Hull House (Chicago, Ill.)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ellen Gates Starr papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00151
Abstract
Labor organizer; religious writer; settlement house worker; and founder, Hull House, Chicago. Papers represent 4 generations of the Starr family, primarily Ellen Gates Starr. Of particular interest is correspondence with Jane Addams pertaining to the founding of Hull House, as well as photographs and biographical information about Jane Addams. There is also extensive family correspondence and her writings on book binding and religion. Family material includes writings and letters of her aunt...
Dates of Materials:
1659 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1850-1970
Jane Addams papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00001
Abstract
Founder, Hull House, Chicago; pacifist; labor organizer; settlement house worker; and women's rights advocate. The Addams papers contain primarily published material and duplicates of materials from the Swarthmore Peace Collection. Included are articles, books, memorials, and memorabilia about Addams, as well as writings and speeches by her. There is a small amount of original correspondence, plus photographs and drawings of Jane Addams and Hull House.
Dates of Materials:
1904 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1904-1936
Jessie Lloyd O'Connor papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00254
Abstract
Jessie Lloyd O'Connor was a journalist, social reformer and political activist. She worked as a reporter for Federated Press. Her extensive writings, notes, and correspondence document the labor strikes she covered in Kentucky and North Carolina and her work on civil rights, civil liberties and women's rights. O'Connor served and supported numerous progressive organizations, including the American League Against War and Fascism and the ACLU. Other materials include family biographical files;...
Dates of Materials:
1823 - 1989
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- African American civil rights 1
- Anti-communist movements -- United States -- 20th century 1
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