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Statement on Abraham Isaak and Chicago Anarchists, September 8, 1901

Addams asks the Mayor for permission to see Abraham Isaak and other anarchists arrested in the wake of the McKinley assassination.

Anarchism Courts Crime Immigrants

Address to the Merchant's Club, March 8, 1902

With Maud Booth, Addams addresses the Merchant's Club, appealing for aid in helping criminals and rescuing boys who may become criminals.

Child Welfare Courts Crime Immigrants Lectures Poverty

Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Jane Addams, September 13, 1904

Lindsey writes Addams that he is mailing her his booklet on juvenile court field work.

Child Welfare Courts

Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Jane Addams, October 10, 1904

Lindsey tells Addams about efforts to vote him out as judge of the juvenile court.

Courts Friends Jobs Politics

Probation Work Under Civil Service, March 17, 1906

Addams discusses the experiences of Chicago probation officers and the profession of civil service.

Children Civil Service Courts Education Government Legislation

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Benjamin Barr Lindsey, May 27, 1906

Lathrop informs Lindsey that she and Addams are excited to hear his suggestions on a matter assumed to be about the Juvenile Court Committee.

Courts Law

Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Jane Addams, May 28, 1906

Lindsey hopes Addams can meet Miss Laurane Porter, who is very interested in the children's groups they are a part of, including the Juvenile Courts.

Child Welfare Courts Hull-House Requests

Statement on a Conference Held at Hull-House, June 9, 1906

Statement on a conference held at Hull-House.

Courts Crime Enforcement Law Youth

Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Jane Addams, June 15, 1906

Lindsey asks Addams if either she or Lathrop will be able to entertain Miss Laurene Porter while she is in Chicago.

Courts Hull-House Visits

Jane Addams to Ann Harper, February 19, 1908

Addams writes to Harper about the Children's Aid Society in Chicago and Harper's desire to help children.

Charities Courts

Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Jane Addams, June 1, 1908

Lindsey writes Addams about corruption within the political parties in Denver.

Courts Gambling Politics

Andrew A. Bruce to Jane Adams, July 27, 1908

Bruce sends Addams a flattering letter about her that he received from Judge Charles F. Amidon.

Courts

Jane Addams to Jonathan P. Dolliver, November 25, 1909

Addams urges Senator Dolliver to support a bill in Congress to create the Federal Children’s Bureau.

Courts Legislation Politics Youth

Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Jane Addams, December 13, 1909

Lindsey sends Addams a copy of a letter he wrote to the president of the National Congress of Mothers and sends news about an upcoming meeting of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in St. Louis.

Courts Meetings

Winifred Salisbury to Jane Addams, January 5, 1910

Salisbury praises Addams' new book and shares some of her own experiences working in a candy factory.

Courts Industry Labor Praise Women's Rights

Gino C. Speranza to Grace Abbott, March 21, 1911

Speranza thanks Abbott and Jane Addams for their work on behalf of the American Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology in its investigation of the courts.

Courts Crime Enforcement Immigrants Research

Jane Addams to Julia Clifford Lathrop, June 1911

Addams writes Lathrop about the Juvenile Court and instructions about the fresh air program.

Children Courts Onsite

Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Julia Clifford Lathrop, August 24, 1911

Lindsey writes Lathrop about a controversial child labor law, explaining his disagreement with Jane Addams over the issue.

Courts Juvenile Delinquency Labor Legislation Theater

Jane Addams to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, May 15, 1912

Addams sends Breckinbridge material regarding an interesting movement related to the Juvenile Court.

Courts

Charles Richmond Henderson to Jane Addams, July 22, 1912

Henderson offers an analysis of Addams' statement about capital punishment in Illinois.

Courts Crime Enforcement

Katherine Minni Strong to Jane Addams, September 29, 1912

Strong thanks Addams for suggesting that she investigate the training of social workers and relays information about her travels to conduct the investigation.

Courts Social Work

Henry S. Freeman to Clara Landsberg, October 24, 1912

Freeman writes Landsberg a lengthy story about how he ended up in jail.

Courts Employment Labor

The Juvenile Adult Offender, July 22, 1913

Addams explains how educational background, economic situations, and family predicaments have an impact on juvenile crime; and she argues for special treatment of the "juvenile adult." The article was published in October 1913.

Courts Crime Crime Enforcement Juvenile Delinquency Prisons Youth