Rosa Parks General Correspondence Alphabetical File "Galatas" 1928-1932
Box 3 Folder 29

1818 Swatara, St.
Harrisburg, Pa.
October 22, 1928

Dear Rosa:

I guess you will
be surprise to hear from me,
but I written to you some
time ago, but didn't get an
answer. I hope you are well,
and during fine in your studies.
How are you getting
along at the present time?
I certainly do wish you were
here going to school with me.
The one I am attending now
looks more like a college than
it does a school.
My lessons now are much 
harder than they were when
I was in the ninth grade.

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well and during fine in his
subjects. When have you seen
Mahala, Odessa, and Evangeline
last? Tell them I say
hello and I send my love to them,
and will write to them soon.
How is your mother? I hope
she is well, tell her I send my
love to her, and think of her
often. How is every thing going
on in Montgomery? Do
you go out to dances & partys
very often? I was invited to
a hollow weane party, but
I don't think I will go. It is
going to be in Steelton, and
this place isn't so very good,
you understand what I mean.
All kinds of people live their.
Do you ever see Sweeetheart?
I written to her some time

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We have six subjects.
Plane Geometry, History, Spanish,
English, Public Speaking,
and Hygiene. I think about
you & Mahala everyday.
Are you attending State Normal?
I hope you much success
in the future and also in
your studys, do the best you
can and I think you will get
along alright. How is
every thing going on their?
Who do you go with now?
Are you and Lee Earnest still
angry with each other? I dident
think you and him would
ever bust up, you all were getting
along so good. The next
time you see him, tell him I
say hello and hope he is

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ago, but haven’t heard from 
her yet. The school I am attending 
now is John Harris
High school, the other one 
was Edison Junior High.
I do hope some day again 
you and I will be able to 
see each other. I don’t have 
any boy friends, you understand 
what I mean, I mean 
a special one. It’s so much 
the better though, I don’t 
need any now since I am 
going to school, you know 
books and boys don’t mix.
You can’t have them both 
on your mind and be successful.
Can you? Have you 
mate many new friends 
since you started back to 
school? Tell Leo I say I will

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write to him soon.  What is 
your hardest subjects? Mine 
is Geometry.  I am during pretty 
good in it, but nothing to 
brag about. If I don't make 
my class between now & 
February it will be on the 
account of that, but I hope 
I will make it.  My aunt 
said if I make my class, she 
would let me have a party.
You know my birthday is 
in February.  I wish you could 
be here then, of course 
as an old saying you should 
never count your 
chickens before they are 
hatched.
Give my love to all, I will

close now hoping to hear
from you soon, with lots 
of love to you.
From your friend
and sister Galatas.

1818 Swatara St.
Harrisburg, Pa

HARRISBURG
OCT 22
10 30 PM
1928
PA.

Miss Rosa L. McCauley.
Rout 1, Box 111
Ramer, Ala.

1818 Swatara, St.
Harrisburg, Pa.
April 3, 1929.

Dear Rosa:
I received your 
letter a few days ago, and 
was very glad indeed to hear
from you, as I was thinking
and saying to myself
that you had forgotten me.
You don't know how much
better I felt, after I had received 
your darling letter.
I think of you every day & night
and say, I hope some day I
will see you again.
I am still in school, and hope
to be their until I finish.
The lessons here are three
times as hard as those are
their, and sometimes I get
so discouraged when I can't


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eleven and eleven thirty
to do my lessons. You can
see I have a plenty to do.
The teachers don't have any
piton on you at all. I did not
make my class in February,
as I did not pass in 
all my studies, so I am
now taking 10-B work over
again. If I had made my
class I would have been in
10-A now.
I only hope and trust in
the Lord that I will be
able to make my class in
June.
Rosa darling, I am very glad
you passed in all of your
studies, and hope you will

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get part of them, I can't help
from crying. We have four
subjects altogether.
History, Geometry, Spanish,
and English. Public Speaking
we have also but only once
a week. Sometimes I say I am
going to stop school, I get so
discouraged.
Geometry and history is the
hardest of all.
I like all of my studies except 
Geometry & history.
We have so much home work
to do every night, for each
teacher. Each one of them
gives you a plenty to do, they
don't think of the other work
you have to do also.
It takes me from about five
thirty or six o'clock until

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continue to until you have
finished. Of course you know
you always were very smart.
I don't have time to go any
where, on the account of my
lessons. I even have to stay
home on Sundays.
I certainly would like to be 
with you now, you were so
much like a sister to me.
I will be sure to let you know
when I come back their, if
I come.
Darling I am not angry
with you for not writing to
me before you did, and even
if I had never heard from you,
I wouldn't be angry.
The teachers here gives you
a test about every other two

