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Identifier	catholic_00051
Title	[Fr. William E. Corr letter to Mary J. Workman, 1919 December 4]
Creator	Corr, William E.
Date Created	1919
Description	A letter from Fr. William E. Corr to Mary J. Workman typed on the letterhead of the Bureau of Catholic Charities, regarding surplus money for Brownson House building improvements.
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. 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. Father William E. Corr was the director of the Bureau of Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Type	Text
Physical Description	[1] leaf ; 28 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, William E.--Correspondence; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Finance; National Catholic War Council (U.S.);
Subject (Topic)	Social settlements--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] [left] Rev. Wm. E. Corr Director [center] Bureau of Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey and Los Angeles 823-825-827 Higgins Building Los Angeles, Cal., [typed] Dec 4th 1919 [right] Telephone Broadway 3773 [body of letter] Miss Mary Workman, 357 S. Boyle Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. My dear Miss Workman: In accordance with my conversation with the Directors on Sunday, November 30th, I wish to say that the Rt. Rev. Bishop agrees to have the Los Angeles Division of the National Catholic War Council take over all expenses of Brownson House during the year beginning December 1st. He is also in favor of Brownson House Association spending it's present surplus money for enlarging and making improvements on the present property. Should the Board of Directors decide to begin these improvements immediately I shall be glad to have you date your expenses from December 1st, 1919 and shall pay whatever expenses are agreed upon by the Directors and our Supervisors, providing these meet the requirements of the National Catholic War Council. The Rt. Rev. Bishop has also agreed to lease the building to the Los Angeles Division of the National Catholic War Council. All activities will be carried on under the joint supervision of Brownson House Association wand the National Catholic War Council. The matter of the furnishings of the Brownson House may be discussed later. I cannot attend the meeting on Friday but I shall endeavor to be present Sunday. With the very best wishes, I am Yours very sincerely, [signed] W. E. Corr Director of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Monterey and Los Angeles