Blackwell Family Alice Stone Blackwell General CorrespondenceTEL MUSEUM 3751 I. K. YAJNIK AUTHOR & JOURNALIST 18 CORAM STREET. 40 GREAT RUSSELL ST LONDON W.C. 1. 25th April 1935. Dear Madam, I write this at the kind suggestion of Mrs. H. S. Skeffington, whom I met the other day in London on her was back to Ireland. For some time I have been thinking of collating the opinions, speeches, and writings of prominent Irish and Irish- American publicists on the subject of India's independence. Luckily enough I have got a copy of a speech delivered by President de Valera on India in New York during 1920, and a pamphlet on Roger Casement and India which I found among the papers of a great Indian publicist, the late Pundit Shyamaji Krishnavarma who died in Geneva in 1930. Mrs. Skeffington has also been so good as to send me some pamphlets regarding the Indian and Irish movement in America published during the years of the War and thereafter. The material at my hand, however, is yet very scanty, and as America has provided the most important field for the activities of Indian and Irish Nationalists you might perhaps be able to send me some valuable material on Irish contributions to India's fight for freedom. I shall also thank you to put me in touch with any genuine Indian Nationalist organisations operating in America, so as to enable me to piece together the threads of Indian crusade in America during the past thirty years. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, I. K. Yajnik Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, 3 Monadnock St., Dorchester. U.S.A.J. K. YakmileYale University Press New Haven, Connecticut October 12th, 1916. Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, Chilmark, Dukes Co., Massachusetts. My dear Miss Blackwell:- The Yale University Press has been interested in the possibility of publishing translations of Mexican and South American literature. In this connection we have consulted with Professor Frederick B. Luquiens of the Yale Faculty and he has been good enough to show us your letter of July 24th. We wonder whether if you have not as yet placed your manuscript of poetic translations you would care to submit it to the Yale University Council's Committee on Publications for their consideration with a view of its possible publication under the imprint of the Yale University Press. The approval of this Committee is necessary before any book can be issued under our imprint. If you would be so good as to forward us the manuscript, we should take pleasure in bringing it promptly to their attention. Believe me Very sincerely, Margaret T. [Corwis?] For Yale University Press MTC.D Yale University Press New Haven, Connecticut October 16, 1916. Miss Alice Stone Blackwell 3 Monadnock Street, Dorchester, Mass. My dear Miss Blackwell:- We are grateful for your prompt answer to our letter in regard to the translations of Spanish verse. The manuscript has reached us by this mail and we shall take pleasure in bringing it to the attention of the University Council's Committee on Publications. We shall notify you promptly upon receipt of their report and we remain Very Sincerely, Margaret T. [Corwis?] For Yale University Press MTC.DYale University Press '16 Yale Press '16Providence Plantations Club Abbott Park Place Providence, Rhode Island My dear Alice:- I was indeed most grateful for the volume you sent me- You are indeed blessed in your parentage- Such a wonderfulcombination of brains and heart -no wonder their offspring is noted for her rare endowments consecrated to noblest ends - Such a womanly woman, such a manly man: One can but marvel at an age of prejudice that, not knowing them, conceived a notion of a sissy man & Amazon woman when 2 Providence Plantations Club Abbot Park Place Providence , Rhode Island they united to proclaim the equality of the sexes in endorsement and demanded equality of opportunity. I should have acknowledged the gift at once, but waited hoping to send Mrs. Allenson's review - But she isvery busy, & it will come later I expect. Your's muchly EUYates May [6?] 31. E.U. Yates EU Yates Happy Birthday!Loving Birthday wishes on your 88th Birthday Camilla W. Yeager Editor of "the Council Wisdom 14 September, 1945 Happy Birthday!A horseshoe of forget-me-nots Comes with this greeting, too, So you'll be sure and not forget The luck this wishes you.Dear Miss Blackwell,- And I hope you Birthday will be a wonderful day, filled with memories of all you have accomplished in your exciting and memorable life. Loving birthday greetings from your new friend, Camilla W. Yeager Tufts College 14, September, 1944A.Y. [Yegherian?] can one seek of immortality here on this earth than what you have obtained by your goodness. I am returning to New York by the first week in September. How I wish there might be some little service, some little thing you might ask of me to do for you if ever you thought I could help. Always Gratefully [H.?] [Jyhemian?]Telephone SUtter 2290 Wiltshire Hotel Superior Accommodations 340-346 Stockton Street at Union Square San Francisco, Cal. Marine View In the Heart of the Shopping District doing social work with the community welfare of Los Angeles. She takes care of her brother who is nearly blind. But he looks otherwise very healthy. He came to a meeting when I spoke about my trip and was very happy to hear all about Armenia. How wide flung your goodness has been and what greater proof "American and European Plan" [printed on stationary] good you are. Almost everyone else has forgotten my little book, even I - and you have done more than all of my many friends of many years standing combined. When I return to New York I hope to be able to get in touch with the Editor of "Soviet Russia Today" and offer him some articles perhaps. I know you will be interested to know that I met your friend Karelsen Manougian and his sister Mrs. Topoozian, of Los Angeles. she told me you have given her her education and how grateful she is to you. She is nowTelephone SUtter 2290 Wiltshire Hotel Superior Accommodations 340-346 Stockton Street at Union Square San Francisco, Cal. Marine View In the Heart of the Shopping District [*For Florence only. Private*] Aug. 14, 1933 Dear Miss Blackwell: I have been travelling in these parts and your letter of June 27th with enclosed