Agnes Nestor Papers

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Elsie M. Smith Lucas to Agnes Nestor, December 1, 1906

Smith writes for Addams agreeing to lecture to Nestor's union on January 15.

Lectures Requests

Alice Hamilton to Agnes Nestor, July 12, 1904

Hamilton asks for Nestor's help collecting tuberculosis data.

Health Public Health Requests

Jane Addams to Agnes Nestor, January 24, 1907

Addams asks Nestor to be a part of a committee for an Industrial Exhibit in Chicago.

Conferences Meetings Requests

Jane Addams to Agnes Nestor, March 29, 1909

Addams asks Nestor to speak at a public hearing in Springfield, Illinois, to discuss municipal voting for women.

Requests Women's Rights

Jane Addams to Agnes Nestor, April 9, 1909

Addams writes Nester about her agreement to speak at a public hearing in Springfield, Illinois.

Requests

Jane Addams to Agnes Nestor, April 16, 1912

Addams declines Nestor's invitation to speak at an anniversary celebration, writing that she will be on her way to Philadelphia at that time.

Friends

Description

Correspondence, reports, pamphlets, clippings, passports, etc., arranged chronologically, and manuscript autobiography of Agnes Nestor, primarily relating to her career as a labor union leader in Chicago and official of the International Glove Workers Union of America, plus some items on her personal life.

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Agnes Nestor Papers, 1880-1948 Finding Aid

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Agnes Nestor Papers