Correspondence, 1948-1950

This series contains 31 letters received by Mead Smith Karras between 1948 and 1950. The bulk of these letters were farewell messages sent to Mead Smith Karras in 1949 upon her departure from Japan from field representatives of the Women’s and Minors’ Union from various prefectures.

Most of the letters contained the original message written in Japanese with an accompanying English translation, though there are several messages originally written in English as well.

The letters have been arranged chronologically.