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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-02-18]
Text: Sunday noon. Dear Mother + Father: My temperature is normal today. My throat was much better last night, but is worse again this A.M. due to the fact that I breathed thru my mouth all night. My voice was back for a while yesterday, but is practically gone again this A.M. My cough is looser, otherwise there isn't much change. We were almost frozen out in the ward downstairs, so this morning we were moved up to the second floor. It is much warmer here. There are three in the room at...
Show moreSunday noon. Dear Mother + Father: My temperature is normal today. My throat was much better last night, but is worse again this A.M. due to the fact that I breathed thru my mouth all night. My voice was back for a while yesterday, but is practically gone again this A.M. My cough is looser, otherwise there isn't much change. We were almost frozen out in the ward downstairs, so this morning we were moved up to the second floor. It is much warmer here. There are three in the room at present. I am going to try to do a little work today. I didn't try as long as I had fever because I didn't feellike it because it hurt my eyes to read. I know nothing else to tell you. except that Dr. T. said last night she saw where my mother would be taking me to A.C. again. but <she said> I assured her you were going to be in Pgh. for a while now. I imagine I'll be out by Wed. or Thurs. I'm not in a hurry as long as my throat is so sore + my cold so bad. Did you send up to Helen's for my watch? Does the sale of 380 have any effect on your moving in-clinations? Love, Fannie 4.P.M. The only news since this morning is having slept 2 hrs. this PM + also having a [gain ] degree of fever.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-21
Text: January 21, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: This is the first Sunday morning this year I have gotten up in time for breakfast--hope the rest of the day continues as energetic. I am about to return to that darn philosphy, and am deferring the dreaded momentas long possible. The coasting wonderful yesterday, from the very topcof Sunset to the bottom without stopping once. I did that for an hour and a half, and spent the rest of the afternoon philosophying. Heard a punk lecture on the...
Show moreJanuary 21, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: This is the first Sunday morning this year I have gotten up in time for breakfast--hope the rest of the day continues as energetic. I am about to return to that darn philosphy, and am deferring the dreaded momentas long possible. The coasting wonderful yesterday, from the very topcof Sunset to the bottom without stopping once. I did that for an hour and a half, and spent the rest of the afternoon philosophying. Heard a punk lecture on the political situation in Great Britain last night, by Mr. A. P. Wilson, former member of Parliament. He is without doubt the worst public speaker I have ever heard. Our Tolerance class are up in arms about the injustice of giving us that exam paper one week before it is due, when we have to prepare for all our other exams the same week. If we had done any work all semester we could kick, but this way we don't feel we can. There are six questions, each a semester topic in itself. It certainly takes the joy out of life. Wishing you otherwise, I am, Your overworked Earickeloo Let me know if you still plan to stay in New York.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-15
Text: January 15, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The Nettletons are having a formal reception in Saylor Hall tonight for Seniors, in honor of the president of Bryn Mawr. I don't know if it is worth getting into evening dress for or not. I studied five hours for a quiz on Hume this morning, and then a dozen souls who said they couldn't write on him got Riley to put it off till next Monday. I certainly was peeved. Otherwise I can report. Love, Fannie

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-14
Text: January 14, 1923 Dear Mother, Father and Pete: I just said a charm over my Drama Topic. It is all ready to hand in, at 4 P M Sunday and is not due till Tuesday. Pretty good! It is much better than I thought I was going to be, but it took terribly long to write it. And I typed it so well, you wouldn't know I did it! It is thirty single-spaced pages--I suppose it is too long for you to read, Pete! But I paragraphed it very carefully, so that you would have no trouble! There was quite a...
Show moreJanuary 14, 1923 Dear Mother, Father and Pete: I just said a charm over my Drama Topic. It is all ready to hand in, at 4 P M Sunday and is not due till Tuesday. Pretty good! It is much better than I thought I was going to be, but it took terribly long to write it. And I typed it so well, you wouldn't know I did it! It is thirty single-spaced pages--I suppose it is too long for you to read, Pete! But I paragraphed it very carefully, so that you would have no trouble! There was quite a fire in North last night on the third floor. I broke my usual feeling of aloofness to the mob spirit and watched it for a while. North is certainly getting its share this year. The girls clothes were saved, but not a semester topic which she was going to hand in this week! Speaking of topic reminds me that I told Jane I left mine at home, and in my presence a few minutes later she asked another girl for hers, and asked her if she knew whose she could get! I had lunch with her yesterday--off campus. Kindly remember what I told you in the special note the other day, Mother. After the fire I went to hear the famous Tony Sarg talk about his Marionettes. He was most interesting. I am sorry I missed the beginning of his talk. I thought it most amusing at one point when he told about his first attempt to get the marionettes into the movies--he showed his picture to a group of twenty men--he did not know how to put it delicately, but they had all at one time or another been in the "wholesale coak and suit business"! He then proceeded to describe the costume of the one with whom he had to deal--white spats, large black and white shecked suit, cane, bowler, waxed moustache. He ended up the interview by telling Sarg that "he had a hell of a lot of noif". In addition to that his demonstration with one the marionettes, showing how they are manipulated, was most interesting. In the afternoon I went up to Senior Parlor to hear the Heidelberg students speak informally on "conditions" in Germany. Unfortunately he spent most of the time playing the piano for us and showing us some very new-fangled drawings made by a student in the new dancing school that he is hipped about. It is a school of self-expression, and the girl certainly didn't express much to me. But he thinks they are wonderful! I think perhaps it was the girl behind the pictures, and of course I could not appreciate that! Then he talked for a while about conditions in Germany, but very scantily. His English was too poor to understand with ease. I think if he had spoken in German I should have gotten more out of it. There were only six of us there, and from the moment when I supplied the English word for him for a German one that he used and could not think of the English for, he addressed all his remarks to me. It was most embarassing, because several times I had no idea what he was trying to say. One thing, however, caught my ear and stuck in my mind, and that was when he was talking about Alsace-Lorraine, he said "of course, in case of German invasion, it will be absolutely defenseless". It will take more than the treaty of Versaillesto settle it. As he said, "the continent of Europe is really a most complicated thing" But my letters dare not be anything [but] foolish, so I shall desist. The Freshmen accepted the Harvard challenge. Do you know "Mr. Bowers", Pete? Miss Ellery signed my petition to take nine hours in history next semester. I am curious to hear you interesting story, Mother. Don't forget it. I hear Louise has already has her reception. At that rate, she will be married in a few weeks! Hope Harold continues to improve. Your special came today, Mother. They are delivered on Sundays. Also recieved you wire yesterday. Thank you for it. Just at present I feel as though I don't want to see a type writer again for ten years. It is terribly cold and snowing all the time, it seems to me.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-13
Text: Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Evan showed me a telegram yesterday morning which she had just received from .....Bowers, president of the Harvard Debating Club, challenging us to a Freshman Harvard--Vassar debate for March 7. Dr. Nettleton asked the Freshmen to stay after chapel to vote and there was much laughter. I suppose, of course, that they will do it. I think it would be great, because it would probably mean a regular debate next year. We had a Council meeting yesterday to consider...
Show moreDear Mother, Father, and Pete: Evan showed me a telegram yesterday morning which she had just received from .....Bowers, president of the Harvard Debating Club, challenging us to a Freshman Harvard--Vassar debate for March 7. Dr. Nettleton asked the Freshmen to stay after chapel to vote and there was much laughter. I suppose, of course, that they will do it. I think it would be great, because it would probably mean a regular debate next year. We had a Council meeting yesterday to consider the challenges for this year, and of Williams, Amherst, and Penn, accepted Williams and Penn. I voted for Amherst instead of Penn, but I was the only one to do so. Penn doesn't thrill me in the least, but they wanted a university instead of a college this time, solet them have it. The Penn debate will be at Penn. I have almost finished writing my English topic, and then comes the boring part of copying it. My heart certainly goes out to those poor souls who don't type! The snow is wonderful--I wish I had time to coast! Love, Fannie January 13, 1923 Sorry I can't come to the meeting of the congregation, Pete!
