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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [ca. June 1, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [ca. 1923-06-01]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Sorry I couldn't get a letter off yesterday, but my drama exam kept me rushed, and it wasn't even till after the mail left. Let me know your stopping places - also if you are coming up via N.Y., + when on Friday, because we are thinking of going down to N.Y. on the boat Thurs. aft., going to see the all-star production of Sheridan's "School for Scandal-, staying at the Vassar Club over night, + coming back Friday morning. I'm crazy to get the...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: Sorry I couldn't get a letter off yesterday, but my drama exam kept me rushed, and it wasn't even till after the mail left. Let me know your stopping places - also if you are coming up via N.Y., + when on Friday, because we are thinking of going down to N.Y. on the boat Thurs. aft., going to see the all-star production of Sheridan's "School for Scandal-, staying at the Vassar Club over night, + coming back Friday morning. I'm crazy to get the boat trip, + I've never taken it. I have to be back at 4:30 Friday aft. for Commencementrehearsal. Let me know your [itinerary] by wire if possible, as it might be possible for me to come back with you if I go. Played tennis 2 hrs. this A.M. + slept 3 hrs. this P.M. Haven't done a darn thing all day. Letting up makes one feel like a [diskrap] Had a card from Laura announcing her engagement. Love, Fannie I'm going to play golf [tomorow] afternoon
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [ca.October 13, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [ca. 1922-10-13]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Aunt Hattie + De W. came yester=day after lunch. They had planned to hear the debate. I had 2 written topics due today! Mailed you a card, but lest it doesn't come till Monday, I'll mail this special. Love, Fannie Please return pictures with your choice immediately

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked April 26, 1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-04-26]
Text: [postmarked 26 Apr 1921] Dear Mother and Father: Writing on a Remington doesn't seem to [??]at all in my line any more. I don't feel much better today. I got some pills from Dr. Baldwin which I don't expect will help me any. Does the Doctoer want me to go back to argryol. R. S. V. P.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked April 6, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-04-06]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Spring is here + I have to work my young head off on the debate. I am going to hear [Hifitz] down town tonight. Love, Fannie

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked December 14, 1922]
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]

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked December 16, 1922]
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.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked December 19, 1922]
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.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked December 5, 1922]
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

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked December 9, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-12-09]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: The rush is not letting up - it is increasing! Me for a day to sleep, Dec. 18. I got [alit] of [cicoitation] from A.G. (same as last year) to the Black and White[sauce] Jan. 1. I don't know if he was trying to be funny or if it is the thing to do, to say that the dance is being planned, etc., and that it will afford him very great pleasure if he could have my company! That is all...It strikes me it is somewhat stiff, but [I guess] it is his idea of humor. I'll...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: The rush is not letting up - it is increasing! Me for a day to sleep, Dec. 18. I got [alit] of [cicoitation] from A.G. (same as last year) to the Black and White[sauce] Jan. 1. I don't know if he was trying to be funny or if it is the thing to do, to say that the dance is being planned, etc., and that it will afford him very great pleasure if he could have my company! That is all...It strikes me it is somewhat stiff, but [I guess] it is his idea of humor. I'll accept, unless you have some reason to the contrary. R.S.V.P. Love, Fannie. We had debate practice last night again - more today. Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburge, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked February 20, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-02-20]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I feel fine today. My cough is loose + my head is clear. Dr. T. was just in. She was very garrulous. She says I can get up this aft. at 4 o'clock + sit in the parlor. Thrills! Just discovered that the gir just came in this ward lived in Pgh. till last year and went to Peabody - her name is [Helen Morgan.] She had a sister in Pete's class who went to Wellesley. C. MIldred Thompson has grippe too. so I'm not missing any Am. history. Dr. T. says I may be out...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: I feel fine today. My cough is loose + my head is clear. Dr. T. was just in. She was very garrulous. She says I can get up this aft. at 4 o'clock + sit in the parlor. Thrills! Just discovered that the gir just came in this ward lived in Pgh. till last year and went to Peabody - her name is [Helen Morgan.] She had a sister in Pete's class who went to Wellesley. C. MIldred Thompson has grippe too. so I'm not missing any Am. history. Dr. T. says I may be out tomorrow. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked February 23, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-02-23]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Another perfectly useless day. I spent the morning lying around, with hardly pep enough to hold my back up. I feel a little better by af-ternoon. Walked around campus for a half hour, came back + went to bed at 4:30. It is most discouraging. Most of the people come over to Metcalfe for a day and leave feeling fine, and this is my 2nd day here + I still feel as though my back weighs 50 lbs. I'm going to go to 2 of my classes tomorrow. That can't do me any harm +...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: Another perfectly useless day. I spent the morning lying around, with hardly pep enough to hold my back up. I feel a little better by af-ternoon. Walked around campus for a half hour, came back + went to bed at 4:30. It is most discouraging. Most of the people come over to Metcalfe for a day and leave feeling fine, and this is my 2nd day here + I still feel as though my back weighs 50 lbs. I'm going to go to 2 of my classes tomorrow. That can't do me any harm + it just means that much less to make up.Mother, I once took [Nux Vomica] for a tonic. I still have al-most a whole bottle. How would it be to <have>take that, + how many drops? The tonic I was having in the Infirmary wasn't agreeing with my stomach at all. So I'm just as glad they forgot to keep on giving it to me. No mail today - darn [Washing-ton] anyhow! Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked February 28, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-02-28]
Text: Helen [Draword's] books Mlle Donteau Dr. Zugsmith Pay college bill - deposit money attend to these please. Dear Mother + Father: Had debate practice last night. My lack of knowledge didn't impede, but my physical strength did interfere with my assurance. Speakers to be announced today. Thanks gobs for the tulips. Don't worry - I shall go it easy. - I mean not hard. [New.] written this P.M. Psych " Thurs. <[Ellboy]> conference now Love, Fannie

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked February 7, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-02-07]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Slept most of yesterday + today. Had dinner with Mrs. Hertz last night. They asked me for lunch today but I had another engagement. We had her on campus at noon yesterday, + of course [luuk] had it that we had a good enough lunch before a "Deustes" day. Will see you Friday. I shall order a chair for the 3 o'clock Love, FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron, c/o Hotel [Draymore], Atlantic City, N.J.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked February 9, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-02-09]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I can't remember whether I mailed my letter yesterday or not. At any rate, I am going to a class now. I just came from a conference with Miss [Wylie]. Love, Fannie Thursday AMMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N.J.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked January 17, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-01-17]
Text: Tues. Dear Mother + Father: I have never gone through a worse night - I almost froze up. My fingers are still numb. I am finishing my topic, thank goodness. I knew how to spell "dyed". Have you heard from Dr. C? R.S.V.P. Heard an excellent dramatic reading of "Less Femms Savantes" last night by a French actress. The medicine had nto done any good, when it started having a peculiar, sort of paralyzing effect on my eyes. I could not afford that in these busy days, so quite....
