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[Mary A. Henderson letter to Mary Julia Workman, 1917 October 3]

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Identifier	catholic_00025
Title	[Mary A. Henderson letter to Mary Julia Workman, 1917 October 3]
Creator	Henderson, Mary A.
Date Created	1917 October 3
Description	A handwritten letter from Mary A. Henderson to Mary Julia Workman, dated October 3, 1917. The letter discusses plans for activities and night school classes to be taught at the Brownson Settlement House and other schools around Los Angeles, with the intention of coordinating activities around the city and drawing inspiration from the work done at the various schools. It goes on to describe the offerings at Castelar Evening School, which include English classes as their primary focus, with crafts and other skills according to the Sloyd educational system to be added in later on.
Historical Background	Born into a politically prominent Los Angeles family, Mary Julia Workman founded the Brownson House Settlement Association in 1901 and led it for 19 years. The Brownson House assisted underprivileged and immigrant families in the city, providing them with educational, vocational and social programs such as student clubs, Sunday school, dances, and sporting events. A Roman Catholic who built cooperative relationships with church leaders, Mary Julia Workman founded the diocesan chapter of the National Council of Catholic Women in 1924. She led the Los Angeles Civil Service Commission from 1927 to 1928 and helped establish local chapters of the League of Women Voters and the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
Type	Text
Physical Description	[4] leaves ; 26 cm
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Collection Identifier	http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8870232n
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	Public Domain
Copyright Statement	Materials in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Language	eng
Subject (Name)	Workman, Mary Julia, 1871-1964; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles (Calif.);
Subject (Topic)	Adult education--California--Los Angeles; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles; Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; Public service organizations--California--Los Angeles;
Form/Genre	Manuscripts;
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
Item/Call Number	Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 1, Folder 1

Identifier	catholic_00025_page1
Title	catholic_00025_page1
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	Public Domain
Copyright Statement	Materials in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
Item/Call Number	Dockweiler Family Collection, 1827-1996 CSLA-12, Series 2: Political Activities, Box 6, Folder 5
Transcription	2525 W. 18th St. Los Angeles, Cal Oct 3, 1917 My dear Miss Workman, Your letter of Sept. 16th I find still on my deask unanswered. I am sorry, indeed, to have it so, but this evening is the first time I have had since school opened to take up anything not directly and insistently connected with daily class work. It certainly was most gracious of you to write me at length of your winter plans at Brownson. Knowing of many of the activities carried on by you and your workers, and knowing that, possibly, I might be asked for some suggestions for work at night school at [Amelia?], I thought if each knew definitely of the plans of the other, the neighborhood might be served a bit more efficiently than it would be were we, as neighbors,

[Mary A. Henderson letter to Mary Julia Workman, 1917 October 3]

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