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Collection Title CL 131 Mary Stewart Pollock Collection Creator Booth Library
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Provenance: The items in this collection were donated to the Booth Library by Nancy Hoffman Pollock in 2004.
Historical:
Mary Stewart Pollock - Mary Stewart Pollock was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 1, 1922, but came to Elmira in 1940 when her step-father became a manager at the Elmira Coca-Cola bottling plant. She attended Gunston Hall Junior College and got a nursing degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. During WWII, she worked for as a secretary for the Automotive Division of the War Production Board and then Bendix-Eclipse before opening a nursery school with her sister in Elmira. In 1951, she applied for the Foreign Service as a secretary and served in Tokyo, Japan (1952-54), Paris, France (1954-57) (1969-73), Reykjavik, Iceland (1959-61), Cairo, Egypt (1961-68), Kinshasa, Zaire (1973-76), Brussels, Belgium (1976-78) and Washington, D.C. (1978-81). She retired in 1981 and returned to Elmira. She died April 9, 2001 and is buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery.
Scope: The Mary Stewart Pollock Papers includes Ms. Pollock's letters home from her various Foreign Service postings, 1952-1981.
Extent
Abstract This collection contains letters sent from Mary Stewart Pollock home to her family in Elmira over the course of her work in the Foreign Service.

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Title Document Box Number Folder Number Location
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her desire to tour Europe but not having the funds or time to do so, August 24, 1955. Letter 02 13 11
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her daily life in Paris, August 25, 1955. Letter 02 13 12
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her daily life in Paris, August 26, 1955. Letter 02 13 13
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding a friend who might be stationed in Paris and the fresh foods available at the French markets, August 27, 1955. Letter 02 13 14
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the warm weather and an Exchange student she met, August 29, 1955. Letter 02 13 15
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her new techique to get to work on time and everyday life in Paris, August 30, 1955. Letter 02 13 16
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the cocktail party for her boss she is going to and the party she is having in her apartment over the weekend, August 31, 1955. Letter 02 13 17
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding a friend from Tokoyo who is getting married and her day trip to Mont St. Michael, September 2, 1955. Letter 02 14 01
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her weekend activities and the restuarants she went to and a little spice shop, September 12, 1955. Letter 02 14 02
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the dinner at her Boss' home and the illness she picked up in Holland, September 13, 1955. Letter 02 14 03
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the numerous dinners she had been to during the week and her job at the Embassy, September 16, 1955. Letter 02 14 04
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the metro and bus strike in Paris and the listening party she had for the Mormon Choir, September 19, 1955. Letter 02 14 05
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her letter from her Uncle and her new French language class, September 22, 1955. Letter 02 14 06
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding another strike occuring this week in Paris, work in the Embassy, and daily life, September 23, 1955. Letter 02 14 07
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the museums she visited during the weekend and an anecdote about the Lourve, September 26, 1955. Letter 02 14 08
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her broken refrigerator and some car issues, September 28, 1955. Letter 02 14 09
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her refrigerator problems, her photogrpahs of the lights of Paris, and the gift she sent to her father, October 3, 1955. Letter 02 15 01
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her daily life in Paris, October 5, 1955. Letter 02 15 02
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding some discrepancies with her bosses and the slow service in France, October 7, 1955. Letter 02 15 03
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the car show she went to and the play she saw over the weekend, October 10, 1955. Letter 02 15 04
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her French tutor, her busy work schedule, Christmas shopping and a play she saw in French, October 20, 1955. Letter 02 15 05
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her job in the Embassy and a French comedy she went to see, November 8, 1955. Letter 02 16 01
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her failed attempt at calling and a failed trip to Heidelberg, November 10, 1955. Letter 02 16 02
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the new position she's working in the Embassy, her Thanksgiving plans and her ideas for Christmas, November 23, 1955. Letter 02 16 03
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding dinner and a single mother she met in the Foreign Service, November 24, 1955. Letter 02 16 04
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Collection Title	CL 131 Mary Stewart Pollock Collection	Creator	Booth Library
Processed By
Provenance:	The items in this collection were donated to the Booth Library by Nancy Hoffman Pollock in 2004.
Historical:	Mary Stewart Pollock - Mary Stewart Pollock was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 1, 1922, but came to Elmira in 1940 when her step-father became a manager at the Elmira Coca-Cola bottling plant. She attended Gunston Hall Junior College and got a nursing degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. During WWII, she worked for as a secretary for the Automotive Division of the War Production Board and then Bendix-Eclipse before opening a nursery school with her sister in Elmira. In 1951, she applied for the Foreign Service as a secretary and served in Tokyo, Japan (1952-54), Paris, France (1954-57) (1969-73), Reykjavik, Iceland (1959-61), Cairo, Egypt (1961-68), Kinshasa, Zaire (1973-76), Brussels, Belgium (1976-78) and Washington, D.C. (1978-81). She retired in 1981 and returned to Elmira. She died April 9, 2001 and is buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery.
Scope:	The Mary Stewart Pollock Papers includes Ms. Pollock's letters home from her various Foreign Service postings, 1952-1981.
Extent
Abstract	This collection contains letters sent from Mary Stewart Pollock home to her family in Elmira over the course of her work in the Foreign Service.