clipping and also the letter from the Editor of Soviet Russia To-day" has been following me about and reached me [about] ten days ago. How wonderfully [*A Y Yeghenian*] National Board of the Young Womens Christian Associations of the United States of America 600 Lexington Avenue New York, N. Y. Plaza 3-4700 Feb. 15, 1933 Dear Miss Blackwell; I had your letter this morning with a check for an order. How good you are to me! It is strange, the name of the person to whom you wanted to mail this book seemed very familiar and now I remembered that he is a friend of very dear friends of mine Mr. & Mrs. Russian. They used to live in Detroit, they are now in Soviet Russia Mr. Russianwent there with his wife. They used to talk about "Karekies" a good deal, he must be the same person as your friend. I am sending you to-day another copy of my book. it is my own sample copy. You can use it for your friend, who cannot afford to buy, and this you can return it to me at some future date. I do not need it now. I thought you should loan this one also to the editor of the Zion's Herald and not your own. I hope I am not putting on too much trouble, and I know your time is precious. Very Gratefully Agavnie Yeghenian Cable: "LALAJI" FITZROY 3844 Young India Association 1400 Broadway New York President: Dr. J. T. Sunderland Vice-President: W. B. Huebsch Sec. & Treas: T. H. K. Rezmie March 17, 1923 Dear Miss Blackwell, I received your letter dated 12th and are sorry to say that we have no copies of Labor & Christ for sale. But I happen to have a copy of mine own which they sent me for Review and learning of your interest in & desire to read it I have mailed it to you today by Book post. You may return it to me after you have read it. I hope that will answer your purpose to a certain extent at least. Very truly yours THK RegineT.H.K. Regime (Young India) Young Men's Hebrew Association 39 East Concord Street Boston, Mass. Jan 20, 1906 Dear Madam, In reply to your note I beg to give you the names and addresses of Jewish organizations who would welcome the receipt of your book- Civic Service House 112 Salem St West End Educational Union 1 Causeway St. Y.M.H.A-Walden Y.M.H.A-Chelsea Cordially Yours, J. H. LandauY.M. Hebrew Assn 58 Jackson St. Jan . 30 . 1933 dear Miss Blackwell: I had your note this morning and our very glad to know that you can meet me Wednesday. I wrote this note in such a hurry that evidently I forgot the hour of the appointment and also gave you the wrong name of the place, I believe I said that we would meet at the "Pilgrim Hotel", I find that the name is the "Pioneer Hotel". You can easily see how I happened to make the mistake! 12:30 will be alright I shall be there at that time but please take your time and come anytime between 12:30-1:00's. Very sincerely yours A, [Yugh?] National Board Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America 600 Lexington Avenue New York, N.Y. Cable Address Telephone Emissarius, New York Plaza 3.4700 Officers Mrs. Frederic M. Paist President Mrs. Robert E. Speer Honorary President Mrs. John French First Vice-President Mrs. Harold A. Hatch Second Vice-President Mrs. John R. McCune Third Vice-President Miss Anna C. McClintock Chairman, Executive Committee Miss Margaret T. Applegarth Secretary Mrs. Samuel Murtland Treasurer Miss May B. Van Arsdale Assistant Treasurer Miss Anna V. Rice General Secretary Miss Emma P. Hirth Associate General Secretary May 25, 1934. Dear Miss Blackwell: I am utterly unable to find the right words to express to you my own gratitude and those of my friends for the sympathy and unfailing friendship you have shown us during the recent crisis which has so seriously affected the Armenian community. Your letter to the editor of the "Springfield Republican" was splendid. It rejoiced the heart of every fair thinking person. I know you will be interested in the enclosed clipping from the Hairenik, Organ of the "Tashnags". It is an editorial; it is all devoted to you and to your present "sins", because you have come out as a friend of the Armenian people who are opposing the methods of the Tashnag group. The editorial is entitled "Our Respectful Friend and Her Aberrations"! You see from the length of the editorial how important your influence is regarded both in the Armenian and American community. I shall not, of course, take time to translate the whole editorial. I can give the gist of it in a few words, as it is quite repetitious, and I am sure you will get a complete idea if I [will] give you a translation of the first and the last paragraph. The editorial begins with words to such effect as; "The well known friend of the Armenian people, Miss Alice Stone Blackwell published a letter a few days ago in the 'Springfield Daily Republican'. In this letter she tries to give an idea to the American public about the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Tashhnag- zutun)".Then it goes on to say that unfortunately "our respectful friend" has been misled by the enemies of Tashnagzutun, etc. etc. Then is enumerates in the follow- ing paragraphs marked a. b. c. d., etc. how the Tashnagzutun has always stood for "free speech", for "cooperation", for a "free and united Armenia" during its 40 years of activity, etc. etc. The next section following the three stars is devoted to the "enemies" of the Tashnag party; it says that not the Tashnag's but "they", meaning the enemy, are all the things that you have accused the Tashnag's of. It is all written very respectfully, it sounds very much like Mark Anthony's speech about "Brutus is an honorable man"! It ends with these words: "We believe that we have the right to expect from a woman of such exceptional nobility of character and high intellect as Miss Blackwell, [possesses] a fairer judgement about our party. We have the right to expect from her to at least refrain from speaking and writing in public about [the] Armenian life, about which she knows nothing or what she knows is extremely superficial and prejudiced".!!! If one of your Armenian friends calls on you one of these days you may want to have the whole article translated to you in detail. In the meantime I know you will want to keep this clipping as an interesting memo! Ever gratefully yours, Aghavnie Yeghenian A. YeghenianMiss A Y Yeghenian with enclosure