Hull-House Association Records

Description

The collection consists primarily of materials generated or collected by the central administrative office of Hull House Association and documents the history, leadership, activities, and mission of the organization. It also includes materials relating to the affiliates and the administrative records from two affiliate centers: the Jane Addams Center and the Uptown Center. The materials in the collection span the years from 1889 to 1999, but the bulk of material is from approximately 1963 to 1979.

Alternative Title

Hull-House Association Records

Documents in this collection

Dunne offers holiday greetings and accepts Addams' invitation to visit.

Annual report of Hull-House, covering the activities, operations, and administration.

Addams reports on Hull-House's facilities and social services on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary, providing a sense of the costs of maintaining buildings and programs, and ending with an appeal for financial support.

Kuhns sends Addams financial information about the Joseph T. Bowen Country Club for approval of the Hull-House Trustees.

Financial records explaining the property values of lands held by the Joseph T. Bowen Country Club and the Hull-House Association.

Addams sends Schwartz a letter from Charles French regarding her role as William Orr's guardian.

French advises Addams to clear up the issue of her guardianship of the estate of William Orr.

In Addams' absence, Schwartz is willing to meet Hodges to discuss an overdue bill.

Smith encloses a letter from William C. Orr to Addams so that Schwartz can get in touch with him.

Orr sends Addams contact information.

Addams was put in charge of Orr's estate until he was of age, and now that he is old enough, Addams would like him to go to court and regain control of his estate.

Addams is removed as the guardian of Orr's estate and put in Orr's name.

Addams sends Landsberg some information (not found) and asks her to destroy it.

Burnet sends Addams a poem he wrote after hearing her speak.

Culver donates $250,000 in bonds to Hull-House and retires from the Hull-House board of trustees asking that Charles Hull Ewing take her place.

Ewing updates Addams on the details of Helen Culver's endowment for Hull-House.

Faris thanks Addams for a donation from Hull House for boys in the stockyard districts.

Addams tells Dennis that she has gathered names of people who can help with the American Peace Award.

Addams introduces a memorial to the ways that George Twose added to Hull-House.

Smith asks Lovett to send word from her trip to Hawaii and tells of Hull-House activities.

Sikelianos thanks Addams for her help and tell her how much her husband admires her.

Stewart tells Addams he has received Hull-House's application for membership.

Addams thanks Weinreb for a donation to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Addams tells Weinreb how the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom will use her donation.