Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Kate Crane Gartz Collection
- Dates:
- 1929-1954
- Creators:
- Crane-Gartz, Kate and Weatherwax, John M. (John Martin), 1900-1984
- Abstract:
- The Kate Crane Gartz Collection contains a wide array of personal papers including correspondence, poems, clippings, activism ephemera, drafts and information related to her published travel diary "Around the World with Kate Crane Gartz," and photographs. The materials were collected by her friend and colleague, John Weatherwax. This collection is now part of the John M. Weatherwax Collection and can be found under Series V: Kate Crane Gartz
- Extent:
- 2 boxes and .5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains correspondence, poems, clippings and other documents related to communism and political activism, photographs, and a rough draft of Crane Gartz's travel diary.
- Biographical / historical:
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Kate Crane Gartz was born Katherine Elizabeth Crane in 1865 to the wealthy Crane family, who made their fortune in ironworks. Crane Gartz grew up in Chicago, where she became familiar with Jane Addams' Hull House, to which her father donated money. Early exposure to the contrast of her own affluence with the poverty of those in Chicago's tenement district led Crane Gartz to dedicate much of her life to philanthropy and communism. She moved to Altadena, California, in 1907, where she lived until her death in 1949. Crane Gartz hosted weekly salons for leftist and intellectual discussions in her Altadena home, The Cloisters. She wrote extensively and published several books.
- Processing information:
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This collection was processed by Sharon MacNett, 2018.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-05-17 15:47:07 +0000 .
Access and use
- Preferred citation:
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For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
- Location of this collection:
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University Library, 5th Flr (5039)1000 E. Victoria StreetCarson, CA 90747, US
- Contact:
- (310) 243-3895