Zona Gale Papers

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Documents in this collection

The Visiting Nurse and the Public Schools, April 25, 1908

Addams's address to the Conference of Visiting Nurses discusses a program in Chicago that helps keep children in school.

Child Welfare Education Public Health

Jane Addams to Zona Gale, July 29, 1915

Addams is pleased to read Gale's manuscript and invites her to Maine.

Literature Requests Travels

Jane Addams to Zona Gale, August 3, 1915

Addams suggests some additions to a book chapter Gale sent.

Books Peace Requests

Description

Papers of Zona Gale, a Wisconsin novelist and playwright who won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1921 for her play "Miss Lulu Bett." Literary papers, including manuscript drafts and revisions of plays, novels, articles, and other writings, form the major portion of the collection. The correspondence includes letters to and from many literary figures.