Manuscripts

"Elisa" to Helen Carhart Williams. Santa Barbara, California

Description: Comprised largely of letters and other correspondence sent to Helen Carhart Williams during her childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. Her friends, both women and men, and admirers describe their lives as they move from high school through to the early years of their careers and/or marriages. Several of the men studied at California universities following high school, while a few of the women took jobs teaching locally. The letters describe the difficulties of the authors' individual situations and discuss the courtships, engagements, marriages, studies, jobs, and friendships of Helen and her friends.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1896 August 22
Call number: HM 70008
Creator: Williams, Helen Carhart(Opens in new tab)

"Elisa" to Helen Carhart Williams. Santa Barbara, California

Manuscripts

Comprised largely of letters and other correspondence sent to Helen Carhart Williams during her childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. Her friends, both women and men, and admirers describe their lives as they move from high school through to the early years of their careers and/or marriages. Several of the men studied at California universities following high school, while a few of the women took jobs teaching locally. The letters describe the difficulties of the authors' individual situations and discuss the courtships, engagements, marriages, studies, jobs, and friendships of Helen and her friends.

HM 70017

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