Title	Document	Box Number	Folder Number	Location

Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her desire to tour Europe but not having the funds or time to do so, August 24, 1955.	Letter	02	13	11
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her daily life in Paris, August 25, 1955.	Letter	02	13	12
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her daily life in Paris, August 26, 1955.	Letter	02	13	13
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding a friend who might be stationed in Paris and the fresh foods available at the French markets, August 27, 1955.	Letter	02	13	14
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the warm weather and an Exchange student she met, August 29, 1955.	Letter	02	13	15
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her new techique to get to work on time and everyday life in Paris, August 30, 1955.	Letter	02	13	16
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the cocktail party for her boss she is going to and the party she is having in her apartment over the weekend, August 31, 1955.	Letter	02	13	17
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding a friend from Tokoyo who is getting married and her day trip to Mont St. Michael, September 2, 1955.	Letter	02	14	01
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her weekend activities and the restuarants she went to and a little spice shop, September 12, 1955.	Letter	02	14	02
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the dinner at her Boss' home and the illness she picked up in Holland, September 13, 1955.	Letter	02	14	03
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the numerous dinners she had been to during the week and her job at the Embassy, September 16, 1955.	Letter	02	14	04
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the metro and bus strike in Paris and the listening party she had for the Mormon Choir, September 19, 1955.	Letter	02	14	05
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her letter from her Uncle and her new French language class, September 22, 1955.	Letter	02	14	06
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding another strike occuring this week in Paris, work in the Embassy, and daily life, September 23, 1955.	Letter	02	14	07
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the museums she visited during the weekend and an anecdote about the Lourve, September 26, 1955.	Letter	02	14	08
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her broken refrigerator and some car issues, September 28, 1955.	Letter	02	14	09
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her refrigerator problems, her photogrpahs of the lights of Paris, and the gift she sent to her father, October 3, 1955.	Letter	02	15	01
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her daily life in Paris, October 5, 1955.	Letter	02	15	02
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding some discrepancies with her bosses and the slow service in France, October 7, 1955.	Letter	02	15	03
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the car show she went to and the play she saw over the weekend, October 10, 1955.	Letter	02	15	04
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her French tutor, her busy work schedule, Christmas shopping and a play she saw in French, October 20, 1955.	Letter	02	15	05
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her job in the Embassy and a French comedy she went to see, November 8, 1955.	Letter	02	16	01
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding her failed attempt at calling and a failed trip to Heidelberg, November 10, 1955.	Letter	02	16	02
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding the new position she's working in the Embassy, her Thanksgiving plans and her ideas for Christmas, November 23, 1955.	Letter	02	16	03
Letter from Mary Stewart Pollock to unknown individual regarding dinner and a single mother she met in the Foreign Service, November 24, 1955.	Letter	02	16	04
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