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William Fisher Byron to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, December 3, 1919

Byron writes that recently sent relief funds are for Germany, not Austria.

Relief Efforts

Nannie Ashenheim Reis to Jane Addams, December 9, 1919

Reis thanks Addams for speaking to her group and asks for her name as Honorary Chairman.

Lectures Relief Efforts Requests

Jane Addams to Harriet Park Thomas, December 7, 1919

Addams sends Thomas some material regarding European relief, suggesting they can raise some funds for directed purposes.

Relief Efforts

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, December 8, 1919

Kellogg updates Addams on The Survey's upcoming articles on Germany and Austria.

Relief Efforts

David Starr Jordan to Jane Addams, December 9, 1919

Jordan discusses Heinrich Lammasch with Addams and notes that his wife is too ill to continue work for the Women's Peace Party.

Austria Relief Efforts

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, December 12, 1919

Kellogg tells Addams about the dire situation in Austria and the lack of interest among Americans.

Austria Food Shortages Relief Efforts

William Fisher Byron to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, December 13, 1919

Byron sends Thomas donations to support German children.

Relief Efforts

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams December 13, 1919

Thomas tells Addams he is sending her materials to help raise funds for European relief.

Relief Efforts

Rosa Genoni to Jane Addams, December 14, 1919

Genoni asks Addams if she can represent the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom to bring Austrian children to Italy for relief.

Relief Efforts

Rosa Genoni to Jane Addams, December 14, 1919

Genoni asks Addams for assistance in helping Austrian children being cared for in Italy.

Austria Food Shortages Italy Peace Relief Efforts Requests

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams December 15, 1919

Thomas tells Addams that they received a carload of macaroni from Cleveland to help with German relief effort.

Germany Relief Efforts

Jane Addams to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, December 18, 1919

Addams sends Thomas updates on efforts to raise funds for German relief which have been complicated.

Germany Philanthropy Relief Efforts

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, December 18, 1919

Balch remarks to Addams about the Hoover situation and discusses plans to vacation.

Peace Relief Efforts Requests

The Bitter Cry of the Children, December 20, 1919

The Committee asks for funds to provide relief for children in Russia.

Philanthropy Relief Efforts Requests Russia

Jane Addams to Ida Lange Harrison, December 22, 1919

Addams tells Harrison that she will send information from Herbert Hoover on relief efforts in Europe.

Relief Efforts

William Fisher Byron to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, December 23, 1919

Bryon sends Thomas donations for German relief work.

Charity Germany Health Relief Efforts

Lucy Biddle Lewis to Jane Addams, December 23, 1919

Lewis worries to Addams over the many pressing needs facing the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the difficulty of deciding where to act

Finances Germany Peace Relief Efforts Russia

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, December 25, 1919

Balch tells Addams about the American peace movement, office work at the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and questions about where the organization should become involved.

Holidays Peace Relief Efforts

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to William Fisher Byron, December 30, 1919

Thomas tells Byron that they are sending pamphlets directly to German-American groups.

Relief Efforts

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, December 31, 1919

Thomas updates Addams on fundraising and results for European relief efforts.

Finances Relief Efforts

Feed the World and Save the League, 1920 (fragment)

Addams discusses the League of Nations plans to reconstruct Europe after the war.

England Food Shortages Foreign Policy Germany Internationalism League of Nations Lectures Peace Relief Efforts

Relief for Russian Women and Children, 1920

A pamphlet describing relief efforts in Russia and list of officers.

Children Peace Relief Efforts Soviet Union

A Report on the Upper Middle Class in Vienna, January 1920

Vernon reports on food shortages, inflation, and wage stagnation in Vienna.

Austria Economy Food Conservation Food Shortages Poverty Relief Efforts

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, January 7, 1920

Thomas asks Addams to help expand the relief efforts for Germany.

Relief Efforts Requests

Harry Rubens to William Fisher Byron, January 9, 1920

Rubens tells Byron that his German relief society is no longer active and points him to the German-American Relief Society.

Immigrants Relief Efforts

Report of the Oberbürgermeister, Düsseldorf, Germany, January 9, 1920

Köttgen provides information on Dusseldorf's precarious food situation.

Child Welfare Food Shortages Germany Relief Efforts

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, January 10, 1920

Thomas updates Addams on efforts for German relief, focusing on reaching out to influential German-Americans.

