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English and American Social Settlements, August 8, 1908 (summary)

Addams explores the workings of Hull House at a talk before the Colorado Springs Woman's Club.

Hull-House Immigrants Settlement Movement

Speech to Christian Church Minister, June 6, 1904 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the need for settlement houses.

Lectures Settlement Movement

The Social Results of Charitable Effort, November 17, 1902 (excerpt)

Addams discusses the need to understand the poor in order to solve the problems of poverty.

Charity Immigrants Lectures Poverty Settlement Movement Social Work

Helena Lucy Maria Sickert Swanwick to Jane Addams, April 3, 1922

Swanwick thanks Addams for Peace and Bread in Time of War and updates her on WILPF and settlement activities in London.

Books England Peace Settlements

Oxford and Cambridge Week at the London Settlements, December 12-19, 1921

An itinerary of events for the Oxford and Cambridge Week at the London Settlements.

Conferences England Settlement Movement

Address to the Girls' Club of Oak Park and River Forest High School, December 12, 1921 (excerpts)

Addams encourages students to make kind relations with immigrants and other people.

Hull-House Immigrants Lectures Settlements

Winifred Salisbury to Jane Addams, December 1, 1921

Salisbury is glad Addams will attend the Federation of Settlements board meeting to represent the Midwest's needs.

Requests Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Ellen Wayles Coolidge, November 30, 1921.

Addams provides Coolidge an introduction to Gabrielle Duchêne and discusses plans for 1922.

Conferences Introduction Settlement Movement Travels

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

Barnett asks Addams to write and update her on the American Commission on Ireland and housing plans.

England Foreign Policy Housing Hull-House Ireland

Edith Rockwood to William Fisher Byron, September 2, 1920

Rockwood asks Byron for publicity on Henrietta Barnett's lecture tour.

Lectures Requests

Marie Jeanne Bassot to Jane Addams, November 4, 1920

Bassot sends Addams information about a settlement in Levallois and seeks financial support.

France Requests Settlements

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, April 15, 1920

Barnett asks Addams for an update on plans for her upcoming visit to America.

Requests Travels

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, October 15, 1920

Barnett tells Addams about her travels and thanks her for her help.

Charity Help!Lectures Settlements

Jane Addams to Robert Alexander Gunn, February 3, 1920

Addams asks Gunn to support his charges of radicalism at Hull-House.

Criticism Hull-House World War I

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, October 13, 1919

Taylor gives Addams a short update on the work of the Chicago Commons.

Finances Settlements

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, August 26, 1919

Barnett tells Addams that her book will be distributed to American settlements.

Biography Help!Settlements

Jane Addams to Manley Ottmer Hudson, May 31, 1919

Addams writes to Hudson about a manuscript, mentioning an acquaintance who started a lodging house for Hungarian girls.

Charity Housing Immigrants Meetings Settlement Movement Social Work

Jane Addams to Graham Taylor, May 26, 1916

Addams congratulates Taylor on raising an endowment for the Chicago Commons.

Philanthropy Settlements

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, January 24-28, 1919

Barnett updates Addams on the release of her book and asks for Addams's help to publicize it in the United States.

Finances Internationalism Publishing Settlements

Address to the Annual Meeting of Associated Charities, December 1, 1902

Addams discusses efforts made to reach the needy through settlement work.

Charity Hull-House Lectures Social Work

Lecture on Social Settlement System, July 28, 1902

Addams discusses the settlement house's role as a charity and the means by which it appeals to the poor. She spoke at the Decatur Chautauqua.

Charities Child Labor Lectures Settlement Movement Social Work

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, July 9, 1918

Taylor explains the work of his settlement residents and why his most recent concern is about the day nurseries.

Chicago Onsite Settlements

Allen Bartlitt Pond to Louise de Koven Bowen, May 8, 1917

Pond writes to Bowen regarding a bequest from the Schwabacher family for a summer camp to be operated in conjunction with the University of Chicago Settlement.

Children Hull-House Recreation Social Welfare

Robert Archey Woods to Jane Addams, April 20, 1917

Woods invites Addams to speak at the National Federation of Settlements conference.

Conferences Requests Settlement Movement

The Survey to Jane Addams, January 29, 1917

The sender thanks Addams for sending research on settlement houses.

Requests Research Settlements

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, May 10, 1916 (fragment)

Taylor updates Addams on the work of the Chicago Commons.

Celebrations Finances Immigrants Onsite Settlements

A Pioneer Philanthropist, July, 1920

Addams reviews Henrietta Barnett's book on Canon Barnett explaining his importance to the settlement movement.

Articles Education England Morality Religion Settlement Movement Settlements Social Work Travels

Review of Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett's Canon Barnett: His Life, Work, and Friends, April 9, 1920

Addams discusses the life of Samuel Barnett and the biography and memoir written by Henrietta Barnett.

Charity Education England Morality Religion Settlement Movement Settlements

Review of Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett's Canon Barnett: His Life, Work, and Friends, April 5, 1920

Addams reviews Henrietta Barnett's book on Canon Barnett explaining his importance to the settlement movement.

Education England Morality Religion Settlement Movement Settlements Social Work Writings

John St. George Heath to Jane Addams, May 10, 1915

Heath invites Addams to meet for a discussion of changes he plans at Toynbee Hall.

Meetings Requests Settlements

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