American Friends Service Committee Records

Alternative Title

American Friends Service Committee Records

Documents in this collection

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Addams and Hamilton detail in full their trip to countries once in the Central Powers for the Society of Friends, on the matter of food and relief distribution.

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Thomas gives Addams details on the American Friends Service Committee meeting.

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Thomas thanks Addams for forwarding a donation for famine relief in Germany.

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Karsten tells Thomas that Addams will attend the American Friends Service Committee meeting in September.

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Addams sends Thomas updates on efforts to raise funds for German relief which have been complicated.

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Addams tells Trueblood that reports of her Ohio speeches being canceled are exaggerated, and discusses opposition to her work for German relief.

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Hobhouse describes hunger as a result of the war in Leipzig, Germany, and asks Addams for relief funds for children there.

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Bryon sends Thomas donations for German relief work.

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Byron sends Thomas checks for the German relief fund and asks about the distribution of pamphlets.

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Addams sends Thomas a letter (not found) and fears that they will not be able to secure relief support from the United States Food Administration.

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Addams sends Thomas a donation from Miss Lasker and asks that some of it be used to send cod-liver oil to Frankfurt.

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Thomas thanks Addams for attending the Friends meeting in Philadelphia and updates her on relief efforts in Europe.

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Thomas tells Byron that they are sending pamphlets directly to German-American groups.

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Thomas updates Addams on fundraising and results for European relief efforts.

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Thomas asks Addams to help expand the relief efforts for Germany.

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Addams advises Thomas on how to improve fundraising for German relief in Chicago.

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Schmidt updates Addams on the status of raising relief funds for Germany in Chicago.

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Thomas asks Addams to thank Enella Benedict for their donation to German relief efforts.

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Thomas asks Addams to help secure funds for European relief and sends a report (not found) on how the funds have been spent.

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Addams telegrams Thomas that she cannot devote concentrated time to European relief efforts but will help as she can.

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Addams tells Thomas that she and other Hull-House women will help with German relief and updates him on monies gathered.

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Rubens tells Byron that his German relief society is no longer active and points him to the German-American Relief Society.

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Thomas updates Addams on efforts for German relief, focusing on reaching out to influential German-Americans.

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Creighton provides Addams with details on setting up an Illinois center for the American Relief Committee for German Children.

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Addams sends Thomas $7 in donations gathered for European relief.