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Jane Addams to Manley Ottmer Hudson, January 7, 1921

Addams forwards Hudson a letter from Germany (not found) and invites him to visit Hull-House.

Germany Hull-House Visits Labor

Otto Julius Merkel to Jane Addams, December 25, 1920

Merkel tells Addams about the political situation in Germany.

Communism Food Shortages Germany Holidays Politics Relief Efforts

Sophia Sturge to Jane Addams, December 9, 1920

Sturge asks Addams for help in raising support for an home for German children in the Netherlands.

Child Welfare Germany Help!Relief Efforts Requests

Gardiner Howland Shaw to Herbert Lockwood Willett, November 13, 1920

Shaw tells Willett that the stories of Black French troops in Germany have been greatly exaggerated.

Foreign Policy France Germany International Affairs Military Racism

Das Deutsche Rote Kreuz in Gegenwart und Zukunft, November 1920 Also known as The German Red Cross in the Present and Future, November 1920

The German Red Cross provides information about its recent work.

Charity Germany International Affairs Medicine Military Public Health Relief Efforts World War I

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams and Alice Hamilton, October 30, 1920

Thomas sends Addams letters of thanks (not found) for donations of cod liver oil in Germany.

Germany Relief Efforts

Anonymous to Jane Addams, September 29, 1920 (fragment)

The author asks Addams for help getting American women to protest atrocities in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Germany Racism World War I

Freda Kirchwey to Jane Addams, June 8, 1920

Kirchwey sends Addams a fragment of an article regarding German relief efforts and offers further publicity.

Germany Relief Efforts

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams and Alice Hamilton, June 7, 1920

Thomas sends Addams and Hamilton a report (not found) on the use of cod liver oil in Frankfurt.

Germany Relief Efforts

Herbert David Croly to William Fisher Byron, May 26, 1920

Croly asks Byron to thank Addams for the memorandum.

Germany Thanks

The Black Scourge in Europe, April 10, 1920

Morel claims that France is stationing black soldiers in Germany to rape and terrorize German women.

Africa Europe France Germany Morality Racism World War I

Alfred Garrett Scattergood to American Friends Service Committee, March 26, 1920

A telegram conveying news about the American Friends Service Committee.

Germany Onsite 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

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

Aeusserungen von Lehrern und Lehrerinnen aus Schulen in Gelsenkirchen, March 1920 Also known as Statements from teachers from schools in Gelsenkirchen, March 1920

German teachers describe the impact of food shortages on education.

Children Education Food Shortages Germany Onsite

Katherine Sophie Dreier to Jane Addams, February 22, 1920

Dreier offers Addams her views on several German women leaders.

Germany Internationalism Peace Women's Rights

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

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

Siegfried Heckscher to Jane Addams, January 16, 1920

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

Relief Efforts

Report, Hamburg War Food Office, January 14, 1920

Hamburg reports on its inadequate food supplies and failing crops.

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

Köttgen provides information on Dusseldorf's precarious food situation.

Child Welfare Food Shortages 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

Jane Addams to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, December 1, 1919

Addams explains to Thomas that if they can publicize the cooperation of Herbert Hoover, the collection of funds for German food relief would become easier.

Food Shortages Germany Relief Efforts

Emil Abderhalden to Harry Gideon Wells, December 1919

Abderhalden asks Wells for help funding a plan to feed starving German children.

Child Welfare Germany Relief Efforts World War I

Where the Christmas Spirit Will Wane, December 1919

Addams describes the shortage of food in Europe and its impact on women and children.

Food Shortages Germany Health World War I

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, November 28, 1919

Thomas asks Addams for the name of the president of the Central Relief Committee in Cleveland so they can coordinate relief in Germany.

Germany Relief Efforts Requests

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, November 25, 1919

Kellogg inquires about a manuscript on the condition of Germany.

Germany Publishing

Emily Hobhouse to Jane Addams, November 19, 1919

Hobhouse writes Addams about relief for children in Leipzig, Germany, children.

Child Welfare Food Shortages Germany Relief Efforts Requests

Jane Addams to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, November 19, 1919

Addams writes to Thomas about giving lectures to German-Americans and sends a copy of Abderhalden's letter.

Finances Germany Lectures

Speech to the Missouri State Teachers Association, November 8, 1919 (summary)

Addams discussed the conditions in post-war Europe to the Missouri State Teachers Association at the Auditorium.

Food Shortages Lectures Relief Efforts

Emil Abderhalden to Harry Gideon Wells, October 15, 1919

Abderhalden seeks support for German children suffering from starvation.

Child Welfare Finances Food Shortages Germany Relief Efforts Requests

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, October 7, 1919

Thomas thanks Addams for forwarding a donation for famine relief in Germany.

Charity Germany Relief Efforts

Joseph Thompson Eliott to Jane Addams, September 25, 1919

Eliott praises Addams for her work in Germany and sends information about rumors of fishing blockades after the Armistice.

Germany Relief Efforts World War I

After the Lean Years: Impressions of Food Conditions in Germany When Peace was Signed, September 6, 1919

Addams and Hamilton report on their investigation of food shortages and conditions in post-War Germany.

Charity Child Welfare Children Germany Health Internationalism Relief Efforts

Official Report of Jane Addams and Dr. Alice Hamilton, September 1919

Addams and Hamilton report on their visit to Germany to see conditions after World War I.

Europe Food Shortages Germany Health Medicine Relief Efforts

Statement on German Food Crisis, August 27, 1919

Addams provides a brief statement on her tour of German child welfare conditions.

Food Shortages Germany Relief Efforts

Report of Jane Addams and Alice Hamilton on the Situation in Germany, August 1919

Addams and Hamilton detail their trip to Germany to see conditions for child welfare after World War I.

Child Welfare Children Food Shortages Germany Relief Efforts

Report of Jane Addams and Dr. Hamlition to the Friends Service Committee on the Situation in Germany (fragment), August 1919

Addams and Hamilton detail in full their trip to countries once in the Central Powers for the Society of Friends, on the matter of food and relief distribution.

Charity Child Welfare Food Shortages Germany Health Medicine Onsite Relief Efforts Writings

Manifesto de Protestation Contre Le Traite De Paix de Versailles, July 5, 1919 Also known as Protest Manifesto Against the Treaty of Peace at Versailles, July 5, 1919

The Comité protests the exclusion of Germany from the League of Nations and protests the Versailles Treaty as unfair and seeks to replace it with one designed to keep the peace.

Diplomacy Germany Peace World War I