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Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668"],"text":["Mss. Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668","Ruth Thompson Papers","Indiana--Social life and customs--20th century","Massachusetts--Social life and customs","Teenagers--Massachusetts","Women--Diaries","Women--History--Massachusetts","World War, 1914-1918--United States","Young women--Diaries","Diaries","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.","  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.","Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cbioghist altrender=\"Biographical Information\" encodinganalog=\"545$a\"\u003e  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e","\u003cbioghist altrender=\"Administrative History\" encodinganalog=\"545$b\"\u003e \u003chead\u003eAdministrative History:\u003c/head\u003e Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Administrative History:","Biographical Information:","Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a horse Ruth had.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attending football games and victory celebrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his engagement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about underwear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions intention to send Ruth a check.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being in Franklin for four days.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions having sent a check for $25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes working on Ruth's new blue dress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about a dreadful flood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's trip back east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays how he feels about Margaret.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his arrival and his work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of being on a sales trip, selling locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's visit for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept an invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares he will be glad to see Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about her activities and their relationship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions California trip. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on his love for Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I could be out with you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's letter from California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eApril\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are five small photos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChronology after the letters:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout her father's death and consequences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026amp; address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne with an attached pencil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeek of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMurat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEvenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson, in account with Edna M. 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Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Thompson, Ruth"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":276,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T13:30:29.511Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c04_c03"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c04","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Diary","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c04#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. 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Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668"],"text":["Mss. Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668","Ruth Thompson Papers","Indiana--Social life and customs--20th century","Massachusetts--Social life and customs","Teenagers--Massachusetts","Women--Diaries","Women--History--Massachusetts","World War, 1914-1918--United States","Young women--Diaries","Diaries","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.","  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.","Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Administrative History:","Biographical Information:","Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a horse Ruth had.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attending football games and victory celebrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his engagement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about underwear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions intention to send Ruth a check.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being in Franklin for four days.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions having sent a check for $25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes working on Ruth's new blue dress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about a dreadful flood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's trip back east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays how he feels about Margaret.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his arrival and his work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of being on a sales trip, selling locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's visit for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept an invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares he will be glad to see Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about her activities and their relationship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions California trip. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on his love for Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I could be out with you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's letter from California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eApril\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are five small photos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChronology after the letters:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout her father's death and consequences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026amp; address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne with an attached pencil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeek of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMurat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEvenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson, in account with Edna M. 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Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. 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The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.","  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.","Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cbioghist altrender=\"Biographical Information\" encodinganalog=\"545$a\"\u003e  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e","\u003cbioghist altrender=\"Administrative History\" encodinganalog=\"545$b\"\u003e \u003chead\u003eAdministrative History:\u003c/head\u003e Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Administrative History:","Biographical Information:","Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a horse Ruth had.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attending football games and victory celebrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his engagement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about underwear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions intention to send Ruth a check.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being in Franklin for four days.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions having sent a check for $25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes working on Ruth's new blue dress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about a dreadful flood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's trip back east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays how he feels about Margaret.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his arrival and his work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of being on a sales trip, selling locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's visit for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept an invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares he will be glad to see Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about her activities and their relationship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions California trip. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on his love for Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I could be out with you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's letter from California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eApril\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are five small photos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChronology after the letters:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout her father's death and consequences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026amp; address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne with an attached pencil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeek of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMurat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEvenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson, in account with Edna M. 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Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Thompson, Ruth"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":276,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T13:30:29.511Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c05"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c06","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Diary","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c06#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. 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She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. 