Edith and Grace Abbott, Social Work
Papers
Title: Edith and Grace
Abbott, Social Work Papers
Creator: Abbott, Edith, 1876-1957
Creator: Abbott, Grace, 1878-1939
Dates: 1905-1976
Quantity: 20 boxes (10 linear feet)
Collection Number: MS 0129
Language: English
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Biography:
Edith Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, in 1876. She received her A.B. from
the University of Nebraska in 1901 and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in
1905. From 1906 to 1908, she continued post-graduate studies in economics and
political science at the University of London. In 1908, Edith returned to Chicago
and became a resident of Hull House until 1920. Between 1908 and 1920, she served as
Associate Director of the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy at the
University of Chicago. Edith was a member of the University of Chicago faculty from
1913 to 1953, Dean from 1924 to 1942 and Dean Emeritus from 1942 to 1957. She was
the first female dean of any graduate school in the United States when appointed as
the Dean of the School of Social Service Administration at the University of
Chicago. She pioneered college courses for social workers, which emphasized the
importance of formal education in social work and the need to include field
experience as part of that training. During her professional career, Edith published
more than 100 articles and books on juvenile delinquents, women in industry,
problems in the penal system, rights of children, child labor laws, and social
workers' education. She spent her last years at the family home in Grand Island,
Nebraska. Edith died of pneumonia on July 28, 1957.
Grace Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, in 1878. She received a degree from
Grand Island College in 1890 and attended the University of Nebraska. She received
her Ph.M. from the University of Chicago in 1909. Grace continued to study law while
intermittently teaching secondary school. Like her sister Edith, she became a
resident of Hull House and became involved with social issues. In 1915, she became
the first director of the newly organized Immigrant's Protection League formed to
protect immigrants from exploitation and to assist in their adjustment to American
life. In 1917, she was appointed to a position in the Child Labor Division of the
United States Children's Bureau and served as chief of the bureau from 1921 to 1934.
Through the use of motion pictures and radio, she sought to inform mothers about the
best methods of child care and to keep the public informed about state
responsibility for child welfare. In 1929, in response to the depression, she became
an advocate for federal aid and relief. Grace served as the official representative
of the United States on the League of Nations' advisory committees on traffic in
women and on child welfare. In 1931, Good Housekeeping
magazine named her one of the twelve greatest living American women. She was
inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame in 1976. Grace joined Edith at the
University of Chicago and, from 1934 to 1939, served as Professor of Public Welfare
and Editor of the Social Service Review. Until her
death, Grace chaired international labor conferences and state committees dealing
with child labor and remained involved in peace movements and women's rights. She
died in Chicago on June 19, 1939 due to conditions relating to tuberculosis.
In the press, Edith and Grace where known as the "Abbott
Sisters from Nebraska." They had two brothers, Othman A. Abbott, Jr. and
Arthur O. Abbott. Their father, Othman A. Abbott, was a Civil War veteran officer
who became the state's first Lieutenant Governor as well as a member of the Nebraska
State Senate. Their mother, Elizabeth Griffin Abbott, was an early leader of the
Nebraska Women's Suffrage Movement and helped to establish the Grand Island Public
Library system.
Scope and Content:
The papers of Edith Abbott contain professional and personal correspondence, lecture
notes for courses taught at the University of Chicago School of Social
Administration (SSA), articles, the draft of the unfinished biography of Grace
Abbott, and biographical materials. The papers reflect Edith's interests centered on
the status of women in industry and the establishment of high professional standards
in social work education. The papers of Grace Abbott contain personal and
professional correspondence, articles, speeches, radio broadcasts, biographical
material, and materials relating to the United States Children's Bureau and the the
Child Labor Amendment of 1924-25. Grace devoted her career to the conditions of
child labor and to maternal and child health issues. Both sisters shared an interest
in the problems of the immigrant and the public assistance programs of the New Deal.
Within the collection, correspondents include Jane Addams, Sophonisba Breckinridge,
Julia Lathrop, Frank Norris, Frances Perkins, Samuel Ratcliffe and Julius Rosenwald.
Subjects include child labor laws, child welfare, immigration, philanthropy, and
public welfare administration.
