Breckinridge family papers, 1752-1965

Rights

Cleared

Alternative Title

Breckinridge family papers, 1752-1965

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Addams notifies Breckinridge about a meeting of the Committee for the Extension of Municipal Suffrage for Chicago Women.

Blackbourn asks Addams to recommend a woman to become chief officer of a state home for delinquent girls in Ohio.

Addams sends Breckinridge three letters about lynchings, including one from Oswald Garrison Villard that encloses a newspaper clipping about a brutal lynching in Florida.

Villard asks Addams to protest the lynchings of six black men in Florida.

Flexner sends Addams his letter to Lillian Wald about the lynching in Livermore, Kentucky.

Flexner describes a lynching in Livermore, Kentucky and the reaction of the town and arrest of the participants.

Addams writes Breckinridge about progress on her book and discusses Edith Abbott's trip to Europe.

Addams sends her best wishes and a check to Abbott, who is leaving on a trip abroad.

Addams asks Breckinridge for a recommendation on filling a job.

Trice asks Addams to lend her support to the Lincoln-Trice Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Men and Women.

Morrell invites Addams to join the board of the American Bureau of Personal and Vocational Psychology.

Addams sends along a letter to Breckinridge and thanks her for a donation from Frances Plummer.

Addams provides Whitney a letter of recommendation for Helen Todd.

Addams sends Breckinridge a letter and suggests the arrangement of a meeting at Hull-House.

Breckinridge sends Addams a photograph.

Kalbach expresses his disappointment that Addams cannot serve as a representative to the Congress on Public Assistance in Antwerp and asks for a recommendation to take her place.

Breckinridge writes Addams about finances, planning, and expected attendees of the upcoming Child Welfare Exhibit in Chicago.

Addams asks Breckinridge's opinion on an enclosed letter (not found) that requests $500 from Chicago.

Addams sends an enclosure (not found) for Breckinridge's opinion.

Breckinridge returns Ovington's letter (not found) to Addams.

Jencks asks Addams for recommendations in the hiring of an executive secretary for the Women's Civic League in Baltimore.

Pearl writes Addams for advice about starting a settlement house for African Americans.

Addams sends Breckinridge a letter (not found) from a potential employee for Breckinridge's Research Department, and suffrage matters.

Addams send's Breckinridge a letter from a "promising young man" who might work at Breckinridge's School (enclosure not found).

After Addams declined an invitation to speak at the Industrial School Association in Detroit, Hatch writes in the hopes of scheduling another time and to solicit ideas for a replacement.

Addams thanks Breckinridge for sending her a report on education, encloses a letter about the issues of rural education, and notes that she has lost faith in her writing project.

Branson asks Addams for recommendations for educators who can do rural work.

Likely enclosing a letter (not found) from a young man, Addams asks Breckinridge if she can assist him.

Addams asks Breckinridge if she knows of a suitable candidate for a vacant position.

Palmer asks Addams to help her discover the true circumstances of an impoverished family member living in Chicago.

Replying to a letter Palmer had sent to Jane Addams, Breckinridge asks permission to send a worker from a United Charities to check on Palmer's impoverished family member.

Abbott sends Addams the requested pamphlets and updates her on her personal life.

Dewhurst writes Addams that she will be sending her a book and discusses the union question.

Breckinridge sends Addams The Three Plays by Brieux.

Addams thanks Breckinridge for sending The Three Plays by Brieux and mentions that she may send a copy of the manuscript of her new book,A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil, for suggestions.

Breckinridge suggests Graham Taylor in place of Addams to serve on the Congress on Public Assistance in Antwerp.

Addams sends Breckinridge a letter (not found) for her consideration.

Breckinridge writes about confusion over letters Addams sent from Mrs Long and Ina Robertson.

Breckinridge writes Addams about meeting times in Philadelphia and Washington and mentions a report from the Bureau of Labor that she sent to Addams.

Breckinridge reminds Addams that she is writing an article for the Progressive Republican Daily.

Addams asks Breckinridge if her article from the Post is adequate enough to use for Ickes.

Breckinridge sends Feagin a copy of the Settlement Bibliography as a resource for researching Chicago philanthropic women.

Addams sends Breckinridge an "incoherent" letter (not found), hoping she may better understand it.

Addams asks Breckinridge to respond to a letter (not found) that she is enclosing.

Addams asks Breckinridge to assist a woman in Louisiana in finding a speaker, probably on woman suffrage.

Addams sends Breckinridge a letter (not found) from a woman seeking a scholarship.

Breckinridge accepts Addams' invitation to a dinner at Hull-House.

Addams writes asks Breckinridge to offer suggestions for a state political platform.

Addams writes to Breckinridge about Progressive Party campaign ideas.

Kent asks Addams to campaign for suffrage in states like California, where women already have the vote and to assist him with his reelection.