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She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. 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Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. 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Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668","Ruth Thompson Papers","Indiana--Social life and customs--20th century","Massachusetts--Social life and customs","Teenagers--Massachusetts","Women--Diaries","Women--History--Massachusetts","World War, 1914-1918--United States","Young women--Diaries","Diaries","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.","  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.","Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Administrative History:","Biographical Information:","Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a horse Ruth had.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attending football games and victory celebrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his engagement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about underwear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions intention to send Ruth a check.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being in Franklin for four days.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions having sent a check for $25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes working on Ruth's new blue dress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about a dreadful flood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's trip back east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays how he feels about Margaret.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his arrival and his work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of being on a sales trip, selling locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's visit for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept an invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares he will be glad to see Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about her activities and their relationship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions California trip. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on his love for Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I could be out with you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's letter from California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eApril\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are five small photos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChronology after the letters:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout her father's death and consequences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026amp; address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne with an attached pencil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeek of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMurat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEvenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson, in account with Edna M. 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Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. 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Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . 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Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . 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Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912."],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#6","timestamp":"2026-05-21T13:30:29.511Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8668","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8668","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8668","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8668","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8668.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Thompson, Ruth Papers","title_ssm":["Ruth Thompson Papers"],"title_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["circa 1905-1919"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["circa 1905-1919"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668"],"text":["Mss. Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668","Ruth Thompson Papers","Indiana--Social life and customs--20th century","Massachusetts--Social life and customs","Teenagers--Massachusetts","Women--Diaries","Women--History--Massachusetts","World War, 1914-1918--United States","Young women--Diaries","Diaries","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.","  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.","Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cbioghist altrender=\"Biographical Information\" encodinganalog=\"545$a\"\u003e  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e","\u003cbioghist altrender=\"Administrative History\" encodinganalog=\"545$b\"\u003e \u003chead\u003eAdministrative History:\u003c/head\u003e Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Administrative History:","Biographical Information:","Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a horse Ruth had.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attending football games and victory celebrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his engagement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about underwear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions intention to send Ruth a check.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being in Franklin for four days.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions having sent a check for $25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes working on Ruth's new blue dress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about a dreadful flood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's trip back east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays how he feels about Margaret.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his arrival and his work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of being on a sales trip, selling locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's visit for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept an invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares he will be glad to see Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about her activities and their relationship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions California trip. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on his love for Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I could be out with you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's letter from California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eApril\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are five small photos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChronology after the letters:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout her father's death and consequences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026amp; address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne with an attached pencil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeek of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMurat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEvenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson, in account with Edna M. 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Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. 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Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. 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Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668","Ruth Thompson Papers","Indiana--Social life and customs--20th century","Massachusetts--Social life and customs","Teenagers--Massachusetts","Women--Diaries","Women--History--Massachusetts","World War, 1914-1918--United States","Young women--Diaries","Diaries","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.","  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.","Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Administrative History:","Biographical Information:","Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a horse Ruth had.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attending football games and victory celebrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his engagement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about underwear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions intention to send Ruth a check.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being in Franklin for four days.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions having sent a check for $25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes working on Ruth's new blue dress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about a dreadful flood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's trip back east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays how he feels about Margaret.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his arrival and his work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of being on a sales trip, selling locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's visit for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept an invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares he will be glad to see Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about her activities and their relationship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions California trip. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on his love for Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I could be out with you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's letter from California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eApril\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are five small photos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChronology after the letters:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout her father's death and consequences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026amp; address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne with an attached pencil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeek of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMurat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEvenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson, in account with Edna M. 