(seq. 6)

EM[K?]
Did Dr Pavenstadt come

MAX R. REISER
COUNSELLOR AT LAW
TEN TREMONT STREET
BOSTON
LAFAYETTE 6330
RES. MALDEN 1013
January 20, 1943

EM[K?]
[?] Please -
Barbara - a job [?]
here for present
wo. like to [discuss?]
care with [her?]
sometime.

She is still under the
Dr's care

REFORMATORY FOR WOMEN
JAN 21 1943
FRAMINGHAM

Dr. Miriam Van Waters
Box 99
Framingham, Massachusetts

Dear Doctor:

I saw Barbara a few days ago. She seems
very anxious to be less dependent on others,
and wants to be able to help herself. As she
put it in her own language I quote "I seem to
be living in a Shangra-La, but I would like to
make sure that I don't lose the ability to earn
my own living." She also said that money is not
the consideration, but if she could earn something
so that she could buy her own things, she might
gradually acquire enough confidence, enabling her
to earn a living, and look forward to a new future.

I remember my talk with Dr. Rak, who told me
that Barbara, at the time, was a sick girl, and
would need a great deal of care and guidance. It is
my impression that she cannot stand the ordinary
competition under the pressure of modern life, and
would have to be somewhat sheltered. Barbara tells
me she had a re-occurance of a dizzy spell that
she one time had. I wonder whether or not she ought
to be examined again.

I would like to ask you a question, whether or
not there would be an opportunity to have Barbara
work at the institution for a nominal amount. If
this cannot be, could Barbara live at the institution
and try to work outside. Let us say, if she could
procure a job to work four or five hours a day, doing
shorthand, typewriting or other office duties, and
then come back and be helpful to you in your associate
offices, or would you be willing to let Barbara try
living out for a while and working.