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Addams describes the efforts of Hull-House in a speech to the Sunset Club in Chicago.

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Scudder suggests Addams find a position for Carol Dresser.

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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.

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Riis writes Addams about a celebration where neighbors and friends gathered and offers news about the Kings Daughters Settlement.

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

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

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Dudley wishes Addams well and asks about positions for a friend.

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Metcalf writes to Addams about staffing needs for Lawrence House.

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Addams asks Smith to reconsider leaving Hull-House.

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Addams discusses the challenges facing college women, including the habit of self-preparation, a tendency to make an exception of herself, and the danger that study without action makes a person timid and irresolute. She argues that there is a need to do and to do for others without concern for one's own reputation that makes for good Christian work.

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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.

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Wharton writes Addams for suggestions for candidates for a job opening at the Starr Centre.

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

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Lippincott seeks Addam's opinion for a new hire at the Kingsley House.

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

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

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Ely explains to Addams that he will write a series of articles for Harper's Weekly and describes an idea to her for his next article.

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

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Pettit writes to Addams about her trip to the Kentucky mountains to visit the mountain schools.

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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.

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

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

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Ely writes Addams about publication of an article of his in Harper's Monthly and about an art show that featured Enella Benedict.

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Goulder writes to Holmes praising Marion Wallace's work.

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Ely asks Addams to help find a job for Rosa M. Perdue at the Charity Organization Society.

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

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

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Ovington proposes establishing a settlement to work with African-Americans in New York and asks Addams' advice.

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

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

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

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Addams compliments Barnett on her recent publications and provides updates about Hull-House and the Labor Museum.

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

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An excerpt of Addams' talk at "Settlement Sunday," held at the University of Chicago, discussing immigrants.

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Addams notifies Baker that Walling has written up the Building Trades situation and suggests that he get in touch with him.

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Kent asks Addams for suggestions of a man to run a new settlement planned in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

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

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

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Addams provides an introduction for a reprint of Myron E. Adams' article published in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, on the working conditions of newspaper boys.

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Addams made remarks during a visit to a Des Moines settlement about the role that women's clubs play in social work.

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Addams regrets that she cannot give a speech because she is already booked on a trip to New York.

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Addams writes a letter of introduction for Harriet Van De Vaart, who is building a new settlement.

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Addams discusses the history of social settlements in Illinois at a meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society, discussing the neighborhoods, settlement foundings, child labor, African Americans, and other similar charitable organizations.

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Nivedita asks Addams to find a head resident for a new settlement in India.

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Alexander, a recent high school graduate, writes Addams to ask her about the workings of a settlement house, which she is interested in learning about.

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In the second article of a series, Addams reports on some of the activities accomplished at Hull-House from 1889-1894.

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Addams lays out the expansion of Hull-House programs and buildings from 1890 to 1905.

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Malabari asks Addams to help them locate a head resident for a new settlement in India.

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Addams sends Bull a letter asking for suggestions for a settlement worker to work in India.

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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.

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