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Identifier	clloy_202
Title	[Photograph album with 24 black and white photographs created by Mary Julia Workman]
Creator	Workman, Mary Julia, 1871-1964
Date Created	circa 1919
Description	Photo album created by Mary Julia Workman with 24 black and white photographs. Photographs are of children possibly from Brownson House or Mary Julia Workman's public school class.
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. In addition to her work with the Brownson House, Mary Workman worked as a teacher for several years. In 1902 she completed studies in kindergarten teaching, at the State Normal School in Los Angeles; Workman would teach in the city's public schools until 1923. She also became the first woman to join the Municipal League, a civic watchdog group. A Roman Catholic who built cooperative relationships with church leaders, she 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. Throughout her life Workman was active in numerous social and religious efforts in her native city.
Type	Image
Physical Description	1 photo album ([24] photographs) : b&w ; 14 x 18 cm
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Identifier	http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8870232n
Project note	Funding for a portion of this collection came from a Local History Digital Resource Project grant . The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php
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)	Children--California--Los Angeles; School children--California--Los Angeles;
Form/Genre	Photographs;
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
Item/Call Number	Workman Family Papers, CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 2, Folder 2

Identifier	clloy_202_page001
Title	Page 1
Project note	Funding for a portion of this collection came from a Local History Digital Resource Project grant . The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php

[Photograph album with 24 black and white photographs created by Mary Julia Workman]

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