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T&C Magazine Issue 07 - Spring 2015, T&C Media

T&C Magazine

Articles include: Scheduled Chaos // Happiness: Found or Created? // Poppin' Tags // Sabbatical: Not a Vacation // Alumni with Cool Careers // A Love of the Game // Parenting 101 // Where in the World Are You From? // Time to Clean Up // Cooking in a Zap

Letter From Mary To Folks - January 9, 1927, Mary Behner

Mary Behner Papers

Mary writes to her folks on four large sheets of pink stationary folded into a booklet in blue ink about the letters she’s received, lovely gifts, and surprising her roommate with a room makeover when she returned from the holiday break. She led a children’s choir and played music on her saw, she had a dinner party with friends and set her schedule for the next semester.

Transcription:

Sunday. Jan 9, 1927

After breakfast

Dear Folks:

Had grape fruit and hot coffee cake for breakfast. My bed is made and another Sunday has begun. Have had some very interesting correspondence …

Letter From Mary To Folks - Circa Fall 1926, Mary Behner

Mary Behner Papers

On pink paper Mary writes to her Mother Dad about how she’s settling into her room with Mary and that Esther is doing well and is surprised she’s not homesick. In blue ink she lists her schedule for the year and reports that Mary did not get one as well as hers.

Transcription:

At College

1135 Beall Ave

Dear Mother and Dad:

Just came from my fourth class today and found your letter waiting. Mary has a headache and is trying to rest now. Our room is completely furnished now and looks just wonderful. More people have said that it’s …