I am celebrating Valentine’s Day today by perusing the love letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning. The collection of the letters of these poets, which Wellesley has owned and housed since 1930, has just been digitized and made available online, thanks to a collaborative project between Wellesley and Baylor University. The formal announcement was deliberately planned for Valentine’s Day. (The AP reported on this love story, and it has since appeared in various national news media outlets.)
Handwritten – and beautifully written – love letters, made available for everyone to enjoy through 21st century technology. Romance is not dead. It has just been updated by Wellesley.