Miriam Van Waters Papers. Reformatory for Women at Framingham, 1876-1970. Subseries 3. Student correspondence, 1936-1971, n.d. Correspondence: D, 1936. A-71, folder 291. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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April 20, 1936

Dear Mrs. Van Waters.

Just a few lines to let you know we all miss you and hope that you are in the best of health and that you will be back with us real soon. I hope you will excuse my writing as I have an infected finger and it is hard for me to write.

May Kernan has gone home and Doris Murphy went to interview a position this morning.

I just finished waxing my corridor and as I was busy yesterday I thought I had better

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take a few minutes out to drop you a few lines.

We had a very interesting Assembly Saturday evening, a group of student from the Perkins Institute for the blind were here, it was just wonderful to see them knit, crochet, write, etc. And they all seemed so happy, it sure did put us to shame.

I have most of the biographies finished that you gave me, and it has been fun doing it as well as learning about such wonderful people. I also wrote a report on Alice Hamilton and William Dean Howells, as I have

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heard you speak about them.

Well I will have to close, hoping you will be back with us real soon. I remain

Sincerely yours Ruth H. Douglas.

April 26, 1936

Dear Mrs. Van. Waters:

Just a few lines to let you know we are well, and sincerely hope you are the same.

Miss Hinkley is off today, but she was over to staff conference this morning.

I am getting along grand, and I am hoping you will be home soon, so we can have class again, and also so I can have another nice long talk with you.

I have written up all the biographies except two which I hope to complete this week. I have

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also written a paper on Alice Hamilton, William Dean Howells, and Mary Breckenbridge.

Miss Freeman brought me a book from the Cambridge Library about Beethoven and Back, which were very interesting.

I am starting my piano lessons again this week, I guess I won't find much time to practice as I am making costumes for the May Festival which we hope to give next Saturday in the Mulberry Grove if it doesn't rain, and the weather permits.