Immigrants Relief Efforts Thanks

Report, Hamburg War Food Office, January 14, 1920

Hamburg reports on its inadequate food supplies and failing crops.

Food Shortages Germany Relief Efforts

Siegfried Heckscher to Jane Addams, January 16, 1920

Heckscher sends Addams a report from Düsseldorf's mayor on relief efforts.

Relief Efforts

John B. Creighton to Jane Addams, January 22, 1920

Creighton provides Addams with details on setting up an Illinois center for the American Relief Committee for German Children.

Child Welfare Germany Relief Efforts Requests

Address to Toledo, Ohio, Nurses on the European Food Shortage, January 26, 1920

Addams relays the food and medical crisis effecting postwar Europe to a audience of medical experts.

Germany Lectures Peace Relief Efforts Russia

Lucy Biddle Lewis to Jane Addams, January 28, 1920

Lewis tells Addams about work being done in Pennsylvania and asks Addams's advice about dealing with Herbert Hoover.

Food Shortages Peace Relief Efforts Woman Suffrage

Otto Leopold Schmidt to Jane Addams, January 31, 1920

Schmidt updates Addams on the status of raising relief funds for Germany in Chicago.

Germany Immigrants Philanthropy Relief Efforts

Excerpt from the Westminster Gazette, February 4, 1920

Excerpt from a news report about anticipated food shortages in Europe.

Food Shortages Relief Efforts

Jane Addams to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, February 5, 1920

Addams advises Thomas on how to improve fundraising for German relief in Chicago.

Charity Finances Germany Relief Efforts

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, February 5, 1920

Thomas asks Addams to thank Enella Benedict for their donation to German relief efforts.

Relief Efforts Requests

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, February 7, 1920

Thomas asks Addams to help secure funds for European relief and sends a report (not found) on how the funds have been spent.

Finances Relief Efforts

Emma Wold to Jane Addams, February 11, 1920

Wold invites Addams to join the American Women's Emergency Committee that is sending relief to children in Russia.

Relief Efforts Requests Russia

John B. Creighton to William Joseph McGuire, February 19, 1920

Crieghton suggests that McGuire contact Addams regarding using his services for help with European relief efforts.

Relief Efforts Requests

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, February 20, 1920

Thomas telegraphs Addams not approach Herbert Hoover.

Relief Efforts

William Joseph McGuire to Jane Addams, February 21, 1920

McGuire asks Addams if she needs help organizing fundraising for relief efforts.

Relief Efforts Requests

Anna Garlin Spencer to Jane Addams, February 23, 1920

Spencer tells Addams about the work of the American section of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in detail.

Chicago Civil Rights Denmark England Europe Germany Internationalism Peace Relief Efforts Travels United States Woman Suffrage

Oswald Garrison Villard to Jane Addams, March 15, 1920

Villard writes to Addams regarding Siberian prisoners of war and German food conditions.

Peace Prisoners of War Soviet Union

George Vladimir Lomonosoff to Raïssa Rosen Lomonosoff, March 20, 1920

Lomonosoff writes to his wife about his health and asks her to give Addams an appeal to aid Russian children.

Health Relief Efforts Requests Soviet Union

Speech on European Relief, March 21, 1920

Addams makes the case for European relief to save starving children.

Child Welfare Democracy Europe Food Shortages Lectures Relief Efforts

Jane Addams to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, March 21, 1920

Addams sends Thomas donations for European relief she was given at a meeting.

Philanthropy Relief Efforts

Reinhardt Rahr to Jane Addams, March 22, 1920

Rahr sends Addams a critical letter (not found) regarding relief work for Austrian and German children, and asks her opinion.

Criticism Germany Relief Efforts Requests

Alice Clark to Jane Addams, March 23, 1920

Clark sends Addams updates on relief work in Vienna and Germany.

Austria Child Welfare Germany Relief Efforts

Mary Rozet Smith to Adena Miller Rich, March 28, 1920

Smith tells Rich that she has not been able to raise funds for Belgian orphans.

Belgium Children Relief Efforts Travels

Alvey Augustus Adee to Emily Greene Balch, March 30, 1920

Alley denies allegations that the American government has forestalled the repatriation of prisoners of war in Siberia.

Austria Hungary Politics Prisoners of War Relief Efforts Russia United States

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