- Title
- Fr. W.E. Corr letter to Mary J. Workman, Jan 20th, 1920
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- Creator
- Corr, W.E.
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- Date
- 1920
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- Description
- A letter from Fr. W.E. Corr to Mary Workman typed on the letterhead of the Bureau of Catholic Charities, requesting a meeting with the Directors of Brownson House Association.
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- Physical description
- [1] p. ; 28 cm.
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- Subject
- Social settlements--California--Los Angeles;
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- Note
- 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 W. E. Corr was the director of the Bureau of Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Los Angeles.
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- Collection Location
- Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 1, Folder 1
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- Type
- ["Correspondence"]
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- Language
- eng
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