Brownson house sympathy resolution over the death of William H. Workman, 1918 February 21

Title

Brownson house sympathy resolution over the death of William H. Workman, 1918 February 21

Date

21 February 1918

Description

Resolution dated February 21, 1918 signed by the directors of the Brownson House Settlement Association recording their "sentiments of profound sympathy" for their "beloved" association president, Mary J. Workman, over the death of her father, William H. Workman.

Format Extent

1 leaf ; 28 cm

Subject

Corporate resolutions; Condolence notes;

Note

Mary Julia Workman founded the Brownson House Settlement Association in 1901 and led it for 19 years. 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. Dating back to the mid-nineteenth century, the Workman family holds a distinguished place in Los Angeles history. Two brothers, David (1798-1855) and William (1800-1876), originally from England, were the first Workmans to settle in Los Angeles. William H. Workman (1839-1918), the son of David, and his wife Maria Elizabeth, and father to Mary Julia Workman, made his mark in Los Angeles politics and the development of the city infrastructure. The most important civic office that William H. Workman held was mayor of Los Angeles, from 1887 to 1888.

Collection

Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1, Box 1, Folder 1

Type

["Correspondence"]

Language

eng

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Title

Brownson house sympathy resolution over the death of William H. Workman, 1918 February 21

Date

21 February 1918

Description

Note

Transcription

[handwritten:] February 21, 1918 [typewritten body:] WHEREAS, our beloved President of Brownson House Settlement Association, Mary J. Workman, has sustained a great bereavement in the death of her father, Hon. William H. Workman; and, WHEREAS, the said Hon. William H. Workman was an exemplary man, and honored citizen, a devoted husband, and an affectionate father; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, the Brownson House Settlement Association records its sentiments of profound sympathy for its beloved President in this sad hour and prays the merci-ful God will graciously sustain her and the members of her family in this severe trial; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that these Resolutions be spread upon the minutes of our meetings and a copy sent to our beloved President, Mary J. Workman. Signed on behalf of the Directors of the Brown-son House Association. [signed:] Mrs. Lucile [Mesiuer?] Whipple [signed:] Rosa I. Bernard [signed:] Mrs. Katherine L. Vollmer [signed:] Mary Teresa Devin [signed:] Nora Louise Desmond [signed:] Mrs. Mary Young Moore

Names

Workman, Mary J. (Mary Julia), 1871-1964; Workman, William H., 1839-1918; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Records and correspondence; Whipple, Lucille M.; Bernard, Rosa I.; Vollmer, Katherine L.; Devin, Mary Teresa; Desmond, Nora Louise; Moore, Mary Young;

Subject

Corporate resolutions; Condolence notes;

Type

["Correspondence"]

Format Extent

1 leaf ; 28 cm

Language

eng

Digital Identifier

LML_CSLA-09-000360001

Collection

Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1, Box 1, Folder 1

Source

Department of Archives & Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University

Sponsorship

Funding for a portion of this collection came from a Local History Digital Resource Project grant . The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php.

Rights

https://library.lmu.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/

Location

["Los Angeles, Calif."]

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