Charlotte Perkins Gilman papers, 1878-1890 .19 Cubic feet
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935
The bulk of the collection is Gilman's correspondence to her friend Martha Luther Lane during the period of 1882 to 1889. The letters address her work, marriage, motherhood and depression. This and other correspondence forms the first series. The second series contains some of Gilman's advertising trade cards.