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Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, January 1902

Addams writes Haldeman about dressmakers in Chicago, plans for the summer, and Weber Addams' condition.

Education Family Health

Address on Costs of Child Insurance. January 4, 1903

Addams discusses the pros and cons of child insurance.

Child Welfare Children Lectures

Address on Henry Demarest Lloyd, November 29, 1903

Addams' memorial to Henry Demarest Lloyd discusses his life and character.

Eulogies Lectures

Henry Demarest Lloyd Tribute, ca. November 29, 1903

Addams' speech about Henry Demarest Lloyd's life, focused on his personal and public accomplishments.

Eulogies Labor Lectures

Address at Memorial for Teachers Who Perished in the Iroquois Theatre Fire, January 16, 1904 (excerpt)

Addams spoke at a memorial meeting for Iroquois Theater fire victims, organized by the Chicago Teacher's Federation, about the dangers of overlooking violations in fear of being seen as bad people.

Death Lectures

Tribute to Sarah Rozet Smith, March 27, 1904

Addams gave a tribute to the life of Sarah Rozet Smith at the dedication of the Hull-House organ. This speech was later printed as a pamphlet.

Children Death Hull-House Music Philanthropy

Eulogy for Gordon Dewey, ca. October 1, 1904 (draft)

Draft of Addams' eulogy for Gordon Dewey, who died at eight years of age.

Children Death Eulogies Friends

Alice Dewey to Jane Addams, October 31, 1904

Dewey writes of the grief that the family felt over the death of Gordon Dewey, apologizing for not being better communicators.

Death Friends Praise

Eulogy for Gordon Dewey, [November 1904]

Addams' eulogy Gordon Dewey, who died at eight years of age.

Children Death Eulogies

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, November 21, 1904

Jane encloses a eulogy on Gordon Dewey to Blaine.

Death Eulogies

Eulogy for Jessie Bross Lloyd, January 22, 1905

Addams' eulogy for Jessie Bross Lloyd, part of a memorial held at Hull-House, praises Lloyd's friendship, love of conversation, and generosity.

Death Eulogies Friends Lectures

Eulogy for Jessie Bross Lloyd, January 22, 1905

Addams' second address at the memoriam for Jessie Bross Lloyd discusses their relationship and friendship.

Charity Death Eulogies Friends

Jane Addams to Jacob A. Riis, May 20, 1905

Addams offers her sympathy on the death of Riis' wife.

Death

Jane Addams to Florence Kelley, [September 29, 1905]

Addams telegrams Kelley, asking if she should come to New York for the funeral of Margaret Kelley.

Death Friends

Eulogy for Judge Murray Floyd Tuley, December 31, 1905

Addams gives praise for Judge Tuley's efforts to rule fairly and apply laws progressively.

Eulogies Law Progressive

Jane Addams to Lillian D. Wald, January 6, 1906

Addams discusses Wald's kindness to Isidore Friedman and Florence Kelley's condition.

Death Friends Thanks

Eulogy for Murray Floyd Tuley, January 18, 1906 Also known as Address of Miss Jane Addams, January 18, 1906

Addams praises Judge Tuley for his dedication to the law and evenhanded decisions.

Eulogies Law

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, August 8, 1907

Addams writes Haldeman about Sarah Porter Smith's death.

Death Family Friends

Jane Addams to Peter Christian Lutkin, January 3, 1908

Addams writes Lutkin to inform him of Frederick Deknatel's absence due to the unexpected death of his sister.

Death

Mary Jane Hawes Wilmarth to Jane Addams, July 28, 1908

Wilmarth writes Addams about her grief following the death of her brother.

Death Friends Requests

Obituary for George B. Haldeman, ca. November 1909

Addams' obituary for her step-brother George Haldeman, highlighting his educational achievements.

Death Family

George B. Haldeman, November 19, 1909

An obituary for Addams' step-brother, George Haldeman.

Death Family Poetry

Ellen A. Martin to Jane Addams, April 23, 1910

Martin points out an error, regarding Addams' age when Lincoln died, in her autobiographical article in The American Magazine.

Research Writings

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, November 28, 1910

Addams responds to issues Smith mentioned in her last letter.

Books Death Friends Health Labor

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, January 18, 1911

Addams forwards news of their cousin's death and asks when Haldeman might travel to Cedarville.

Death Family

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, April 13, 1912

Taylor informs Addams of the deaths of two former residents of the Chicago Commons and asks her to attend a memorial.

Death Requests Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, April 14, 1912

Addams tells Haldeman of the death of John Weber Linn's newborn, Constance.

Death Family

Inventory of the Estate of James W. Tooley, Deceased, January 13, 1913

Inventory of the estate of James W. Tooley.

Death Finance

Rowland Cadwalder Evans to Jane Addams, January 14, 1913

Evans sends Addams an inventory of estate of James W. Tooley, who may have left a behest to Addams or Hull-House.

Finances

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, July 10, 1913

Barnett tells Addams of her grief over the death of her husband and discusses visiting America in 1914.

Death Praise Requests Settlements

Jane Addams to Ellen Gates Starr, July 18, 1913

Addams writes to convey her sympathies and support upon the death of Starr's brother and offers to come see her and her father in Durand, Illinois.

Death Friends Visits

Jane Addams to Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett, July 30, 1913

Addams suggests that Barnett visit Hull-House and describes a planned meeting of the American Federation of Settlements that will honor her deceased husband.

Requests Settlements

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, September 15, 1913

Barnett sends Addams some works on her husband for a memorial service and talks of the changes in her new life as a widow.

Death Praise Tributes

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, September 17, 1913

Barnett sends Addams samples of her late husband's writings to share with social workers in America.

Friends Settlement Movement Writings

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to National Federation of Settlements, September 17, 1913

Barnett sends a notice to the National Federation of Settlements from a message that the late Samuel Barnett once delivered.

Death Gambling Lectures Religion Settlements Tributes

Henrieta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, October 11, 1913

Barnett is uncomfortable writing about her deceased husband and sends drafts to several of his friends.

Death Tributes

Jane Addams to Mabel Hay Barrows Mussey, October 31, 1913

Addams sends condolences on the death of Mussey's mother.

Death

Jane Addams to Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett (fragment), November 1, 1913

Addams writes Barnett about the memorial service held for her husband.

Death Friends Settlement Movement

Sarah A. Tooley to Jane Addams, November 17, 1913

Tooley asks Addams about any personal affects from her brother-in-law's estate.

Death Finances Requests

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, March 17, 1914

Taylor describes the aftermath following the death of Katherine Schofield, a resident at Chicago Commons.

Death Settlement Movement

Jane Addams to William H. Lighty, April 13, 1914

Addams will give the Hutchinson memorial address if the dates of the memorial meeting work with her schedule, but she requires advice on what to write.

Death Requests Writing