Show moreTues. Dear Mother + Father: I have never gone through a worse night - I almost froze up. My fingers are still numb. I am finishing my topic, thank goodness. I knew how to spell "dyed". Have you heard from Dr. C? R.S.V.P. Heard an excellent dramatic reading of "Less Femms Savantes" last night by a French actress. The medicine had nto done any good, when it started having a peculiar, sort of paralyzing effect on my eyes. I could not afford that in these busy days, so quite. I feel the same as always. I'm throughly sick of it. Love. Fannie [This Side of Card is For Address] Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked January 21, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-01-21]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: At present am sitting in the doctor's office waiting to ask her to let me sleep in Metcalfe Thursday + Friday nights. I have two exams Sat. + one Friday + I have such noisy quarter that it is impossible to get a good night's rest before 7 AM. Incidentally, I slept till 9 this morning. Am going to lab from here. I prefer finsihing up today than next week. Read Byron for a while last night. Also went to see K. [Steen] who is in the infirmary with a broken ankle....
Show moreDear Mother + Father: At present am sitting in the doctor's office waiting to ask her to let me sleep in Metcalfe Thursday + Friday nights. I have two exams Sat. + one Friday + I have such noisy quarter that it is impossible to get a good night's rest before 7 AM. Incidentally, I slept till 9 this morning. Am going to lab from here. I prefer finsihing up today than next week. Read Byron for a while last night. Also went to see K. [Steen] who is in the infirmary with a broken ankle. Her mother + father came on to see that it should be properly attended to. They wanted to take her home, but she didn't want to miss midyears, so her mother is staying up here, nice luck! She'll have a good long sojourn in the infirmary Was honored by a somewhat lengthy visit from E. Spiro + [Pappeu] - [huiuer] room- mate. The latter is without doubt the homeliest girl I have ever seen, but she isn't half bad to talk to! I'll take the 11:09 to N.Y. the Phila. week-end, arrive 3:30, + take the next train to Phila- probably 4 P.M, or at the latest 5 P.M. So I can certainly go to the hospital that night. Sent you an exam schedule yesterday. Peggy Higgins, debate chairman, told me yesterday that in answer to our letter turning Brown's challenge for a debate on the Brown-[Ruiherst]-Williams League subject down, she had one offering to debate us on our league subject here any date we set. Wo we'll probably debate them, too, in April. She promised me that if I do Barnard or Holyoke, I can do either Amherst or Brown. How can one resist? Love, Fannie Just spoke to Dr. B. If there is a bed available, she'll be glad to let me in. I also told her about Phila, etc. She is strongly in favor of the [anaesthetics] exam. She surely is a peach. I hate to think of not having her here next semester. She strongly advised not coming to a decision about going home until after Phila. I guess she's right. Laundry [eame] today, also [hickey] from Miss Schroder. It is O.K
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked January 28, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-01-28]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Letter tonight. Off to psych - [lover]. Back in Davison Love, Fannie

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked June 2, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-06-02]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Did you deposit money? Please do so immediately - or at least let me know if you don't, as the lunches are so terrible I've been reduced to eating lunch off a [lot] to keep up my morale! I presume the call was from you last night, Father. I'm awfully sorry I missed it, but last night was a terrible night. I decided at 4 P. M. that I ought to write up my tolerance exam in essay form insteadof just notes, and I types steadily, except for 15 minutes for...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: Did you deposit money? Please do so immediately - or at least let me know if you don't, as the lunches are so terrible I've been reduced to eating lunch off a [lot] to keep up my morale! I presume the call was from you last night, Father. I'm awfully sorry I missed it, but last night was a terrible night. I decided at 4 P. M. that I ought to write up my tolerance exam in essay form insteadof just notes, and I types steadily, except for 15 minutes for dinner and the one hour and a quarter I saw in the messenger room waiting for your call, from 4P. M. tillmnidnight[sic], and this morning from 8:30 to 10:30. I could not wait any longer. Commencement announcements are out. Should I send them to the great-aunts, or is that a reminder for presents? R. S. V. P. Love, Fannie More Tomorrow.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked June 6, 1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-06-06]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Monday All's well that ends well - here's hoping today ends well. I have two exams today - one of them Ec - and I feel perfectly rotten. Wishing you a Merry Christmas; Fannie. Mother - you might make my Dr. S< > appointment - if he is planning to be away long after commencement let me know + I will come home earlier if necessary.Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked June 6, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-06-06]
Text: [Addressed to Gale0Hall, Weneisville, PA. postmarked 6 June 1923] Dear Mother and Father: I didn't get your letter with the addresses in time to write to Bedford, but there is nothing to tell you anyhow. I played golf yesterday afternoon, and enjoyed it a lot, although it was hot as blazes. Spent all yesterday morning going through my old papers. Last night we enjoyed Sunset, the lakes, etc.--and were bitten to pieces by the mosquitoes. Spent all morning today doddling over my packing....
