Kingsley House Also known as: The Kingsley Association

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Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, April 28, 1901

Mary B. Lippincott to Jane Addams, December 6, 1901

Jane Addams to William H. Matthews, October 23, 1907

Evelyn Pearl to Jane Addams, January 7, 1912

Interview at the Kingsley House Settlement Farm, September 25, 1913

Speech to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom's Pittsburgh Branch, November 25, 1924 (summary)

Charles C. Cooper to Albert Joseph Kennedy, July 2, 1925

Cooper, Charles C. (1874?-1930)

Leonard, Margaret H. (1866?-?)

Lippincott, Mary B. (1860-?)

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Founding Date

1893

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The Kingsely Association, formerly the Kingsley House, has been a staple of Pittsburgh philanthropy since 1893 when the group began to assist the poor of the city. Still in operation today, The Kingsley Association runs the Lillian Taylor Day Camp in Butler County, hosts family counseling, and many more programs to benefit the community.

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Sciancalepore, Victoria

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Bibliography and Links

"Liberty Street Property Sold." Pittsburgh Daily Post 9 Jan. 1901: 10. Print.

Donalson, Al. "Kingsley Association To Close E. Liberty Settlement House." The Pittsburgh Press 7 Oct. 1977: 12. Print.

Kingsley House Association. Kingsley House Record. Vol. 6-8. 1901. Print.

Massie, Michelle K. "At 110, Kingsley Association Has a New Home to Provide More Services." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 21 June 2004. Web. 13 May 2016.

Sachs, Sylvia. "Kingsley Association Pitches for Day Camp." The Pittsburgh Press 6 May 1982: 30. Print.

The Association. Annual Report of the Kingsley House Association. Vol. 1-3. Print.

Woods, Robert Archey, and Albert Joseph Kennedy, eds. Handbook of Settlements.: Charities Publication Committee, 1911. Web. 22 June 2016.

Citation

“Kingsley House,” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 12, 2024, http://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/179.