art by Cher Jiang

Yale Station: Letters of Love
March 24, 1947 My Dearest -- You made a very solid impression on everyone yesterday. My parents liked you very much. Dad very much approved of your way of not "pushing yourself in". Niles thought you were "swell". My dearest John said, "He has a nice way about him." (which is high praise). I was very much afraid you were bored. Found you very quiet. You mentioned once that perhaps you were "painfully direct". It occurs to me that I too could be considered just that in view of my discussing apartments, money, etc. Here again I did not receive much articulate response. Hope you are not finding me too aggressive. Can not seem to let myself be idle these days. I keep moving, doing things to keep thinking of you -- longing for you, Wednesday seems so far away. I guess human beings are never satisfied at first, receiving a letter a day from you seemed enough. Then the Saturday to Sunday arrangement seemed like it might suffice. After seeing you Wednesday, I'll probably feel cheated if it doesn't happen every week that way. Hope you will mention in tomorrow's letter the arrangements for meeting on Wednesday. We never did decide on this yesterday. Strangely for me, I can't think of anything else to say now -- so I'll get back to my ironing. Good night -- Bless you -- Love -- Emily.

letters through April 17, 1947

  1. from another correspondent, January 6, 1947 (typed)
  2. from George to Emily, February 19, 1947 (handwritten)
  3. from George to Emily, February 21, 1947 (typed)
  4. from George to Emily, February 22, 1947 (typed)
  5. from George to Emily, February 23, 1947 (typed)
  6. from George to Emily, March 14, 1947 (typed)
  7. from Emily to George, March 23, 1947 (typed)
  8. from Emily to George, March 24, 1947 (typed) (current letter)
  9. from Emily to George, March 29, 1947 (typed)
  10. from George to Emily, April 5, 1947 (typed)
  11. from George to Emily, April 6, 1947 (typed)
  12. from George to Emily, April 7, 1947 (typed)
  13. from George to Emily, April 7, 1947 (typed)
  14. from George to Emily, April 7, 1947 (handwritten)
  15. from Emily to George, April 9, 1947 (handwritten)
  16. from George to Emily, April 10, 1947 (typed)
  17. from Emily to George, April 15, 1947 (handwritten)

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Minnie Renzer Bostick (1881-1955), father of Glyn Bostick, Fort Worth, Texas, 1911.
Minnie Renzer Bostick and wife Lily, on the road near Childress, Texas, 1938.
Emily Greatrex in New York City, 1939.
Emily Greatrex (left) with her friend Millie Gonzales-Coto, 1939.
Glyn Bostick, San Francisco, March 21, 1942.
Emily Greatrex (upper left) helps decorate The New York Daily News office Christmas tree, 1942.
Emily Greatrex, age 23, July, 1944.
Emily Greatrex, November 13, 1944.
Clipping from The New York Daily News, January 6, 1947.
Emily Bostick with first child Chris, Long Island, New York, March 13, 1952.
Glyn Bostick arm wrestling with Diane and Chris, Syracuse, New York, March 25, 1959.
Glyn Bostick, posed portrait, Syracuse, New York, January 23, 1983.
Glyn Bostick U.S. passport photograph, June 14, 1990.
Glyn and Emily Bostick, Syracuse, New York, March, 1997.

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