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-01-09]
Text: [9 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: It is still snowing, and is also quite cold. Hope we won't have another winter like Freshman year. I slept from five to six yesterday, and then from eight to seven, so i feel restored today. I forgot to mention that I had a lower, Helen and I drew lots for the upper and she was the unluck one. I start to write my drama topic today, my last topic of this semester. I spent the morning going over my notes, and I think it will work up better than...
Show more[9 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: It is still snowing, and is also quite cold. Hope we won't have another winter like Freshman year. I slept from five to six yesterday, and then from eight to seven, so i feel restored today. I forgot to mention that I had a lower, Helen and I drew lots for the upper and she was the unluck one. I start to write my drama topic today, my last topic of this semester. I spent the morning going over my notes, and I think it will work up better than I expected, but it will be hard to write. I went up to the dean's office this morning to see how many hours I have to elect next semester. I only have to take twelve, but I think I shall elect the fifteen I said I would, so as not to drop anything, and then i can always drop a couse if necessary. Love, Fannie Jan. 9 Just had a wire from Louise announcing her engagement to Cass!
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-31 [?]
Text: Dear Father + Mother: Henrietta + Walter met me at the station + W. brought us home. Then I had a shampoo + at 4:30 we took the st. car to the [shalfonte] + walked back here. Then I took a brief nap, + dressed for dinner. Mr. L.S. was here for dinner. It was a "swell" dinner - best china, many courses, etc. The gentleman whent home at midnight I went to sleep at two. Perhaps Ill sleep tonight! My room is "adorable" - the whole house is! We just finished making the beds +...
Show moreDear Father + Mother: Henrietta + Walter met me at the station + W. brought us home. Then I had a shampoo + at 4:30 we took the st. car to the [shalfonte] + walked back here. Then I took a brief nap, + dressed for dinner. Mr. L.S. was here for dinner. It was a "swell" dinner - best china, many courses, etc. The gentleman whent home at midnight I went to sleep at two. Perhaps Ill sleep tonight! My room is "adorable" - the whole house is! We just finished making the beds + now we are writing out family letters. From that we shall proceed to market+ then for a walk. I called Aunt Laura + Lucy yesterday. Harold is all right, she says. The weather is not so fine, but it has stopped raining. It rained during the night. Mr. + Mrs. Frank had the chairs next to mine. When we got off the train, Mrs. F. said she'd like to meet H's husband, she never had. H, however, had told W. - "Here come the F's - you know them.- so he comes up and says - "How do you do, Mrs. F - I'm glad to see you again!" Whereupon Ms. F says. - "I'm glad to meet you - we were in Europe at the time of your wedding! H sends love. Love, F Hope the treatment had better luck than the 1st.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-20 [?]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I'm a wreck - I've been studying philosophy all A.M. - how Dr. G. can like that stuff is beyond me! After a wonderful hour of coasting I'm back at it again. Love, F Sat.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-01-10]
Text: [postmarked 10 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: All I can report since yesterday's letter is a terrific headache whch[sic] took me to bed for yesterday afternoon and evening and kept me from working, but which is all gone today. I wrote to Louise last night. Is she having a reception, Mother? How were the parties? I have heard nothing from you yet. Love, Fannie January 11, 1923 Please note that there is only one mistake in this letter.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-01-18]
Text: [postmarked 18 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: No mail from you today, Mother. I sent my laundry home today--both cases came--and also sent your stockings, inside of which you will find my houskey. The copy of the "World Tomorrow" of which you speak, Pete, is on my desk waiting for a chance to be read. What do you think Vassar is, anyhow--"if you can't get hold of it at V. C.? The library takes every periodical anyone could possibly want to read. As a matter of...
Show more[postmarked 18 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: No mail from you today, Mother. I sent my laundry home today--both cases came--and also sent your stockings, inside of which you will find my houskey. The copy of the "World Tomorrow" of which you speak, Pete, is on my desk waiting for a chance to be read. What do you think Vassar is, anyhow--"if you can't get hold of it at V. C.? The library takes every periodical anyone could possibly want to read. As a matter of fact, I happen to subscribe to said magazine myself, because I think it intensely conducive to thought. I have always kept it dark, because I know that you disapprove of "The New Republic", and "The World Tomorrow" is quite--"unconservative" at times. I had intended mailing it to you after I read it--do they have it in the Harvard Library?!! Did you have to go to see Harold every day? Didn't Dave ever go? I gave a report in class today on my drama topic, and I wasn't at all nervous--mirabile dictu! In fact, I made a few too many humorous observations for my own welfare, as the class laughed so hard a few times I found it difficult to keep from doing so myself. Speaking of speeches, I see that Miss Cowley is reported in the Misc as having delivered an address at the meeting of the Vassar Association in Pittsburgh! I too shall be quite busy before exams, Pete. Miss Brown is not giving a Tolerance exam, but instead is giving us a series of question a week in advance which we are to prepare as we please and hand in the day the exam is supposed to come. I should prefer an exam because there wouldn't be much to review, and this will take a long time. I shall have to study a lot for Philosophy, as I have gotten very little out of the course, and also as one question of the exam is a prepared report, in detail, of one of the philosophers. I shall do either Leibnits or Hobbes, I think. I thought at first I would do Spinoza, but I don't digest him well enough. And I have to read something special for Drama, as our exam will be based on it. So I had better "snap out", as you say, Pete, of the leisure I have been living in the last two days, since writing my last topic. The coasting was not good yesterday--the snow was too deep. But it was great to be outdoors, and I had a good walk today. I certainly feel like a different person when I get out for an hour a day, or thereabouts. Pete, one of these days I shall send you some new typewriter ribbons which I bought for my old machine. My new one requires the "automatic ribbon". Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-01-08]
Text: [8 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: This time you are right, Father, and I am wrong-- I never have been quite as tired as I am today. We got in at nine instead of ten of seven, and I arrived at Main as the bell rang for my first class. I slept in train style from twelve to six, when we arrived at Albany and were duly banged around. I got breakfast on the train. The snow is very deep--that is why we were late. I am glad I went to Buffalo but I don't think I would do it again in a...
Show more[8 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: This time you are right, Father, and I am wrong-- I never have been quite as tired as I am today. We got in at nine instead of ten of seven, and I arrived at Main as the bell rang for my first class. I slept in train style from twelve to six, when we arrived at Albany and were duly banged around. I got breakfast on the train. The snow is very deep--that is why we were late. I am glad I went to Buffalo but I don't think I would do it again in a hurry. I never appreciated before how nice it is to get back a day before work starts. We were met at the station by a young Semitic neighbor of Elizabeth's--she had company and couldn't leave. He took us and one suitcase in his two-seater Ford coupe down to Brocks' house, in the Buffalo Squirrel Hill. She had a mob of company, which I met and talked to for a while. If they are Buffalo's elites, as they are, I think, Buffalo hasn't much to offer. They are an awfully cheap looking bunch, and they don't act much better. Four of her friends took us out to dinner--Kro arrived ahead of us from Detroit. I prefer even the drunks of Pittsburgh to them--they were impossible, although I think Helen liked them. One's name was Herbet Weil and two of them were Sapperstons, or some such thing. They all said their parents were going down to New York to a Jewish convention next week--did you meet them in Buffalo two years ago, Father? Then they came home and played bridge for a little while and then we left. I hardly saw her mother at all--she kept herself in the other room--if she thought I preferred the gentlemen, she was mistaken. I am glad I went if for no other reason that I am very much more satisfied with Pittsburgh than I ever was before, and I guess that is worth something. Incidentally, their conversation centered around who was stewed when and where and how--national Jewish theme--Rypins might try it instead of prejudice in the colleges! I shall now try to go to sleep--it would be ridiculous to try to work. How was Mr. Hurwitz at dinner? Also, how were the dinner parties, were being future tense? Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-01-12]
Text: [postmarked 12 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I started to write my English topic today. It is hard to write. I had a postcard from Grace today from Canterbury, telling me about my letter writing what I told her sister not so very long ago! Louise Cohn announces in a letter to Helen that Cass and Louise became engaged Saturday night in a taxi on their way home from theater. Romantic!! together--it is too bad Lou didn't take Lucy instead of me! The foreign students brought to...
