List of Illustrations xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xxv
Editorial Method xli
Abbreviations and Symbols xlvii
PART 1 Fitted for a Life of Usefulness, 1881-83
Introduction 3
DOCUMENTS
[ca. late June 1881], from Ellen Gates Starr 43
14 July 1881, from Sarah F. Anderson 44
7 Aug. 1881, from Martha Thomas 46
17 Aug. 1881, from Helen Harrington 50
21 Aug. 1881, from Isaac E. Carey 51
21 Aug. 1881, from Sarah F. Anderson 51
21 Aug. 1881, from Ellen Gates Starr 55
22 Aug. 1881, from Charles Caverno 56
26 Aug. 1881, from John Manning Linn 57
29 Aug. 1881, from T. H. Haseltine 59
3 Sept. 1881, to Ellen Gates Starr 59
10 Sept. 1881, to Ellen Gates Starr 59
11 Sept. 1881, from Sarah F. Anderson 61
16 Sept. 1881, from Mary P. Ellwood 64
21 [and 22] Sept. 1881, from Martha Thomas 66
22 [ and 27] Sept. 1881, from Eleanor Frothingham 68
1 Oct. 1881, from Helen Harrington 70
4 Oct. 1881, from Mary Catherine Addams Linn 71
26 Oct. 1881, from Sarah F. Anderson 74
16 Nov. 1881, from Sarah F. Anderson 80
19 Dec. 1881, from Sarah F. Anderson 83
24 Dec. 1881, from Sarah F. Blaisdell 84
30 Dec. 1881, from Emma L. Briggs 87
1 Jan. 1882, from Ellen Gates Starr 93
11 Jan. 1882, from Sarah F. Anderson 97
7 [and 9] Feb. 1882, from Sarah F. Anderson 98
11 Feb. 1882, from Laura A. Malburn 100
12 Feb. 1882, from George Bowman Haldeman 103
9 Mar. 1882, from Helen Harrington 106
19 Mar. 1882, to Ellen Gates Starr 108
29 Mar. 1882, from Sarah F. Anderson 108
9 Apr. 1882, from Ellen Gates Starr 109
11 [and 12] Apr. 1882, from Sarah F. Anderson 111
15 Apr. 1882, from Helen Harrington 113
14 May 1882, from Ellen Gates Starr 116
1 June 1882, from George Bowman Haldeman 117
[4 June?] [1882], from Sarah F. Anderson 119
6 June 1992, from Sarah F. Anderson 120
8 June 1882, from Mary P. Ellwood 122
[21 June] 1882, Commencement Report in the Rockford Seminary Magazine 124
26 July 1883, from John Weber Addams 129
29 Aug. 1882, from Sarah F. Blaisdell 131
1 Sept. 1882, from Mary P. Ellwood 133
10 Sept. 1882, from Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 134
22 Oct. 1882, from Ellen Gates Starr 138
7 Jan. 1883, to Ellen Gates Starr 143
12 Jan. [1883], from Ellen Gates Starr 146i
[ca. Feb.-Mar. 1883], from Anna Hostetter Haldeman Addams 148
22 Apr. 1883, from Sarah F. Anderson 152
24 Apr. 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 155
24 Apr. 1883, to Ellen Gates Starr 160
25 Apr. 1883, from Ellen Gates Starr 160
25 Apr. 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 161
1 May 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 162
3 May 1883, from Anna P. Sill 163
7 May 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 165
10 May 1883, Minutes of Special Meeting of the Rockford Female Seminary Board of Trustees 167
22 May 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 169
23 May 1883, from Eva E. Townsend Clark 171
29 May 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 172
5 June 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 173
15 June 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 176
[20 June] 1883, Speech to the Annual Meeting of the Rockford Female Seminary Alumnae Association 176
2 July 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 178
3 July 1883, from Ellen Gates Starr 181
11 July 1883, to Ellen Gates Starr 182
18 July 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 183
24 July 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 187
8 Aug. 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 188
12 Aug. 1883, to Ellen Gates Starr 189
18 Aug. 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 190
PART 2 A Feverish Search after Culture, 1883-85
Introduction 197
DOCUMENTS
[22 Aug. 1883], to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 229
27 Aug. 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 231
31 Aug. [and 1 Sept.] 1884[1883], to Mary Catherine Addams Linn 235
10 Sept. 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 243
16 Sept. 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 246
30 Sept. 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 249
3[, 6, and 7] Oct. 1883, to Mary Catherine Addams Linn 259
8 Oct. 1883, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 264
17 [and 18?] Oct. 1883, to George Bowman Haldeman 266
29 Oct. 1883, to John Weber Addams 270
3 Nov. 1883, to Ellen Gates Starr 276
2 Dec. 1883, to Ellen Gates Starr 280
6 Dec. 1883, to Mary Catherine Addams Linn 283
4 Jan. 1883[1884], to George Bowman Haldeman 287
13 Jan. 1884, to Mary Catherine Addams Linn 291
