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American Women's Hospitals

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Alvey Augustus Adee to Emily Greene Balch, March 31, 1920

Adee confirms that the American Young Men's Christian Association has never offered to repatriate prisoners of war.

Charities England France Prisoners of War Relief Efforts United States

Henry Stewart to Jane Addams, December 1, 1919

Stewart tells Addams that the Chicago Association of Commerce's Subscriptions Investigating Committee has endorsed Hull-House.

Charities Hull-House

Societa di Beneficenza delle Donne Italianne

Charities Immigrants

Chicago Greek Ladies Charitable Society

Charities Immigrants

Henning, Edward Julius (1868-1935)

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Associated Charities of Boston

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Moulton, Flora Garland (1852-1916)

Charities Child Welfare Public Health United States

Salvation Army Hotel Also known as Workingman's Palace

Charities Social Welfare

Chicago Special Appeals Committee

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Society for the Protection of Italian Immigrants Also known as Society for Italian Immigrants

Charities Employment Housing Immigrants Immigration Italy Philanthropy Social Welfare

Associated Charities of Washington, D.C.

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Lecture on Social Settlement System, July 28, 1902

Addams discusses the settlement house's role as a charity and the means by which it appeals to the poor. She spoke at the Decatur Chautauqua.

Charities Child Labor Lectures Settlement Movement Social Work

Chicago Bureau of Associated Charities

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Bethel Settlement Also known as Plymouth Mission Also known as Pillsbury House

Charities Charity Health Housing Philanthropy Public Health Relief Efforts Settlement Movement Settlements Social Welfare Social Work

Jane Addams to Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., July 5, 1917

Addams asks McCormick for a donation to a fund run by Hull-House.

Charities Finances Hull-House Requests

Jane Addams to Julia Clifford Lathrop, June 30, 1917

Addams discusses Raymond Robins' assignment in Russia and Hull-House affairs.

Charities Russia

Robert Browning Settlement Also known as Robert Browning Hall

Charities Charity England Health Housing Philanthropy Public Health Relief Efforts Settlement Movement Settlements Social Welfare Social Work

Campbell, Eva Marie Hall (1863-1960)

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Charities Philanthropy

National Armenia and India Relief Association

Armenia Charities Relief Efforts

Henry Stewart to Jane Addams, November 29, 1916

Stewart informs Addams of an endorsement by the Subscriptions Investigating Committee and the proper format for referencing this endorsement on paper.

Charities Finances Requests

Magruder, James W. (1867-1949)

Charities Religion

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

Charities Religion

Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Also known as Federal Council of Churches

Charities Religion

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)

Charities Peace Relief Efforts United States

The Workers' Educational Association (WEA)

Charities Education England Labor

A Pioneer Settlement, June 10, 1920

Addams discusses the life of Samuel Barnett and Henrietta Barnett's book.

Articles Books Charities England Settlement Movement Social Work

Address of Miss Jane Addams at the Funeral of Mary Jane Hawes Wilmarth, August 30, 1919

Addams gives a eulogy that highlights Wilmarth's good deeds.

Charities Civil Service Eulogies Feminism Illinois Philanthropy

Address on Unemployment, February 24, 1915

Addams spoke to the City Club about the unemployment crisis, explaining the role of Hull-House in providing space for public debate on the issue.

Charities Civil Service Employment Hull-House Hull-House Residents Jobs Lectures Philanthropy Social Welfare Social Work Unemployment

Mabel Thorp Boardman to Jane Addams, July 29, 1915

Boardman writes to Addams about the work the Red Cross is doing during the war, and hopes that nations would stop fighting each other.

Charities Peace War

Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund

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The Humanitarian Value of Civil Service, March 22, 1912 (draft)

Addams discusses the weakness of civil service as a force for humanitarianism, detailing the shortcomings of the public takeover of efforts that were previously in the domain of private individuals and charities.

Charities Civil Service Government Public Health