Show more[postmarked 12 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I started to write my English topic today. It is hard to write. I had a postcard from Grace today from Canterbury, telling me about my letter writing what I told her sister not so very long ago! Louise Cohn announces in a letter to Helen that Cass and Louise became engaged Saturday night in a taxi on their way home from theater. Romantic!! together--it is too bad Lou didn't take Lucy instead of me! The foreign students brought to this country by the National Student Forum for a tour of the colleges arrived yesterday. They are a German from Heidelberg, an English Jew from the London School of Ec., named "Robson" (they seem to do it in England, too!), and a Czech from the University of Prague, now at the Sorbonne. The other three are else-where--they are travelling in two groups. The Englishman is a homelier Jew than anything this country can offer! They spoke in Taylor Hall yesterday, but I could not go. There was also a reception for them last night. I wouldn't mind getting some dope from the Englishman on Rypins' stock subject, but I haven't the time, and besides, I don't imagine that he would care to talk about the change of namewould hide! We discussed "Upstream" in Tolerance today. Betsy Strong, niece of your friend Mr. McCreery, after announcing that she thought Lewisohn a very intolerant man himself, suggested as a solution the possibility that he might have made his mark among Jews--why not segregate the Jews entirely and have Jewish colleges? I don't think I have ever boiled as hard as at that, and I very speedily gave her a piece of my mind which she apperently could not answer. I asked her if there was any particular reason that there should be Jewish colleges other than for the teaching of the Jewish religion. Then I withdrew, and let Miss Brown do the talking. I don't know if she really meant it or not, but I think she did, because she said that it would solve a lot of the difficulties, as, for instance, the Harvard problem. Yes, buy a present for Louise from both of us, Mother. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-27 [?]
Text: [27 Jan 1923?] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: It is with a feeling of extreme joy and satisfaction that I just now took out of my notebook my notes for three courses and put them away! The rush is over now. I shall spend most of tomorrow getting my Tolerance report into shape, and then spend Monday studying for Renaissance. I put the call in for you because I felt guilty for having written such fragmentary notes all this week. It's funny that you got the same idea at the same time. Did...
Show more[27 Jan 1923?] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: It is with a feeling of extreme joy and satisfaction that I just now took out of my notebook my notes for three courses and put them away! The rush is over now. I shall spend most of tomorrow getting my Tolerance report into shape, and then spend Monday studying for Renaissance. I put the call in for you because I felt guilty for having written such fragmentary notes all this week. It's funny that you got the same idea at the same time. Did you get my seat for Atlantic. R. S. V. P. I'm sorry I said I would like to go to theater. Suppose you return the tickets. I shall be tired and Mother, no doubt. It would do you good to get [to bed] before midnight for once. I shall be perfectly content just to talk to you. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-22 [?]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I'll try my new pen on you even though there is nothing to write.! Thanks for the wire. Spent all yesterday working on the Tolerance questions. Love, Fannie Monday

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-19 [?]
Text: [19 Jan 1923?] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Lois Barclay, the official tutor of the Ec department, and Millsy's right-hand man, told me last night that of the twenty-five who applied for Seminar, only six were admitted, and they were the only ones whom the whole department agreed on. Considering that I have never had an A in the department, I don't quite see why I got in, unless it was because of my topic Peg Ray, '22, assistant in the department, told me the other night...
Show more[19 Jan 1923?] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Lois Barclay, the official tutor of the Ec department, and Millsy's right-hand man, told me last night that of the twenty-five who applied for Seminar, only six were admitted, and they were the only ones whom the whole department agreed on. Considering that I have never had an A in the department, I don't quite see why I got in, unless it was because of my topic Peg Ray, '22, assistant in the department, told me the other night that he had been raving to her about how splendid it was, and he praised it so much that she read some of it. Day by day-------! Miss Cowley called on my yesterday afternoon. My room was in great disorder and I was eating an organge[sic] hanging over the waste-basket when she appeared. I was a little embarrassed. We discussed typewriters most of the time. She came back by day Sunday, and counted on making the eight o'clock up, getting in at the Pa. at seven-fifty. Needless to say, she missed connections. I had a letter from Helen Stern this morning telling me she expects me to stay with her Tuesday night, before going to Atlantic Wednesday. Will you be in N. Y. then? Of course if you are I want to stay with you. R. S. V. P. so that I can let her know as soon as possible. Miss Brown gave us our exam questions for Tolerance exam this morning--it is hard enough to wake up the dead. Here's where we pay the price of loafing all semester! The questions necessitate doing the whole semester's course between now and the day of the exam, and I have four others that I have to study hard for! I start this afternoon. Have a good time in New York, and don't let them elect you president, Pop. Orders to Marcus from his boss. Love, Fannie Friday--middle of January
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-01-11]
Text: My day on my topic has gone to a day in bed in-stead. Tomorrow I'll have to start to [grind]. Love, Fannie ThursdayMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-01-25]
Text: Just finished my Drama review. All day today go to philos. + Ec. . Have Drama Fri aft., Philos .Sat. Aft. , + Fam. Sat. morn. Sunday I take a few minutes off to breathe. Love, Fannie Thanks for your wire. Thurs A.M.Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, Hotel Astor. New York

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-01-16]
Text: [16 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The reception was lovely last night. Everybody including myself looked very nice. I wore my green brocade, as did also another girl! Elizabeth Dinkey and I decided to talk to Miss Cowley for a while and we were corneered for most of the evening! It took place in Taylor Hall, and was very impressive. The reason I enjoyed it--I think00is that Dr. Nettleton remembered me and introduced me to his wife! The Bryn Mawr president looks very brainy. Before...
Show more[16 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The reception was lovely last night. Everybody including myself looked very nice. I wore my green brocade, as did also another girl! Elizabeth Dinkey and I decided to talk to Miss Cowley for a while and we were corneered for most of the evening! It took place in Taylor Hall, and was very impressive. The reason I enjoyed it--I think00is that Dr. Nettleton remembered me and introduced me to his wife! The Bryn Mawr president looks very brainy. Before the reception I heard the famous Miss Maud Royden, English preacher. She surely can talk. She was exceedingly interesting. I handed my last topic in today. I have a feeling of decided relief. Must hurry to go coasting now. I have received no laundry case yet--can't send my laundry till one comes. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-23 [?]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I had thought of calling you up the other day at supper time to surprise you, but the pleasure of speaking is not worth the annoyance of getting or putting thru a call in Main. I have heard nothing from Mme. [Helaval] yet. Once again I am in bed with a sick head ache. I got it right after [lerenob]. I just have time for such performances now - but rather today than Fri. or Sat! I am going to take a dose of citrate which I just got from the Drug Store. Hope that fixes me...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: I had thought of calling you up the other day at supper time to surprise you, but the pleasure of speaking is not worth the annoyance of getting or putting thru a call in Main. I have heard nothing from Mme. [Helaval] yet. Once again I am in bed with a sick head ache. I got it right after [lerenob]. I just have time for such performances now - but rather today than Fri. or Sat! I am going to take a dose of citrate which I just got from the Drug Store. Hope that fixes me up. I am getting too many of these to suit me. Love. Fannie overEliz. brought my drama topic back. The criticism was: "an excellent piece of work on a difficult subject." [Cone + Cone = COUE]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-19]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Had a good walk yesterday. The second since Thanksgiving, and it restored my waning pep. We got tickets for "R.U.R" I won't write tomorrow as I have classes without intermission till train time. Don't meet me Thurs. if you don't want to get up! Mother, please add a manicure to my hair app't if it isn't too late. Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-05]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: "Nothing new" meant no change. I feel quite a bit better today - let's see if it lasts. This afternoon there is a lecture on "Child labor" by Miss Julia [Salthrof] - VC's most distinguished alumna Mr. Kenneth Lindsay, of the Oxford debate team, will also speak [7]th hr. Not much time for topics. I finished taking notes on my Ren. topic today. but I have still to arrange my notes + write the conclusion. Love, Fannie

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-08]
Text: [postmarked 8 Dec 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I'll write on paper today instead of postcards although there is really nothing to say. I just this minute said Amen over my Renaissance topic. It represents exactly forty hours work and is excellent! Hope Miss Ellery agrees. Now for my Ec topic, with a vengeance. Mr. Lindsay of the Oxford team spoke at Miss Palmer's house on Workers' Education. There were about twenty-five there. I am glad I was one of the privileged. He...