Show more[Addressed to Gale0Hall, Weneisville, PA. postmarked 6 June 1923] Dear Mother and Father: I didn't get your letter with the addresses in time to write to Bedford, but there is nothing to tell you anyhow. I played golf yesterday afternoon, and enjoyed it a lot, although it was hot as blazes. Spent all yesterday morning going through my old papers. Last night we enjoyed Sunset, the lakes, etc.--and were bitten to pieces by the mosquitoes. Spent all morning today doddling over my packing. I'm so used to being rushed that I don't know how to accomplish anything when i have plenty of time. We have Commencement rehearsal at 4:30 Friday and class-day rehearsal in the outdoor theater at 7:30 Friday, so if you arrive at those times go straight to Mrs. Green's, 18 Legrange Ave., and telephone word that you are here and I'll come over as soon as I can. Or come to my room if you prefer. Sam's room is Mullaly's. Mullaly said they have chauffeurs at the house every year, and mrs. Geen couldn't get him a room. The car will be kept at the garage of the house you stay in. Hope you enjoy your trip. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked March 10, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-03-10]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Just came from Zo written It was easy, but I messed it up terribly. I studied all morning for it. Am going to read for debate all aft. It is raining now. Practice tonight. Thanks for the pin-cushion, but what is the idea, when I have a perfectly good + pretty one? R.S.V.P. Are you coming, Father? Love, Fannie Friday aft. Mrs. Marcus Aaron 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked March 12, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-03-12]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I have an awful lot to work out for the debate in the next few days, so my letters will be very brief. I did academic work for 3 hrs. yesterday + 1 today - hurrah! The other debate is <Qc> Apr. 29 with Williams. I don't know if <it is> [wredre] here or there. We [neon] know which side we're on till a wk. before the debate. If you [want] to go to one, I think the debate with girls' colleges are more even + more interesting. I therefore advise...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: I have an awful lot to work out for the debate in the next few days, so my letters will be very brief. I did academic work for 3 hrs. yesterday + 1 today - hurrah! The other debate is <Qc> Apr. 29 with Williams. I don't know if <it is> [wredre] here or there. We [neon] know which side we're on till a wk. before the debate. If you [want] to go to one, I think the debate with girls' colleges are more even + more interesting. I therefore advise Smith. Your letter of "condolence" went to the right spot. I'll tell you a few very gratifying things when I see you this week! I think Cousin Aaron would be ashamed to hold up his head. To my mind that is the worst piece of [ingratitude] I ever heard of. [To] do it without telling father, even, is the worst of it. Wouldn't you think mere common decency + [seef] respect <would> not be as scarce as they apparently are? I'll be glad to see you at Smith if you really care to go. Sat., Mar 17, evening. [In haste]. Fannie Have always forgotten to tell you that for the last 10 days my reg. pain has been [trewen down + improved!]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked March 13, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-03-13]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Your 2 letters arrived. Thanks. Still busy - still well. Love, FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked March 14, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-03-14]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Busy!!! See you Saturday. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for address] Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked March 20, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-03-20]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Am extremely. busy. Heard Dean Lloyd of Mich. deliver the P.B.K. address tonight. I didn't understand one word of it. Neither did my P.B.K. friends. Am going to Rhinecliff Wed. night with [Betty Cannon] to address the Current Topics Club. Haha! 1/2 hr. each. I shall talk on the Coal Situation. Love, FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh. Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked March 8, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-03-08]
Text: Got you a dandy house - light + clean - very handy to campus. You're sole occupants. Love F.[This side of card is for address] Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked May 12, 1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-05-12]
Text: Thurs. 4 P.M Dear Mother + Father: Just came from lab. Will write [tonight.] Love Fannie Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked May 14, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-14]
Text: Dear Mother: If possible, could you have these lenses made for me + I'll get them Sat AM + new frames. This is my summer (+ fall) presentation. I've had a headache every day since I'm back + it is not due to bowels. I'll try this as a cure. I'm going to drop a course, too. In haste for mail. F If you can't go out. I can [probabl] get them Sat myselfMrs. Marcus Aaron Hotel Astor, New York.142 Main Hall Vassar College Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked May 18, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-18]
Text: February 24, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Received your wire this morning and answered it right after lunch. I really don't know what there is to wire about anymore, and thought perhaps if you spoke to me tonight your mind would be at rest, Father. Never speak to me about worrying anymore! Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid I won't die of pneumonia--this year, anyhow! I asked Dr. T. if she thought it would be wise for me to go home for a while, and she said she...
Show moreFebruary 24, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Received your wire this morning and answered it right after lunch. I really don't know what there is to wire about anymore, and thought perhaps if you spoke to me tonight your mind would be at rest, Father. Never speak to me about worrying anymore! Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid I won't die of pneumonia--this year, anyhow! I asked Dr. T. if she thought it would be wise for me to go home for a while, and she said she thought it would be the most foolish thing in the world--that it was much too long a trip and I would be running the risk of catching a half dozen new things on the way home. She assures me that everybody else feels just as pepped out. I went to the doctor's office this morning and got a bottle of tonic, and also had me blood count taken. She just compares colors with a chart of assorted reds. She decided that it was 75, and gave me some Blau(?)'s iron pills, 5%, to take one after each meal. I shall do so. I don't want to start getting hyperdermics again--it means waiting for an hour for each one in the stuffy office with all the people who have colds.I left Metcalfe the middle of the morning. The room was needed, and I am really all right now. I have practically no cold at all, and I feel loads stronger than yesterday. I spent the rest of the morning dusting and cleaning my room. It got to be a holy sight in my absence. It would win a prize now. It never has been quite so neat. After lunch we walked to the Flag with some snapshots, and then i went over to Students' as I had promised to hear the Freshmen debaters. Their spokers were to be picked this evening. They are unbelievably good. I think they are better than any varsity team that has existed since I am in college! I just stayed for an hour, and came back to write this. I am going to start my Drama make-up now, and stay in for the rest of the day. I'm afraid I've forgotten how to study. Mother, I wish you would please send me oneof the white chiffonier covers that I have on the chiff in the little room. My dresser cover with its blue underneath thing hold the dust so that "I feel the need--of a change", to quote Captain Applejack. But please don't go and buy a new one, because I can get along with this, if you haven't an extra one.Khaki Dodge, in my class, whom you may remember from the Lafayette debates as an usher to whom I introduced you and who you thought was very good-looking, just told me an interesting bit of news that she ecpects[sic] to go to Johns Hopkins year after next, as does Anna Osterhout, and '23, and that they were down in Baltimore after midyears to see about getting in and that the man in charge, whoever he is, told them that he hardly takes into consideration official college record at all in admitting students, but count's almost entirely the standing of the college and its recommendations of them, as well as personal qualifications. he says medical school shouldn't be run democratically, that that doesn't make good doctors, and he believes very strongly in heredity, that if you come from a "good" family the chances are you will be good material for them. On the strength of the latter he was very glad to take Anna Osterhout, who, incidentally, just missed flunking out Freshman year, but whose father is a very eminent--I thought, botanist, but Khaki says zoologist. And he is very glad to take Khaki, because she came down with Anna and because he liked her appearance. It struck me as a fine thing for the sons and daughters of the famous, but a little hard on all others! I guess that's all the news I have. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked May 19, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-19]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: All well + nothing new. Oh yes - main spring in my watch is broken, + my typewriter has to go to the factory. I'm going strong on my last topic. Love, Fannie[This Side of Card is For Address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked May 2, 1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-05-02]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: [Send] Pauline the flowers. My cards are in the right-hand dresser drawer in my room in a little box in a glove box. It looks as though all of the crowd who are home are [aides] - perhaps I'd have been [one of] the unlucky ones if I had been home. What shoudl I give to the Pea-body subscription. R.S.V.P. The pills came from Welsh's special last week. Two were in-effective - three worked. I had Dr. [Zugsmith's] prescription filled. It is marked to take one....
