United States, Georgia, Thomas County, Thomasville, 30.83658, -83.97878United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, 42.35843, -71.05977United States, New Jersey, Atlantic County, Atlantic City, 39.36415, -74.42306United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, 39.95233, -75.16379Cutler, Hazel Beamer, 1901-19801921/1926Folder of letters and telegrams written by Hazel Beamer (before she took her married surname of Cutler, and who lived from 1901-1980) to her mother, Eva Elizabeth "Bessie" Baker Beamer (1864-1955). The letters were written mostly from New York City in the early-to-mid 1920s while Beamer was attending college and performing as a dancer before she married. In these letters, she thanks her mother for numerous gifts sent to her from Thomasville, Georgia, New York outings with friends and suitors, the progression of her dance career (including her work in productions such as "Main Street" and "Du Barry," and performing a solo in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania). Hazel Beamer also describes sightseeing trips in Boston, Massachusetts, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, visits with New York-based artists including portrait painter and stage designer Ben Ali Haggin, III (1882-1951), and his numerous projects, including his work on her portrait. She lets her mother know that she will be dancing with famed dancer Anna Pavlova for two weeks at the Manhattan Opera House, opines on friends who are getting married, and discusses news back home in Thomasville. Seven telegrams outline travel details, convey Mother's Day greetings, communicate Hazel Beamer's health, and celebrate Hazel Beamer's successes.application/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Cutler, Hazel Beamer, 1901-1980--CorrespondenceBeamer, Bessie Baker, 1864-1955--CorrespondenceFamilies--Georgia--ThomasvilleBoston (Mass.)--Description and travelAtlantic City (N.J.)--Description and travelPhiladelphia (Pa.)--Description and travelHaggin, Ben Ali, 1882-1951Artists--New York (State)--New YorkDance--New York (State)--New YorkDancers--New York (State)--New YorkPavlova, Anna, 1881-1931Mothers and daughters--Georgia--ThomasvilleBeamer, Hazel to Bessie BeamerText