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Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, July 23, 1929

Kellogg tells Addams how much he likes her chapter on the Progressive Party, but that he won't publish it in the Survey.

Onsite Publishing Writings

William M. Atkinson to Jane Addams, July 17, 1929

Atkinson asks Addams to serve as a vice president for the All America Reciprocity Union which seeks to remove tariffs.

Economics Government Peace Requests

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, March 15, 1929

Kellogg tells Addams about Arthur Gleason's changing views on war.

Imperialism Peace War World War I

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, February 9, 1929

Kellogg gives Addams information about a conference for her Second Twenty Years at Hull House draft.

Hull-House Labor Settlement Movement Social Work Writing

David Starr Jordan to Anne Henrietta Martin, January 10, 1929

Jordan tells Martin his opinion of Jane Addams's as a Nobel Peace Prize candidate.

Nobel Prize Peace Praise

Pan-Pacific Conference, September 28, 1928

A report on the Pan-Pacific Conference by an Australian reporter.

Conferences Hawaii Women's Rights

Jane Addams in Oakland; Defends Youth, September 17, 1928

Shaw details Addams' views on current events such as the upcoming election and prohibition.

Conferences Economics Hull-House Prohibition War Women

Interview wit Los Gatos Star, September 13, 1928

Addams discusses prohibition, her plan to vote in the presidential election, and the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference.

Conferences Politics Prohibition Women's Rights

Speech to the Honolulu Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, August 22, 1928 Also known as Governmental Efforts Towards World Peace, August 22, 1928

Addams discusses international organization for peace and world betterment.

Courts Criticism Diplomacy Disarmament International Affairs Internationalism Lectures Peace

Statement on Prohibition, August 3, 1928

Addams discusses the impact of Prohibition on the upcoming presidential election.

Politics Prohibition

Speech in Carmel, CA. July 25, 1928 (summary)

Addams argues that public opinion is key to ending war.

Lectures Peace War

John Willard DeLind to Jane Addams, July 1, 1928

Lind tells Addams his views on prohibition and Al Smith's presidential candidacy.

Politics Praise Prohibition Religion

Jane Addams Resume, June 9, 1928

Addams lists her accomplishments.

Awards and Honors Biography

Speech to the World Men's Council, May 12, 1928

Addams speaks in support of the League of Nations and international peace.

League of Nations Lectures Peace

International Implications of Social Work, 1928

The Commission reports on social work's connection to worldwide problems and solutions.

Child Welfare Education Historical figures History Housing Immigrants League of Nations Public Health Settlement Movement Social Welfare Social Work

The Greatest Living Americans, February 27, 1928

Ludwig names four greatest living Americans, including Jane Addams. John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison and Orville Wright.

History Onsite Tributes

Jane Addams Vita, ca. January 12, 1928

Addams achievements and credentials in social work and the peace movement are listed.

Biography

Speech to Hammond Woman's Club, April 23, 1927 (excerpts)

Addams discusses the history of the peace movement.

Lectures Peace

Refutation of charges against Jane Addams made by the Daughters of the American Revolution, March 31, 1927

Balch defends Addams against accusations made by the Daughters of the American Revolution and other organizations.

Anti-radicalism Communism Disarmament Pacifism Politics Propaganda War

Emily Greene Balch to Laura Morris Evans, February 18, 1927

Balch tells Evans that Addams has been slandered by the Daughters of the American Revolution and defends her from attacks on her patriotism.

Anti-radicalism Criticism Patriotism Praise

Address on International Arbitration, ca. 1927

Addams discusses the role of international courts and organizations in avoiding war and settling disputes.

Arbitration Courts Internationalism Lectures Peace War

Address on international arbitration, ca. 1927

Addams discusses the role of international courts and organizations in avoiding war and settling disputes.

Courts Internationalism Lectures Peace War

Edith Abbott to Jane Addams, November 10, 1926

Abbott advises Addams to sue Ferre Watkins and Helen Dawes for libel and slander.

Anti-radicalism Criticism Law Peace

The World Court, January 14, 1926

Addams speaks on the value of the World Court to peace in a speech before the Women's Roosevelt Republican Club.

Courts Foreign Policy Internationalism Lectures

The World Court, January 14, 1926

Addams offers a history of movements for world courts and peace. The speech was given at the Palmer House in Chicago to the Women's Roosevelt Republican Club.

Courts International Affairs Lectures Legislation Onsite Religion World War I

Mr. Bryan: A Tribute, August 19, 1925

Williams offers a tribute to the late William Jennings Bryan.

Government Tributes

Valentine Stuart McClatchy to Jane Addams, July 23, 1925

McClatchy asks Addams to oppose efforts to weaken immigration restrictions on Japan and to help them obtain more supporters among the clergy.

Immigration Japan Requests

Ethel Armes to Jane Addams, May 18, 1925

Armes thanks Addams for her stories about Theodore Roosevelt and asks for additional accounts of her meetings with him.

Publications Requests

Reminiscence about Theodore Roosevelt, May 18, 1925

Addams reflects on Theodore Roosevelt's visits to Chicago.

Biography Chicago Hull-House Visits Lectures

Reminiscence on Theodore Roosevelt, May 1925 (fragment)

Addams discusses a meeting with Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 in which he advised women's clubs to agitate for labor reform.

Government Labor Requests Settlements

Reminiscence on Theodore Roosevelt, May 1925 (fragment)

Addams recalls Theodore Roosevelt's visits to Hull-House and told a story of losing her hat during one trip.

Criticism Hull-House Hull-House Visits Journalism

I Too Will Be Hatless!, March 28, 1925

Armes tells an anecdote about Addams losing her hat and Theodore Roosevelt taking his off too.

Hull-House Visits Lectures Meetings

Carrie Chapman Catt to Hannah Clothier Hull, January 30, 1925

Catt tells Hull why she made statement about the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and asks to reconcile.

Criticism Peace Woman Suffrage

We Called Him Brother, November 1, 1924

Armes describes Russian refugee Jan Pouren's efforts to enter and remain in the United States.

Crime Enforcement Immigrants Immigration Prisons Russia Writings

Declaration of Support for Robert La Follette, ca. October 24, 1924 (excerpt)

Addams and other supporters of Theodore Roosvelt's 1912 presidential campaign endorse Robert La Follette for president.

Politics

Carrie Chapman Catt to Jane Addams, May 27, 1924

Catt tells Addams about the possibility of an investigation of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom for Russian ties by Congress, provides information about a similar investigation of the Women's Joint Congressional Committee, and mentions that the accusations are funded by militarists.

Anti-radicalism Criticism Government Peace Soviet Union