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Julia Clifford Lathrop to Florence Kelley, ca. 1929

Lathrop praises Kelley's recent speech at Rockford College.

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, July 2, 1928

Lathrop tells Addams her thoughts on the plans for the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference and Grace Abbot's child welfare plan.

Child Welfare Conferences

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Florence Kelley, December 1, 1929

Lathrop thanks Kelley for sending a photograph and catches up on news.

Friends Photography

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, September 25, 1928

Lathrop asks Addams to tell Rachel Crowdy her impressions of the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference.

Conferences Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, July 2, 1928

Lathrop offers Addams advice on the child labor programming at the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference.

Child Labor Conferences

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Benjamin Barr Lindsey, December 7, 1927

Lathrop tells Lindsey that neither she nor Addams can write in support of his Companionate Marriage and asks for a statement clarifying the recommendations on his book.

Books Law Recommendations Requests Sex Reform

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, December 10, 1927

Lathrop sends Addams a draft of her letter to Ben Lindsey and asks for review.

Books Recommendations Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, July 20, 1927

Lathrop asks Addams whether they should see if Henry Ford was willing to change his views on pacifists.

Anti-Semitism Pacifism Requests

Catharine Waugh McCulloch and Julia Clifford Lathrop to Euretta Guernsey Webster Jay, September 25, 1925

McCulloch and Lathrop ask Jay to donate to a proposed memorial to Jane Addams at Rockford College.

Tributes

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, June 6, 1924

Lathrop seeks to talk to Addams about relations between the League of Women Voters and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Peace Requests Woman Suffrage

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, July 1, 1923

Lathrop sends Addams love.

Health Japan

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, April 1922

Lathrop thanks Addams for Peace and Bread in Time of War and hopes to see her soon.

Books Friends Visits

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Nobel Prize Committee, January 27, 1923

Lathrop urges the Nobel Committee to award the Peace Prize to Jane Addams.

Awards and Honors Nobel Prize

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr., January 20, 1923

Lathrop reminds McCormick of his annual Hull-House donation.

Finances Hull-House Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, June 24, 1922

Lathrop appeals to Addams to stand for president of the National Conference of Social Work.

Memberships Requests Social Work

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, June 25, 1922

Lathrop tells Addams that though her friends are disappointed, they accept her decision to withdraw her name from consideration for the presidency of the National Conference of Social Work.

Conferences Memberships Social Work

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, June 25, 1922

Lathrop tells Addams that though her friends are disappointed, they accept her decision to withdraw her name from consideration for the presidency of the National Conference of Social Work.

Conferences Onsite Public Opinion Social Work

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, November 10, 1921

Lathrop tells Addams about the formation of a new organization that will seek her and Carrie Catt as leaders.

Memberships Peace Requests Women's Rights

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, November 6, 1921

Lathrop tells Addams about the "mess" she found at the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom's Washington meetings.

Meetings Peace

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Selma Riza, May 25, 1921

Lathrop tells Riza that she sympathizes with the plight of Armenians in Turkey.

Genocide Relief Efforts Requests Turkey War

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, May 25, 1921

Lathrop sends Addams letters regarding the Armenian genocide and asks for suggestions on her reply.

Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, October 2, 1920

Lathrop thanks Addams for the letter about Helen Boyle and will try to help arrange lectures.

Lectures Requests

Ella O. Latham to Jane Addams, December 17, 1919

Latham invited Addams to speak on illegitimate children at a conference organized by the Children's Bureau.

Child Welfare Lectures Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, February 25, 1919

Lathrop tells Addams she can attend the State Council of Defense meeting chaired by Louise de Koven Bowen.

Meetings

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, December 13, 1918

Lathrop asks Addams to send something to the foreign addresses that she, Abbott, and Hamilton suggested.

Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, January 30, 1918

Lathrop sends a excerpt from a letter she received which praised Addams and her work.

Friends Praise Social Work

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, November 17, 1917

Lathrop updates Addams about recent conference activity.

Meetings Onsite Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, October 22, 1917

Lathrop invites Addams to a meeting.

Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, June 22, 1917

Lathrop asks Addams for her opinion on the importance of the Child Welfare Association's exhibit work.

Child Welfare Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, February 4, 1915

Lathrop asks Addams to participate in a Washington peace meeting at the end of the month.

Lectures Peace Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, September 12, 1914

Lanthrop asks Addams for help with a pamphlet on sex education.

Requests Sex Hygiene Writing

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, November 13, 1912

Lathrop sends her congratulations on A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil.

Books Praise Writings

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, January 26, 1915

Lathrop writes Addams asking for a recommendation for someone to travel to New Bedford, MA to look into what is being done with regards to infant mortality.

Children Housing Requests

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, January 15, 1915

Lathrop tells Addams that the meeting with Bryan has been delayed until January 24th.

Meetings

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, January 14, 1915

Lathrop asks Addams to send her views to Washington after La Follette and Kent meet with Bryan.

Meetings Memberships Peace Requests Woman Suffrage

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, June 4, 1914

Lathrop thanks Addams for sending her some the illuminating material on the "feeble-minded" (not found).

Eugenics Thanks

Tentative schedule, Children's Bureau, November 6, 1912

A questionnaire to collect information about newborns and their families in order for the United States Children's Bureau to investigate infant mortality.

Child Welfare Health Research