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Identifier	Catholic_00019
Title	[Isabel Spiueras letter to Mary J. Workman, 1916 June 29]
Creator	Spiueras, Isabel
Date Created	1916
Description	A letter dated June 29, 1916 to Mary J. Workman from Isabel Spiueras-- typed on letterhead of "Office of Municipal Charities Commission of Los Angeles" with City of Los Angeles crest on upper left of page.
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. 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. Brownson House was originally located in a rented cottage on Aliso St., but moved to a new facility on Jackson St. in late 1904 or early 1905.
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; Spiueras, Isabel; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles, Calif.;
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	Office of Municpal Charities Commission of Los Angeles; Room 12, Main Floor, Formal Hill Centre, Corner Fifth and Grand, 60211 Main 9060; Dr. Milbank Johnson, Pres., Mr. Sayre Macneil, Secy., Mrs. Willitts J. Hole, Mrs. O.P. Clark, Mr. P.J. McGarry. June 29, 1916. Miss Mary J. Workman, President, Brownson House Settlement Association, Los Angeles, California. My dear Miss Workman: Dr. Johnson asked me to reply to your letter of June 22nd., 1916, telling you how cordially he advocates your plan for the contemplated dispensary. Permit me to say a word personally. It is a joy to see an institution which, like Brownson House, not only has the vision, but is willing and able to carry out plans which can meet the needs so very evident. I have an idea that you are the soul of the Settlement and it is to be congratulated that one who is so deeply interested is also one whose mind and plans overreach immediate necessities. With sincere congratulations for your accomplishment, I am, Very truy yours, Isabel Speiueraf, Executive Secretary, IS.W.