From Beth Keyserling Rosenfarb (Oldest daughter)                               , 1928-1943

Written from New York while Beth was taking college courses at NYU; updates on New York relatives and her social activities; discusses her job search and informs WK she has a job teaching Civics and Economics at a Long Island High School; details her adjustment to teaching and life in general (in NY); mentions she will take summer classes at Columbia and ponders whether or not to pursue a Masters in Economics; she also considers taking a secretarial course; updates on Leon and Rosalyn; mentions her mother (who is in NY) and inquires about people and places in Beaufort; letters from Washington DC (where she moved); describes her social life in DC and mentions dates with her future husband, Joe Rosenfarb; occasional mentions of attending synagogue; writes about her finances and stocks; first mentions of her infant daughter, Rachel and details about her growth and progress; discusses sale of the family home; inquires about her father's health and urges him to give up some of his work; wonders how Herbert is doing overseas (WWII); discusses Rosalyn and her marital and health problems; Beth's general observations about Leon as a person.