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Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, June 25, 1922

Lathrop tells Addams that though her friends are disappointed, they accept her decision to withdraw her name from consideration for the presidency of the National Conference of Social Work.

Conferences Memberships Social Work

Winifred L. Chappell to Jane Addams, December 23, 1921

Chappell tells Addams about the way people in Cedarville see her.

Biography Gossip

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Frances Stevenson, November 2, 1921

Barnett introduces Frances Stevenson to Addams.

Introduction Meetings

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, May 9, 1921

Barnett tells Addams that she will try to meet with her when she lands in England in June and wants to talk about the Ireland situation.

England Ireland Peace Requests Visits

Jane Addams to William Harman Van Allen, October 20, 1919

Addams sends Van Allen a denial that she called soldiers "murderers," a claim made by reporter Edward Marshall while she was in Europe.

Journalism Military Peace World War I

Resolution Calling for Addams to be Appointed to the Arbitration Commission for the Miner's Strike, October 17, 1902

Reports the creation of a resolution by the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs to name Jane Addams to President Roosevelt's commission to settle a miner's strike.

Government Labor Requests

Note of Introduction for Jane Addams, April 7, 1915

A short note of introduction for Addams to the US Embassy in the Netherlands.

Internationalism Travels

Norman Hapgood to Jane Addams, November 12, 1916

Hapgood gives his opinion on Addams' influence in the recent election and asks her to visit the east sometime.

Politics Public Opinion Requests

Isaac Arthur Abt to Jane Addams, July 3, 1912

Abt tells Addams that he would have provided ' free medical treatment for her adopted grandchildren because of the contributions Addams made in improving the lives of all children.

Family Health Praise

Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy to Victor Luitpold Berger, October 22, 1910

Percy hopes to reschedule an appointment with Berger and encloses a letter from Addams introducing him.

Meetings Requests

William Franklin Bear to Jane Addams, August 16, 1915

Bear tells Addams that Cedarville wants to hold a Jane Addams Day and asks Addams for a date when she could return to speak about her recent work.

Awards and Honors Lectures Praise Requests

Byron Rufus Newton to Unknown, April 7, 1915

Newton writes Addams, Abbott, and Breckinridge a letter of introduction.

Introduction Praise Travels

Jame B. McCreary to Unknown, April 7, 1915

McCreary writes a letter of introduction for Addams and Breckinridge.

Introduction Peace Praise Travels

William Jennings Bryan to the Officers of the U.S. Embassy & Consulates (Netherlands), April 7, 1915

Bryan introduces Addams to the US Embassy in the Netherlands for her trip to The Hague.

Conferences Internationalism Travels

Mary Belle Harris to Jane Addams, January 20, 1914

Harris tells Addams that she used her as a job reference.

Jobs

Edith Kermit Roosevelt to Jane Addams, April 2, [1914]

Roosevelt praises Addams work with Hull-House.

Hull-House Praise

Josephine Marshall to Jane Addams, July 21, 1913

Marshall asks Addams for permission to use her name in support of women's hostel to be founded by the Stead International Memorial Fund.

England Memberships Requests Women's Rights

A. Maude Royden to Jane Addams, July 19, 1913

Royden reminds Addams to send a copy of a report of the Chicago Vice Commission to help with a British education campaign.

England Morality Requests Woman Suffrage

Alfred Landon Baker to Jane Addams, January 18, 1913

Baker returns to Addams some letters she lent him (not found) and suggests that her reputation is the strongest asset for the success of the Progressive movement.

Progressive Party Public Opinion

Jane Addams to Jessie Ashley, October 19, 1912

Addams answers Ashley's letter of October 17, claiming that she did not do the things that Ashley alleged.

Criticism Legislation Public Opinion Woman Suffrage

William B. Ketcham to Jane Addams, August 18, 1912

Ketcham writes to Addams about his support for Theodore Roosevelt and cautions about the danger of the Catholic Church against him.

Praise Religion Woman Suffrage

Irene Osgood to Jane Addams, May 22, 1909

Osgood writes Addams about the status of Grace Darling's membership and reports on the effectiveness of the Illinois letter.

Labor Lectures Legislation Memberships

Miles O. Perkins to Jane Addams, April 17, 1908

Perkins writes Addams to see if she happens to be the clerk who worked for his friend Mr. Hull some twenty years ago.

Praise Public Opinion Requests

Ida Minerva Tarbell to Jane Addams, April 2, 1908

Tarbell praises Addams' speech to the Playground Association of America, suggests the possibility of publishing it in the American Magazine, and shares her hopes for a visit to Chicago.

Praise Publishing Requests