Papers, 1659-1975 bulk 1850-1970 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Correspondence, photographs, writings, articles, journals, artwork, genealogical material, books. Of particular interest: correspondence with Jane Addams pertaining to Hull House (1877-1931); photographs and biographical information about Jane Addams; extensive correspondence between Ellen Gates Starr and family members; writings on book binding and religion, including her conversion to Catholicism in 1920; letters from mother, Susan Starr, visiting Deerfield, Mass., 1863; and sea journals of father, Caleb Allen Starr (ca. 1840-46). Correspondents include Vida D. Scudder, Archibald MacLeish, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Thornton Wilder, Thomas J. Cobden-Sanderson, Alice Hamilton, and Sidney Hillman