Show moreDear Mother + Father: [Send] Pauline the flowers. My cards are in the right-hand dresser drawer in my room in a little box in a glove box. It looks as though all of the crowd who are home are [aides] - perhaps I'd have been [one of] the unlucky ones if I had been home. What shoudl I give to the Pea-body subscription. R.S.V.P. The pills came from Welsh's special last week. Two were in-effective - three worked. I had Dr. [Zugsmith's] prescription filled. It is marked to take one. It does not work. I am having one dickens of a time. I'll be glad when college is over and I can do something about it. We didn't do anything in particu-lar yesterday. Edith [Lowman] was to take Henrietta + me to breakfast, but H. persuaded me to stay in bed + she went with Edith. Then H. came back + read the paper. Meanwhile Jo Marple + I spent 2 hours working out the bank statement that had to be handed in to-day. Lucy, H., + I had dinner together at the Lodge. H. slept with me Sat. night. B. [Bagy] was away for the week-end, so we put her bed in my room. Our beds here are much more mobile <here than> at home. We all loafed together yesterday after-noon, showed H. the few things she hadn't seen, and then it was time for her to go. Inasmuch as Lucy was going to the station anyhow, + since I have [ten]feeling punk, I [les] them persuade me not to go down. I spent the evening studying for my Spanish written. (It was fiendish - she gave all the things nobody had studied) If Henriietta enjoyed the visit as much as I enjoyed having her, we are square It's a shame she wasted her good brain and character on Pitt! I forgot to say that H. and I went to the French play Sat. night. It was great, particularly Jo Marple, who was the hero. Next year when tryouts evening come. I'll <go to> drink coffee instead of going to bed. I did not chase my head off when Henri-etta was here, but still I haven't gotten over the backward spell. I have very acute pain when I go to the toilet, and pretty bad other times. Dr. B. gave me the medicine to take that I took last year before D. [Saues] sent me his. I hope it will get better soon. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked May 2, 1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-05-02]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: H. left 3:58 (4:58). Had a wonderful time together. Spanish written tomorrow. Me for study now. Love Fannie Sunday [40] Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked May 20, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-20]
Text: [postmarked 20 May 1922] Dear Mother and Father: The Junior-Senior party in Students last night, replacing the usual Junior, Senior boat-ride, was great. When i got back there was a note from Miss Hamilton, asking me to take lunch with her and a friend of hers today. I just came back. She is as great as ever. The friend was a Mrs. Hobart, whose cousin, Grace Sturtevant '24, was also with us. Now for some more good, hard work. I shall go with them to Soph Tree ceremonies tonight. Miss...
Show more[postmarked 20 May 1922] Dear Mother and Father: The Junior-Senior party in Students last night, replacing the usual Junior, Senior boat-ride, was great. When i got back there was a note from Miss Hamilton, asking me to take lunch with her and a friend of hers today. I just came back. She is as great as ever. The friend was a Mrs. Hobart, whose cousin, Grace Sturtevant '24, was also with us. Now for some more good, hard work. I shall go with them to Soph Tree ceremonies tonight. Miss Hamilton will be here for several days. I spent the morning in the libe. I shall be going full speed till Wednesday. We have a Browning exam Monday. I have some tall reading to do till then. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked May 6, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-05-06]
Text: Dear Mother + Father, For some reason I forgot again to write today. That was some evening yesterday, Papa Marcus! Miss K. tried to per-suade me this morning to take Critical Writing next year in addition to a liter-ature course and Shakespeare + 19th century poetry the following 2 yrs. as planned. That would make English my major. She said I had improved so much in writ-ing it would be too bad to discontinue it. R.S.V.P. immediately what you think of it. Information in catalogue. Love,...
Show moreDear Mother + Father, For some reason I forgot again to write today. That was some evening yesterday, Papa Marcus! Miss K. tried to per-suade me this morning to take Critical Writing next year in addition to a liter-ature course and Shakespeare + 19th century poetry the following 2 yrs. as planned. That would make English my major. She said I had improved so much in writ-ing it would be too bad to discontinue it. R.S.V.P. immediately what you think of it. Information in catalogue. Love, FannieMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked May 8, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-05-08]
Text: Dear Mother and Father, I have another inspiration today about English. I just discovered last night that Argumentation is open to sophomores. I thought that you had to have a writing course as a prerequisite. Lucy says it is a fine course, she is sorry she did not take it. Also, most of the people who take it make debate!!!!! What is your idea on the subject? R.S.V.P., immediately. I must confess it appeals to me loads more than critical writing. That is sort of a duty course, but...
Show moreDear Mother and Father, I have another inspiration today about English. I just discovered last night that Argumentation is open to sophomores. I thought that you had to have a writing course as a prerequisite. Lucy says it is a fine course, she is sorry she did not take it. Also, most of the people who take it make debate!!!!! What is your idea on the subject? R.S.V.P., immediately. I must confess it appeals to me loads more than critical writing. That is sort of a duty course, but argumentation appeals to me. <Both> Also I was talking to [2 people] who took Crit. Writ. + they both siad it was not what it is cracked up to be. Do you think it (argumentation) is worth giving up the fun of math next yr for? I think [I do]. [And then] - you know me and [debate]. R.S.V.P. I must hurry to get this letter off. I don't think I'll III Hall will be tonight - it is raining. I'll write a [real] letter this aft. Love, Earickeloo
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked May 9, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-05-09]
Text: [postmarked 9 May 1920] Dear Mother and Father: There is not much new to tell you this evening. Since writing the special to you, I have read five hours worth of French. In two more I will have covered half of Monday's assignment, which is all I intend to do. I should not have done as much as I did today had it not been that the book was intensely interesting. That sounds like Pete. At least we have gotten down to some good modern authors. I staid in bed, not because I felt badly, but...