17 Jan. 1883[1884], to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 293
27 Jan. 1884, to John Weber Addams 296
10 Feb. 1884, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 301
8 Mar. 1884, to George Bowman Haldeman 303
9 Mar. 1994, to Ellen Gates Starr 306
26 Apr. 1884, to Sarah F. Blaisdell 310
7 May 1884, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 321
8 June 1884, to Ellen Gates Starr 326
22 June 1884, to Ellen Gates Starr 330
20 July 1884, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 335
17 Aug. 1884, to John Weber Addams 341
17 Sept. 1884, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 348
10 Oct. 1884, to Mary Catherine Addams Linn 353
30 Nov. 1884, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 358
7 Dec. 1884, to Ellen Gates Starr 361
20 Dec. 1884, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 366
21 Feb. 1885, to Ellen Gates Starr 369
[30(29) Mar. 1885], to Ellen Gates Starr 375
19 Apr. 1885, to John Weber Addams 376
28 Apr. 1885, from Ellen Gates Starr 380
10 May 1885, to John Weber Addams 382
PART 3 Social Lessons, 1885-86
Introduction 387
DOCUMENTS
26 July 1885, from Helen Harrington 405
7 Sept. 1885, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 406
23 Oct. 1885, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 408
12 Nov. 1885, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 411
20 Nov. 1885, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 412
[29 and 30 Nov. 1885], from Ellen Gates Starr 414
3 Dec. 1885, from Ellen Gates Starr 416
4 Dec. 1885, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 419
6 Dec. 1885, to Ellen Gates Starr 421
9 Dec. 1885, to Ellen Gates Starr 422
26 Dec. 1885, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 424
3 Jan. 1886, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 425
Jan. 1885[1886], Essay in the Rockford Seminary Magazine 426
7 Feb. 1886, to Ellen Gates Starr 433
10 Feb. 1886, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 436
17 Feb. 1886, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 439
28 Feb. 1886, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 441
7 Mar. 1886, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 444
[10 and 13 Mar.] 1886, from Ellen Gates Starr 447
11 Apr. 1886, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 451
17 July 1886, to Ellen Gates Starr 456
25 July 1886, from Helen Harrington 459
6 Aug. 1886, from George Bowman Haldeman 463
19 Aug. 1886, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 466
6 Oct. 1886, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 467
18 Oct. 1886, to Laura Shoemaker Addams 468
4 Nov. 1886, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 472
28 Dec. 1886, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 475
PART 4 Discovering a Useful Way, 1887-88
Introduction 479
DOCUMENTS
9 Feb. 1887, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 519
3 Mar. 1887, to Laura Shoemaker Addams 521
3 Apr. 1887, to Ellen Gates Starr 523
5 July 1887, to George Bowman Haldeman 526
30 Sept. 1887, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 528
8 Oct. 1887, Speech to the Rockford Female Seminary Reunion Association 532
15 Nov. 1887, List of Financial Assets Owned by Jane Addams 536
17 Nov. 1887, from Maria G. Nutting 539
27 Dec. 1887, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 542
7 Jan. 1888, to Flora Z. Guiteau 546
26 Jan. 1888, to Laura A. Malbourne[Malburn] 554
28 Jan. 1888, to Sarah Weber Addams 557
31 Jan. 1888, from John Addams Linn 562
31 Jan. 1888, from John Manning Linn and Mary Catherine Addams Linn 564
12 Feb. 1888, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 566
16 Feb. 1888, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 573
23 Feb. 1888, Ellen Gates Starr to Anna Hostetter Haldeman Addams 575
4 [and 5] Mar. 1888, Ellen Gates Starr to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 577
11 [and 14] Mar. 1888, to Laura Shoemaker Addams 578
22 Mar. 1888, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 585
6 Apr. 1888, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 588
14 Apr. 1888, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 594
25 [and 28] Apr. 1888, to Laura Shoemaker Addams 600
12 May 1888, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 608
21 May 1888, to Sarah Weber Addams 615
9 June 1888, to George Bowman Haldeman 618
14 June 1888, to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman 620
4 July 1888, to Laura Shoemaker Addams 625
Addams Family Genealogical Chart 633
Bibliography 637
Index 689
