‘I must say at once how entranced I am with your little photograph. You were a beautiful child, but naturally I expected that! I do treasure it; it is to be kissed and put to bed in the box, and looked at as often as possible.’ (
3 February 1931); Hale aged about two years old.
Emily Hale Papers, Smith College Archives, CA-MS-00344, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.