Show more[postmarked 9 May 1920] Dear Mother and Father: There is not much new to tell you this evening. Since writing the special to you, I have read five hours worth of French. In two more I will have covered half of Monday's assignment, which is all I intend to do. I should not have done as much as I did today had it not been that the book was intensely interesting. That sounds like Pete. At least we have gotten down to some good modern authors. I staid in bed, not because I felt badly, but because I knew it would rain all day and I wanted to read most of the day anyhow. In spite of the fact that I staid in bed, I felt worse at the end of the day than at the beginning. It is a funny business. The Workshop Plays that were given last week were repeated in Students' tonight as a partial compensation for the disappointment of the guests who came for Third Hall. I understand that we will not be allowed to have them next week. The faculty think that it will interfere too much with our academic standing. Lucy and I were passing Josselyn last night when we got a sudden desire to go up and see Miss Wills. Lucy is just about as nutty about her as I am. it would have been the most enjoyable visit had we not found three other members of the faculty, including Miss Cowley, there. It would have been a most enjoyable visit, if I had not been so ill-at-ease. Miss Cowley just gets fits of sitting and staring at you sometimes without saying a word. She did it last night, all right. I would have given anything to duck, but it could not be did. Miss Wells certainly was nice, but even so, I would prefer to have her alone. Anyhow, she called me Miss Aaron, and I did not want her to do that. I heard she will not be here next year. That would take a little of the glory of taking more math, I must confess. I suppose she is going to study for her Ph. D. squared. I don't know how many degrees she wants. Miss Cowley told Lucy the other day that she worked her way through college. Did you know that? She did not get less than an A in her four years, and she tutored fifteen hours every week and had a waiting list. She looked sort of nice last night. I guess she might have been on the Daisy chain. Mother, how long am I to continue with the medicine? I have six empty bottle here. Which would be cheaper, to send them home in their cases, or to get new ones? I mean, or course, to send them to the laundry. R. S. V. P. I am to go to see Miss Cowley tomorrow afternoon. I am anxious to hear what you have to say about the courses. I will not have what would e termed a snap course next year, it seems to me. However as far as amount of time is concerned, I think it is a toss-up between the second English course and Math. Argumentation still sounds good to me, and I thought about it for a whole twnety-four[sic] hours now! There is one thing that I might do to make the course easier, substitute psychology for economics. It is supposed to me much easier and to take far less time. You know some Freshmen take it. What would you think of that? The only thing is, I rather imagine I would want to continue with more economics that which psychology, and therefore it would be wiser to start that first. What do you think on the subject. As I said many times before, there is not much else new. Love, Fannie.[inc w/ pm 9 May 1920] Mother, In accordance with your instructions, I have invested in a gingham dress yesterday. Lucy told me that the exhibit immediately across from North had some very pretty things, and the fact that it has been so warm lately and that I did not know how soon you could have the things at home fixed made me feel that it might be a good idea. I have a feeling that I will hate the dress, but I liked it yesterday. It was a queer sensation to buy a dress without you, so you must not make fun of it if you don't like it. Even if I don't it will be good enough to wear around the golf links. It cost the enormous sum of thirteen dollars, with a twenty per cent reduction, at that. I suppose that is cheap this year. It is a rather lively pink plaid, with blig[sic] white collars and cuffs, and a black bow. it must have been a joke. The white skirts were all tight in the waist, and it would take ten days to get one if they took my measurement. Besides which, the materials were sort of cheap looking, so I think it is best for you to get material at home and have them made when I come home. The place you said to go does not have much, I don't think. Love,
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked November 1, 1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-11-01]
Text: Dear Mother and Father, I am so busy today that it makes me shiver to think of it. There probably won't be time for a letter today. Love, Fannie [Tues][This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked November 13, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-11-13]
Text: Dear Mother + Father, I am going for a walk now. It is gorgeous today. I worked this morning. My Corona will arrive this aft. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked November 15, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-11-15]
Text: Dear Mother + Father, It is bitter cold and snowing. I wish my coat would come. I'll probably write a letter tonight. I have a lot to do now. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked November 19, 1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-11-19]
Text: Sat. Dear Mother + Father | "You're a wise lady"! I showed Miss S. your special + put the case to her absolutely truthfully. She brought it up in warden's meeting today + permission was granted to get there Wed. night. She said she preferred my cutting only one class, and I cannot make the three train. It really makes no diff. to me. I don't want you to meet me, either. I really mean that. I'll take the bus from the station in A.C. I wired you right after lunch....
Show moreSat. Dear Mother + Father | "You're a wise lady"! I showed Miss S. your special + put the case to her absolutely truthfully. She brought it up in warden's meeting today + permission was granted to get there Wed. night. She said she preferred my cutting only one class, and I cannot make the three train. It really makes no diff. to me. I don't want you to meet me, either. I really mean that. I'll take the bus from the station in A.C. I wired you right after lunch. I didn't last night, because I had nothing to report. Miss S. was a peach about it. The straw suitcase came - also the [check-bks]. Thank you. It looks as tho I have to leave A. C. at 9:10 Sunday. Unless there is something better on the Reading. The latest train I can take from N.Y. is the 6:35. Will you get a chair for me for Sunday, please. You would know about the Reading + I don't that's why I won't attend to it myself. have ordered chair for Wed. Love, Fannie Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked November 21, 1919]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1919-11-21]
Text: Dear Mother + Father, I'm going now to see the first [hockey] game I'll [write] a letter later + try to remember to send it special. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked November 8, 1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-11-08]
Text: [postmarked 8 Nov 1921] Dear Mother and Father: Just a minute to breath in! I had a full day today, work and classes all day except when I worked on debate and went to Junior Party rehearsal I have debate practice tonight. The team was announced this morning. I was surprised, to say the least. Kellogg, the third speaker in class debate last year, the only Soph speaker in intercollegiate, is an alternate. Bish persuaded Emma McDonald, who told her before tryouts that she was going to the Yale...