Show more[postmarked 8 Dec 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I'll write on paper today instead of postcards although there is really nothing to say. I just this minute said Amen over my Renaissance topic. It represents exactly forty hours work and is excellent! Hope Miss Ellery agrees. Now for my Ec topic, with a vengeance. Mr. Lindsay of the Oxford team spoke at Miss Palmer's house on Workers' Education. There were about twenty-five there. I am glad I was one of the privileged. He had the nerve totbluff remembering me from Yale! He also said that he was extremely sorry they had not been able to come, that he personally looked forward to it with pleasure but that the other two did not take it seriously enough! Jane was just in to tell me that she is coming to Pgh for vacation. I surely hate to have her this vacation, but that is luck. I had a note from Jerome M in the morning mail asking me to the B and White dance Saturday the twenty-third, and also telling me that "a prompt reply would be appreciated". I shall wait for your definite conclusion about vacation. Please answer immediately, so I can write to him. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-18]
Text: [postmarked 18 Dec 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I feel as though vacation as at hand--at present everything I own is either on the floor or on my bed, as the maid is going to scrub my closet this afternoon, and after that I shall pack. I have a final conference with Millsy today about getting in to Seminar, and on with Miss Smith on my drama topic which is not progressing at all well, dueto dearth of available material in the libe. I also expect to go to town, and tonight to a...
Show more[postmarked 18 Dec 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I feel as though vacation as at hand--at present everything I own is either on the floor or on my bed, as the maid is going to scrub my closet this afternoon, and after that I shall pack. I have a final conference with Millsy today about getting in to Seminar, and on with Miss Smith on my drama topic which is not progressing at all well, dueto dearth of available material in the libe. I also expect to go to town, and tonight to a required philosophy lecture. The rest of the time I expect to work! I am glad vacation is coming. I am getting stale from too much work. Helen and I wrote for tickets for R. U. R. for Wednesday night. I think we'll go up to the Metropolitan in the afternoon. I am sending my trunk today, or tomorrow morning, special delivery. In case it does not come by Wed. evening, my check number is 486265. I don't want a dinner party. Why can't we have The Rauhs for dinner some night. No time to write more now. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-06]
Text: You had better count on N.Y. for vacation. I feel very punk today ,to say the least - not to mention the lowness of my spirits. Please put [Tamb's] Tales of Shakespeare in my next laundry. It used to be in the den. Love, Fannie

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-14]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Nothing new. Hand in my Fam. topic this hr. Hurrah! Congrats again. Will phone you tonight - baby father![This Side of Card is For Address]

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-04]
Text: No improvement - yetGALSWORTHY GUYED A Series of "Potted Plays" Yeilds a Pointed Parody of "Loyalties" ACT I. Scene 1.-Bad Form. DE LEVIS-Winsor, I have been robbed of a thousand pounds. Winsor (calmly)-Nonesense, my dear fellow. De Levis-I tell you I have. Winsor-A robbery couldn't happen in my house. It isn't done. De Levis-But it has happened! Enter General Cunynge, Captain Dancy, Mrs. Dancy, Margaret Orme, Lady Adela and the Butler. Winsod-I say, De Levis...
Show moreNo improvement - yetGALSWORTHY GUYED A Series of "Potted Plays" Yeilds a Pointed Parody of "Loyalties" ACT I. Scene 1.-Bad Form. DE LEVIS-Winsor, I have been robbed of a thousand pounds. Winsor (calmly)-Nonesense, my dear fellow. De Levis-I tell you I have. Winsor-A robbery couldn't happen in my house. It isn't done. De Levis-But it has happened! Enter General Cunynge, Captain Dancy, Mrs. Dancy, Margaret Orme, Lady Adela and the Butler. Winsod-I say, De Levis declares he's been robbed of a thousand pounds. The General-Very tactless of him to say anything about it. De Levis-I want my money back. Winsor-He wants his money back. They all state at him in amazement. Lady Adela-Shocking bad form! (Exit.) Margaret-How mercenary! (Exit.) Dancy-How like a Jew! )Exit with his wife.) Butler-Insolent, I call it. (Exit.) Winsor (reproachfully)-Now you've gone and upset my butler. The General-You'd better not say any more about it. De Levis-But I want my money back. Send for the police! Winsor (sadly)-To think that I have been nursing this viper in my exclusive bosom! Scene 2.-Rotten Bad Form. De Levis-Camptain Dancy is the thief. Look at these marks on the balcony. He jumped from his window to mine, took the money and jumped back. The General-Say no more about it. (Enter Winsor.) De Levis-Dancy is the theif. Winsor-impossible. He's got the D.S.O. The General-A D.O.S. is above suspicion. De Levis-Then search him and his room. Winsor-Oh, no. That wouldn't be quite the thing. De Levis-Social blackmail! Well, I'll Winsor-You don't understand our code. The General-Say no more about it. You might be blackballed for the Jockey Club. De Levis-Social blackball! Well, I'll keep quiet and let my thousand go. Winsor-Still harping on the money. It's most indelicate. ActII Unspeakably Rotten Bad Form. Lord St. Erth-I've blackballed De Levis for the Jockey Club. The General-That's a pity. I rather wanted him to get in. Lors St. Erth-You should have told me so. (Enter Major Colford.) Colford-That swine De Levis is going about calling Dancy a theif! Winsor-He's a hopeless outsider. The General-Tell him to say no more about it. Coldford (loyally)-Dancy can't be a thief. I was at school with him. (Enter De Levis.) De Levis-So this is how you have kept faith, General! The General!-Say no more about it. (Enter Dancy.) De Levis-Theif! Dancy-You damn Jew! Winsor (pained)-This sort of thing really isn't done. Dancy-Name your weapons! Lord St. Erth-Fighting is no use, Dancy. For the honor of the club you must bring an action. Dancy-I'll think it over. (Exit.) Colford (loyally)-He'll win it. He was at school with me. Act III. Conduct of a Gentleman. Scene 1. Twisden-Two of the missing notes have been traced to Dancy. It's all up with our case. Graviter-Never mind. Say nothing about them. Twisden-I must. It's unusual, I know, for a solicitor to be honest. Graviter-It's mad. Twisden-But I am. The case collapses. Scene 2. Twisden-Dancy stole the money and gave it to a woman. The General-I thought he was the thief all the time. Let's say no more about it. Winsor-Very honorable of him to pay the woman off. Colford (loyally)-I don't believe he is a thief. I was at school with him. Twisden-Let's ship him off to Morocco. It's the honorable thing to do. The General-Then nobody will say any more about it. (Enter Dancy) Twisden-Captain Dancy, you had better escape to Morocco before you are arrested. Dancy-I'm going to see my wife to tell her it's all her fault for not agreeing to run away when I first suggested it. Colford (loyally)-Ronny, old man, I don't believe ... Dancy-Go to the devil! Scene 3. Dancy shoots himself, off. Enter Colford. Colford (loally)-A neat wound clean through the heart. He was a fine shot. I was at school with him. CURTAIN. [From the Pall Mall Gazette via The New York Herald]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-17]
Text: [17 Dec 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: First Hall was punk last night. It consisted of two short plays, "The Birthday of the Infanta", which was very good, and "Sabine Women" which was no good at all. I have more to do between now and Wednesday than any one human bing can do. I expect to snedmy[sic] trunk tomorrow afternoon. I also have to go to town to get my watch and return a book to the town library. I couldn't get the books I wanted for over Sunday and the...
Show more[17 Dec 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: First Hall was punk last night. It consisted of two short plays, "The Birthday of the Infanta", which was very good, and "Sabine Women" which was no good at all. I have more to do between now and Wednesday than any one human bing can do. I expect to snedmy[sic] trunk tomorrow afternoon. I also have to go to town to get my watch and return a book to the town library. I couldn't get the books I wanted for over Sunday and the world is upside down in general. Wishing you otherwise, Fannie Sunday
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-16]
Text: Dear Mother & Father: Nothing much but a mad rush. Just heard Oswald Garrisan Villard on "Reconstruction of Central Europe": Back to the like now. Helen Steve sends you her best love. I finish exams Tues. Aft. Jan. 30 Mother- do you think I need a new dress- dinner dress, or some such thing? If so, if you are in K&R you might see if they have anything. But don't go especially [This side of card is for address] Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-27
Text: Monday, November 27, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Before I forget it, how would you like Thomson's "history of Science" for your wedding anniversary. It is spoken of by people who are reading it, Miss Ellery, for instance, in even higher terms than Van Loon and Wells. She says every educated person should read it--so you had better want it! If you have not read it about, see last Sunday's magazine section of the Times--full page add. I have no comments to make...
