Richardson, William Lee (1874-1940)

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Hull-House

Jane Addams to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, December 2, 1921

Alice Freeman Firman to Jane Addams, June 2, 1923

Hull-House Residents, ca. April 1930

Ellen Gates Starr to Jane Addams, December 15, 1930

Jane Addams to William Lee Richardson, October 19, 1925

William Lee Richardson to Jane Addams, December 8, 1930 (fragment)

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Birth Date

1874-06-27

Death Date

1940-05-19

Birthplace

Chicago, IL

Biographical Text

William Lee Richardson was a publisher in Chicago. In 1922 he wrote Literature of the World with Jesse M. Owen. Richardson was also the secretary of the Board of Directors for Boston's Young Men's Christian Union.

Occupation

Publisher

Source

Picture: William Lee Richardson, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

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People

Map

Edited By

Brennan, Paul

Sciancalepore, Victoria

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Steinlauf, Hannah

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1910

Bibliography and Links

Journal of Education, vol. 96, 1922, p. 220.

The Year-book of the Unitarian Congregational Churches, 1892, p. 63.

W L Richardson, 1920 United States Federal Census

William L Richardson, 1930 United States Federal Census

William Lee Richardson, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

William Lee Richardson, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Citation

“Richardson, William Lee (1874-1940),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed August 17, 2026, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/3292.