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Title
Letter from Ruby Willis, Wellesley, Massachusetts, to Dr. and Mrs. William H. Willis, Reading, Massachusetts, 1909 June 6
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Institution
Wellesley College
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Description
Letter describing the festivities around Mary Whiton Calkins being awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Columbia University. She also discusses the laying of the cornerstone for the new library, and the contents of a copper box that was put into the cornerstone, placed ceremoniously by Pauline Durant. Finally, she discusses the unveiling of a monument to Alice Freeman Palmer.
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Collection
Ruby Willis letters, 6C/1931
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Creator
Willis, Ruby
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Date
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Location
Wellesley (Mass.)
Reading (Mass.)
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Format
correspondence
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Physical Description
6 pages + 1 envelope
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Copyright and Use
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Item Identifier WCA_6C_Willis_1909_06_06
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Cite this Item
Willis, Ruby. "Letter from Ruby Willis, Wellesley, Massachusetts, to Dr. and Mrs. William H. Willis, Reading, Massachusetts, 1909 June 6". Wellesley College. June 6, 1909. College Women. Web. Accessed May 28, 2023. https://collegewomen.org/node/14290
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