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Wide Halsted Street Now Faces its Fate, November 25, 1906 (fragment)

A newspaper report of the Chicago City Council hearing about the widening of Halsted Street.

Tie on Widening Plan, November 27, 1906 (fragment) Also known as Tie Vote in Council on Halsted Street, November 27, 1906

Description of the November 26, 1906 City Council meeting on the question of widening Halsted Street, which ended in a draw.

Government Public Works

William Henry Dean to George A. Schilling, December 18, 1906

Dean writes in detail about proposed Chicago street widening, detailing alternate routes to be used during construction.

Public Works

William Henry Dean to George A. Schilling, December 18, 1906

Dean reports on his examination of streets to be widened in order to improve traffic congestion.

Public Works

William Henry Dean to George A. Schilling, December 19, 1906

Dean discussed proposed traffic routes during planned street widening.

Public Works

Jane Addams to the City of Chicago Board of Local Improvements, January 10, 1907

Addams testifies before the Board of Local Improvements in opposition to the widening of Halsted Street because of its potential impact upon Hull-House.

Public Works

Edward L. Burchard to Jane Addams, January 16, 1907

Burchard writes Addams with detailed steps necessary to put a collection of meteorites in a museum.

Jobs Public Works

The Lack of Public Recreation in Our Cities, December 20, 1908 (excerpt)

The Houston Post summarizes Addams' statesments on the need for public recreation for girls.

Child Welfare Public Works

Statement on Recreation Piers, April 11, 1909 (excerpt)

Addams advocates for public recreational spaces for the benefit of all.

Children Lectures Public Works Recreation

Opening of the Exhibit, May 11, 1911

Addams' short introduction to the Child Welfare Exhibit invites the public to enjoy and learn from the exhibit. It was published in 1912.

Child Welfare Lectures Public Works

Preface to Safeguards for City Youth at Work and at Play, 1914

A preface by Addams, explaining the importance of the book Safeguard for City Youth at Work and Play and matters of child welfare.

Books Child Labor Child Welfare Civil Service Courts Juvenile Delinquency Philanthropy Public Health Public Opinion Public Works Sanitation Writings

Charles E. Merriam to Jane Addams, February 11, 1914

Merriam sends Addams a copy of an ordinance to create a Department of Public Welfare in Chicago and invites her to join a conference on it.

Politics Public Works Requests

Preface to Safeguards for City Youth at Work and at Play, August 17, 1914

A preface by Addams for a book by Bowen, Civic Protection for Young People, explaining the importance the book it is written for, why it should be read and listened to concerning matters addressed in it.

Child Labor Child Welfare Civil Service Philanthropy Public Health Public Opinion Public Works Sanitation Writings

Congressional Sabotage, April 25, 1918

Mead argues that a new Constitutional amendment is required to prevent secret meetings and sabotage in the upper echelons of society.

Finances Government Patriotism Politics Public Works

Liberty Buildings as Victory Monuments, December 1918 Also known as The Community House--An Element in Reconstruction, December 1918 Also known as Liberty Buildings, November 1918

A reprint of three articles arguing that rather than erecting monuments, cities should build community centers as memorials to the war dead.

Architecture Democracy Employment Finances Housing Public Works World War I

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Tie on Widening Plan, November 27, 1906 (fragment) Also known as Tie Vote in Council on Halsted Street, November 27, 1906

Liberty Buildings as Victory Monuments, December 1918 Also known as The Community House--An Element in Reconstruction, December 1918 Also known as Liberty Buildings, November 1918