Show moreMonday, November 27, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Before I forget it, how would you like Thomson's "history of Science" for your wedding anniversary. It is spoken of by people who are reading it, Miss Ellery, for instance, in even higher terms than Van Loon and Wells. She says every educated person should read it--so you had better want it! If you have not read it about, see last Sunday's magazine section of the Times--full page add. I have no comments to make about Dr. F's letter--I think the only thing to do is to go ahead with it, don't you? So consider that final as far as my end of it goes, and let me know what your final conclusion and plans are. Ivan Half's Poughkeepsie gentleman called up last night. Having just emerged from an operation in the Vassar Brothers' Hospital he is leaving for home for good. He wanted to come out last night to say goodbye, but I was not sufficiently interested and pled an unbreakable engagement--it happened to be with Rand's Modern Classical Philosphers"! I saw the bright article by Mr. A. B. See as well as various subsequent answers to it. I wonder if Marse agrees with the gentleman! Helen Stern graduated last year. She is a lovely girl. She is a N. Y'er--Ethical Culturist, not Jewish! I made a faux pas to Eleanor Wolfe in that connection not long ago, and she informed me of herself that she is not Jewish! I know H. S. fairly well--well enough to have to give her a Commencement present last year. I am staying here for Thanksgiving--as far as I know! Will return Dr. F's letter in my next--am in great hurry now. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-12
Text: November 12, 1922 Dear Mother and Pete: We celebrated the twenty-first birthday by going rowing on the lake and then walking to town and having a good dinner at Smith's. Today we continued in the celebration by participating in delicious turkey and apples sent by her mother for the occasion. I worked most of the morning on my English topic and shall spend most of the afternoon on the same. Tonight we are going to Junior Party. Seniors are not admitted but we managed to get hold of some...
Show moreNovember 12, 1922 Dear Mother and Pete: We celebrated the twenty-first birthday by going rowing on the lake and then walking to town and having a good dinner at Smith's. Today we continued in the celebration by participating in delicious turkey and apples sent by her mother for the occasion. I worked most of the morning on my English topic and shall spend most of the afternoon on the same. Tonight we are going to Junior Party. Seniors are not admitted but we managed to get hold of some guest tickets. Last night I was called up a young man who lives at the Y. M. C. A., who works in Poughkeepsie, and who is a friend of Ivan Half's from Brown. The latter told him to call me up, look me up, rather. I certainly don't know I. H. well enough to hurt me, but I guess he is supposed to be quite nice. He is coming out tomorrow afternoon. I didn't quite know what to do with him--on the phone, but concluded there was no harm in meeting him under the sheltering auspices of Main Parlors. I trust you will not disapprove of my action. Love, Fannie I'll take whatever train suits you, as late as the 8 P.M. The th. guild play "[R.V.R]" is said to be excellent. the "Comedie Francaise" will be in NY. I judge Father doesn't want to see that tho. So let it be with [R.V.R.] or Loyalties. I think I prefer Loyalties.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-12
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 12, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I spent a very interesting afternoon yesterday on my drama topic. Last night we managed to get into Junior Party. It was excellent. Helen was a take-off. She was very good. In the middle of the performance we heard the fire-engines, and of course there started to be a general rush for the doors to see what building it was, when Miss Cochran got up and in the most awesome voice interrupted a sond to say, "...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 12, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I spent a very interesting afternoon yesterday on my drama topic. Last night we managed to get into Junior Party. It was excellent. Helen was a take-off. She was very good. In the middle of the performance we heard the fire-engines, and of course there started to be a general rush for the doors to see what building it was, when Miss Cochran got up and in the most awesome voice interrupted a sond to say, "Girls, everybody stay in this building--don't leave. Go right on with the party". Of course everybody thought when she got up like that that the fire was in our building. And then of course I was sure it was Main. All the men of the faculty left the building. Five minutes later she got up and announced that the fire was "nearby" but was now under control. Then we heard it was the ninth floor of North Tower. Imagine such a place for a fire. When we get back here at eleven the night watchman told us that the while fire force of Poughkeepsie was out and had to work for an hour to get it out, and that there were still men there watching it. Two rooms were completely destroyed--all burned out--he said, and the two below them were flooded. I don't know the cause of it yet. I certainly was frightened when I heard the engines.I went to chapel this morning. The preacher was Rev. Cohoe. He was very good. Slept late so got no work done, unfortunately. This afternoon the unknown gentleman comes. Hope he does not stay too long. I have to work. Have to do Spinoza--I understand he is too deep for our feeble intellects. Love, Fannie Speaking of fires, Mother, the fact that I live in Main leads me to feel that I ought to have my fur coat insured. Don't you think so? R. S. V. P.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-11
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 11, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just had a conference with Mill Ellery on my topic. She realized it is going to be hard--that is the main thing. Today is Elizabeth's twenty-first birthday. Haha, we are all growing up, apperently! I think we are going to walk down town after drama by way of celebration. The prunes and medicine arrived. Thank you. Perhaps it is too early to speak, but I may not need the medicine. Good for Mr. Manley. He&apos...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 11, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just had a conference with Mill Ellery on my topic. She realized it is going to be hard--that is the main thing. Today is Elizabeth's twenty-first birthday. Haha, we are all growing up, apperently! I think we are going to walk down town after drama by way of celebration. The prunes and medicine arrived. Thank you. Perhaps it is too early to speak, but I may not need the medicine. Good for Mr. Manley. He'll get there yet. Thanks for ordering the book, Pete. Does the enclosed letter shed any light on the week-end, Thanksgiving, etc. Do you think it necessary to comply with the suggestion? I can't see that it will do any good. R. S. V. P. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-09
Text: November 9, 1922 Dear Mother, Pather, and Pete: I spent a rather profitable day "topin^ng" yesterday, and had the pleasant diversion of Peggy Higgind' dämpany for dinner. I miss her this year. She is the kind that are rather rare around here--intellectual, without being an intellectual nut, like our present debate chairman. She thinks of transferring to Yale next year--she objects to studying with undergraduates. Incidentally, Pete, she wears around her wrifet both her Phi...
Show more November 9, 1922 Dear Mother, Pather, and Pete: I spent a rather profitable day "topin^ng" yesterday, and had the pleasant diversion of Peggy Higgind' dämpany for dinner. I miss her this year. She is the kind that are rather rare around here--intellectual, without being an intellectual nut, like our present debate chairman. She thinks of transferring to Yale next year--she objects to studying with undergraduates. Incidentally, Pete, she wears around her wrifet both her Phi Bet and D. S. R. keys- My dear intellectual brotner, there are certain things about your mental makeup that I have never been quite able to understand, and one of them is your ridiculous devotion to football. What ''new meaning to life^ado you get from it outside of submerging your own personality in that of the mob? You must be a devotee of mob spirit if it really exhilarates you—and I was never aware that enjoyment of losing oneself in the mob was a characteristic of a high type mind* But yell away--far be it from me to spoil your pleasure. And take a picture of yourself doing it! Football in Itself is indeed a representation of '^refined'' athletics--gentle play for physical development, and no manifestatioaof brute force, or anything like that. But I had better desist, or I will be invited to stay home on the eighteenth! I guess we enjoy games from a different an^le. I like my fur coat very much this way, Mother. I am feeling as strong as usual now, and backto normal as far as the grippe spell is concerned. I v/as going to write to you to send the prunes. You anticipated my thoughts. I'll let you know about theater in a day or so. Have not paid mucii attention to v^hat is worth seeing. I think i*d like to see "Loyalties'' but I'll let you know definitely soon. Pete, how about my giving you the book for your birthday that you suggested giving me. I would like it all right, but I know you ?/ould like it more yourself. And then you give me either waiter Lippman's "Public OpMion" or Oastiglionl's ''The Courtier". I have to read them both in the near future for nistories, and they are both worth owning. If you give me one, do it soon, or it won*t De nere in time- If you don't want to, give me what you first suggested. R. S. V. Lo ve, FannieMorning - 9 until M.A. goes to office, reading M.A's office hours (11:30 to 1:00) office, where I expect to be treated with the respect Lunch] due a V.C. alum. Afternoon a) 1st half - reading. Several days a week French with Mme. D. if possible in aft. b) 2nd half - outdoors A.B. - in golf season (a) gives place to (b). See about M. Morrison corking + sewing. Schedule subject to change to fit M. Morrison if I go. Also, schedule subject to tem-porary cancellation for allowingtrips to Atlantic City, Pinehurst, + other points of interest. This plan must be balanced against a History M.A. I think in view of my health, M. Cone notwithstanding, I shall have to stay home and follow this plan. I (over) think there have been those who have had harder lives. What say you to this product of my brain? Speaking of my brain I feel very intellectually inde-pendent today - having just delivered myself of a personal denunciation + condemnation of the philosophy of Descartes in a written today. "Day by day, in every way, I grow more + more conceited." Aren't I as good as Descartes? Sure mike! [Su], Father? You will recommend Cone, will you?
