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What do they expect from you? Miracle wonders? I know for one that you have done a grand job and you have been one of the most humane and understanding people i have ever come in contact with - thats why I'm writing this to let you know that if at any time you need me I will be glad to tell all I know and it will be the honest and sincere truth.
I can go on and on just telling of the good you have done. Of the helpless souls you have saved and
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yours was no easy task but I do think it is an outrageous shame to have such a marvellous woman like you put on the carpet and ostrasized for nothing at all.
Well Dr. Van Waters, I better stop now as I'm so angry thinking of all thats going on that I could just scream to easy my pent up nerves.
Will close now - wishing you the best of health and all the luck in the world. Again I repeat call on mye at any time at all so until later
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may God's Blessing's be with you for all the good you have done and are doing
I remain your devoted and most loyal friend
Ann
P.S. It was formerly Ann Field now Ann McDonnell 198 Woodrow Ave., Dorchester, Mass Talbot 5-3517
My sincerest regards to everyone.
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December 1, 1948
[Field] Mrs. Ann McDonnell 198 Woodrow Ave. Dorchester, Mass.
Dear Ann:
Your letter was such a fine one, and you must know how heartening it was to receive it. The present situatio is certainly unfortunate, but we have hopes that all will come out for the best. I shall see that your letter gets into the hands of people who are interested in Framingham, and I am sure it will carry weight. Thank you for your warm interest and your confidence.
Cordially yours,
Miriam Van Waters Superintendent
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198 Woodrow Ave, Dorchester, Mass. March 12, 1949.
Dear Dr. Van Waters ;
Just read in the headlines of your glorious victory and needless to say how very happy I am. I just cried openly I just couldn't control my emotions and everyone in the grocer store wondered what was wrong. Of-course I couldn't tell but their was a prayer in my heart.
I knew you would win. There is and never was no doubt about it for all your wonderful work to have had that happen was indeed the greatest injustice done you.
I don't knw whether or not you knew but I was up to Mr. Casse's office and spent one hour and half
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talking about the case. He wrote down all I told him and asked me if I would testify at the commisson hearing whether private or public. My answer was emphatically yes - regardless of what may have happened.
I was truly sorry I couldn't be present at the last hearing due to a siege of illness and it it weren't me it was my mother, but I feel pretty good now. In fact much more relieved mentally since your resuming your duties once again.
I just couldn't help being devoted and showing my loyalty to you for all you
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have done for me and at the same time that statement goes for Miss O'Keefe also.
Called the Reformatory several times about you. Spoke to Miss O'Keefe also Ann Markey as she was at the switch-board.
I just can't wait to break the good news to my husband. I'm certain he'll be just as happy as I am for all I kept doing was talk to him about you and at times I would get so riled up he would have to stop me. He's very anxious to meet both you and Miss O'Keefe.
I do hope sometime in the near future I may be able with your permission come up and see you and some of the staff who I