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James Weber Linn to Jane Addams, June 14, 1901

Linn writes to Addams about his book publishing, the town of Grenoble, and family.

Family Publishing Travels

James Weber Linn to Jane Addams, June 23, 1901

Linn writes to Addams about his writing and the people he is meeting in France.

Family Travels Writing

William Dean Howells to Jane Addams, April 9, 1902

Howells thanks Addams for her book, Democracy and Social Ethics, and remarks on morality.

Praise Writing

Richard Theodore Ely to Jane Addams, April 29, 1902

Ely explains to Addams that he will write a series of articles for Harper's Weekly and describes an idea to her for his next article.

Labor Settlements Writing

William Stone Booth to Jane Addams, October 11, 1902

Booth asks Addams to limit the number of corrections for the new printing of Democracy and Social Ethics.

Publishing Requests

Macmillan Company to Jane Addams, January 5, 1903

Macmillan Company notifying Addams that they have enclosed the contract for Newer Ideals of Peace.

Books Onsite Publishing

Eminent Contributors Who Have Written or Are Still Writing for The Youth's Companion, c. 1906

Pamphlet that contains the names of authors who have written and are still writing articles for publication in Youth's Companion.

Publishing Writing

Limited Segregation by James Elder Armstrong, May 23, 1906

Armstrong presents his findings on segregated and non-segregated classrooms, and what that means for the inner workings of a gendered human.

Education Gender Roles Writings

George Platt Brett Sr. to Jane Addams, July 8, 1906

Macmillan offers a defense against malicious statements about the company circulating in Chicago. Brett hoped to clarify the issue with Addams, who was a member of the school board and might help.

Education Publishing

Jane Addams to Richard Theodore Ely, October 9, 1906

Addams writes to Ely about sending her manuscript for Newer Ideals of Peace in to The Macmillan Company, and summarizes for him a letter they sent her.

Books Publishing Writing

Jane Addams to George Platt Brett Sr., October 10, 1906

Addams replies to Brett of The Macmillan Company assuring the manuscript's near complete status, as well as some signed manuscripts.

Books Publishing Writings

George Platt Brett Sr. to Jane Addams, October 11, 1906

Brett informs Addams that her manuscript for The Newer Ideals of Peace is going straight to the printers for production.

Books Publishing Writings

Richard Theodore Ely to Jane Addams, October 12, 1906

Ely writes to Addams upon finishing his proofreading of The Newer Ideals of Peace, and proceedes to tell her about his edits.

Books Finances Friends Publishing Writings

Richard Theodore Ely to Jane Addams, October 13, 1906

Ely gives a detailed account of his finds while proofreading Addams' The Newer Ideals of Peace.

Books Finances Friends Writings

Jane Addams to Richard Theodore Ely, October 15, 1906

Addams thanks Ely for proofing her manuscript of The Newer Ideals of Peace.

Books Friends Writing

William Mackintire Salter to Jane Addams, January 29, 1907

Salter praises Addams' new book, Newer Ideals of Peace, and thanks her for the copy.

Books Praise

Richard Theodore Ely to Jane Addams, January 30, 1907

Ely writes Addams to praise her book, Democracy and Social Ethics, and to let her know that he is leaving for a semester.

Books Praise

Kate Fisher Kimball to Jane Addams, January 31, 1907

Kimball asks Addams to review John Commons' manuscript for The Racial Composition of the American People.

Books Education

Edward William Bok to Jane Addams, February 7, 1907

Bok asks Addams to write an article about the relationship between parents and children for the Ladies' Home Journal.

Requests

Norman Hapgood to Jane Addams, February 7, 1907

Hapgood asks Addams to write ocassional articles on subjects of her own choosing for Collier's.

Requests

Elsie M. Smith Lucas to W. E. B. DuBois, May 14, 1907

Smith writes DuBois to report that Jane Addams has been writing Robert W. DeForest and that she plans to attend the Atlanta Conference in 1908.

Visits

Edward William Bok to Jane Addams, May 16, 1907

Bok provides Addams with feedback on her Ladies' Home Journal article entitled "Why Girls Go Wrong."

Gender Roles Praise

Jane Addams to Elizabeth Garver Jordan, May 20, 1907

Addams discusses the concept of fairy tales with Jordan.

Writing

William H. Rideing to Jane Addams, November 14, 1907

Rideing writes Addams to solicit an article about immigration from her for Youth's Companion and offers to pay $100.

Requests

Caspar Whitney to Jane Addams, February 1, 1910

Whitney asks Addams to write an article about the "problem of the growing girl."

Requests

Jane Addams to William Kent, March 7, 1910

Addams writes Kent about the playground situation in the neighborhood and teases him its his fault she is busy writing a series of articles for the American Magazine.

Hull-House Writing

Jane Addams to Jessie F. Wheeler, March 9, 1910

In what is likely a form letter, Addams encourages members of The Association of Collegiate Alumnae to subscribe to The Survey, a magazine that covers the latest in charitable and civic work.

Praise Writing