Show more[postmarked 8 Nov 1921] Dear Mother and Father: Just a minute to breath in! I had a full day today, work and classes all day except when I worked on debate and went to Junior Party rehearsal I have debate practice tonight. The team was announced this morning. I was surprised, to say the least. Kellogg, the third speaker in class debate last year, the only Soph speaker in intercollegiate, is an alternate. Bish persuaded Emma McDonald, who told her before tryouts that she was going to the Yale-Princeton game and was told she could be an alternate and go away, to stay and take the first speech. The other speaker is Lois Barclay, whom I would have made an alternate. To my way of thinking they made two very decided mistakes. I shall be terribly rushed till Thursday, so I will only be able to write cards. I hope that the rush won't get me in edge. The real point of this letter is this: The class of 1923 is planning a very elaborate and well-organized sale of Christmas gifts, the profits of which are to go toward the class quota for the Endowment Fund. We hope to raise enough to have the whole quota that way. I give my articles to the booth for men's gifts. We were urged to see ifwe could get anything wholesale, and better still, if we couldn't get the whole sale place to give the things as a form of gift to the endowment fund. So I bethought me of Rauh's, and didn't see whey when you and Pete buy silk socks there you couldn't buy some for yourselves, which I would sell here. Would you get them, Mother? Get about ten dollars' worth--I guess that would be a half dozen pairs. Uncle Ike, also my chairman, told me to write to them, and if I worded it tactfully enought, they would offer to give the stuff, and then if we sell them, it would be entirely profit. Or should I write them myself? R. S. V. P. immediately, as the sale is right after Thanksgiving. When I got back from New York last night, there was a telegram from Harold, which I was to use to help have the debate date changed so that I could get up to New Haven next week. It was--(a great big fib) "Our plans absolutely upset unless you come to game Saturday. We are counting on you". But it didn't do any good. The Sophs refuse to change. Besides which, with the team composed as it is, that probably means that I am main speaker, because Emma is definitely booked for the first speech, and I simply could not ditch the thing now. Such is life when one wants to be intellectual as well as social! Just the same--darn the old debate. As you notice, I haven't invested in typewriter paper yet. I didn't say the weather was warm as toast at the [game], Father. I said I was. What with a fur coat, a big plusy cushion to sit on, and a steamer-rug to wrap up in, I couldn't very well be anything else. I had a great day. The only thing that went wrong was not getting to Princeton till twelve-thirty, but I didn't see how I could ditch Uncle Ike and Aunt Bessie when I was staying with them, and go over ahead of them. We had lunch at Commons, the four of us plus Harold. I had the honor of seeing andspeaking to Albert Cabet, who was waiting on the table--not ours. While we were eating Marian, Jun or Weil, Ruth G, and Byron Foster filed out past us. I got up and spoke to them, just for a minute. Marian told me to call her up Sunday morning, but I did not do so. After lunch I saw Grace Lubin and met her brother. We walked down to the game with them. He is very English, naturally enough. Grace has gotten to be very good looking. Don't laugh, I really mean it. Lester tried to persuade them to stay over for dinner, but they had promised their mother and Eorothy who was in B. M. for the week-end, to be back there for dinner. The same party that had lunch together, plus Howard Baer, had dinner together. We enjoyed it very much. We left on the seven-thirty special, and got back to Woodmere at ten-fifteen. It was a fine day, although the Harvardite got on my nerves more than was good for me and all of us several times during the afternoon. He is one overgrown fool in a good many respects. Incidentally, he is suffering from his sprained vocal cords, and can hardly say a word. So he entertains all interested by talking deaf and dumb to them. He and I took a long walk Sunday morning. We called for the kids at Sunday school. I studied and played with the kids in the afternoon. We left at six and got to the station at seven-thirty. I took the seven-forty-five up and a taxi out to college. That is the end of a perfect week-end, almost perfect, I mean. But I shudder when I think of all that must be gotten into the next four days. I am glad you are home Father. Let Mother fuss over you all she wants. She knows more about the care of the feeble than you do. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked November 9, 1922]
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.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked October 13, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-10-13]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: When I got back from Ec at 2:30 I found Aunt Hattie + De W. in Main parlor. Too bad the debate didn't come off. Peggy Higgins came up for it + left 4 hrs. later! Must finish a Drama Topic now. Love, Fannie Will ans. quests in tomorrow's letter. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked October 27, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-10-27]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Being in the Infirmary has its advantages - it "enhances one's self-feelings" - as Miss washburn would say. The kids are overcoming me with notes and books, etc. Unfortunately, neither of the 2 bks. that I was anxious to get time to read are here - "This Freedom", which Pete still has and "Upstream." I am sorry it came - I wanted to order something else for it. It is silly to have 2 copies. At present I am "[Ausgelesen]", if...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: Being in the Infirmary has its advantages - it "enhances one's self-feelings" - as Miss washburn would say. The kids are overcoming me with notes and books, etc. Unfortunately, neither of the 2 bks. that I was anxious to get time to read are here - "This Freedom", which Pete still has and "Upstream." I am sorry it came - I wanted to order something else for it. It is silly to have 2 copies. At present I am "[Ausgelesen]", if there is such a word. I read Galsworthy's "Silver Box," Oscar Wilde's "A Woman of No Importance," some boring essays of [Havelock] Ellis and some more interesting ones in Lytton Strachey's "Books + Characters". None of them thrilled me, but it was all my non-academic library had to offer. I can't do any work, as all my work is libe work. Possibly that is a good thing! I have been taking cold medicine all day. Fortunately they didn't try to give me anything else, so there was no "internal" or vocal conflict. My [Corona] certainly has spoiled me. I have been writing notes and letters most of the day, and I surely do loathe writing by hand. Dr. T. was in this afternoon. She volunteered the information that I don't like her at all that I am so fond of Dr. B. that I don't like her a bit! I said, "It isn't likely that I would think that - much less say it, is it?" And she said "You don't have to say it." Then she said she was only [plaing] with me. She didn't know how much she embarrassed me, though. This was what they gave me for lunch - meat pudding, vile tomato soup, baked potato, pease, pickles + ginger'snaps. Needless to say, I selected therefrom the peas + potatoes. Tonight from the array set before me I selected chicken, sweet potato, clear soup, and custard. The Infirm. must be hard on people who have no sense - I mean, when it comes to taking care of themselves when they're sick. I was allowed to take a bath this aft. The bath-room had to be cleaned this A.M., so I remained unwashed till 3 P.M. My American habits were annoyed at that. My tempie has not been above 98 4/5 all day. Just at present it [is] 98 3/5. Sent you a wire so it would arrive the same time as the letter, and so that you would not worryI think my fur coat came. At least, I got a notice in the aft. mail to call for package in express office. Miss Hamilton's letter was most interesting, Although it sounded very discouraged and lonesome. I felt very sorry for her, but possibly I misconstrued the tone of it, being myself somewhat dismal when I read it. If she can't make a success of a job like that - I don't know who can. I certainly think she is the ideal person for such a position. Did I ever write that Tes Burton couldn't come back this year because she had a very serious nervous break-down, and is having to live a