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-07
Text: [addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 7, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just got a note from Peggy Higgins. She is up for the day. We are going off together for dinner tonight. Yesterday was a very successful day, academically speaking. Millsy told me that I wrote a "splendid paper, a very high A paper" in the written we had recently. Hope I do likewise on the other written of the semester, and my chance of getting into Seminar will cease to be a chance. Also had a conference...
Show more[addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 7, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just got a note from Peggy Higgins. She is up for the day. We are going off together for dinner tonight. Yesterday was a very successful day, academically speaking. Millsy told me that I wrote a "splendid paper, a very high A paper" in the written we had recently. Hope I do likewise on the other written of the semester, and my chance of getting into Seminar will cease to be a chance. Also had a conference with Miss Winifred Smith on my choice of semester topic. I am going to do "Censorship" of the Stage in Englad and America in the lest twenty years". She said it is rather hard to do because the material is so extremely scattered and necessitiates using the files of the newspapers and periodicals, and she would not let me do it if it were not that she had confidence in my ability to do such work--and then she went on to say that of course a student of "my maturity and background" would treat in philosophically rather than as a list of facts! "DAY BY DAY IN EVERY WAY I AM GROWING MORE AND MORE CONCEITED--COUE! I started my semester topic in Renaisance last night--The Papacy and Freedome of Thought from 1300 to 1500. That too is very hard to find predigested material for. But this is my last year, and I might as well learn to do some moderately hard work. My Tolerance topic will have something to do with passive resistance--I don't know just what yet. My topic for Millsy will be on my friends the Jews. Altogether I shall have plenty of hard work, but I think it is going to be quite interesting. I shall spend most of my time between now and Christmas on these topics. Pete, I once told you that Preserved Smith is Gertrude Smith's brother--but it is winifred (English) instead. How do you like the enclosed schedule? I am receiving my laundry all right, Mother, but I never got the bath-mat that I sent home once, and asked for later in a letter. I just came into a fortune today. I lost my pen the other day and bought another, and found my old one on the sidewalk this morning. Speaking of my fortune reminds me that I have only fifty dollars left in my account and would like to have some more deposited as soon as possible, please. Please let me know when you do it, Father. I don't want to have any notice from the bank that my account is overdrawn, so don't forget. Nothing much new--otherwise. I wrote several times that I expect to come down for the game, Mother--and hope you'll be in New York, and go, too. I'll take the 4:13--due 6 P. M., Friday. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-05
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 5, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Senior Parlor surely was a bore yesterday afternoon--we didn't have the entertainment of faculty clothes, I guess! Jane staid for dinner and then at ten o'clock I yielded to her coaxing to sleep in North with her. We talked till------, but it was great to be with her for a while again. We slept late this morning and then got some breakfast at Cary's, and came back to her room and worked till dinner...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 5, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Senior Parlor surely was a bore yesterday afternoon--we didn't have the entertainment of faculty clothes, I guess! Jane staid for dinner and then at ten o'clock I yielded to her coaxing to sleep in North with her. We talked till------, but it was great to be with her for a while again. We slept late this morning and then got some breakfast at Cary's, and came back to her room and worked till dinner time. Living at the farthest ends of the campus and having a roommate with whom I have nothing in common certainly prevents out seeing last year's worth of each other. She is thinking quite seriously of coming to Pittsburgh Christmas vacation. Did you know that Helen Klee's roommate flunked out of Wellesley in Jane? She says Helen has a safe margin. I was surprised at that, but I did not tell her so. Caroline Whitney, (Phi Bet refuser) is engaged to an Austrian student whom she met in Europe this summer. Miss Gilman, whom I took to Senior Parlor, is a cousin of hers. She says Carolinenever had any use for men till this summer, but she surely went in for them intensively in Europe. If you knew her, you would be surprise that she was satisfied with an Austrian, instead of a Russian Bolshevik! Love, Fannie[enc w/ 5 Nov 1922] Dear Mother: I shall proceed to answer questions. My fur-coat came some time ago. I am enclosing the check for it. I am through with my make-up work, but I have to get started on my semester topics now. I am due next Saturday, November 11, and I am hardly ever late. I am early, if anything. My pleasure, of course, is to have you go to the ame, too--if you want to. It would be great to all be together I understood that you had to go to New York for your shoes and would be there the week-end of the eighteenth, even if you did not go to the game. Isn't that your present plan? I was counting on having that week-end with you, anyhow. What I do Thanksgiving depends upon several things--for one thing, what you do. I was sort of taking it for granted that if you were away three or fourweeks now you would have gone home by that time. How about it! Is there still a chance of your being East then, in Atlantic or New York? If I don't see you the eighteenth, and you are still around the East Thanksgiving, I would rather be with you than go to Baltimore. I have not heard from Dorothy since the week of college, but I take for granted she still wants me. I know she is as poor a correspondent as I am--nevertheless I would not go there without hearing from her again. As she might be so swamped with work that she wouldn't [want] me--she doesn't get a vacation for TH. Another difficulty is that I can't get down to New York till Wednesday at six, so that I would probably have to wait till Thursday morning to go to B. I would look up train connections for there, before deciding. If I would leave there late Sunday morning or noon, so as to catch the six o'clocl (the latest we are allowed) I should say it would be worth doing. Let me know what you intend to do. My old troubles have started with a vengeance. Bran and fruit are no longer of any avail. It started in the Infirm and has grown daily worse. The food is no longer as helpful as it was at first. I felt quite miserable from it for several days, but finally last night dosed up vehemently on Cascara, and fee[l] a little better today. I am terrifically disappointed--that means I am doomed till June now, and I had been feeling so well in that respect until two weeks ago. It started all or a sudden. Have you that Cascara, Nux, and Bella Donna prescription? If so, please send it to me. I really don't know what to take. What would you advise? R. S. V. P. My other pain is largely dependent on this, so it is absolutely essential that I take something that is effective early in the morning. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-04
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 4, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: We had our Cap and Gown class picture taken this morning. It does not seem three years since Freshman picture! I am glad we went to Senior Parlor last night. It certainly is a dumb performance, but it was worth the price of admission, figuratively speaking, to see the creations that some of the faculty wore. Miss Cowley had a sky blue evening dress that I am sure hasn't been made over since she was in colly...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 4, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: We had our Cap and Gown class picture taken this morning. It does not seem three years since Freshman picture! I am glad we went to Senior Parlor last night. It certainly is a dumb performance, but it was worth the price of admission, figuratively speaking, to see the creations that some of the faculty wore. Miss Cowley had a sky blue evening dress that I am sure hasn't been made over since she was in colly dumb to get all dressed up in evening dress just to go up there for an hour and stand around in a jammed full room. This afternoon I take Jane and repeat the performance. The rest of the day I shall work, I think. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-03
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Took my philosophy and Renaissance make-up writtens this morning, so after I finished writing some stuff for Drama this afternoon I will be completely caught up with class work--but not with work on Semester topics. I am feeling practically normal again--not quite as strong as usual and still have a slight cold. Otherwise all is well. Love, Fannie November 3

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-02
Text: November 2, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I think I am really better this time. I went to bed at five yesterday afternoon, to be on the safe side. I missed an English required lecture in the evening by so doing, but I thought it best to be on the safe side. I still have a slight cold and am not strong yet, otherwise I am really better. I think I am finally discharged from the Infirm, although I haven't seen Dr. T. yet. Nothing new--I am busy catching up with my work. I have to...