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Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. 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Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668","Ruth Thompson Papers","Indiana--Social life and customs--20th century","Massachusetts--Social life and customs","Teenagers--Massachusetts","Women--Diaries","Women--History--Massachusetts","World War, 1914-1918--United States","Young women--Diaries","Diaries","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.","  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.","Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cbioghist altrender=\"Biographical Information\" encodinganalog=\"545$a\"\u003e  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e","\u003cbioghist altrender=\"Administrative History\" encodinganalog=\"545$b\"\u003e \u003chead\u003eAdministrative History:\u003c/head\u003e Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Administrative History:","Biographical Information:","Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a horse Ruth had.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attending football games and victory celebrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his engagement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about underwear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions intention to send Ruth a check.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being in Franklin for four days.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions having sent a check for $25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes working on Ruth's new blue dress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about a dreadful flood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's trip back east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays how he feels about Margaret.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his arrival and his work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of being on a sales trip, selling locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's visit for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept an invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares he will be glad to see Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about her activities and their relationship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions California trip. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on his love for Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I could be out with you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's letter from California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eApril\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are five small photos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChronology after the letters:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout her father's death and consequences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026amp; address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne with an attached pencil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeek of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMurat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEvenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson, in account with Edna M. 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Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Thompson, Ruth"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":276,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T13:30:29.511Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c10"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c11","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Diary","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c11#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. 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Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668","Ruth Thompson Papers","Indiana--Social life and customs--20th century","Massachusetts--Social life and customs","Teenagers--Massachusetts","Women--Diaries","Women--History--Massachusetts","World War, 1914-1918--United States","Young women--Diaries","Diaries","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.","  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.","Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Administrative History:","Biographical Information:","Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a horse Ruth had.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attending football games and victory celebrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his engagement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about underwear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions intention to send Ruth a check.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being in Franklin for four days.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions having sent a check for $25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes working on Ruth's new blue dress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about a dreadful flood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's trip back east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays how he feels about Margaret.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his arrival and his work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of being on a sales trip, selling locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's visit for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept an invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares he will be glad to see Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about her activities and their relationship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions California trip. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on his love for Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I could be out with you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's letter from California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eApril\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are five small photos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChronology after the letters:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout her father's death and consequences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026amp; address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne with an attached pencil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeek of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMurat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEvenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson, in account with Edna M. 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Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. 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Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668","Ruth Thompson Papers","Indiana--Social life and customs--20th century","Massachusetts--Social life and customs","Teenagers--Massachusetts","Women--Diaries","Women--History--Massachusetts","World War, 1914-1918--United States","Young women--Diaries","Diaries","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.","  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.","Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cbioghist altrender=\"Biographical Information\" encodinganalog=\"545$a\"\u003e  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e","\u003cbioghist altrender=\"Administrative History\" encodinganalog=\"545$b\"\u003e \u003chead\u003eAdministrative History:\u003c/head\u003e Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Administrative History:","Biographical Information:","Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a horse Ruth had.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attending football games and victory celebrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his engagement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about underwear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions intention to send Ruth a check.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being in Franklin for four days.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions having sent a check for $25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes working on Ruth's new blue dress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about a dreadful flood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's trip back east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays how he feels about Margaret.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his arrival and his work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of being on a sales trip, selling locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's visit for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept an invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares he will be glad to see Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about her activities and their relationship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions California trip. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on his love for Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I could be out with you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's letter from California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eApril\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are five small photos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChronology after the letters:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout her father's death and consequences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026amp; address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne with an attached pencil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeek of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMurat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEvenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson, in account with Edna M. 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Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Thompson, Ruth"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":276,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T13:30:29.511Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c12"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c13","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Diary","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8668_c01_c13#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. 