Manuscripts

To Mrs. Ragg. White Plains, New York

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: 1887 September 21
Call number: HM 69959
Creator: Williams, Helen Carhart(Opens in new tab)

Houghtaling, Mrs. L.A. to Helen Carhart Williams. White Plains, New York

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 69965

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