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weeks. How did you enjoy
your Easter holiday? I hope
you had a very nice time.
How many days did you all
have off for Easter? We had
three days not counting Saturday
or Sunday.
Tell Leo I said I hope he
is during fine in his studies,
and hope him much success
in making his class, will
write to him soon.
Tell him I also said I
hope he has been thinking
of me some since I left.
Rosa darling please send
me one of your picture, if
you have any, I would like

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now.
I know when I go back to-morrow
I won't have the time to write.
I am going to write to him,
and when I do I will be sure
to let you know.
I just bet anything the boys in
your classes can't get their
lessons for looking at you.
I know the majority of them
likes you, they can't help it.
(How bout it?)
You say you are only in love
with books, but you
can't fool me. You mean
with books & boys too.
I read in the paper where their
had been a flood their.
It isn't so very cold here

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very much to look in your 
sweet face. I will send you
one of mine as soon as I
have some made.
What all did you get for
Easter? I know you looked
to jam up. I only got a
spring coat. Do you ever see
Sweetheart? I guess you know
who I am speaking of, Mrs.
Harris on Elmwood, St.
To tell you the truth darling,
I have not wrote to him since 
I sent you those letters I received 
from him. I haven't had time
on the account of my lessons.
I am not in school to-day
that is why I am writing to you

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now, but still it is to cold
to pull off you coats & sweaters
We have had some lovely days
here though.
Did Mahala & Evangeline pass
in all of their Studies?
I hope they did.
Tell them I say I think of
them every day, but don't 
have time to write, but will
as soon as I have a chance
to. I diden't know that Lee
Earnest had quite school.
Give my reguards to all of my
friends for me please.
This is all I have to say at the
present time.
I will close with all the love
and kisses in the world to you.
Yours as ever. Galatas.

1818 Swatara, St.
Harrisburg, Pa.

HARRISBURG
APR 3
11 PM
1929
PA.

Miss Rosa Louise McCauley.
Rout 4, Box 284.
Montgomery,
Ala.

40 N. Summit, St.
Harrisburg, Pa.
February 3, 1932.

Dear Rosa:
Your very sweet
letter was received and I was
very glad indeed to hear from
you, but sorry to know that
your mother was in bed
sick. I always enjoy reading
your sweet loving letters.
I hope you are in the best 
of health. I am asking you 
to please forgive me for not
answering your letter sooner.
Why I did not was because
I wanted to send you something
for your birthday, and
I made you an apron, and
embroidered it, it taken
me a little time to do it, but
I hope you will

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was perfectly alright if you 
dident have the money. I am 
sorry you dident have any 
money for Xmas. I only got 
about five or six presents. 
I am very glad to know that 
your mother is better, and I hope 
she will continue to get better. 
I hope you will get along alright 
with your work you 
have to do at home. I just 
know you are a splendid cook, 
and a wonderfull seamstress. 
I do a good bit of sewing myself, 
I go to night school, and 
take sewing. Do you like to 
sew, and cook? I do. It's to 
bad your boy friend won't cut 
your hair for you, I would 
advice you to let it stay 
as it is. I guess it's twice 
as long as it was the last 
I seen you, or longer.

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like it. The material in it
isent expensive material, and 
I diden't have any money to 
buy you a present but I 
hope you will like it alright. 
You know I allways 
did like to embroidery. I 
am sorry you had to give 
your job up, and I hope 
you will be able to get a 
nother one soon. You must 
do all you can for your 
mother, as you know she is 
the only one who will do 
for you when every one else 
turns you down. I think it 
was very nice of him, your sweetie, I just 
know it's a beautiful watch. 
I think it was very nice of 
you to wanted to send me 
something for Xmas, but that

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Please let me know when you
get ready to anouce your
engagement, I guess it won't
be very long. "ha, ha." and be
sure to send me one of you all's
pictures. Do you ever go
out any to partys or dances?
I go some times but not very
often. I go to partys mostly.
I would go to the dances
some times, but I don't have
any thing to wear to them.
Their is going to be one on the
17th of Feb, my birthday, it's
called the Charity Ball.
All the girls, ladys, boys
and men that goes wears
evening gowns, & full suits.
I don't have a gown.

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They have one every year
in February. I haven't
been to any of them yet.
Rosa I am always
thinking about you &
woundering how you
are, and what you are
doing.
I don't ever hear from
Mahala, or Evangeline.
I am glad to know that
Mahala & Evangeline are
in College, I hope they 
will be able to continue
to go until they finish.
I don't know of any news
things are slow here.
My aunt & her husband
was in Birmingham three
weeks ago. I diden't go.

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Please write me all the
news, if you know of
any.
Rosa I have said just
about all for the time
being, give my love to
your mother, and tell her
what I said.

Love to you also.

Please excauce this sheet
of papper & mistakes.

Yours as ever.
Galatas.

40 N. Summit, St.
Harrisburg, Pa.


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