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Acc. 2012.292","/repositories/2/resources/8668","Ruth Thompson Papers","Indiana--Social life and customs--20th century","Massachusetts--Social life and customs","Teenagers--Massachusetts","Women--Diaries","Women--History--Massachusetts","World War, 1914-1918--United States","Young women--Diaries","Diaries","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.","  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.","Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. Mentions sagging of colon, an incompetent valve, an inflammation, and the possibility of surgery.  Accompanying the memoranda is a sketch, perhaps anatomical, on an envelope.","3 pages.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Thompson, Ruth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Ruth_Thompson\" title=\"Ruth Thompson\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Administrative History:","Biographical Information:","Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n ","","Administrative History:  Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties.\n\n Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I.\n\n In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis.\n\n Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended.\n\n Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily.\n\n Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her.\n\n ","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Ruth Elizabeth Thompson was born on August 4, 1891.  Her parents were Evert M. Thompson and Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson, who by 1905 were residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Mr. Thompson was an invalid, taken care of at home, for at least six years before his death in December 1911.  Mrs. Thompson maintained their home, managed various properties they leased, engaged in an active social life, and occasionally sold homemade products such as fruit jellies and sewn novelties."," Ruth had two older brothers, Harold Evert Thompson and Lyman Hubbard Thompson, both of whom attended Purdue University, married, and served in the military during World War I."," In 1909 Ruth graduated from the Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.  After waiting a year, she entered a two-year program for girls not planning to attend college, at Bradford Academy in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  She graduated in June 1912 and returned to her mother's home in Indianapolis."," Ruth had an active social life in Indianapolis.  She visited and received friends, neighbors, and relatives.  She taught Sunday School, participated in educational and social clubs, and attended movies, plays, concerts, and lectures.  She had numerous male friends, a few of whom became persistent suitors.  She rejected all before expressing serious interest in Frank Richards.  Frank went off to war, however, and the papers in this collection do not reveal how that relationship developed or ended."," Ruth traveled frequently to visit friends and relatives in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky.  She attended summer camps in Indiana and vacationed with her mother at lakeside resorts in Indiana and Michigan.  In 1912 and 1915 she and her mother traveled by train to California for extensive visits with relatives, including attendance at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco.  Ruth visited friends in New England and New York over the holiday season of 1917/18, before joining her mother in Washington, DC, where her brothers were stationed temporarily."," Ruth led the life of a young, unemployed woman until World War I, when she volunteered with the Red Cross before taking a job briefly with the rationing administration in Indianapolis.  The war ended, as did Ruth's job, in November 1918.  In the summer of 1920 she was on the staff of a girls' camp in Michigan, and that is the last these papers reveal about her."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Ruth Thompson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a horse Ruth had.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeptember\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attending football games and victory celebrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his engagement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about underwear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions intention to send Ruth a check.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes being in Franklin for four days.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions having sent a check for $25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes working on Ruth's new blue dress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about a dreadful flood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on Ruth's trip back east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays how he feels about Margaret.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his arrival and his work.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of being on a sales trip, selling locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's visit for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept an invitation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares he will be glad to see Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch about her activities and their relationship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions California trip. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore on his love for Ruth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I could be out with you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Ruth's letter from California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eApril\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed are five small photos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOctober\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDecember\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMay 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChronology after the letters:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNovember 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout her father's death and consequences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbout a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026amp; address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne with an attached pencil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeek of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMurat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEvenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnder the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRuth Thompson, in account with Edna M. 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Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.","This series contains diaires kept by Ruth Thompson during her years in high school in Indiana as well as on trips to California, including the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Some of the other topics discussed in her diaries include attending the Bradford Academy, visiting relatives, World War I, and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.","Brief descriptions of fun times, including parties, luncheons, and picnics, illustrated with many items that are glued or pinned to pages, such as dance cards, ticket stubs, and \"my first telegram\" (December 1905); also includes a list of Christmas gifts received. 1 volume, 7 x 9 inches, partially held together with red ribbon.","Descriptions of fun times and attendees, illustrated with ticket stubs, place cards, dance cards, calling cards, and programs; includes lists of Christmas gifts received in 1906 and 1907. In the summer of 1907, Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah, traveling between the two cities by steamer on the Ohio River. She also spends a month with the Montgomerys (the family of schoolmate Winona) at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, partially held together with ribbon and thread.","Descriptions of fun times, illustrated with calling cards, dance cards, ticket stubs, programs and cast lists, and other mementos. In her junior year at Tudor Hall, Ruth attends the Senior Prom, the Junior Dance, and other dances. Ruth spends two weeks in the summer with Winona at Lake Wawasee. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, held together with a gold and white braided cord.","In addition to daily activities, Ruth mentions events during her senior year at Tudor Hall, such as winning the office of secretary in school elections, resuming music lessons at a local School of Music, attending Junior and Senior dances, working on the school annual, being elected president of the Junior King's Daughters, and upon graduation being elected recording secretary of the Alumnae. She visits her brothers at Purdue University and a former schoolmate at DePauw University and goes with some friends to visit another friend in Williamsport. In the year following graduation, she does not go to college but instead takes up watercolor painting, attends a series of lectures, and enrolls in a literature class. In September 1909 Ruth and her parents move into a six-room flat on Talbot Avenue and rent out their house on North Meridian, the boys having gone back to college. 1 volume, 7 x 8½ inches, with lined sheets, two-hole punched, and held together with red string; 215 pages (every tenth page number is penciled in).","In addition to routine activities, Ruth frets about what school to attend in the fall; observes Halley's comet; spends a month with Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, IL; learns to play bridge; and returns to Williamsport to visit a friend. She describes this as \"a fairly well kept diary\", indicating that she \"could have told some things more and more interestingly but this is not a story just record of a few events in a part of year.\" Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 228 pages.","Ruth enrolls in Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA, after a trip with her mother by train to Newport News, VA, and coastal steamer to Boston. She describes school activities, including Literature, Bible, Government, Botany, Psychology, English, and French classes; tennis, swimming, hockey, bowling, volleyball, basketball, and tobogganing; church, vespers, and Christian Union; outings to Salisbury Beach, Bretton Woods (NH), and Whittier's home; concerts and lectures, and her participation in a school play. On school breaks and weekend trips, Ruth visits friends and relatives in Bennington (VT), Boston, and New York City. She travels home to Indianapolis at Christmas to find that the family has moved back to North Meridian Street and to help host her brother Harold's wedding. Before returning to Indianapolis after the spring term, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay on Lake George in New York. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book II / Ruth Thompson / Sep 1st – 1910 / ending with / July 30 – 1911 [actually the 31st] / My year at / Bradford / Acadamy. Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages, plus an inserted, folded sheet, numbered 227.","Ruth chronicles her final year at Bradford Academy, where she takes Astronomy, Government, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature; participates in a debate, a play, various sports and outdoor activities; goes on outings to Salisbury Beach, Georgetown, Boston, Wellesley, Rockport, and Gloucester; attends concerts and lectures, church, vespers and Christian Union, and various graduation events also attended by her mother. Missing from the diary are entries for November 19 through December 31, 1911, a period that includes the Thanksgiving holiday, the death of Ruth's father back in Indianapolis, and her trip home. Upon returning to school in the New Year and resuming her diary, Ruth grieves for her father and spends much time making up assignments and exams missed due to her early departure before Christmas. After graduation Ruth visits friends and relatives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York City, though this itinerary is described only in brief notes on two loose sheets inserted in the diary. Front cover: Record. Inside front cover: Book III / Ruth Elizabeth Thompson / 2022 N. Mer. St. / Indianapolis / Indiana / Her book and not to be / read by any intruding / soul / August 1 – 1911 / ending with . . . Bound volume, 5 x 7½ inches, with lined paper; 226 pages; pages 52-69 and 179 to the end are blank; two loose sheets are inserted in back, with scribbled notes of activities for about June 3 through July 7, 1912.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","Ruth describes a two-month trip (August–October 1912) to California with her mother to visit relatives in San Francisco and Los Angeles, with excursions to numerous other sites and a brief visit with relatives in Winnetka (IL) before returning home. Back in Indianapolis, in addition to routine and social activities, Ruth dances in a play; attends an art class, a current events class, and meetings of a Camp Fire Girls committee and the King's Daughters; teaches a Sunday school class; and gives sewing lessons to five-year-old girls at a settlement house. She gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis. In June 1913 Ruth visits friends in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and attends graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy. In the fall she begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends. The main diary is located in Folder 8. In addition to the bound volume (last entry: April 26, 1913), there are separate sheets of lined, three-hole paper, 5 x 8 inches, partially held together by a white ribbon, with entries covering intermittently the period from June 10 through December 1913. This addition is located in Folder 9.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","In addition to routine activities, Ruth continues to teach Sunday school and attend meetings of the Camp Fire Girls committee, the King's Daughters, and the Junior Auxiliary. She joins a Government Science club. Ruth and a few of her girlfriends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures. Ruth and her mother spend about six weeks at Lake Maxinkuckee, where she swims, sails, plays tennis, and takes lessons in basket making. Numerous male friends call on Ruth and take her to dances, plays, and concerts. She worries about what to do with her life and about not having found the ideal man. She makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. Many items are glued in or punched in: newspaper clippings, programs, notes, ribbons, bridge scores.","Ruth mentions more activities with male friends. In March she takes the train to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes. Ruth's mother meets Ruth in Kansas City, and they continue on to visit relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco for nearly three months. In San Francisco they spend several days at the 1915 World's Fair. Upon returning home, Ruth suffers a bilious attack that keeps her in bed for nearly a month. It is diagnosed as appendicitis, but no surgery is scheduled. Ruth takes osteopathic treatments and hair treatments, and her activities are curtailed for the rest of the year. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches. The first sheet seems to have a reading list, by month, January through May, with titles, authors, and brief comments. Various items are glued in or punched in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, ticket stubs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth continues to note health concerns, receives a series of xrays, gets reading glasses, and has her tonsils removed. There are numerous activities with male friends, notably Halleck Ranger and Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, giving their house over to neighbors whose house has burned down. They visit Ruth's brother Harold and his wife in Brazil, IN, and spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan. Ruth joins a reading class and the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Worries about finances and the war in Europe occupy her thoughts. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by green ribbon. Various items are glued in or pinned in: invitations, notes, newspaper clippings, dance cards, place cards, programs.","Ruth writes much about her relationship with Frank Richards; they talk of marriage, but he resists during wartime; he eventually enlists and goes off to camp. War preoccupies everyone; Ruth joins the Red Cross; her brother Harold gets a military position in Washington, DC; after marrying Lucille Thomas in July, brother Lyman is drafted, transfers to various camps, and eventually gets a position in Washington with Harold. Ruth researches, writes, and reads two papers to her Government Science Club, attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, and participates in a 'pageant'. Financial concerns cause Ruth and her mother to rent out their house and move temporarily into a room near the city, before leaving to spend 2½ months on vacation in Leland, MI. They return to their house in Indianapolis but think of selling it. Ruth visits her brother Lyman when he is in camp near Louisville. She complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a sprained rib caused by coughing. Loose sheets, lined, three-hole punched, 5 x 7¾ inches, partially held together by string. Various items are glued in: newspaper clippings, a program, ticket stubs, an invitation, a postcard, a calendar.","Ruth travels back east over the holiday season to visit friends in Marblehead, New Haven, and Poughkeepsie. In January she joins her mother in Washington, DC, visiting her brothers and sisters-in-law and sightseeing. There is much war news; back in Indianapolis Ruth continues Red Cross work and attends parties for officers; her two brothers and Frank Richards are sent to Europe, though not to the front lines; Ruth goes to work for the sugar division of the government's rationing administration, but the job ends shortly after the armistice. Ruth mentions social occasions involving a number of male friends, while continuing to express a special concern for, and commitment to, Frank Richards. Ruth and her mother rent out their house once again and move into a flat. The influenza epidemic arrives. Ruth hopes to find another job and looks forward to the return of the men from overseas. Three-ring binder, lined paper, 5 x 7¾ inches. Various items are inserted or glued in: business cards, photograph, newspaper clippings, menu.","\"To the one that broke my nose\"; describes impression Ruth made on her visit to Lyman's college.","Mentions places and people Ruth is visiting in the east, as well as her attendance at a class reunion.","Mentions Fred's recent visit and \"this horrid war\", and asks about his plans for a new lock.","Reports on time in San Francisco and at the Exposition and on plans for her return home; comments on her relationship with J.H.D.","Acknowledges Ruth's arrival in Boston and then Marblehead; mentions enclosing a letter from F.R.","Acknowledges that Ruth is invited to spend Xmas in Marblehead with Portia; announces intention to send $25 so Ruth can buy a ticket to Washington.","Advises Ruth to consider carefully whether to stay for Xmas; acknowledges Ruth's Red Cross work, which could be continued in Washington. [3 x 5 card]","Hopes Mother Thompson will come to Washington soon; mentions Harold working in Berwich and going back and forth to Philadelphia and Washington.","Mentions plans to go to Washington and intention to send Ruth a check for $25. [3 x 5 card]","Describes Suzanne as alone and anxious to have them in Washington; intends to arrive Saturday 4pm; mentions Ruth's plans for Xmas and tells her to expect a small package.","\"I don't think 'Uncle Sam' will mind if I steel [sic] a few minutes\"; inquires about his 'Flu'.","Mentions her birthday, August 4, age 29; characterizes friendship with FPS as unique; describes conditions at the camp; mentions Mother's trip to California, and hoping to see FPS in September.","Mentions that Harold also is taking a forced vacation.","1891\t\nAugust 4\t\nRuth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman.  By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.","1905\nApril\t\nRuth begins keeping a 'memory book', while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis.\nAugust\t\nRuth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.","1907\nJune/July\t\nRuth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah.\nAugust\t\nRuth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana.","\t\t\n1908  \nJuly/August\t\nRuth spends two weeks with Winona's family at Lake Wawasee.