- Title
- Fr. Joseph Glass letter to Mary J. Workman, 1917 March 1
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- Creator
- Glass, Joseph S.
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- Date
- 1917
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- Description
- A hand written letter to Mary J. Workman from Fr. Joseph Glass, dated March 1, 1917. The letter mentions William Deeney and his reaction to an earlier note sent by Mary J. Workman.
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- Names
- Workman, Mary J. (Mary Julia), 1871-1964; Glass, Joseph S.; Deeney, William; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
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- Format Extent
- [1] p. ; 28 x 22 cm.
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- Subject
- Priests--California--Los Angeles; Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; 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. 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. Fr. Joseph Glass, C.M. was the President of St. Vincent's College from 1901 until 1911. When the Vincentian fathers decided to withdraw from teaching in California and sold the campus in 1910, Fr. Glass stayed on as a Trustee as the Jesuits took up the teaching mission, changing the name of the institution to Los Angeles College.
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- Collection
- Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 1, Folder 1
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- Type Value
- ["Correspondence"]
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- Language
- eng
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