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Identifier	catholic_00045
Title	[Mary J. Workman letter to Fr. Corr, 1919 November 12]
Creator	Workman, Mary J. (Mary Julia), 1871-1964
Date Created	1919 November 12
Description	A letter from Mary J. Workman to Father Corr, dated Nov. 12, 1919, regarding an upcoming Christmas concert to benefit the Brownson House organized by "a group of young Mexican women." The letter is written by hand in black ink on the Brownson House letterhead.
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. Father William E. Corr was the director of the Bureau of Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Type	Text
Physical Description	[1] p. ; 14 x 22 cm.
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--Correspondence; Corr, W. E.--Correspondence; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Topic)	Social settlements--California--Los Angeles; Social service--Finance--California--Los Angeles;
Form/Genre	Letters (correspondence);
Item/Call Number	Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 1, Folder 1
Transcription	[letterhead] Officers and Directors: Miss Mary J. Workman, President Mrs. Charles L. Whipple, 1st Vice-Pres. Mrs. Katherine L. Vollmer, 2nd Vice-Pres. Miss Mary T. Devin, Secretary Miss Rosa I. Bernard, Treasurer Miss Nora L. Desmond Mrs. Mary Young Moore Brownson House 711 Jackson Street Los Angeles Telephone 11563 [handwritten on the right] Nov. 12, 1919 [handwritten in blue ink] Nov. 12, 1919 [written by hand] My dear Father Corr, We have just learned that a group of young Mexican women who are not members of any organized society but whose leader is known to us has engaged the Wacker Theater in order to give concert for the benefit of Brownson House on the evening of Nov. 29. they wish to provide the Christmas gifts at Brownson House and to distribute them. We hope that the plan will be as agreeable to you as it is to us. Please let me know. Sincerely yours, Mary J. Workman