semi-invalid life. I think she takes 9 hrs. at Mich. - or thereabouts. I'm awfully long-winded con-sidering that I'm sick of writing by hand, but I'm also sick of reading, and I know you enjoy getting long letters from your Baby, Papsy. Perhaps my being in the Infirm, will make you write to me if nothing else does!! Hope you'll go to see Henrietta. If so, tell me all about her house and everything else. I wrote to her today. I did not say you were in A.C. - in case you shouldn't go to see her! Mother. Please to take it very easy + don't overstrain your "tooth-picks" at first. Loaf your laziest! Otherwise I know nothing. except that I missed a fire-drill last night, thank goodness. I'm not allowed company, but I can't say that I pine for it particularly. Sometimes I think I like myself too well! Send the enclosed clippings to Pete. It is against my principles to send clippings, but I think these will interest you. Love, Fannie overI always put in a laundry list, Mothe. Return. Sunday Oct. 22nd 1122 Hill St, [Annlator] Thank you, dear Stella. For your note and its enclosure, its very, very sad enclosure! I am writing Mrs. Hartley to-day. Her life as been so [forcused] upon her husbands hour by hour, that its hard to imagine how she will occupy herself now - and without what seems necessary occupation, it is almost impossible to continue life! I've [baen] meaning to send a line to tell you what admiring things "Ted" Burton says of Fanny. It's [eirdent] the latter has made quite a big place for herself inthe admiration and fondness of her college mates - probably few more than her [are modesty wile permit her to recognize]. Good old Fan! You didn't [tell] me how she was or whether the sum-mer's treatment had done her real good - I want to hear. Send her my love, please. Evidently it wasnt an upbuilding summer for either you or Marcus. I'm sorry, but I feel almost anything else is a more restful vacation than an automotive trip! Perhaps a later substution will work out. I can hardly say yet "How I like it" - its all so new the [volors] so many personal sacri-fices - + so many problems. Its a very pretty town + people are exceptionally kind + hospit-able - only as [I see] no leisure when I can return hospitality, that too, has its un-comfortable side. There are serious [problemm] which were let run some years under Ex-Pres. Hutchins, until its most difficult to make up [lost] ground - the student body have the upper hand in an unfortunate [tague-mere even] more than girls, tho' both are [Reist] together. Altho [Swak] night + day, [Sundays] - as hard as my hardest in the League all thotime! - I'm not sure I am achieving - or preparing to achieve! - anything sufficiently constructive to pay for what is an exile from all I hold dear - and for hard work which will make me old prematurely - and I'm not sure [were] one whole year will be enough to prove the point definitely. If I can continue only to palliate, I shant be happy! That's the question. Meantime I enjoy the girls tremendously + can't see that they differ in any marked [deque] from a Vassar group! I've been fairly popular until it came to restrictions about going to the Ohio games in Columbus yes-terday - there [main] young women could have [eaten] me, because they were not permitted to go unchaper-oned to unknown hotels, where the boys also [lodged!] They feel competent to meet any situation - then where they are in a bad one they often show no more judgment X nerve than we (who didn't think [sinselers] so capable in our 'teens!) I have a furnished apartment for this one year - convenient, well situ-ated + with ver pretty things in it. After a good deal of readjusting, it's arranged to my liking. Ihave a good part-time maid. I got my own meals + cleaned my own house for three weeks first - with all my new work! I've spoken twice in Detroit + seen Jo Grant + [Mc Seeiu] both times - + Clarissa Fouler once. Neither is an advertise-ment for matrimony, to speak frankly! I could give 10 years to Clarissa - who is very [sweet] - + Jo is a scarecrow! They say her oldest daughter is a beauty, however! No more - I shouldn't have written so much. I hope you are quite[recovered] and have had a vacation somehow, somewhere - Messages to Marcus love to your kind self - Jean
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked October 27, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-10-27]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Being in the Infirmary has its advantages - it "enhances one's self-feelings" - as Miss washburn would say. The kids are overcoming me with notes and books, etc. Unfortunately, neither of the 2 bks. that I was anxious to get time to read are here - "This Freedom", which Pete still has and "Upstream." I am sorry it came - I wanted to order something else for it. It is silly to have 2 copies. At present I am "[Ausgelesen]", if...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: Being in the Infirmary has its advantages - it "enhances one's self-feelings" - as Miss washburn would say. The kids are overcoming me with notes and books, etc. Unfortunately, neither of the 2 bks. that I was anxious to get time to read are here - "This Freedom", which Pete still has and "Upstream." I am sorry it came - I wanted to order something else for it. It is silly to have 2 copies. At present I am "[Ausgelesen]", if there is such a word. I read Galsworthy's "Silver Box," Oscar Wilde's "A Woman of No Importance," some boring essays of [Havelock] Ellis and some more interesting ones in Lytton Strachey's "Books + Characters". None of them thrilled me, but it was all my non-academic library had to offer. I can't do any work, as all my work is libe work. Possibly that is a good thing! I have been taking cold medicine all day. Fortunately they didn't try to give me anything else, so there was no "internal" or vocal conflict. My [Corona] certainly has spoiled me. I have been writing notes and letters most of the day, and I surely do loathe writing by hand. Dr. T. was in this afternoon. She volunteered the information that I don't like her at all that I am so fond of Dr. B. that I don't like her a bit! I said, "It isn't likely that I would think that - much less say it, is it?" And she said "You don't have to say it." Then she said she was only [plaing] with me. She didn't know how much she embarrassed me, though. This was what they gave me for lunch - meat pudding, vile tomato soup, baked potato, pease, pickles + ginger'snaps. Needless to say, I selected therefrom the peas + potatoes. Tonight from the array set before me I selected chicken, sweet potato, clear soup, and custard. The Infirm. must be hard on people who have no sense - I mean, when it comes to taking care of themselves when they're sick. I was allowed to take a bath this aft. The bath-room had to be cleaned this A.M., so I remained unwashed till 3 P.M. My American habits were annoyed at that. My tempie has not been above 98 4/5 all day. Just at present it [is] 98 3/5. Sent you a wire so it would arrive the same time as the letter, and so that you would not worryI think my fur coat came. At least, I got a notice in the aft. mail to call for package in express office. Miss Hamilton's letter was most interesting, Although it sounded very discouraged and lonesome. I felt very sorry for her, but possibly I misconstrued the tone of it, being myself somewhat dismal when I read it. If she can't make a success of a job like that - I don't know who can. I certainly think she is the ideal person for such a position. Did I ever write that Tes Burton couldn't come back this year because she had a very serious nervous break-down, and is having to live a semi-invalid life. I think she takes 9 hrs. at Mich. - or thereabouts. I'm awfully long-winded con-sidering that I'm sick of writing by hand, but I'm also sick of reading, and I know you enjoy getting long letters from your Baby, Papsy. Perhaps my being in the Infirm, will make you write to me if nothing else does!! Hope you'll go to see Henrietta. If so, tell me all about her house and everything else. I wrote to her today. I did not say you were in A.C. - in case you shouldn't go to see her! Mother. Please to take it very easy + don't overstrain your "tooth-picks" at first. Loaf your laziest! Otherwise I know nothing. except that I missed a fire-drill last night, thank goodness. I'm not allowed company, but I can't say that I pine for it particularly. Sometimes I think I like myself too well! Send the enclosed clippings to Pete. It is against my principles to send clippings, but I think these will interest you. Love, Fannie overI always put in a laundry list, Mothe. Return. Sunday Oct. 22nd 1122 Hill St, [Annlator] Thank