Series II. Correspondence, 1965-2017, inclusive
Scope and Contents
A letter from Oxman in 1976 to the principal of Erasmus Hall in 2076, with correspondence from alumni, and a 1981 thank-you note from President Ronald Reagan.
Miscellaneous letters, 1965, 1974-2017
Scope and Contents
Includes a printed note on White House stationery, signed by President Ronald Regan, thanking Harriet Oxman for her "get-well message." Postmarked 5 May 1981, just over a month after John Hinckley Jr.'s failed attempt to assassinate the president.
"To the Principal of Erasmus Hall High School in 2076", 1976 December
Scope and Contents
Mulitple copies of a letter written by Harriet Oxman, principal of Erasmus Hall in 1976, to the person holding her position a century in the future. A copy was placed in a time capsule on the campus grounds. The letter is reproduced in Oxman's The Rise and Fall, Erasmus Hall High School (2017), pp. 61-66 (box 2, folders 27-29).
Letters from Erasmus Hall alumni, 1986-2005
Scope and Contents
Oxman apparently solicited alumni memories for inclusion in her 2017 work The Rise and Fall, Erasmus Hall High School (see folders 27-29).