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Jean McNelly to Jane Addams, October 27, 1912

McNelly, who is organizing a settlement house in Seattle, writes Addams for information that may assist her in the planning.

Requests Settlement Movement

Robert Underwood Johnson to Jane Addams, October 25, 1912

Johnson thanks Addams for her comments on his article and asks her to contribute to The Century Magazine.

Philanthropy Requests Settlement Movement

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, March 17, 1914

Taylor describes the aftermath following the death of Katherine Schofield, a resident at Chicago Commons.

Death Settlement Movement

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, September 17, 1913

Barnett sends Addams samples of her late husband's writings to share with social workers in America.

Friends Settlement Movement Writings

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, September 13, 1913

Taylor reminds Addams about the introduction for his forthcoming book, which she promised to write.

Publishing Requests Settlements Writings

Jane Addams to Vida Dutton Scudder, April 25, 1900

Addams discusses Scudder's opposition to Wellesley's accepting a donation from Standard Oil, and locating people to fill a position at a settlement.

Finances Friends Hull-House Visits Jobs Settlement Movement

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, November 13, 1913

Taylor sends Addams the minutes from a meeting of the trustees of the Chicago Commons Association, which she missed.

Memberships Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett (fragment), November 1, 1913

Addams writes Barnett about the memorial service held for her husband.

Death Friends Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett, July 30, 1913

Addams suggests that Barnett visit Hull-House and describes a planned meeting of the American Federation of Settlements that will honor her deceased husband.

Requests Settlements

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, July 25, 1913

Barnett sends a portrait of Samuel Barnett for use in magazine tributes and praises Addams' work.

Hull-House Praise Settlement Movement

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, July 10, 1913

Barnett tells Addams of her grief over the death of her husband and discusses visiting America in 1914.

Death Praise Requests Settlements

Tribute to John A. Davis, May 26, 1907

Addams recalls stories from her childhood meetings with Civil War Colonel John A. Davis, as part of a dedication of a guest chamber at the Abraham Lincoln Center settlement in his honor. The speech was published in a pamphlet on the event.

Biography Family Lectures Settlements

Evelyn Julia Shankle to Jane Addams, September 28, 1912

Shankle writes Addams about her work with her community's settlement, agricultural school, and local families.

Education Help!Settlements

Jane Addams to Julius Rosenwald, March 28, 1912

Addams introduces Rosenwald to Harriet Vandervaart and the Neighborhood House in the hopes that he may offer a donation.

Finances Requests Settlement Movement

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, April 13, 1912

Taylor informs Addams of the deaths of two former residents of the Chicago Commons and asks her to attend a memorial.

Death Requests Settlement Movement

Mary H. Porter to Jane Addams, February 1, 1911

Potter praises Addams for Twenty Years at Hull-House and describes settlement work in China.

Charity China Praise Settlement Movement

Edith Abbott to Jane Addams, July 25, 1911

Abbott discusses candidates for a possible job at Greenwich House in New York.

Jobs Settlement Movement Social Work

Helen Louise Hatch to Jane Addams, January 27, 1912

After Addams declined an invitation to speak at the Industrial School Association in Detroit, Hatch writes in the hopes of scheduling another time and to solicit ideas for a replacement.

Requests Settlements

Evelyn Pearl to Jane Addams, January 7, 1912

Pearl writes Addams for advice about starting a settlement house for African Americans.

African-Americans Medicine Race Settlement Movement

Georgia D. Hawkins to Jane Addams, January 1911

Hawkins praises Addams' Twenty Years at Hull House and asks her to donate a copy to the black Social Settlement in Washington, D.C.

Praise Requests Settlements

Robert A. Woods to Jane Addams, December 8, 1910

Woods writes Addams to praise her book, noting that will be an important part of settlement literature.

Books Praise Settlements

Dorothea Boettcher to Jane Addams, June 1, 1910

After reading Addams' "Autobiographical Notes" in The American Magazine, Boettcher provides the German perspective on her settlement work.

Hull-House Praise Publishing Settlements

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, May 19, 1910

Addams writes Smith from St. Louis about her participation in the the National Conference on Charities and Correction.

Conferences

Charles D. Norton to Jane Addams, March 11, 1908

Norton updates Addams on his family and offers his sympathy for the negative attacks on Hull-House printed in the newspaper following the murder of Lazarus Averbuch.

Friends Settlements

Jane Addams to Robert Archey Woods, March 8, 1910

Addams asks Woods his opinion about planning a meeting of settlement workers who attend the annual meeting of the National Conference on Charities and Correction in May in St. Louis.

Settlements