Show moreNovember 2, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I think I am really better this time. I went to bed at five yesterday afternoon, to be on the safe side. I missed an English required lecture in the evening by so doing, but I thought it best to be on the safe side. I still have a slight cold and am not strong yet, otherwise I am really better. I think I am finally discharged from the Infirm, although I haven't seen Dr. T. yet. Nothing new--I am busy catching up with my work. I have to take a Faculty to Senior Parlor Opening for faculty tomorrow night. I swore a few weeks ago, I wouldn't go, because it seems such a dumb performance to me, but yesterday I got a note please to take someone as they must all be invited. The note was from our class president, so I thought I had better be obliging. I had to take a left-ver, though--Miss Gilman, whom I had in Zo quiz last year. She isn't half bad. Have to wear my red evening dress. I wish i had my white one here. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-11-06]
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore, postmarked 6 Nov 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I'm suited. What do you take me for, Father--handing out M. Coue to me. I read quite a bit of his stuff last year--maybe the book you are sending--I shall see what it is anyhow. He belongs to the school that believes that hypnotism is possible to normal people, but the other French school believes that it is possible for abnormal people only. I belong to the latter class--of thinkers, not of people....
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore, postmarked 6 Nov 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I'm suited. What do you take me for, Father--handing out M. Coue to me. I read quite a bit of his stuff last year--maybe the book you are sending--I shall see what it is anyhow. He belongs to the school that believes that hypnotism is possible to normal people, but the other French school believes that it is possible for abnormal people only. I belong to the latter class--of thinkers, not of people. However, I'll read it with an open mind, as you say. I shall say, "Day by day, in every way, I am growing more and more conceited". The parlor is not pretty. I did not take cold. A. Kabet answered the note in which I finally informed him that we would do nothing about the debate. He seems to think this is to be a correspondence--I do not think so, and it takes two to make a correspondence! The picture is Caroline Whitney's mother. I guess she comes by her college stump-speaking naturally. Love, FannieA CONNECTICUT YANKEE FOR CONGRESS: MRS. JOSEPHA WHITNEIY, Daughter of Simon Newcomb, the Astronomer, Who Has Won the Nomination to Represent Her State in the House of Representativs (Times Wide World Photos.)
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-11-24]
Text: [postmarked 24 Nove 1922] Dear Mother: Received your doctor letter this afternoon, and shall answer it before going to the debate. If I should keep reasonably quiet during the period of treatment, as you say, I think it is perfectly ridiculous to come home for vacation. The only way I could do it would be not to go our at all. Also, if Dr. Z prefers Furniss to Sanes and you agree with him, that settles it. I had not thought about having to stay after Christmas vacation, but it is a good...
Show more[postmarked 24 Nove 1922] Dear Mother: Received your doctor letter this afternoon, and shall answer it before going to the debate. If I should keep reasonably quiet during the period of treatment, as you say, I think it is perfectly ridiculous to come home for vacation. The only way I could do it would be not to go our at all. Also, if Dr. Z prefers Furniss to Sanes and you agree with him, that settles it. I had not thought about having to stay after Christmas vacation, but it is a good suggestion of yours, so I shall certainly stay for Thanksgiving. I will have plenty of work to do, and there will certainly be lots more people here than Spring vacation last year--and since I wasn't lonesome then, I certainly couldn't be now. It will be a good rest and I will be glad of a chance to read some. I am glad Henrietta will be out of the way. Perhaps we can then manage Atlantic for a little while. This is my definite decision then--if you and Dr. Z are agreed that Dr. F. is the thing for Christmas vacation, I certainly don't want to do anything else. The possibility of feeling well once - again sounds so wonderful to me that vacation at home is very insignificant compared to that. In fact, I feel quite sure that it is the only thing to do. I am enclosing the only letter I have gotten from Dorothy all year. Do you think she expects me on the strength of that? R. S. V. P. I answered it about two weeks later, so she owes me a letter. I have a feeling that she probably figured--"Helen can't come--Teddy has no vacation--so if she still thinks she's expected, she'll write, otherwise I'm pretty busy and would just as soon not have company". Don't you think so? Please return the letter. Please let me as soon as you have heard from Dr. F. and have arrived at definite conclusions yourself. Don't use that excuse about wanting to see plays--it's too artificial. Just don't make any at all if you possibly can. Call this my Friday's letter--there won't be anything new tomorrow. Love, Fannie2537 Brookfield Ave. Baltimore Md. Sept 26th 1922 Dear Fann<y>ie, We have the apartment - plenty of room and we have the furniture, - not overmuch of this, still, enough if you will condescend to grace it by your presence for thanksgiving vacation. I have been tramp-ing Baltimore for dear life. About three days before Mother arrived on the scene of action I had found the place and obtained furniture estimates in millions of furniture stores. Today we signed the lease for the apartment and bought the furniture. A good days work n'est ce pas? Especially good in spending money. Tomorrow we will getkitchen utensils, china, and glass. We looked at china to day and Mother insisted that it must come from Pittsburgh when we asked for it. Unfortunately neither of us could remember the name of your con-cern, so we may have to have other brands. We cannot move in till the day after tomorrow be-cause we won't have the furniture till then. Happy New Year. How did you enjoy the [deries] in Carnegie Hall? Mother is staying at the Stafford Hotel. I am writing this there. I have met some of my classmates and I learn that we have been mown down from 92 [to] 79. I hope they dont keep on at that rate. Well, best love and a kiss, Dorothy
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-11-09]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: All well. Am in a hurry now. Love, FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron, Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N. J.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-11-22]
Text: [postmarked 22 Nov 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Saw "The Book of Job" last night. If Job had realized how near the back of the room I was he wouldn't have talked into his beard and he wouldn't have talked so fast, and then i would have known what it was all about. But as it was, it was too philosophical for my little mind. However, the artistic effect was spendid, and so was the music. I understand that Mr. Tonks in lecturing to baby Art this morning emitted a...
Show more[postmarked 22 Nov 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Saw "The Book of Job" last night. If Job had realized how near the back of the room I was he wouldn't have talked into his beard and he wouldn't have talked so fast, and then i would have known what it was all about. But as it was, it was too philosophical for my little mind. However, the artistic effect was spendid, and so was the music. I understand that Mr. Tonks in lecturing to baby Art this morning emitted a very undignified yawn and said, "Excuse me--that is a hang-over from the Book of Job"! Father, I must have left the newspaper with the acc't of Herr President in New York. Knowing how you "like to please the kids" (!) dare I suppose that you have another one at hime. Will you please send me one, or get me one and send it, as I wan't it for my scrapbook. Thank you muchly. I am going to walk to town today with Helen. It is Vassar day down town--eighty of the stores are giving part of their profits of today's sales to Poughkeepsie branch of the AI. Association for their endowment fund pledges. So I shall get Louise's present, etc. Love, Fannie Don't forget "The Mind in the Making" Mother.[enc w/ pm 22 Nov 1922] Dear Mother: The last laundry I got back came minus one pair silk bloomers and one pair drawers. Were they kept home for mending? You might have the laundry list put back in the clean laundry in the future--otherwsie[sic] my sending home a list would not act as any kind of a check---Mother
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-11-20]
Text: Please send me some jars of those [Fr. Process Prunes] from Stevenson's or somewhere as soon as possible. I haven't much left and they are a [necess]-part of my diet. Can't get them at Mark v trey. It's the best groc store Love +. Monday [This Side of Card is For Address]

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-11-26]
Text: November 26, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is nothing new to report outside of a delicious sleep till amost[sic] ten this morning this morning, and a long walk before lunch. At present I am interrupting the reading of Hamlet" for Drama to write to you. Elizabeth left for home last night--she got special permission to take her extra days before Thanksgiving because she was invited to a wedding! Absolutely nothing to tell you. Oh, yes--I get my famous re-sitting tomorrow, in...
