Miriam Van Waters Papers. Reformatory for Women at Framingham, 1876-1970. Subseries 3. Student correspondence, 1936-1971, n.d. Correspondence: B, 1943-1944. A-71, folder 274. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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George and I have become very harmonious - no more misunderstandings and we see each other oftener than before. I supposed I am building myself up for an awful let down when he goes but such is love, and as yet he doesn't love me or won't say so. I have him almost convinced to come up to Framingham with

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me some day to meet you. I found he has an aversion to "famous women" and that is why he wouldn't come. But I am slowly convincing him that you are a real, warmhearted person at heart and a wonderful mother to me. He thinks he would enjoy having a discussion with

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you, but he did not say on what.

I hear from Betty regularly, in fact she is coming up to spend the week-end with me this week I believe: We will come up to Framingham for a couple of hours Sun. if we may? I say a couple of hours because I work until 2 A.M and don't get to bed till 3 A.M. Sat. nite and so have to sleep a little late in the morning and Bettys last train to Brockton is at 4 P. M.

This weather is terrible here in the city. You lose all desire to do any-thing but sit in the shade and try to keep cool. George and I went swimming Sun. in the Charles.

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We both swam across and back at the Mass Ave bridge 1 1/2 mi. in all!

I hear you are again a Grand-mother, I am glad it is a boy, aren't you? Little girls are so fussy!

I have to go to work now so must close. You are always in my thoughts and I miss you more and more instead of less. Respectfully Barbara

Sept 12, 1943

Dear Miss Kelley :

I have meant to write you so often and then put it off, saying I will wait till I see you. But every time I go up to Framingham--you are either off on Sunday or it is a holiday or you