Miriam Van Waters Papers. Reformatory for Women at Framingham, 1876-1970. Subseries 3. Student correspondence, 1936-1971, n.d. Correspondence: P, 1957. A-71, folder 331. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

Mrs. Pajunen. Sandwich. Mass. I have to ans Helen Powers` [mother]

7/19/59

Dear Doctor,

I am going home July 30th, which was very happy news again. I heard "via the grapevine" that you are going away Sunday. If that is true, I won't be over to have supper with you before I leave.

I have not forgotten my obligation to you and certainly want to [meet?] it in free as soon as possible. Had I not returned here again, I think I would have. I do want your address when you leave here in [65?] or when you do.

In all sincerity, Doctor, I hope my trips to Framingham are over along with your termination of service.

May our friendship continue

-2on in the future, and God Bless a wonderful person such as you are.

Very best wishes, Helen Powers.

CT file 7/20/57

Helen Powers is an intelligent young woman troubled by alcoholism on another release I gave her a sum of money, and then sent her a check. Perhaps $50.00 in all. I have forgotten. I do not want her to repay till she is perfectly well and settled in then. It is good of her to remember.

Of course, I answered this note at once. Helen, like all girls, about to be released will have dinner with me. It will happen Sunday 7/21/57- after chapel. M.V.W.

7/30/57

Dear Doctor,

arrived home today, and was ahead of schedule all the way. Last year I stood all the way on the bus.

Hope you had a good rest and I wish that I could have seen you before I left. Thank you for the lovely supper on that Sunday nite along with the guest minister.

Enclosed a picture for you, and I still would love to have that picture in the "green room" of you that I wanted before.

You will hear from me again, but