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The Laura Dainty Pelham Memorial, ca. 1924

Hull-House announces a fund to build a cottage in memory of Laura Dainty Pelham at the Joseph A. Bowen Summer Camp.

Hull-House Hull-House Residents Requests Tributes

Jane Addams to Raymond Robins, June 7, 1924

Addams asks Robins for donations to send children to the Bowen Country Club.

Child Welfare Hull-House Requests Social Welfare

William Colfax Graves to Jane Addams, January 17, 1925

Graves sends Addams a check for $1,000 from Julius Rosenwald and apologizes for its late arrival.

Finances Hull-House

Jane Addams to Albert Joseph Kennedy, October 28, 1924

Addams tells Kennedy that Hull House has agreed to donate to the Barnett Memorial Fund.

Hull-House Philanthropy

Jane Addams to Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., January 12, 1925

Addams reminds McCormick of his usual donation to Hull-House.

Finances Hull-House Requests

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, December 17, 1924

Addams thanks Blaine for her donation to Hull-House.

Hull-House Onsite Thanks

Jane Addams to Salmon Oliver Levinson, December 16, 1924

Addams thanks Levinson for his donation to Hull-House.

Hull-House Thanks

Salmon Oliver Levinson to Jane Addams, December 15, 1924

Levinson sends Addams a donation for Hull-House.

Holidays Hull-House

Jane Addams to Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., January 11, 1924

Addams asks McCormick to continue his annual donations to Hull-House.

Hull-House Requests

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, January 3, 1924

Addams thanks Blaine for her donations to the Wendell Phillips Settlement and Hull-House and invites her to the Juvenile Court celebration.

Hull-House Settlements Thanks

Mary Rozet Smith to Anita McCormick Blaine, January 1, 1924

Smith and Addams thank Blaine for her donation to Hull-House and wishes her good health and a happy New Year.

Health Holidays Hull-House

Salmon Oliver Levinson to Anna Mary Lloyd, December 23, 1922

Levinson sends Lloyd a donation to Hull-House and hopes that Addams will get some rest on her trip.

Hull-House Philanthropy Travels

William Colfax Graves to Jane Addams, December 31, 1923

Graves sends Addams Julius Rosenwald's annual donation to Hull-House.

Holidays Hull-House Philanthropy

Jane Addams to Salmon Oliver Levinson, December 20, 1923

Addams thanks Levinson for his donation to Hull-House.

Hull-House Hull-House Visits Philanthropy

Salmon Oliver Levinson to Jane Addams, December 18, 1923

Levinson sends Addams a donation for Hull-House and plans to visit on Sunday.

Hull-House Visits Philanthropy

Clyde Scott Stilwell to Julia Clifford Lathrop, March 22, 1923

Stilwell sends Lathrop Cyrus H. McCormick's contribution to Hull House.

Hull-House Philanthropy

Jane Addams to Mary Zimmerman, December 23, 1919

Addams thanks Zimmerman for her annual donation to Hull-House.

Hull-House Philanthropy Thanks

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

Lathrop reminds McCormick of his annual Hull-House donation.

Finances Hull-House Requests

Ellsworth Faris to Jane Addams, November 24, 1922

Faris thanks Addams for a donation from Hull House for boys in the stockyard districts.

Child Welfare Hull-House Settlements Thanks

Anna Mary Lloyd to Salmon Oliver Levinson, January 4, 1923

Lloyd thanks Levinson for his donation to Hull House.

Hull-House Philanthropy

William Colfax Graves to Jane Addams, January 2, 1923

Graves sends Addams Julius Rosenwald's contribution to Hull-House

Hull-House Philanthropy

Meyer William Feingold to Jane Addams, May 4, 1922

Feingold tells Addams that the Schwabeckers are willing for Hull-House to transfer a boys camp to the University of Chicago if the Schwabacker name is added to another building.

Charity Hull-House

Arthur Taylor Aldis to Jane Addams, December 6, 1921

Aldis sends Addams his donation for Hull-House and tells her about plans to exhibit Franz Cizek's work in Chicago.

Art Children Hull-House

Jane Addams to Salmon Oliver Levinson, December 5, 1921

Addams reminds Levinson of his annual donation to Hull-House.

