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The New Ideals of Peace, October 5, 1903 (summary)

Addams discusses Tolstoy and his ideas on labor and peace.

Labor Lectures Peace Russia

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Helen S. Gilbert, July 7, 1917

Karsten redirects Gilbert's request for tickets to a conference to Charles Merriam.

Meetings Requests Russia

Secretary to Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. to Jane Addams, July 11, 1917

Williams notifies Addams that McCormick will be unable to contribute to the Fresh Air Fund because of his absence.

Requests Russia

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Jane Addams, July 18, 1917

Karsten sends Addams copies of recent reports. She also discusses upcoming activities, including details of the Russian Commission and Hull-House.

Internationalism Peace Russia Visits

Tolstoy and the Russian Soldiers, September 29, 1917

Addams considers the role of Leo Tolstoy's writings in the recent decision of Russian soldiers not to fight in the war.

Military Peace Politics Russia Socialism War World War I Writings

Tolstoy and the Russian Soldiers, September 29, 1917

Addams considers the role of Leo Tolstoy's writings in the recent decision of Russian soldiers not to fight in the war.

Military Peace Politics Russia Socialism War World War I Writings

Jane Addams to Sameul Northrup Harper, June 1, 1918

Addams tells Harper that she and Rachelle Yarros will approach certain names about the League to Aid and Support Russia. She notes that there will be a Russian speaker at Hull-House and hopes to hold a meeting then.

Hull-House Russia

Samuel Northrup Harper to Jane Addams, June 16, 1918

Harper tells Addams about his work with the League to Aid and Cooperate with Russia.

Peace Requests Russia

Lillian D. Wald to Jane Addams, July 30, 1918

Wald discuss news of the Russian Civil War with Addams.

Internationalism Onsite Russia

Remarks on Tolstoy and the Russian Revolution, August 1918

Addams discusses the the Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War using Tolstoy's theories, and argues that Russia represents an effort to end rather than start wars.

Articles Germany Military Peace Politics Russia Socialism World War I

The Russian Complication in the Light of Tolstoy's Teachings, August 1918

Addams discusses the the Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War using Tolstoy's theories, and argues that Russia represents an effort to end rather than start wars.

Articles Foreign Policy Germany Military Peace Politics Revolution Russia World War I

Lillian D. Wald to Jane Addams, January 23, 1919

Wald tells Addams that she cannot meet in Chicago and complains about Catherine Breshkovsky's support for the Czechoslovak army in Siberia.

Russia

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, January 30, 1919

Kellogg asks Addams for help getting stories for the Survey from people who have just returned from Russia.

Hull-House Requests Russia

Lillian D. Wald to Jane Addams, February 26, 1919

Wald asks Addams for her opinion on joining the Central Committee of the Catherine Breshkovsky Fund for Russian Orphans based on Breshkovsky's statements.

Memberships Requests Russia

George Lazareff to Alice Stone Blackwell, July 23-29, 1919

Lazareff writes to Blackwell while sailing to Europe about bolshevism, communism, socialis and democracy m in Russia.

Communism Democracy Religion Russia Socialism Woman Suffrage

The Bitter Cry of the Children, December 20, 1919

The Committee asks for funds to provide relief for children in Russia.

Philanthropy Relief Efforts Requests Russia

Elisabeth Wærn-Bugge to Emily Greene Balch (fragment), March 2, 1920

Wærn-Bugge writes to Balch regarding international recognition of Soviet Russia.

Communism Europe League of Nations Politics Russia Sweden

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, March 2, 1920

Balch forwards Addams a letter regarding conflict in Soviet-Russia, despite the rapidly changing situation and there being little that the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom can accomplish.

International Affairs League of Nations Russia Soviet Union