\t\t\t","December 3\t\nRuth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.","Describes his trip home and their relationship at [camp].","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and expresses his wish to go to Camp Maxinkuckee next year if Ruth will be there.","The envelope contains three letters and a folded note.  (1) Mentions Mr. Ott reading to Papa, her [Mother] going to church with Grandfather, and the boys being gone all day.  (2) \"So you fell out of a wagon\".  (3) Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter telling of the \"Cramps\"; mentions Harold's attraction to Susanne, and possibly having to buy a horse, if the auto is sold; \"don't get crazy about boys, for they are not worth being crazy about\".  (Note) \"Papa has a secret to tell you when you get home\".","Describes taking Papa out on the porch, reading to him, and putting him to bed.","\"Esteemed friend Ruth\"; expresses hope that Ruth will continue to correspond with him; mentions having spent five enjoyable days with her on a boat.","Mentions losing sleep over a Chinese puzzle; teases Ruth about learning to write and forgetting her heathen customs.","\"My dear friend\"; expresses pleasant memories of their trip last summer; mentions pictures he apparently was enclosing.","Mentions Ruth's departure yesterday, and Harold's helping with Papa.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's first note. [postcard]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's second letter. [postcard]","Mentions a horse Ruth had.","Describes Lyman singing in a show, and automobile rides with Papa. [postcard]","Acknowledges that Ruth is at Wawasee Lake with the Montgomerys for two weeks.","Mentions studying hard and hearing \"his fatness speak\" at a Republican rally.","Informs Ruth of an invitation to an Omega Xi dance on New Year's night; describes school work.","1909\nJan 30-Feb 1\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.","June 2\t\nRuth graduates from Tudor Hall School for Girls.","July 19-23\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September \t\nThe Thompson family moves into a flat on Talbot Avenue and rents out their house on North Meridian.","October 16-17\t\nRuth visits her brothers at Purdue University.","December 11-13\t\nRuth visits her friend Winona at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.","\n1910\nMay 26\t\nRuth sees Halley's Comet.","June/July\t\nRuth spends a month with her Uncle Charles, Aunt Louise, and their twin boys in Winnetka, near Chicago.","July 27-30\t\nRuth and some friends visit another friend in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth enrolls in a two-year program at Bradford Academy, in Haverhill, MA.  Her classes are Literature, Bible, \nGovernment, Botany, Psychology, English, and French.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with a classmate in Bennington, VT.","Dec/Jan\t\nRuth spends the holiday season in Indianapolis, where the family has moved back to North Meridian Street.","December 31\t\nRuth's brother Harold marries Suzanne Robertson.","\n1911\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her two-week spring vacation with friends and relatives near and in New York City.","June 19-30\t\nBefore returning to Indianapolis for the summer, Ruth attends a camp at Silver Bay, NY.","August 8-14\t\nRuth visits her friend Leila in Williamsport, IN.","September\t\nRuth goes back to Haverhill, MA, for her second year at Bradford Academy.  Her classes are Astronomy, \nGovernment, Sociology, Art history, Bible, and Literature.","November\t\nRuth spends the Thanksgiving holiday with friends near and in Boston.","December\t\nRuth's father dies; she returns to Indianapolis for the funeral and the holiday season.","\"My Dear Miss Thompson\"; regrets having to decline an invitation for May 31, when he'll be taking exams.","Acknowledges Ruth's having finished school and advises her to go on to another, since college can be much fun.","Describes his experience at school, his leaving school early, and a bad storm.","Expresses his happiness; describes the Cotton Carnival.","Describes being back at school; sympathizes with Ruth for having to move into a flat.","Describes attending football games and victory celebrations.","Announces his engagement.","Mentions that he is still building bridges, and that he is sending Ruth $2 for her birthday.","Congratulates Ruth on how she handles money; describes getting Papa fed and comfortable.","Wishes Ruth a grand time during her visit to Adelaide's home; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Describes her Thanksgiving Day; advises Ruth to avoid early marriage; acknowledges Ruth's visit to Bald Pate; encloses a letter from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri, who mentions finishing another bridge.","Asks Ruth to write about her time visiting Mrs. Williams, with Portia, Adelaide, and Helen; lists recipients of Xmas gifts; encloses a postcard from Lyman in Randolph, Missouri.","Letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.\n1912\nMarch/April\t\nRuth spends her spring vacation with friends in Winter Hill, MA.","Mentions Ruth's departure on the 10 o'clock train, buying a fur collar and muff, and writing a letter to Miss Knott [principal of Bradford Academy], \"just as we had it sketched\".","Describes missing Papa, who had died [in December]; acknowledges Ruth's message about delays on her train.","Inquires if Ruth is satisfied with the underwear she had sent. [postcard]","Acknowledges June 19 as the date of Ruth's graduation; declares her intention to reach Bradford about June 15.","More about underwear.","Apologizes for not writing, apparently because of a \"burnt house\". [postcard]","Writes about Papa's lengthy illness and \"beautiful death\"; expects Lyman to return to work soon; declares her burned house to be nearly repaired; inquires about Ruth's part in a play.","Mentions that, after helping with the burned house, Lyman has been called back to work.","Announces intention to go to Cincinnati in March for two weeks; discusses plans for her trip to Bradford; acknowledges Ruth's having gained five pounds.","Acknowledges Ruth's experience at Wellesley and at a \"Grand Opera\".","Mentions intention to send Ruth a check.","Describes being in Franklin for four days.","Mentions having sent a check for $25.","Describes working on Ruth's new blue dress.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Declares intention to send Ruth some material for the sewing bee; mentions Ruth's grades.","Announces she will be at Aunt Anna's in Cincinnati next week; advises Ruth to accept Helen's invitation.","Acknowledges having received Ruth's laundry. [postcard]","More about working on Ruth's new dress and about plans for the trip east in June.","Announces plan to go to Cincinnati on Friday and stay possibly through Easter; asks for Ruth's thoughts on traveling to California for two months next summer.","Mentions doing embroidery on Ruth's new dress; wishes Ruth a nice vacation at Helen's.","Sends Helen, Sam, and John R [baby] Douglas her love; encloses a letter from Suzanne, back in Indianapolis.","June 19\t\nRuth graduates from Bradford Academy, with her mother attending.  Ruth visits friends and relatives in New \nEngland and New York City, before returning to Indianapolis in July.","Sept/Oct\t\nRuth and her mother visit relatives in California.","December\t\nRuth begins teaching a Sunday school class for young girls.","Announces intention to leave for home on April 9, and asks if that is when Ruth will return to Bradford.","Declares intention to leave for home tomorrow; writes that Ruth's blue dress will be beautiful.","Acknowledges Ruth's \"restful vacation\" at Helen's and her expectation that the new term won't be so hard.","Mentions Lyman's plans for a cottage, the proposed California trip, Ruth's classes, and her photo.","Mentions the Senior Banquet at Bradford Academy, Ruth's dresses, the Titanic, and problems with properties and tenants.","Gives Ruth permission to attend the Senior Dance; acknowledges Ruth's acceptance of California trip; discusses the house and its occupants.","Assures Ruth she'll have her new dress in time.","Declares intention to mail Ruth's new dress. [postcard]","Mentions returning Ruth's photos and the effect of losing Papa.","Mentions sending Ruth her laundry and the date she [Mother] plans to begin her trip east.","Informs Ruth of their membership in the \"Dep. Club\".","Announces intention of sending Ruth money; encloses some Coe family genealogy; discusses the itinerary for her trip east to Ruth's graduation.","Relays story of two girls who got in trouble playing \"Hookey\". [postcard]","Discusses how Ruth is related to Margaret Holmes; wonders about the family's living arrangements.","Mentions visitors, osteopaths, and dresses.","Declares Ruth's graduation dress to be beautiful; mentions Aunt Anna being in the hospital.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's grades; more on plans for her trip east.","Writes that this will be about the last letter to Bradford; encloses Mrs. McMurray's invitation [3 x 5 card]; suggests persons to receive commencement invitations; tells Ruth not to expect presents for her \"second graduation\".","1913\nJanuary/April\t\nRuth gets medical treatments for an unnamed condition, experiences a nervous rave, and has tonsillitis.","June\t\nRuth travels back east to visit friends and attend graduation and alumnae events at Bradford Academy.","Fall\t\nRuth begins seeing Frank Richards, Fred Shafer, and John Darlington, in addition to other male friends.","1914\nMarch 26\t\nRuth begins attending meetings of a Government Science club.