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Addams discusses Scudder's opposition to Wellesley's accepting a donation from Standard Oil, and locating people to fill a position at a settlement.

Anderson seeks Addams' advice on hiring a new person to take over the Neighborhood House in Louisville, KY. She discusses the function of a settlement and the relationship between religion and settlement work.

Addams discusses English settlement work at the Kenwood Evangelical Church.

Addams writes Smith about her trip to New Orleans, visiting settlements, and the Sophie Newcomb College, and attending the Methodist Mission Conference.

Bloomfield writes Addams for advice on forming a settlement house in Boston.

Also known as The Church and the Social Problem, September 25, 1901

Addams recalls the different difficulties in creating an inviting and educational space for Italian immigrants.

A newspaper report of Addams' speech before the Woman's Club of Bloomington, on the work of the University Social Settlement. Addams provided a history of settlement work and the basic principles at Hull-House.

Wheeler sends Addams a letter from Harry Selfridge and writes about going to Philadelphia.

Wharton informs Addams that they still seek a director for the Starr Centre.

Buckstaff writes Addams for advice on finding a leader for a settlement in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Dudley recounts her time in Assisi, Italy, and praises Addams' book, Democracy and Social Ethics.

An excerpt of Addams' lecture on how settlement houses give people opportunities to practice arts and crafts, an important activity for immigrants afraid of losing their cultural heritage.

Bolard writes Addams about the possibility of her finding work at a Jewish settlement in Chicago.

Addams writes Ely with suggests for possible candidates to work at a settlement.

Goulder writes to Holmes praising Marion Wallace's work.

Holmes seeks assistance from Addams in securing a position for Marion Wallace at a settlement house.

A copy of a speech about labor, philanthropy, and immigrants that Addams delivered to the National Council of Jewish Women.

Addams discusses the different methods of social work and describes how the settlement works to help society.

Mather seeks suggestions for a new head for the Goodrich House settlement.

Addams' keynote speech at the University Settlement's annual meeting discusses the kind of settlements that build relationships and community.

A summary of discussions at the University Settlement by Addams and other speakers that discussed forming relationships as an integral part of settlement work.

Addams invites Robins to a conference of settlement folk.

Addams writes Haldeman about an old acquaintance and the Conference of Charities and Corrections.

Gyles writes Addams about working at Hull-House, but expresses some concerns.

Tuttle asks Addams if she knows of anyone who would be willing to help run a settlement home in Paterson, NJ.

Addams writes to Blaine regarding William M. Salter's efforts to raise money for a permanent house for his settlement.

Floyd would like more information on Settlement work to use in a classroom setting.

Addams recalls stories from her childhood meetings with Civil War Colonel John A. Davis, as part of a dedication of a guest chamber at the Abraham Lincoln Center settlement in his honor. The speech was published in a pamphlet on the event.

Norton updates Addams on his family and offers his sympathy for the negative attacks on Hull-House printed in the newspaper following the murder of Lazarus Averbuch.

Addams discusses the association in the public eye between settlements and immigrants and when immigrants are involved in high profile crimes, settlements are accused of supporting anarchism. Addams defends the role of the settlement as the bridge between immigrant communities and the American public, holding that it does not change in times of crisis.

Linn praises Addams' Charities and the Commons article and her work in Chicago.

Houghteling praises Addams' article in Charities and the Commons and her work in Chicago.

Addams reports to Smith on events at the National Conference on Charities and Correction.

Addams asks Woods his opinion about planning a meeting of settlement workers who attend the annual meeting of the National Conference on Charities and Correction in May in St. Louis.

Addams writes Smith from St. Louis about her participation in the the National Conference on Charities and Correction.

After reading Addams' "Autobiographical Notes" in The American Magazine, Boettcher provides the German perspective on her settlement work.

Woods writes Addams to praise her book, noting that will be an important part of settlement literature.

Hawkins praises Addams' Twenty Years at Hull House and asks her to donate a copy to the black Social Settlement in Washington, D.C.

Potter praises Addams for Twenty Years at Hull-House and describes settlement work in China.

Abbott discusses candidates for a possible job at Greenwich House in New York.

Addams' speech on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the University Settlement about the growth of the settlement movement.

Pearl writes Addams for advice about starting a settlement house for African Americans.

After Addams declined an invitation to speak at the Industrial School Association in Detroit, Hatch writes in the hopes of scheduling another time and to solicit ideas for a replacement.

Addams introduces Rosenwald to Harriet Vandervaart and the Neighborhood House in the hopes that he may offer a donation.

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

Shankle writes Addams about her work with her community's settlement, agricultural school, and local families.

Johnson thanks Addams for her comments on his article and asks her to contribute to The Century Magazine.

McNelly, who is organizing a settlement house in Seattle, writes Addams for information that may assist her in the planning.

Addams recounts a story depicted in a children's play at Hull-House, which she offers as an allegory about the importance of women in society.

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

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