University of Chicago. Service League.

The University Settlement was established in 1894 under the auspices of the Christian Union of the University of Chicago with Mary McDowell as its first Director. The Settlement's purpose was to "promote neighborhood unity and the improvement of neighborhood and municipal conditions." In 1895 Mrs Frank L. Miller and other University women organized the wives of faculty into the University of Chicago Settlement League in order to generate interest in the Settlement's work and provide it with financial support. In 1957 the Settlement League became the University of Chicago Service League.

From the description of Records, 1897-1994. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247009

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