Lillian D. Wald Papers

Description

Collection consists of correspondence, speeches, writings, and collateral papers documenting Wald's career in public health nursing and social work in New York City, her association with the Henry Street Settlement and the Visiting Nurse Service, and her many other social welfare concerns, such as child labor, housing, recreation, sanitation, peace, prohibition, and women's suffrage. Correspondence contains letters to and from Wald concerning the social conditions she encountered and sought to improve. Correspondents include friends, professional associates, government officials and well-known people in the U.S. and abroad. Other papers consist of speeches, articles and notes written by Wald; collateral materials which include articles and speeches by her colleagues in nursing and social work; letters she wrote during trips to the Orient in 1910 and to Russia in 1924; notes, minutes, reports, and printed matter from various conferences she attended; and miscellaneous biographical materials.

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Cleared

Alternative Title

Lillian D. Wald Papers

Documents in this collection

Addams asks Wald to send some gifts to Graham Taylor on his way to Europe and asks about a possible visit to Chicago.

Addams invites Wald to visit at Hull-House.

Addams writes to Wald about the reception of William Dean Howells' plays at Hull-House and about her plans for a trip to California.

Addams writes Wald about a visit with Mary Smith's parents and upcoming plans for California.

Addams thanks Wald for a speech she wrote and sends wishes for a visit with her soon.

Addams asks Wald if she may stay with her during the Peace Conference.

Addams writes to Wald about her summer plans.

Addams sends Wald some slides and shares news about her travels.

Addams writes Wald about the strike of immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, about a quick trip planned for New York, and about a special visitor at Hull-House.

Addams writes Wald about Mary Smith's return to Chicago, Joseph Bowen's death, and the progress of the Chicago Child Welfare Exhibit.

Addams sends Wald a letter from Frances Kellor and sends news about leaving her "political duties" and traveling to Maine.

Kellor writes Addams to convince Lillian Wald to serve on a state committee for the Progressive Party.

Addams writes Wald about her recent involvement in politics.

Wald asks Addams for references for Maria Sukloff in relation to a meeting of the Friends of Russian Freedom.

Addams discusses the Kropotkins, and notes that she cannot attend the upcoming Friends of Russian Freedom meeting.

Kellogg asks Addams to preside over a small peace meeting and hopes she can send an agenda. He also encloses a letter he wrote to George W. Nasmyth.

Addams briefs Wald on the current plans for the peace meeting in Washington and her hopes for what might be accomplished.

Addams discusses the upcoming peace meeting and hopes to see Wald in New York.

Addams discusses an upcoming meeting.

Wald discusses the state of peace organizing with Addams.

Addams discusses holding a meeting of the various societies working for peace, her plans for Washington, and a meeting she is attending in New York to speak on the child labor law.

Addams updates Wald on her personal life, and events in Smith's life as well.

Addams writes about a Russian friend she is assisting and asks Wald to help her when she arrives in New York.

Addams updates Wald about her travel plans for the upcoming two weeks.

Smith tries to persuade Wald to join the trip to Holland for the International Congress of Women.

Addams asks Wald if they need to hold an upcoming peace meeting given that several members will be out of town.

Addams updates Wald on her travel plans in Boston and Bar Harbor.

Addams asks Wald for contact information for Katherine Hanfstaengl and talks about her plans to meet in Boston.

Addams replies to a telegram that Wald had sent her regarding The Hague trip. Addams is eager for the trip and will be in New York leading up to the departure.

Addams praises Kellogg's peace plans and discusses her reluctant approval of a plan by Rosika Schwimmer.

Wald sends Addams a report (not found) summarizing what she feels was Addams' idea, and asks her to correct and return it.

Addams thanks Wald for her help during two trips to New York, discusses plans to attend a peace meeting, and mentions the sinking of the SS Eastland on the Chicago River.

Kellogg encloses a first draft (not found) of a peace statement, along with notes about how it should be presented.

Addams promises to send resolutions drafted at a meeting and discusses the plan to present resolutions to Washington. She is convinced that she should not be one of the negotiators.

Wald has been asked to speak at Vassar College in place of Addams.

Wald declines Addams's invitation to the International Congress of Women due to the press of responsibilities.

Addams is disappointed that Wald can't attend the International Women's Congress and considers asking Maud Nathan to attend, but fears she might be pro-German.

Wald describes the efforts she and others are making to defend Addams against attacks regarding her Carnegie Hall speech.

Addams discusses her meeting schedule with Wald and mentions a possibility of seeing her.

Addams writes Wald about her plans for an upcoming trip to New York and concerns about the Russian Civil War.

Addams congratulates Wald on the publication of her memoir The House on Henry Street and discusses an upcoming meeting.

Addams discusses the impact of the presidential election on peace talks.

Addams arranges with Wald to support Rebecca Shelley when she arrives in New York.

Addams sends Wald a letter from Bryan, in which he says that President Wilson supports peace in his heart, but that is impossible.

Wald writes Addams about efforts to communicate with Germany and Austria about charges against Alice Masaryk.

Addams discusses plans for the Progressive Party Convention and its Peace Committee.

Addams informs Wald of her lodging plans for the Peace meeting.

Addams reports to Wald about funding secured for the conference planned for after World War I.

Addams informs Wald that she won't make her upcoming meeting.

Addams updates Wald on several meetings that are coming up and discusses her own health issues