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Furnas, Paul J. (1889-1960)

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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

Jane Addams to Thea Wolff, August 19, 1926

Addams tells Wolff that due to her health she has to cancel her German appearances.

Germany Health Lectures

Annie Pennypacker Carlyle to Reva L. Ireland, December 19, 1924

Carlyle tells Ireland about the American Service Committee's work in Mexico City.

Education Health Imperialism Mexico Religion Revolution Social Work

Branislawa Oleski Lamprecht de Petschenko to Jane Addams, September 10, 1924

Lamprecht de Petschenko asks Addams to help raise money to keep the Russian Pedagogium afloat.

Education Germany Relief Efforts Requests

Russian School for Orphans Facing Calamity, September 9, 1924

The Tribune reports on the potential closure of the Russian Pedagogium Falkenberg in Falkenberg and efforts to save it.

Charity Child Welfare Death Education Germany

Emily Greene Balch to Mrs. Stephenson, May 12, 1924

Balch advises Mrs. Stephenson in ways that she can work for international peace.

Education International Affairs Peace Politics Requests

Joseph Rowntree Gillett to Jane Addams, March 22, 1924

Gillett asks Addams to write an preface for a memoir by Josephine Butler.

Publications Requests Writing

Jane Addams to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, March 19, 1924

Addams tells Thomas that the best she can do is offer short remarks at a Philadelphia event for relief for German children because she is overbooked.

Jobs Lectures Relief Efforts Requests

Allen Wardwell to Jane Addams, February 3, 1923

Wardwell invites Addams to a meeting regarding fundraising to relieve the famine in Russia.

Relief Efforts Requests Soviet Union

Jane Addams to Wilbur Kelsey Thomas, October 5, 1922

Addams asks Thomas about inviting Fridtjof Nansen for an American speaking tour.

Lectures Relief Efforts Requests

Minnesota Russian Relief Committee Flyer, September 1922

The Committee calls for help for impoverished children in Russia.

Child Welfare Relief Efforts Soviet Union

Anna Mary Lloyd to Wilbur Kelsey, May 5, 1922

Lloyd forwards Kelsey a donation for European relief from Mr. Dowd.

Relief Efforts

Eva Watson-Schütze to Jane Addams, April 15, 1922

Watson-Schütze tells Addams about relief efforts for artists in Austria.

Austria Education Peace Relief Efforts

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, April 13, 1922

Thomas updates Addams on problems with organizing relief for the Russian Famine.

Finances Relief Efforts Russia

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, April 8, 1922

Thomas sends Addams letters (not found) regarding the amalgamation of relief efforts.

Relief Efforts

Wilbur Kelsey Thomas to Jane Addams, April 7, 1922

Thomas asks Addams for her thoughts on having the American Friends Service Committee take over the American Committee for Russian Famine Relief, which is in financial trouble.

Relief Efforts Requests

Appeal from American Assistance for Families of German and Austrian Scientific Teachers, ca. April 1922

The Committee seeks donations to support struggling intellectuals in Europe.

Austria Germany Relief Efforts Requests

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Speech to the Dairy Jubilee, January 30, 1922

Addams urges farmers to set up a corn exchange with Europe to open new markets and feed the starving.

Agriculture Economics Food Shortages International Affairs Lectures

Mervyn Winston Baum to Jane Addams, January 12, 1922

Baum invites Addams to become a patron of a symphony benefit for German children.

Music Relief Efforts Requests

The Threat of World Starvation, January 12, 1922

Addams discusses the European relief effort and the role the the United States should play. The speech was given at the 51st Kansas Agricultural Convention in Topeka.

Economics Finances Food Conservation Foreign Policy Internationalism Military Peace Public Opinion Russia

The Threat of World Starvation, January 12, 1922

Addams discusses the European relief effort and the role the the United States should play. The speech was given at the 51st Kansas Agricultural Convention in Topeka.

Economics Finances Food Conservation Foreign Policy Internationalism Military Peace Public Opinion Russia