you, dear Stella. For your note and its enclosure, its very, very sad enclosure! I am writing Mrs. Hartley to-day. Her life as been so [forcused] upon her husbands hour by hour, that its hard to imagine how she will occupy herself now - and without what seems necessary occupation, it is almost impossible to continue life! I've [baen] meaning to send a line to tell you what admiring things "Ted" Burton says of Fanny. It's [eirdent] the latter has made quite a big place for herself inthe admiration and fondness of her college mates - probably few more than her [are modesty wile permit her to recognize]. Good old Fan! You didn't [tell] me how she was or whether the sum-mer's treatment had done her real good - I want to hear. Send her my love, please. Evidently it wasnt an upbuilding summer for either you or Marcus. I'm sorry, but I feel almost anything else is a more restful vacation than an automotive trip! Perhaps a later substution will work out. I can hardly say yet "How I like it" - its all so new the [volors] so many personal sacri-fices - + so many problems. Its a very pretty town + people are exceptionally kind + hospit-able - only as [I see] no leisure when I can return hospitality, that too, has its un-comfortable side. There are serious [problemm] which were let run some years under Ex-Pres. Hutchins, until its most difficult to make up [lost] ground - the student body have the upper hand in an unfortunate [tague-mere even] more than girls, tho' both are [Reist] together. Altho [Swak] night + day, [Sundays] - as hard as my hardest in the League all thotime! - I'm not sure I am achieving - or preparing to achieve! - anything sufficiently constructive to pay for what is an exile from all I hold dear - and for hard work which will make me old prematurely - and I'm not sure [were] one whole year will be enough to prove the point definitely. If I can continue only to palliate, I shant be happy! That's the question. Meantime I enjoy the girls tremendously + can't see that they differ in any marked [deque] from a Vassar group! I've been fairly popular until it came to restrictions about going to the Ohio games in Columbus yes-terday - there [main] young women could have [eaten] me, because they were not permitted to go unchaper-oned to unknown hotels, where the boys also [lodged!] They feel competent to meet any situation - then where they are in a bad one they often show no more judgment X nerve than we (who didn't think [sinselers] so capable in our 'teens!) I have a furnished apartment for this one year - convenient, well situ-ated + with ver pretty things in it. After a good deal of readjusting, it's arranged to my liking. Ihave a good part-time maid. I got my own meals + cleaned my own house for three weeks first - with all my new work! I've spoken twice in Detroit + seen Jo Grant + [Mc Seeiu] both times - + Clarissa Fouler once. Neither is an advertise-ment for matrimony, to speak frankly! I could give 10 years to Clarissa - who is very [sweet] - + Jo is a scarecrow! They say her oldest daughter is a beauty, however! No more - I shouldn't have written so much. I hope you are quite[recovered] and have had a vacation somehow, somewhere - Messages to Marcus love to your kind self - Jean
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked September 26, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-09-26]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Was down town yestes-day aft. Am extremely busy getting settled. My trunks are here + unpacked - I just helped a man lay my rugs, + I just got my curtains up. how all is attended to but the [yale] lock. I think I shall have to invest in a window seat. it looks punk this way - also windo shades. Had a letter from Aunt Bessie inviting me for [y kip]. I think I know who instigated it! As long as I'll probably be away with you the follow-ing week-end or the one afte...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: Was down town yestes-day aft. Am extremely busy getting settled. My trunks are here + unpacked - I just helped a man lay my rugs, + I just got my curtains up. how all is attended to but the [yale] lock. I think I shall have to invest in a window seat. it looks punk this way - also windo shades. Had a letter from Aunt Bessie inviting me for [y kip]. I think I know who instigated it! As long as I'll probably be away with you the follow-ing week-end or the one afte that, I think I"ll stick on the job. Will write a letter tomorrow. Love Fannie Tues.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, November 11,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 11/11/19
Text: Dear Mother + Father, I have worked all day, so I thought it would do my mind good to come to hear the Peace Day lectures. I am sort of tired for work anyhow. We are early, and there seems to be a letter-writing contest right here. I [chased] to the library right after lunch, and got hold of the French book for Thursday's work. I am not keen on reading and [and] analyzing Montaigne in old French. Monday work is to be [about] twice as long, I think. That took two hours. Henrietta [Seetuir...
Show moreDear Mother + Father, I have worked all day, so I thought it would do my mind good to come to hear the Peace Day lectures. I am sort of tired for work anyhow. We are early, and there seems to be a letter-writing contest right here. I [chased] to the library right after lunch, and got hold of the French book for Thursday's work. I am not keen on reading and [and] analyzing Montaigne in old French. Monday work is to be [about] twice as long, I think. That took two hours. Henrietta [Seetuir's] tea was in Junior Parlor. Miss Smith and Miss [Pahuer] were there. I'll take the 1:09 and take some lunch along and eat it on the train. I could not think of taking a later train, Mother, with you in New York I am going to do my Latin prose tonight I think Miss [Bowene] will expect us to have it done, as she assigned it last week. Last year she expected work done the day the armistice was signed, so it pays to be on the safe side All [Baby] History classes were required to attened a lecture eight hour on Life in Feudal Castles by Miss Jennings, a member of the history department. It was quite good, but I think my brain was a little dull from too much work. And there I am now - that is all I know. I do hope I'll get absolutely everything done for Monday. I am all excited - I know I am a kid. I won't write tomorrow, as this will go in the morning mail. Love, Fannie Nov. 11. Please have the brown silk stocking -> darned before washing, or it will be a goner.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, November 12,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-11-12
Text: Nov 12 Dear Mother + Father: We had our last practice last night. - Thank goodness for that. I'm going to work in the libe this morning. I surely have enough to do to keep me there for a wk. without interruption. Why won't you let Cousin Marcus send the socks? I can't see that. I'm sorry about [Brentaus's] booklist. I'll look it up and send it. I should certainly not pick Lucy out as a law student. I think it is a case of "putting in time" I detect L. B...
Show moreNov 12 Dear Mother + Father: We had our last practice last night. - Thank goodness for that. I'm going to work in the libe this morning. I surely have enough to do to keep me there for a wk. without interruption. Why won't you let Cousin Marcus send the socks? I can't see that. I'm sorry about [Brentaus's] booklist. I'll look it up and send it. I should certainly not pick Lucy out as a law student. I think it is a case of "putting in time" I detect L. B's influence. Sherlock Holmes! I was quite nervous about de-bate last night _ it interfered with my sleep, so I am preparing for tonight by a long walk and the movies, "The 3 Musketeers," this aft. instead of staying home worrying. I slept late yesterday and got little work done. The feature of the afternoon were a foolish faculty-student hocky game, and a mock "Army-Navy" football game. They were very amusing. I [then] took a walk, and worked for two hrs. And now you have the history of my life. Love, Fannie Get the socks that sell [lest].
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, November 18,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 11/18/19
Text: Dear Mother + Father, I'm awfully sorry I missed the mail I won't write tmorrow Wed. - I'll be very busy with an English report. Lucy + I collaborated on list, + it is coming fine. I won't send laundry so that I can have that [telescope]. Love, Fannie Nov. 18. [This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

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