Dame Henrietta Barnett collection, 1897-1935.

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Dame Henrietta Barnett collection, 1897-1935.

This collection consists primarily of correspondence with Jane Addams. It also includes correspondence with Mary Rozet Smith as well as newspaper clippings about Jane Addams. All letters from Jane Addams are photocopies.

0.5 linear ft.

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Addams, Jane, 1860-1935

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Social reformer; founder of Hull House settlement, Chicago. From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Louis J. Keller, Chicago, 1912 May 13. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496308 From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Paul M. Angle, Springfield, Ill., 1932 June 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496294 Founder of Hull House in Chicago. From the description of Cor...

Smith, Mary Rozet, -1934

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Mary Rozet Smith (1868-1933) was a philanthropist and companion to Jane Addams. She was from a wealthy Chicago family, the daughter of a successful manufacturer and a Philadelphia philanthropist. Mary Rozet Smith first came to Hull-House in 1890 as a volunteer leading a variety of children's clubs. She became an important benefactor of the settlement house and used her connections in Chicago society to secure gifts for Hull-House. Mary Rozet Smith was also Jane Addams' companion, with her house ...

Barnett, Henrietta, Dame, 1851-1936

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