Folder 12

1959 Jul 13, 4 p. w/env. Letter to Folks In Washington D.C.; discusses a travel itinerary; “Got a letter this am. from my friend in Jordan who thinks I am replacing her. I send her letters on to the other girl who thinks she is going;” is going to visit the home of the I.C.A. Washington home economist
1959 Jul 14, 4 p. w/env. Letter to Folks In New Jersey; met a gal who had been in Istanbul; visiting the Princeton campus; will be trying to get to Amherst; Visiting Verda; admits to having a good home leave
1959 Jul 24, 4 p. w/env. Postcard to Folks from Amsterdam
1959 Jul 26, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Back in Turkey; the street in front of her apartment is still a mess; her best Turkish counterpart is giving her a party; “It seems that from a professional business standpoint the work has gone from bad to worse,” they think they need a new Mission Director; talks about her trip to Amsterdam a bit; is going to have to live without a telephone for several reasons; got a letter from the Mission Director congratulating her for 30 years in government service
1959 Jul 30, 3 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Pleased that both counterparts worked with her all day, “then for the first time in history my first counterpart asked me to her home;” was asked to help a young Turkish man and his wife start a dancing class; got a new horticulture technician; has been asked to teach a Sunday school class for small children
1959 Jul 05 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Heading to Turkey; discusses travel plans; been meeting a lot of people she knows from Foreign Service Newspaper clipping “Teenager Meets Her ‘Dream Man’” by Cathryn McCune; features Mary’s folks