Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 07: Directors
KATHERINE PETTIT CORRESPONDENCE 1927 January – September
TAGS: Katherine Pettit Correspondence 1927 ; Katherine Pettit ; Ethel de Long (Zande) ; Pine Mountain Settlement School ; Pine Mountain, KY ; Helen H. Dingman ; mailing lists ; Mountain Life and Work ; Emily Hill ; Berea (KY) College ; Opportunity School ; Mr. Manning ; Wilder farm ; Farm House ; Mr. & Mrs. Browning ; student labor ; Mrs. Coco Brashear Thompson (Caroline Heintz) ; Fireside Industries ; weaving and dyeing ; Elizabeth Hodge (Mrs. Louis D. Risser) ; salamanders ; Miss Daniels ;
GALLERY: Katherine Pettit Correspondence 1927
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CONTENTS: Katherine Pettit Correspondence 1927
January 4, 1927. [unsigned, half-page]. KP to Miss Dingman. Sends list of people on PMSS mailing list who should know about Mountain Life and Work; longer list coming; Emily Hill sent to Berea on Dingman’s scholarship; Miss [Elizabeth C.] Hench ; Opportunity School. [001]
January 17, 1927. [unsigned, half-page]. CH to Miss Pettit. Comments and actions on several of Pettit’s letters; asks about acknowledging money through Mr. [Charles] Manning. [002]
January 25, 1927. [unsigned]. EZ [Ethel Zande] to “Kate” [Katherine Pettit], Lexington, KY. Asks about inviting Board members for May Day; purchasing Wilder farm holdings. [003]
January 27, 1927. [unsigned, half-page]. CH to Miss Pettit, Lexington, KY. Asks about accepting a girl recommended by Dr. [Ida] Stapleton; Farm House has been changed again to a girls’ house. [004]
February 4, 1927. [unsigned]. ? to “Kate” [Katherine Pettit], Lexington, KY. Reasons “Pattie” should not change schools; why children are not doing well at Berea in English; Berea may change their English policy; hiring teachers. [005]
February 4, 1927. [unsigned]. EZ [Ethel Zande] to “Kate” [Katherine Pettit], Lexington, KY. Explains why she prefers using Farm House for Mr. & Mrs. Browning instead of building a new house for them; suggests using student labor to build a new dormitory, remodel Infirmary, add a room to Model Home ; re-aligning the creek. [006-007]
March 5, 1927. [unsigned]. CH to Mrs. Coco Brashear Thompson, Amarillo, TX. Sends literature to introduce her to PMSS; describes students’ learning and work experiences ; anecdotes. [Handwritten note at end of letter: “Caroline Heintz”.] [008-009]
April 6, 1927. [unsigned, truncated] ? to “Elizabeth”. Agreed to send coverlet and blanket made by the Fireside Industries Dept; describes weaving ; lists other items she can send; refers her to Miss May Stone, Hindman ; pageant ; anecdote. [010]
May 2, 1927. [unsigned, half-page] KP to “Elizabeth” (Mrs. Louis D. Risser), Columbus Grove, OH. Assures her that P.M. items will “get sold in the course of time”. [011]
August 15, 1927. [unsigned] KP to “Elizabeth Hodge”, (Mrs. Louis D. Risser), Columbus Grove, OH. Hopes she can interest people in sending annual subscriptions; new English nurse; 28 P.M. students at Berea last year; other P.M. accomplishments; visit by curators from NY Natural History Museum to collect rare salamander. [012]
September 19 1927. [unsigned] ? to “Elizabeth” (Mrs. Louis D. Risser), Columbus Grove, OH. Glad Elizabeth is well enough give PMSS speeches; explain origins and policies of Fireside Industries; weaving and dyeing, managed by Miss Daniels. [013]
September 19, 1927. Helen H. Dingman, Editor, Mt Life & Work, Berea, KY, to Miss Pettit. Writing biography for April issue; asking Mrs. Campbell if it can be dedicated to Mr. Campbell; asks Pettit to write one of the sketches; explains how stories will be about successful mountain people; asks for suggestions. Handwritten notes [probably by Pettit] in margin lists names of people. [014-015]
October 11, 1927. [unsigned, half-page] KP to “Elizabeth Hodge”, (Mrs. Louis D. Risser), Columbus Grove, OH. Thanks her for checks for items she sold. [016]
September 23, 1927. [unsigned] KP to Miss Helen Dingman, Berea [KY] College. Provides subjects for biographies and names of possible writers. [017]
SEE:
KATHERINE PETTIT BIOGRAPHY
GUIDE TO KATHERINE PETTIT CORRESPONDENCE 1911 – 1936
KATHERINE PETTIT COMMONPLACE BOOK
KATHERINE PETTIT BOOK COLLECTION
KATHERINE PETTIT PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
KATHERINE PETTIT – “Weaving at PMSS – Beginnings”