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card; discusses pictures he will send her of a wreck they had seen.","Mentions sending the pictures in spite of not hearing from Ruth; more about the incident on the train to California.","Much about a dreadful flood.","Acknowledges what Ruth has written about her trip back east; mentions Lyman's interest in Margaret. Date is noted on back of last page.","Mentions Ruth's departure today, on a trip that will be \"the climax of your Bradford chapter\"; discusses finances; advises Ruth to learn how to cook when she returns home.","More on Ruth's experiences back east. Date is noted on back of last page.","More on Ruth's trip back east.","Asks Ruth to tell him what Peggy [Margaret] thinks of him.","Advises Ruth not to become a go-between for Lyman and Peggy. Date is noted on back of last page.","Relays how he feels about Margaret.","Mentions that she will send this in care of Esther. Date is noted on back of last page.","Acknowledges that Ruth has been to Poughkeepsie and New York; mentions that this will be the last letter posted to Bradford.","\"Dear friend Ruth\"; mentions her visit to Oak Glen \"that October\".","Regrets not being able to accept an invitation for April 3.","Writes of his arrival and his work.","Discusses working on designs for a new latch; mentions Ruth being in Gertrude's wedding.","Mentions the wedding, his designs for locks and hinges, and how he misses Indianapolis.","Instructs Ruth to do nothing about the plastering; mentions her itinerary. [postcard]","Expresses sympathy for a death in Ruth's family.","Writes of being on a sales trip, selling locks.","Announces he will be coming to Indianapolis on Sunday.","June/July\t\nRuth and some friends go to Winona Lake for a week of classes and lectures.","Mentions his arrival and visiting a tobacco factory; regrets missing the dance last night; relates that his father is letting him go to a commencement and to Hyannis Port.","Mentions receiving Ruth's scrapbook, \"a corker\"; describes his trip.","Describes his five days at Princeton for a reunion and graduation, on his way to Hyannisport; encloses an envelope with a \"picture of boat I am on\".","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's card, and her return next Thursday.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's \"long letter\"; describes his time and accommodations in Hyannisport.","Mentions canning six quarts of cherries. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's visit for dinner.","Instructs Ruth to look out for Uncle Charles, who'll be in Winona this week. [postcard]","Discusses getting two contracts on a successful trip; mentions Ruth being back in Indianapolis on the second and his arrival there on the third.","On two 3 x 5 cards.  Acknowledges getting Ruth's postcard, but thinks he deserves more than that; describes his activities.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets his father won't allow visitors at Hyannisport.","Speculates that Ruth is now at Lake Maxinkuckee; discusses being busy, getting more contracts; informs Ruth that \"the latch string is out\", if she is in the vicinity.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.","Fall\t\nRuth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.","Remembers that it's Ruth's birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: \"John Hardenburgh\".","Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.","Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.","Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.","Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.","Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.","Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.","Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.","Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.","Declares that her \"fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their \"tramp\" the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.","Much about her activities and their relationship.","Describes his mood as \"in the dumps\" and business as \"on the blink\".","1915\nMarch 12-23\t\nRuth travels to Kansas City to visit her Bradford classmate Margaret 'Peggy' Holmes.","March/June\t\nRuth and her mother travel to California to visit relatives and attend the Panama-Pacific International \nExposition in San Francisco.","June 22-30\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week with Harold and Suzanne at their new home in Brazil, IN.","August\t\nRuth spends most of the month in bed recovering from bilious attacks.","October 15\t\nRuth is diagnosed with appendicitis and soon begins osteopathic treatments.","Extends \"my best\" to the Holmes family; mentions Harold and Suzanne in Brazil [Indiana].","Mentions California trip. [postcard]","Mentions Lyman's interest in Ruth H.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's long letter; more on Lyman and Ruth Hargrave.","Expresses his love for Ruth, and his not giving up hope, in spite of \"that stone heart of yours\"; speculates about possibly selling Oldsmobiles, if he can get the money to buy a demonstrator.","More on his love for Ruth.","\"I wish I could be out with you.\"","More about Lyman and Ruth H; expresses interest in Mary.","Discusses Mary; mentions that Lyman has taken Helen to a dance.","Acknowledges Ruth's letter from California.","1916\nJanuary\t\nRuth undergoes a series of xrays.","February 23\t\nHalleck Ranger comes to call, their relationship grows, but Ruth ends it in July.","March 16\t\nRuth and her mother move into an apartment for six months, while renting their house to neighbors whose \nhouse has burned down.","March 21\t\nRuth goes to Brazil for a two-week stay with Harold and Suzanne.","April\t\nRuth joins the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants.","June 15 - July 9\t\nThree more weeks in Brazil.","July/September\t\nRuth and her mother spend two months on vacation in Leland, MI, on Lake Michigan.","October 14\t\nRuth's tonsils are removed.","Fall\t\nRuth's relationship with Frank Richards intensifies; Ruth and her mother worry about finances.","Enclosed are five small photos.","Expresses hope that he and Lyman will be able to visit next week.","Asks permission to call on her tomorrow.","Inquires about her safe arrival; \"my ear still burns\".","\"Dearest and Sweetest\"; discusses a recent visit, and expresses his love and affection.","\"My dear Rose\"; doubts he should visit this Saturday; suggests he is \"in process of being reasoned out of single life\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply, suggesting they \"quiet down\" and be friends awhile, for his love has not yet aroused hers; \"how in a muddle my poor thoughts do get– words can be such jesters and make the so seem not, and the not seem so.\"","Regrets not being able to visit Sunday, because he had sprained his back cranking his Ford.","\"Beautiful Rose\"; suggests it's best that he not visit Saturday, because he's caught a cold; mentions his financing, her reading circle, and pleasant memories of her.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter, and regrets not being able to visit, because of business matters.","Asks permission to call on her next Saturday; \"yours with a bow, a kiss, and a squeeze\".","Warns her that this might hurt her feelings; discusses girls' idea of marriage, his sacrifices for her, her refusal to make love; declares that her friendship is sought, but not right away, and that time is needed to get over it all.","\"Lover Mine\"; \"would that I were with [you] to brush away the tears\"; \"Dearest the first and last embrace gives me promise of the future joys with my guiding angel\". In the same envelope is apparently a draft of a letter Ruth wrote to Halleck in reply: \"quick, dear H, before it hurts too much, let me go. It cannot be\"; she writes that she hopes to see him before she leaves Monday for the North, when he must tell her she is right.","Mentions he is on vacation and will be home next Monday.","\"My dear Sweetheart\"; suggests they drop the matter of marriage and simply be dear friends, for there is no need to hurry. Inserted in the envelope apparently is Ruth's list of her contacts with Halleck.","Mentions Ruth's birthday the previous Friday; discusses his work in a lumber office.","Announces that her doctor won't let her travel to Leland because she is three months pregnant.","1917\nMarch 28-30\t\nRuth attends a King's Daughters convention in Terre Haute, IN.","May 11\t\nPreoccupied with war news, Ruth begins volunteering with the Red Cross.","June 1-8\t\nRuth and her mother spend a week visiting relatives in Cincinnati, OH, and Greensburg, IN.","June 9\t\nHaving rented out their house again, Ruth and her mother take a room in a home just outside Indianapolis, for \nfour weeks.","July 11\t\nRuth's brother Lyman marries Lucille Thomas.","July/Sept\t\nRuth and her mother vacation at Leland, MI.  They hear that Lyman has been drafted and Harold and Suzanne \nhave arrived in Washington, DC, where he takes a position in the War Department.","Discusses his relationship with Lucile; asks Ruth to see that pictures he has ordered for Lucille are delivered.","Encloses money for the pictures and for Ruth to buy Easter flowers for Lucile; mentions he has sold his third \"station\", for $342.","\"Never sent\"; invites Frank to an Easter service, and wonders why he won't go; expresses her desire to understand what he thinks, how he feels; mentions the kiss she had given him as an Easter present.","Announces getting his eighth \"victim\", for $407; writes that Lucile wants the wedding to be in July; thinks the \"militia\" will get Frank, but Lyman's eyes will make him immune for now.","Lists which clothes Ruth should send him; thanks Ruth for all she's done, and encloses $1 for her troubles.","Asks Ruth to send his bank book and check book, and to buy a silver frame for Lucile.","Discusses Frank: his being mad at both of them, whether he's been called out yet, his car; writes that he's glad Mother has rented the house for the summer and planned to get away from Indianapolis.","Thanks Ruth for the water pitcher she gave them, and for giving up part of her vacation to help with their wedding.","Encloses Ruth's certificate for completing a course on the preparation of surgical dressings.","Asks Ruth, due to her excellent record, to make her \"Washington box\" as soon as possible.","Writes that the National Guard is being called up, but he's still heard nothing \"from the exemption\"; mentions that he's still welding at the \"P. O. L.\"","[Appears to be a handwritten transcription of a telegram]; informs Lyman that Harold is trying to arrange his promotion to sergeant and change from drafted to enlisted status, as well as a temporary transfer to the Rock Island Arsenal, as a welding foreman.","Acknowledges sending a recommendation to Washington.","Acknowledges receiving her letter; discusses his experience in the military, with expectations of being sent to France; expresses regrets at not being able to visit Leland, but hopes for seeing Ruth before he's sent east.","October 18-22\t\nRuth visits her brother Lyman at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, shortly before he is transferred to Rock Island, IL.  \nIn November he is ordered to Washington, a move Harold has been working for.","October\t\nHaving told Ruth he doesn't think they should marry during wartime, Frank Richards enlists and leaves for \ncamp in Hattiesburg, MS.","November\t\nRuth complains about fatigue and nerves, spends time in bed with a 'cold on [her] lungs', and suffers a \nsprained rib caused by coughing.","December\t\nRuth travels back east to spend the holidays with friends in New England and New York.","\n1918\nJanuary\t\nRuth joins her mother in Washington, DC, where both her brothers are stationed; back in Indianapolis she   \ncontinues her work with the Red Cross.