the breeze is cool…\u201d<\/p>\n
November 6, 1919.\u00a0 Thursday.\u00a0 \u201cMy precious little Berto; There are two important reasons why this should be especially your letter, even though I am going to ask you to share the general news with the rest of the family.\u201d<\/p>\n
[November 8, 1919]\u00a0 \u201cMy very dearest loves; How are you on this gray, cold, real November day?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nov. 11 [1919]\u00a0 \u201cMy very dearest family; It seems a very long time since I have heard from you…\u201d<\/p>\n
Sunday morning.\u00a0 \u201cMy most beloved family; How I wish you were here this very minute to hear about our trip and to see the pretties that I brought back with me!\u201d<\/p>\n
Monday, Nov. 24 [1919]\u00a0 \u201cWell, my darlingest, the South certainly has its advantages in the shape of utterly soft, balmy days.\u201d<\/p>\n
December 10, 1919. Form 37. Irregularity Slip. Instructor H.B. de Long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SERIES II: HELEN BRAY DE LONG Folder 14.\u00a0 Letters to her family.\u00a0 1919.\u00a0 21 items. August 29, 1919.\u00a0 Friday. 6:30 A.M. on Cumberland Hotel, Middlesborough, Ky. stationery.\u00a0 \u201cWow! but I\u2019m sleepy, dearests!! Now aren\u2019t you surprised to have a letter from me on this astonishing paper…\u201d Thursday morning.\u00a0 \u201cMy very darlingest mother and sister; This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7583,"menu_order":90,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8152","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n