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Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Gould's McLean County Directory for 1875-76 ...
Author: The Selected Papers of Jane Addams
Author: Mary Lynn BryanPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252090677
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Filling a void in Jane Addams scholarship, this first volume of The Selected Papers of Jane Addams collects extant documents from the formative years of the major American historical figure, intellectual, social activist, and author. Documenting the early development of Addams's social principles, the documents reveal the leadership skills that led her into a life of public commitment. For all her public compassion and visibility as an outspoken pacifist, Progressive reformer, and founder of Hull-House, Addams was an intensely private person who revealed her personal side only to family and close friends. Drawing on letters, diaries, and other writings from her childhood in Cedarville, Illinois, and her education at the Rockford Female Seminary, this volume provides heretofore unavailable insight into her developing ideas, educational experiences, and personal relationships. More than just biographical records, The Selected Papers of Jane Addams defines the era in which Addams lived. Unique yet representative of the spiritual ideals and political sensibilities of post-Civil War women and society, Addams's lesser-known, personal writings are necessary reading for scholars and historians. The volume explores important themes, including the migration of families westward, the first generation of college women, and the religious and domestic lives of nineteenth-century Americans. The editors' rich annotation of individuals and events featured in the documents and appendix of biographical profiles represent a trove of primary research and place the documents in historical context.
A List of Books Added to the Public Library of Indianapolis from January, 1876-January, 1878
Author: Indianapolis Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Final Report
Author: Alphabetic Catalogue of the Indianapolis Public Library, 1885
Author: Indianapolis Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins
Author: Robert D. SampsonPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252054342
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Baseball’s spread across Illinois paralleled the sport’s explosive growth in other parts of the country. Robert D. Sampson taps a wealth of archival research to transport readers to an era when an epidemic of “base ball on the brain” raged from Alton to Woodstock. Focusing on the years 1865 to 1869, Sampson offers a vivid portrait of a game where local teams and civic ambition went hand in hand and teams of paid professionals displaced gentlemen’s clubs devoted to sporting fair play. This preoccupation with competition sparked rules disputes and controversies over imported players while the game itself mirrored society by excluding Black Americans and women. The new era nonetheless brought out paying crowds to watch the Rock Island Lively Turtles, Fairfield Snails, and other teams take the field up and down the state. A first-ever history of early baseball in Illinois, Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins adds the Prairie State game’s unique shadings and colorful stories to the history of the national pastime.
Bloomington-Normal City Directory for 1874-1875
Author: David B. GouldPublisher:
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Category : Bloomington (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The Illinois Medical Journal
Author: Drawn from Nature
Author: Charles Van RavenswaayPublisher:
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Category : Botanical artists
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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