\t\t","May 31\t\nLyman and Lucille have a son, Thomas Hubbard Thompson.","July 1\t\nRuth learns that Harold has arrived safely in France; he went with 225 men, whom he had equipped, but he is \nsafely behind the lines.","Chronology after the letters:","November\t\nRuth has a position with the sugar division of the government's rationing administration.","November 11\t\nThe war is over.   Presumably, Frank Richards has arrived in England.\nRuth learns that Lyman will go to France with the Motor Transport Corps.","November 14\t\nHaving rented out their house once again, Ruth and her mother move into a flat.","November 18\t\nRuth's job ends, and her Red Cross work is over; she will look for a new job.\nThe flu germ has arrived. There is much news of the Kaiser, Germany, and peace.","\n1920\nAugust\tRuth is an instructor of girls at Pinewood Camp, Brutus, MI.  \n[This is the last these papers reveal about her.]","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's sample box of surgical dressings; informs her that an inspection report has been sent to the division supervisor, who will issue Ruth's instructor's certificate.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; discusses life in camp.","About her father's death and consequences.","Discusses the duties of his unit; hints that Lucile is pregnant; speculates he'll be sent to France in February.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's surgical dressings; informs her she'll need to take \"intensive training\" before receiving an instructor's card.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter; mentions having a \"wonderful vacation. . .[in] our canvas tents\".","Expresses regrets for not getting to say goodbye before leaving yesterday; describes his duties on the train, heading to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; mentions her \"foolish idea\" about his crossing a street to avoid her.","Mentions receiving a letter from Lyman, saying he likes it fine at Rock Island; asks permission to call on her when he gets a pass to go home.","Speculates that Ruth's train was late arriving in Boston; hopes all is well in Marblehead.","Mentions Lucile's arrival at noon, with news that Lyman probably will leave the 15th and sail from Hoboken on the 18th, expecting to return in a couple of months.","Mentions cold weather, planning a Xmas party, and her YWCA duties for the war effort.","Acknowledges receiving only the letter Ruth wrote on the train.","Writes from the train about being late arriving in Washington, and having sent a package to Ruth. [postcard]","Assumes that Ruth will go to Esther's tomorrow; describes Lyman and Lucile's quarters in Washington, and her [Mother's] Xmas with Harold, Suzanne, Lyman and Lucile.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's note; expresses regrets that Ruth won't be there for his wedding.","Acknowledges receiving Ruth's letter describing her \"lovely Xmas\" and plans to visit Esther Jones and Adelaide; mentions plans for Ruth's stay in Washington; encloses a note from Suzanne.","There are two letters in the envelope.  (1) Describes activities in Washington.  (2) Informs Ruth that, about two weeks after she arrives in Washington, they will return home [to Indianapolis].","[On stationery of the U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Louisville, Kentucky] Affirms that he is enclosing a letter of introduction to Dr. H. E. Barnard, in hopes that she might secure a position in his department.","About a dozen writing assignments dated 1905 and 1908, with teachers' marks and comments. I volume, 7 x 8½ inches, lined paper, two-hole punched, partially held together with string and ribbon.","Some of Ruth's friends enter responses to various inquiries: Name \u0026 address, Nicknames, Birthday, Age, Of what descent, General appearance, Color of eyes and hair, Candid opinion of yourself, Motto, Favorite expression, One ambition in life, Favorite sports, School you like best, College you like best, Frat or sorority you like best, Your best accomplishment, Latest fad, Ever had your fortune told?, What did they tell you?, Date you wrote in here.  The respondents are John Baker, Dorothy Pray, Erna Francke, Gladys Bocknatter(?), Mary Johnston (New York City), Mary Winona Montgomery, Sylvia Johnston (Connersville(?), Ind.), Alexander Walton (Wyoming, Ohio), Callie Ballard (Watkins, Colorado), Elnora Herzsch, Helen Eaglesfield (Woodruff), Eleanor Taylor, Ruth Hellekson, Portia Pratt, and Kurt Francke.  [Those with no place noted are from Indianapolis.] Inside front cover:  Ruth E. Thompson / 2018 N. Meridian St. / June 1, '07. Bound volume, softcover, 8 x 10 inches.","This volume contains a variety of accounts and lists. Most entries are not dated, but the dates noted are in the period 1913-1916. There are lists of novelties made and sold, apparently by Ruth and her mother, with prices. Among the items are sachets, handkerchiefs, garter purses, and fruit jellies. Lists of materials purchased include costs, and some invoices are inserted. There is a list of guests invited to a dance hosted by Ruth and her brother Lyman on April 3, 1914. Other lists possibly include guests at other parties, and there is a list of names with addresses. Inside front cover: Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson [Ruth's mother] / 629 N. Illinois St. / Indianapolis / Ind. Bound volume, lined paper, 7½ x 9¾ inches, with front and back covers broken free; pages are numbered to 98, but numerous leaves have been either cut out or left blank.","Each small photograph is a portrait of one or two individuals, none of whom is identified. The photographs were divided between two cut-off envelopes.","Envelope 1 contained ten strips of two to five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 1: Battle Creek Mich / 3472-1. Stamped, on the outside of the Envelope 1: A Duplicate Set of 30 of these Pictures can be had at any time by sending the number on this envelope with 27c in 2c stamps to Morris Penny Picture Studio, Battle Creek, Mich. Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Winona Lake Indiana / July 1905 / Ruth Thompson.","Envelope 2 contained eleven single photos and seven strips of two or five photos each, including some duplicates. Handwritten, on the outside of Envelope 2: To always keep / 3489-3. Stamped, on the outside of Envelope 2: [same as on Envelope 1] Handwritten, on the back of one of the strips of photos: Battle Creek Michigan / August 1905 / Ruth Thompson. Handwritten, on the back of another strip: Indianapolis Indiana / January 1906 / Ruth Thompson.","Four of Ruth's report cards from the Tudor Hall School for Girls.The report cards record monthly attendance and grades for October through May. Mrs. E. M. Thompson signed the reports every month except May.","Included in the envelope are a card naming the speaker and a card listing the fourteen class members.","With an image of a girl dressed in orange and yellow; the date handwritten on the back.","Attached is a newspaper clipping with the wedding announcement.","With an image of a girl dressed in pink; handwritten, inside: For Iris","With an image of a black cat; handwritten, on the back: Table 2.","One with an attached pencil.","Unsigned","Shubert Murat Theatre / Tuesday Evening, April Twenty-First / Nineteen hundred fourteen / Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini.","Tudor Hall / School for Girls / Wednesday Evening, June the Third / Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen / Tabernacle Church / Indianapolis.","Week of September 14, 1914 / Oliver Morosco Presents / An Hawaiian Play / \"The Bird of Paradise\" / By Richard Walton Tully.","Indianapolis Maennerchor / Donnerstag Abend, den 31, December, 1914.","The Boys' Club Association / of Indianapolis / Presents Its / Annual Benefit Performance / \"Secret Service\" / A Drama in Four Acts / By William Gillette / Murat Theatre / Monday Evening, March the first / nineteen hundred and fifteen.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Program / for the / Fourth Production / to be performed on / January 28, 29, and / February 4, 5, 11 and 12, 1916 / at the / John Herron Art Institute.","St. Paul's Church . . . / Good Friday / and Easter-Day, 1916.","The Ben Greet / Woodland Players . . . / Butler College Campus / June 8, 9 and 10 / 1916.","Ye Old Time Melodies Concert / Murat Theatre, Wednesday December 13th, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.","The Indianapolis Orchestra . . .  / Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1917.","Murat Theatre Indianapolis / Thursday, January 25th, 1917.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / Sixth Production / Tuesday, April Tenth / Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen / Masonic Temple.","English's Opera House / Starting / Sunday, April 22 [1917] . . . / Geraldine Farrar / In a Photoplay in Two Parts / By Jeanie MacPherson / Based on the Life of Joan of Arc.","College of Musical Arts . . . / Given by Pupils / of / The Department of Expression . . . / College Hall / Saturday Evening, May Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen.","Evenings of Aug. 22, and 23, 1917. Penciled on back:  Black Related Vaudeville, Indianapolis.","Under the Auspices of / The Home Circle / of / Company K, 334th Regiment.  [October 27, 1917?] Ruth and her mother are listed under Officers of Club.","The Little Theatre Society of Indiana / at Masonic Temple, Indianapolis, on / Wednesday Night, November 7, 1917 / The Drawing of the Sword / A Pageant of the Present / By Thomas Wood Stevens. 2 copies. Ruth is listed as a member of the cast. Attached to the second copy: An invitation to a reception and dance given by The Ninth Fort Benjamin Harrison Training Company, November 10, 1917, at the Company Barracks.","Scope and Contents One stamped MAR 30 '17, and the other undated.","9 items, including a map of the World's Fair [San Francisco, 1915]","Ruth Thompson, in account with Edna M. Giffin, Gowns.","Bradford Academy.  [date penciled at bottom]","Indianapolis.","Leland.","By Ruth Thompson.","By Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson.","Written by a Hoosier, after escaping from Californy [sic].","From examination of plates, from talking to Dr. C's assistant, and to Drs. [?] and E. D. Clark. 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