[380921–1‑1] L. on September 21, 1938 Dear Miss. [Laube]! On Monday after our last encounter, I paged through the calendar — four weeks, so many pages. And now they are almost behind us, next Saturday already —.
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12. September 1938
[380912–2–1] O., on September 12, 1938 Dear Mr. [Nordhoff]! I wanted to write you yesterday, but my girlfriend’s visit kept me from it. I was a little annoyed by it, especially since my parents were visiting grandmother yesterday — I would have been pleasantly alone and undisturbed. Sometimes I am envious of your solitude. I had […]
05. September 1938
[380905–1–1] L., on September 5, 1938 Dear Ms. [Laube]! The echo of last Sunday long resonated with me, and there was no discord in the sound. Your question at the end of the letter said to me that you too were satisfied. Already when I was on the train, I was vexed by my own inept […]
25. August 1938
[380825–1‑1] L., on August 25, 1938 Dear Miss [Laube]! I very much enjoyed your pictures. I would like to keep all of them. The photograph details are well selected, only one image has too much empty sky. The positions are invariably lively—women always understand better how to place themselves in the right light!—and if I did […]
09. August 1938
[380809–2‑1] O., on August 9, 1938 Dear Herr [Nordhoff]! Accompanied by your best wishes for a new beginning, I entered my workplace again on Monday. I must say it was easy for me to begin a whole new year. At first the new surroundings had a pleasant affect on me. We girls are now by ourselves […]