Diary of a European Tour, 1900

236 Pages·1999·18.92 MB·English

by  Margaret Addison

Diary of a European Tour, 1900
Margaret Addison as a young woman.
(United Church of Canada/Victoria University Archives,
91.161/P738N)
Diary of a European Tour
1900
MARGARET ADDISON
Edited by Jean O'Grady
McGill-Queen's University Press
Montreal & Kingston • London • Ithaca
© McGill-Queen's University Press 1999
ISBN o-7735-i886-x
Legal deposit third quarter 1999
Bibliotheque nationale du Quebec
Printed in Canada on acid-free paper
This volume has been published with the help of a grant
from Victoria University.
McGill-Queen's University Press acknowledges the financial
support of the Government of Canada through the Book
Publishing Industry Development Program for its activities.
We also acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for
the Arts for our publishing program.
Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Addison, Margaret, 1868-1940
Diary of a European tour, 1900
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN o-7735-1886-x
1. Europe - Description and travel. 2. Addison, Margaret,
1868-1940 - Journeys - Europe. 3. Women - Education.
1. O'Grady, Jean, 1943- II. Title.
LE3.T618A43 1999 914.O4'288 C99-900855-2
Typeset in Adobe Caslon 10/13 by Caractera inc., Quebec City.
To the memory of
Louise Lewis
1901-1997
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Contents
List of Illustrations viii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
A Note on the Text xxxv
1 Paris 3
2 Europe 33
3 London 67
4 Cambridge 109
5 Oxford 127
6 Postscript 163
Notes 171
Index 193
Illustrations
Margaret Addison Frontispiece Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College 114
A page of Addison's diary xxi Interior of a room at Newnham 116
Annesley Hall xxxiii Edith Sharpley and Philippa
Fawcett 117
Cook's Exposition Hotel, Paris 13
Blanche Athena Clough 118
The pavilion of Great Britain 27
Helen Gladstone 124
The pavilion of the United States 29
Annie Rogers 135
Exhibits in the Canadian pavilion 31
Bertha Johnson 137
River Limmat and Pestalozzianum,
Zurich 47 Wordsworth Building, Lady Margaret
Hall 141
Heinrich Pestalozzi 49
Students of Lady Margaret Hall 142
Calvary at St. Paul's Church,
Antwerp 64 A student's room in Lady Margaret
Hall 143
Cookery class in a London board
school 85 Students of St. Hilda's College 152
The People's Palace, Mile End A student's room at St. Hilda's 153
Road 91
Esther Burrows 154
Programme for return of the CIVS 102
Agnes Maitland 159
Interior of John Wesley's house 104
Students of Somerville College 160
Parade of the CIVS 108
Acknowledgments
For permission to publish this manuscript, I am indebted to the Victoria Uni-
versity Archives and to the family of Margaret Addison, who have generously
donated any royalties they may receive to the Margaret E.T. Addison Scholarship
Fund. It has been a pleasure to make the acquaintance of members of this family,
particularly the late Louise Lewis, Margaret's niece, who was always willing to
share her time and knowledge. The staff of the Victoria University/United
Church Archives have been most helpful in answering queries, as have archivists
at Trinity College Archives and Havergal College in Toronto; Newnham College,
Girton College, Homerton College, Hughes Hall, the Cambridgeshire County
Record Office, and the Central Library in Cambridge; and St Hugh's College,
Lady Margaret Hall, St Anne's College, and St Hilda's College in Oxford. Elke
Schneider helped me with puzzling German words, and Jay Macpherson and
Goldwin French were kind enough to read the manuscript, although of course
they are not responsible for any errors. I am also grateful for a grant in aid of
publication from Victoria University, and for the assistance of Philip Cercone and
Joan McGilvray at McGill-Queen's University Press. My husband, Walter, has
been an unfailing source of encouragement and helpful suggestions.