Finances Hull-House Requests Unemployment

Jane Addams to Anita Blaine McCormick, December 5, 1921

Addams reminds Blaine about he annual contribution to Hull-House and seeks to see her soon.

Finances Hull-House Requests Visits

Salmon Oliver Levinson to Jane Addams, December 21, 1921

Levinson sends Addams a donation for Hull-House and promises a copy of his Outlawry of War pamphlet.

Hull-House Peace

George Noble Carman to Jane Addams, December 21, 1921

Carmen sends Addams a check for Hull-House and seasons greetings.

Hull-House Public Opinion

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, June 21, 1921

Addams asks Blaine to donate to Hull-House's Fresh Air Fund.

Finances Hull-House Requests

Jane Addams to Dwight H. Perkins, April 19, 1921

Addams thanks Perkins for his contributions to Hull-House's Boy's Club Band.

Hull-House Thanks

Jane Addams to Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., January 10, 1921

Addams asks McCormick to renew his donation to Hull-House.

Finances Hull-House Requests

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, December 19, 1920

Addams thanks Blaine for her donation to Hull-House.

Finances Hull-House

Jane Addams to Arthur Taylor Aldis, December 3, 1920

Addams asks Aldis to donate to Hull-House.

Hull-House Requests

Jane Addams to Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr., January 14, 1921

Addams thanks McCormick for donating to Hull-House.

Hull-House

Clyde Scott Stilwell to Jane Addams, January 12, 1921

Stilwell tells Addams that Cyrus McCormick Jr. will donate $100 to Hull-House.

Finances Hull-House

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, January 10, 1921

Taylor reports to Addams about the donations to Hull-House received from a Christmas appeal.

Finances Hull-House

Hull-House Association receipt, January 12, 1921

Hull House Association provides a receipt for Julius Rosenwald's $1,000 donation.

Finances Hull-House

William Colfax Graves to Jane Addams, January 10, 1921

Graves sends Addams a donation of $1,000 for Hull-House, made by Julius Rosenwald.

Finances Hull-House

Jane Addams to Salmon Oliver Levinson. December 23, 1920

Addams thanks Levinson for donation to Hull-House.

Hull-House Thanks

Allen Bartlit Pond to Charles Hull Ewing, October 29, 1920

Pond tells Ewing that Hull-House accepts the bequest left by Martha French.

Finances Hull-House Philanthropy

Salmon Oliver Levinson to Jane Addams, December 22, 1920

Levinson donates $100 to Hull-House and hopes to see Addams soon.

Hull-House League of Nations Peace

Charles Hull Ewing to Jane Addams, October 25, 1920

Ewing informs Addams that Hull-House will soon have Martha French's bequest and asks for paperwork.

Hull-House Philanthropy Requests

Helen Culver to Jane Addams, October 23, 1920

Culver thanks Addams for naming her Hull-House's honorary president of the board.

Hull-House Philanthropy

Helen Culver to Jane Addams, October 19, 1920

Culver donates $250,000 in bonds to Hull-House and retires from the Hull-House board of trustees asking that Charles Hull Ewing take her place.

Finances Hull-House Philanthropy

Jane Addams to Hull-House Fresh Air Contributors, July 19, 1920

Addams thanks a donor to the Fresh Air Fund at Hull-House and invites them to visit the Joseph T. Bowen Country Club.

Hull-House Thanks

Jane Addams to Charles Hull Ewing, April 9, 1920

Addams thanks Ewing for his donation to the Hull-House Boys Club.

Hull-House Thanks

Jane Addams to Julius Rosenwald, May 22, 1920

Addams asks Rosenwald to support the purchase of tents for the children at the Bowen Country Club.

Children Hull-House Philanthropy Requests

Jane Addams to Julius Rosenwald, June 28, 1920

Addams offers to send Rosenwald a list of recent small Hull-House donors.

Hull-House Philanthropy

Jane Addams to Dorothy North, May 8, 1920

Addams asks North to attend the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom's Executive Committee meeting and serve as a representative to the International Woman Suffrage Alliance conference.

Meetings Peace Woman Suffrage