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Letter from Phoebe Waterman Haas to John and Chara Haas, February 18, 1953

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Letter from Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967) to her son, John C. Haas (1918-2011), and her daughter-in-law, Chara Haas (1927-2012). Enclosed is a letter from Phoebe's sister, Harriet Waterman Robertson (1884-1964).

Phoebe Waterman Haas was one of the first American women to earn her doctorate in astronomy in 1913.

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  • Series II: Phoebe Waterman Haas Papers, 1882-2006
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  • Box 4, Folder 3

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Waterman Haas, Phoebe. “Letter from Phoebe Waterman Haas to John and Chara Haas, February 18, 1953,” February 18, 1953. Phoebe Waterman Haas Papers, Box 4, Folder 3. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/7e5paa8.

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