While many things are different in 2020 than they were in 1933, one aspect of life will never change—the dynamic that exists between family members. This might take different shapes at different stages of life (parents shifting from giving care to needing it, and vice versa for children) and look differently for others than it does for ourselves, but the connection and desire for each other's well-being is a relatable facet of Doris Holmes Blake's correspondence with her parents. Join your fellow volunpeers in digging into their lives, and be touched by the genuine undercurrent of familial love that shapes these letters.
While many things are different in 2020 than they were in 1933, one aspect of life will never change—the dynamic that exists between family members. This might take different shapes at different stages of life (parents shifting from giving care to needing it, and vice versa for children) and look differently for others than it does for ourselves, but the connection and desire for each other's well-being is a relatable facet of Doris Holmes Blake's correspondence with her parents. Join your fellow volunpeers in digging into their lives, and be touched by the genuine undercurrent of familial love that shapes these letters.
Find out even more about the rest of the Doris Holmes Blake Papers collection at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.