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Identifier	Catholic_00018
Title	[William White letter to Mary J. Workman, 1911 February 2]
Creator	White, William
Date Created	1911 February 2
Description	A letter dated February 2, 1911 to Mary J. Workman from William White typed on letterhead of "Supervisor of Catholic Charities, 98 Richards Street, Brooklyn, N.Y." White writes that he is sending three copies of an address given at an earlier date, and compliments Workman on the activities of the Brownson House and on the social work of the diocese in general.
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. She 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	Text
Physical Description	[1] p. ; 28 x 22 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Identifier	http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8870232n
Project note	LHDRP
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 J. (Mary Julia), 1871-1964; Catholic Charities USA;
Form/Genre	Letters (correspondence);
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
Item/Call Number	Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 1, Folder 1
Transcription	[letterhead:] Supervisor of Catholic Charities, 98 Richards Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. [typewritten body of letter:] Miss Mary J. Workman, 357 South Boyle Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. My dear Miss Workman:- I have your letter of January 26th relative to the bibliography referred to in my paper read at the Washington Conference of Catholic Charities. I am sending under separate cover three copies of my address. It has been printed in pamphlet form. [strikeout: and] I have asked the International Catholic Truth Society to send you some copies of the list of books and phamphlets [sic] bearing on Social subjects. I have also asked Miss Grace O'Brien of 820 President Street, Brooklyn, President of the Catholic Settlement Association to send you a copy of our first annual report. I congratulate you upon the splendid work done by the Brownson House Association. In the East the diocese of LosAngeles has a reputation for activity which, I am glad to see, your letter sustains. If you are ever in the East we will be pleased to show you our Settlement House which was opened last year. Sincerely Yours, [signed:] William White.