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Maud Gernon Yeomans to Isabelle C. Harvey, March 5, 1905

Yeomans writes for Jane Addams saying that Addams' sister had proposed her name to the Daughters of the American Revolution and paid dues, but that Addams is not interested in renewing her membership.

Memberships Requests

Jane Addams to George Carr Purdy, June 9, 1908

Addams resigns from the Rockford College Board of Trustees due to a lack of time.

Education Memberships

National Conference of Charities and Corrections, The National Bulletin, November 12, 1908 (excerpts)

Table of contents and page with the membership of the Committees on immigrants, press and publicity, and state corresponding secretaries.

Charity Conferences Memberships

Grace Darling to Jane Addams, May 19, 1909

Darling writes Addams about the status of her membership in the American Association for Labor Legislation.

Memberships

Irene Osgood to Jane Addams, May 22, 1909

Osgood writes Addams about the status of Grace Darling's membership and reports on the effectiveness of the Illinois letter.

Labor Lectures Legislation Memberships

Henry Walcott Farnam et al. to Unknown, [1910]

Letter welcoming people to join the American Association for Labor Legislation for a small fee.

Child Labor Industry Labor Memberships Onsite Requests Unemployment Women's Rights

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Jane Addams to Clara Landsberg, September 29, 1910

Addams sends Landsberg instructions about some letters.

Hull-House Residents Memberships Requests

Jane Addams to John Bertram Andrews, January 9, 1911

Addams accepts the position of Vice President of the American Association for Labor Legislation.

Labor Memberships

Jane Addams to H. C. Phillips, June 13, 1911

Addams requests a membership in the National Council for Arbitration and Peace.

Arbitration Memberships Peace Requests

Harry Joseph Myers to Jane Addams, July 1, 1911

Myers invites Addams to join the Advisory Council of the Educational Aid Society.

Education Memberships Requests

Shelby M. Harrison to Jane Addams, November 8, 1911

Harrison sends Addams an annual report of the Russell Sage Foundation.

Memberships Philanthropy

Jane Addams to National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education, November 16, 1911

Addams accepts her reelection as a member of the Board of Managers for the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education.

Education Memberships

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, December 27, 1911

Kellogg asks for Addams' signature on a petition in response to the Los Angeles Times bombing. A portion of the letter is missing.

Memberships Requests

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, February 3, 1912

Taylor asks Addams to be present at an upcoming meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Commons Association.

Meetings Memberships Requests

Jane Addams to Harriet Burton Laidlaw, April 10, 1912

Addams asks Laidlaw to bring to the next meeting ideas for improving the nomination and election process for the National Woman Suffrage Association.

Meetings Memberships Woman Suffrage

Jane Addams to Lillian D. Wald, April 12, 1912

Addams writes Wald about her preference for Julia Lathrop to become the head of the United States Children's Bureau.

Memberships

Jane Addams to the National American Woman Suffrage Association- 1912 Springfield Delegation, April 16, 1912

Addams invites members of the National American Woman Association to take a special train to Springfield to address the Illinois State Republican Convention.

Memberships Politics Woman Suffrage

Hamlin Garland to Jane Addams, June 4, 1912

Garland accepts Addams' resignation from the Board of Directors of the Chicago Theatre Society.

Memberships Theater

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Robert Weeks DeForest, July 3, 1912

Kellogg writes DeForest about organizational changes and the addition of new members to board of The Survey.

Memberships

Martha Carey Thomas to Jane Addams, July 23, 1912

Thomas apologizes to Addams about some confusion between Helen Johnson and herself within the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

Memberships Woman Suffrage

Jane Addams to Raymond Robins, July 26, 1912

Addams writes Robins about the abilities of Mary Wilmarth as a leader.

Memberships

Bela Tokaji to Jane Addams, August 19, 1912

Tokaji informs Addams that the National Roosevelt Woman's League has made her an honorary vice president.

Memberships Politics Progressive Party

Stephen Samuel Wise to Jane Addams, September 3, 1912

Wise consents that Addams will not serve in his commission, and asks her about her opinion between Adolph Lawisohn and Julius Rosenwald.

Memberships Politics

Jane Addams to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, September 6, 1912

Addams shows the letter she received from Wise to Breckinridge and asks her opinion on the question Wise posed.

Memberships Requests

Jane Addams to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, September 7, 1912

Addams writes a short note to Breckinridge clarifying that letters were sent out with full postage.

Memberships

Samuel McCune Lindsay to George Foster Peabody, September 13, 1912

Lindsay provides names of potential members to work on a Federal Commission on Industrial Relations.

Industry Labor Meetings Memberships

Jane Addams to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, September 14, 1912

Addams writes Breckinridge about a delicate matter and sends wishes to see her soon.

Meetings Memberships Travels

The Progressive Party and Social Legislation, September 18, 1912

Addams reports on the Progressive Party Convention, discussing how items were added to its platform, particularly labor and military planks, and her dismay about the conventions unjust treatment of African-Americans. This is one of a series of articles she prepared as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

African-Americans Government Labor Legislation Memberships Military Patriotism Peace Politics Progressive Party Public Health Racism War Woman Suffrage Women's Rights