Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. Correspondence primarily contains letters from Annie Shepley Omori to her close friend, Mrs. Oliver Edwin (Bella) Williams of Boston, Massachusetts. With the exception of two early letters, the series begins in 1907, after Annie’s marriage to Hyoso Omori. The letters chart her introduction and gradual adjustment to Japanese life and are filed chronologically. Much of the correspondence is personal. However, Annie, particularly in the early years, meticulously records her...