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Identifier	catholic_00067
Title	[Fr. W.E. Corr letter to the Brownson House Settlement, Feb 28, 1920]
Creator	Corr, W.E.
Date Created	1920
Description	A letter from Fr. W.E. Corr to the Brownson House Settlement typed on the letterhead of the Bureau of Catholic Charities. The note states he is turning over a letter to them.
Historical Background	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 W. 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)	Corr, W.E.--Correspondence; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Correspondence;
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] Feb 28th, 1920. [right] Telephone [crossed out Broadway 3773 and written by hand] 10428 Brownson House Settlement, 711 Jackson Street, Los Angeles, Calif. As we did not received a report on the placing out of the child mentioned in the enclosed letter I am turning the letter over to you as you can probably give the desired information. Yours sincerely, [signed] W.E. Corr Director of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Monterey and Los Angeles