289 results

  • Tags: Philanthropy
  • Item Type: Text
REEL 47_0613.jpg

Also known as Ethical Survivals in the Pullman Strike

Addams' 1894 talk on the Pullman strike was only published in 1912 in the Survey. She analyzes the strike, drawing comparisons between George Pullman and his workers, and Shakespeare's King Lear and Cordelia.

REEL 47_0406.jpg

Addams offers a memorial to Joseph Tilton Bowen and describes the creation of the Hull-House country club named after him.

REEL0048_0101.jpg

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

REEL 47_1800.jpg

Addams discusses the work done in Chicago for helping those suffering from mental illness. Her talk was given at the third annual conference of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy, held at Hull-House, from September 9 to September 11.

REEL 47_1120.jpg

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.

JAPA-0338.jpg

Also known as Address to the Catholic Women's League, November 7, 1903 (excerpts)

Addams speaks to the Catholic Women's League about the ways the poor are harmed by unthinking charitable efforts.

REEL0005_0450.jpg

Loeb sends Addams the monthly Hull-House donation of Richard Warren Sears, of Sears, Roebuck & Co.

REEL0015_1569.jpg

Kennedy asks Barnett for more details on how she thinks American participation in the Barnett Memorial Fellowship would work.

REEL0004_0812.jpg

Robson sends Addams the first installment of a $5,000 loan to the Hull House Association.

REEL0016_1090.jpg

Post tells Woods that she is sending a letter regarding the death of Alice House and that the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom may be among her heirs.

REEL0013_0568.jpg

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

REEL0004_1214.jpg

Blaine encloses a check for $500 for Hull-House and promises another later in the winter.

REEL0007_1512.jpg

Blaine encloses correspondence between her and Louise Bowen about a miscommunication about her financial support for Hull-House.

REEL0007_1515.jpg

Blaine reports her surprise that Bowen has said that she promised $25,000 to the endowment to Hull-House several years back.

REEL0018_0184.jpg

Spencer sends Addams a donation for the International Congress of Women in Dublin and tells her about summer plans.

REEL0020_1226.jpg

Raymond tells Addams that she is unable to donate to Hull-House at present.

REEL0015_0508.jpg

Lloyd thanks Levinson for his donation to Hull House.

REEL0019_0987.jpg

Ford thanks Addams for her trip to Indiana and tells her about a book that she read that is inspiring her to make changes in the world of primary education.

REEL0004_0868.jpg

Maude writes Addams to offer Hull-House a donation of fifty pounds from the Resurrection Fund Committee in thanks to Mary Rozet Smith for helping them earlier.

REEL0018_1437.jpg

Report on the work of the Barnett Memorial Fellowship.

REEL0004_1401.jpg

Lindsey writes to Addams expressing frustration at a sensationalized news story.

REEL0048_0710.jpg

Addams writes a biography of Louis de Koven Bowen.

REEL0020_1202.jpg

Wittpenn thanks Addams for her donation to the Chapel Fund.

REEL 47_0022.jpg

Printed version of Addams' Presidential Address at the National Conference on Charities and Correction, held in St. Louis on May 19-26. Addams reviews the history of charity work and the challenges ahead. She gives examples from her experiences at Hull-House and others.

REEL 46_1801.jpg

Printed version of Addams' Presidential Address at the National Conference on Charities and Correction, held in St. Louis on May 19-26. Addams reviews the history of charity work and the challenges ahead. She gives examples from her experiences at Hull-House and others.

REEL 46_1856.jpg

Addams' Presidential Address at the National Conference on Charities and Correction, held in St. Louis on May 19-26. Addams reviews the history of charity work and the challenges ahead. She gives examples from her experiences at Hull-House and others.

REEL0015_0180.jpg

Ewing tells Addams that Helen Culver is willing to donate to William Thomas's research for the National Federation of Settlements if Addams thinks it will have real results.

REEL0013_0548.jpg

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

JAPM-15-0046.jpeg

Ewing tells Addams that Helen Culver will not fund the work that the National Federation of Settlements has proposed.

JAPM-18-0224.jpeg

Edmund asks Addams to donate to Lingan University to help match a gift from John D. Rockefeller, Jr..

REEL0005_0639.jpg

Hutchinson offers Bowen leads for securing donations for Hull-House and discusses future visits.

REEL0018_0142.jpg

Stilwell sends Addams a donation to Hull-House from Cyrus McCormick.

REEL0017_0032.jpg

Stilwell sends Addams a donation to Hull-House from Cyrus H. McCormick.

REEL0015_0690.jpg

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

JAPA-0396-02.jpg

Addams and Edward Dunne speak on Chicago's capacity to fund recreation and park spaces.

REEL0004_0815.jpg

Alice and Sarah C, Robson agree to lend $5,000 to the Hull-House Association, which will be paid back at $200 per year unless both die before it is repaid.

43256.1.jpg

Koshland sends Addams a donation for the International Congress of Women at Prague and get well wishes.

REEL0004_1236.jpg

Severance writes a letter of introduction for Addams to visit Rep. John A. Tawney in Washington.

REEL0011_0160.jpg

Karsten thanks Steuert for McCormick's donation to Hull-House.

REEL0013_0199.jpg

Grossman asks Addams for Women's International League for Peace and Freedom literature to give to a client looking to donate $5,000.

REEL0013_0003.jpg

Balch seeks funding from Scott for a plan to educating women about the peace movement by creating placards at tourist locations.

REEL0015_1334.jpg

Gedge asks Addams's advice about approaching the Rockefeller Trustees to support a settlement in Bombay.

JAPM-18-0210.jpeg

Gedge thanks Addams for trying to raise funds for her school.

11000-01.jpg

Addams argues that international organizations should include humanitarian goals as well as political ones in order to win public support. This was also given as a speech to the Labor Forum in Detroit on November 28.

REEL 47_0083.jpg

In this forward in The Child in the City: A Handbook of the Child Welfare Exhibit at the Coliseum, Addams explains the impact of the Child Welfare Exhibit in New York and praises the generosity of Harriet McCormick for bringing the exhibit to Chicago.

REEL0011_0159.jpg

Steuert sends Addams a donation towards Hull House from Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr..

REEL0004_1003.jpg

Steuert reports that Addams' letter to McCormick was received.

REEL0004_1028.jpg

Steuert informs Addams that McCormick will donate $100 to the operations of Hull-House for 1905.

REEL0010_0387.jpg

Keppel tells Addams that the Carnegie Endowment cannot help fund the Conference of Oppressed or Dependent Nationalities.

REEL0008_0331.jpg

Keppel withdraws the grant request for the Trojan Women because there won't be any decision taken before Saturday.

Browse tags for all documents:

Export Results as CSV

Up to 5,000 results can be downloaded as a CSV file. You might want to use advanced search filters to limit your results set.