Show moreNovember 26, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is nothing new to report outside of a delicious sleep till amost[sic] ten this morning this morning, and a long walk before lunch. At present I am interrupting the reading of Hamlet" for Drama to write to you. Elizabeth left for home last night--she got special permission to take her extra days before Thanksgiving because she was invited to a wedding! Absolutely nothing to tell you. Oh, yes--I get my famous re-sitting tomorrow, in honor of which I had a shampoo yesterday. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-01
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am out of the Infirmary at last, and I hope for good. I had to promise to come back and go to bed before dinner tonight--I suppose to insure not being out in the night air. My throat is better--it surely was sore for a few days, though. The cold in my head is much better now, too. I feel rather weak. I had classes all morning this morning. I shall take a nap now. I put a call for you after lunch because I thought you might be...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am out of the Infirmary at last, and I hope for good. I had to promise to come back and go to bed before dinner tonight--I suppose to insure not being out in the night air. My throat is better--it surely was sore for a few days, though. The cold in my head is much better now, too. I feel rather weak. I had classes all morning this morning. I shall take a nap now. I put a call for you after lunch because I thought you might be relieved to hear that I am feeling all right again, but they could not get hold or you. They said they had to page you, and that is as far as I got. I waited until 1:45 and could not wait any longer. Nothing new to tell you. Marse writes that Mr. Consumptive is engaged. Love, Fannie November 1.Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N. J.142 Main Hall vassar college Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-11-21]
Text: [21 Nov 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I enjoyed Dr. Conklin's lecture very much last night, although I must say it was unscientific and popular to the extreme. He has a very good sense of humor and is a forceful speaker, as you no doubt know, Pete. I learned nothing new, but then I had an exceptionally good course last year. Is your dinner coming off, Pete? He started out by telling what a wonderful bonfire was in progress at that moment at Princeton! I also heard an exceelent...
Show more[21 Nov 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I enjoyed Dr. Conklin's lecture very much last night, although I must say it was unscientific and popular to the extreme. He has a very good sense of humor and is a forceful speaker, as you no doubt know, Pete. I learned nothing new, but then I had an exceptionally good course last year. Is your dinner coming off, Pete? He started out by telling what a wonderful bonfire was in progress at that moment at Princeton! I also heard an exceelent lecture on Child Labor by a man whose name I could not get and whose name is not posted, but he is a member of the Child Welfare Board, or whatever it is called. Helen Klee was on probation because she got back late and missed a class after going down to New York to the wedding of her cousin, Louise Strauss, during the week. She is the one you asked me about last year, Mother. Her picture was in the Sunday Times last week. Also, I have it from Hane that Marjorie Klein bumped into Leon Falk unexpectedly and much to her displeasure at the Copley while thre[sic] with Alfred Benjamin. Hence the lack of greeting to you, Pete. Other highly important news I know of not. Splendid English. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-11-13]
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore, 3 Nov 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing much new today. The ex-Brown student arrived at two-thirty and staid till five-thirty. I trotted him around the campus most of the time. He was not half-bad. He is quite intellectual, with not very much of an intellect to be intellectual on. Worked all evening and all morning. The book came this morning, Pete. Thanks very much for it. Apparently you disapproved of my selection, or else it came too late. Love,...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore, 3 Nov 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing much new today. The ex-Brown student arrived at two-thirty and staid till five-thirty. I trotted him around the campus most of the time. He was not half-bad. He is quite intellectual, with not very much of an intellect to be intellectual on. Worked all evening and all morning. The book came this morning, Pete. Thanks very much for it. Apparently you disapproved of my selection, or else it came too late. Love, Fannie Monday
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-11-23]
Text: [23 Nov 1922] Dear Pete, Mother and Father--anything for variety: I remember to wire you before Pete's letter reminding me of the great event arrived! I would call you up tonight except for the fact that I saw you so recently--also I went to go to Junior Sophomore debate. Dr. Conklin had a big crowd, Pete, but I think most of them got cuts in various courses to go. I belive[sic] I promised you one of these snapshots at home, Father. I had to have a cophy made for the Vassarion, so I got...
Show more[23 Nov 1922] Dear Pete, Mother and Father--anything for variety: I remember to wire you before Pete's letter reminding me of the great event arrived! I would call you up tonight except for the fact that I saw you so recently--also I went to go to Junior Sophomore debate. Dr. Conklin had a big crowd, Pete, but I think most of them got cuts in various courses to go. I belive[sic] I promised you one of these snapshots at home, Father. I had to have a cophy made for the Vassarion, so I got several. Helen and I walked to town yesterday. I got Louise's birthday present. What's new with the doctor? Love, Fannie Thursday[enc w/ 23 Nov 1922] Dear Mother: I left the corals at Zimmer's, the big jewelry store here, to find out what it would cost to make the string six inches longer with the medium sized corals. They will let me know Wednesday. he says they are very fine corals and he thinks it will be pretty expensive. I won't do anything till I hear from you. Would you see about it at Grogan's or somewhere, or should I wait till you or I get to Atlantic? R. S. V. P. I told him they cost only $20, so he wouldn't charge too much, and he said they are very good and should have cost about $40--were you bluffing me?Mother Mother
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-11-25]
Text: [postmarked 25 Nov 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Please send Ibsen's "Ghosts" and "Dolls' House" in the next laundry. I need them fro Drama. The box came from Stevenson's. Thank you very much for it. The pictures from Atlantic also came the other day. The one of you is excellent, Father but I don't think yours is good, Mother? For one thing, I am more interested in your face than your hat, and the former is obstructed by the latter. Marse...
Show more[postmarked 25 Nov 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Please send Ibsen's "Ghosts" and "Dolls' House" in the next laundry. I need them fro Drama. The box came from Stevenson's. Thank you very much for it. The pictures from Atlantic also came the other day. The one of you is excellent, Father but I don't think yours is good, Mother? For one thing, I am more interested in your face than your hat, and the former is obstructed by the latter. Marse invites me to spend Thanksgiving day in New York with him and go to theater, but I think it foolish inasmuch as I have all Christmas vacation to go to theater there. Heard an exceedingly interesting two hour discussion of the Near Eastern situation last night by Mr. Paxton Hibben. He's strong for Russia but exceedingly interesting. Love, Fannie I'm off to my topics for the afternoon.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-10-24
Text: October 24, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I should certainly like to see you in New York, Mother. In fact, I wish I could go to Atlantic, but I don't know how my weekends stand. I shall have to inquire in the warden's office. I had a lengthy letter from Marian today, to my surprise. She told me she saw you, Mother. She also tells me that Estelle Rosenbloom was sick in bed for two months in Palestine--and that Charles claims to be engaged to a Parisian! The Hindu didn't...
Show moreOctober 24, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I should certainly like to see you in New York, Mother. In fact, I wish I could go to Atlantic, but I don't know how my weekends stand. I shall have to inquire in the warden's office. I had a lengthy letter from Marian today, to my surprise. She told me she saw you, Mother. She also tells me that Estelle Rosenbloom was sick in bed for two months in Palestine--and that Charles claims to be engaged to a Parisian! The Hindu didn't sail with the others because he came over for the purpose of stirring up interest in his "league of Youth" and of trying to start a similar institution in this xounry. Send the picture of them to Pete, then return to me, please. Elanor Wolfe told me she saw D. May in New York Sunday and that they sailed Monday. Marian wrote that she was much feted before she left home. Mother, I sent a small bath mat home in my laundry and never got it back. Is it still at home?I got a "Good" on my Aristotle topic for Tolerance, much to my surprise. Between that and acting the part of Socrates in his trial, I feel quite philosophic--except for the fact that I am bored to death in my philosophy course I think Teddy showed good sense in almost flunking it, Pete. How is Harold getting on these days? I am in a miserable humor--I wasted three hours this morning trying to work and being too sleepy to. One consolation is that I have comparatively little regular work to do--but one of these days soon I shall get started on my semester topics, and then i will be a little busier. Not debating certainly is a time saver, but it makes life a little monotonous. I intended to do just what you said about the dresses, Mother--except that there is no urgent need of getting another one soon. Love, Fannie
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