Hamlin, Leonora Austin (1860-1957)

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Herbert W. Austin to Jane Addams, December 2, 1907

Lenora Austin Hamlin to Jane Addams, July 9, 1916

Woman's Views of The Brutal Gunmen's Work, October 23, 1916

Edwin Gruhl to Municipal Museum of Chicago, October 28, 1907

Speech to the American League of Civic Improvement, September, 24, 1902 (excerpt)

Report on Social Economy Exhibits, Louisiana Purchase Exposition Committee, February 8, 1906

Hull-House Year Book 1906-1907

Jane Addams to Charles B. Foote, March 26, 1908

Ida Minerva Tarbell to Jane Addams, May 7, 1908

Jane Addams to Paul Underwood Kellogg, October 23, 1916

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, June 14, 1917

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Emily Greene Balch, March 23, 1920 (fragment)

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Birth Date

1860-07-13

Death Date

1957-06-23

Birthplace

Minnesota

Biographical Text

Leonora Austin Hamlin was the daughter of the governor of Minnesota, Horace Austin, and an advocate for the arts. She was a civic leader in St. Paul, serving as the president of the Civic Improvement League and secretary of the St. Paul City Art Commission, and later moved to Chicago to become the director of the Municipal Museum.

Hamlin married newspaper editor Conde Hamlin in 1892. He sued her for divorce in 1905 on grounds of desertion. She died in 1957.

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Director

Secretary

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DeLora, Renee

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Sciancalepore, Victoria

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Good faith effort was made; if you have information, please contact JAPP.

Gender

Female

First appears

1907

Bibliography and Links

California Death Index, 1940-1997

Lenora Austin Hamlin, 1900 United States Federal Census

Lenora Austin Hamlin, 1940 U.S. Census

Lenora Austin, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

Mrs. Hamlin's Husband Sues, Los Angeles Times, February 21, 1905, p. 3.

Citation

“Hamlin, Leonora Austin (1860-1957),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 16, 2024, http://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/1984.