Subjects:
Abbott, Edith, 1876-1957
Abbott, Grace, 1878-1939
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935
Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston, 1866-1948
Child Labor -- Law and Legislation
Immigrations -- Law and Legislation
Social Reformers -- United States
Social Service -- History
Social Work Education
Women Social Reformers -- United States
Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
University of Nebraska -- Alumni
Series Description:
Series 1: Correspondence and Biographical Materials, Edith Abbott Box 1This series contains correspondence written to or by Edith Abbott, including
letters from family and friends, with some relating to Grace's death. The
majority of family letters are from her brother, Arthur O. Abbott, which
provide details on their parents health and farm activities. The
professional correspondence addresses issues concerning legal, legislative,
and educational work that Edith was involved with during her career. This
series also includes biographical materials and the honorary degrees Edith
received.
Series 2: Teaching Materials, Edith Abbott Boxes 2-8 Includes Edith's lecture notes for teaching at the School of Social Service
Administration (SSA) at the University of Chicago. Among the topics for the
classes are social work, state welfare, immigration, and public assistance.
The teaching files include bibliographies, topic lists, typed lectures with
notes and marginal comments, questions for class discussion, and related
government documents. There is a set of student papers created for Edith's
classes in the spring of 1950 and 1951.
Series 3: Research Files, Edith Abbott Boxes 8-12The series includes Edith's research files that reflect the same topics she
focused on in her teaching. Many of the files contain typed notes similar to
those Edith used for teaching. Additional topics and individuals represented
include the status of women, women and trade unions, John S. Mill, Benjamin
Rush, and Louisa L. Schuyler.
Series 4: Writing and Publications, Edith Abbott Boxes 12-14This series includes Edith's personal and professional writings. Within the
personal writings is a typescript memoir about her childhood, her siblings,
and their home. Another manuscript titled "The
Treeless Plains" focuses on the Nebraska landscape. There are
several boxes of Edith's professional articles written from 1905-1950. Each
article is outlined in the container list for the collection.
Series 5: Correspondence and Biographical Materials, Grace Abbott Boxes 15-16A small collection of personal and professional correspondence of Grace
Abbott is included in this series, both letters written by Grace and sent to
her. Many of the letters are those she wrote to her sister Edith. The
memorials and tributes are those to Grace after her death, many are
testimonials presented in the United States Congress. Other materials
include pamphlets and articles on the Grace Abbott Homes, part of the
Chicago Housing Project, the dedication of the SS
Grace Abbott liberty ship, the Abbott Children's Center and the
Nebraska Hall of Fame inclusion of Grace in 1978. There is a numbered set of
postcards gathered by Grace during her European travels.
Series 6: Professional Materials, Grace Abbott Boxes 16-18This series contains Grace's professional correspondence during her service
as Chief of the Children's Bureau, United States Department of Labor. A
scrapbook created of her work with the Children's Bureau includes radio
scripts, memos, press releases, minutes, and publicity materials. The files
include information on the development of the Child Labor Amendment and the
Wagner-Lewis Bill on economic security. There are records pertaining to the
White House Children's Conference of 1934. The professional articles written
by Grace span the years 1927-1933. The subjects include child welfare, child
labor, child care, and maternity.
Series 7: Abbott Family History Box 18The majority of correspondence in this series are letters written by Arthur
Abbott to "Dear Edith and Grace," or "Dear E and G." There are occasional
letters to O.A. Abbott senior and to his granddaughter Charlotte Abbott. The
correspondence includes information on Elizabeth Abbott, the family home in
Grand Island, Nebraska, and some resources on the Abbott family law firm. An
autograph album presented to O.A. Abbott for serving as the first lieutenant
governor of Nebraska, dated February 1877, includes the signatures of
senators in the Nebraska legislature.
Series 8: Photographs and Artifacts Boxes 19-20Photographs of Edith, Grace, their niece Charlotte, their parents, brothers,
and the Abbott family home are a part of this series. Additonal items
include photographs of Sophonisba Breckinridge, one photograph of early
immigrants, and a photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt "turning sod"
for the Grand Island Public Library, Grand Island, Nebraska, in 1905.
Container List:
Series 1: Correspondence, Edith AbbottBox 1. Folder 1. Personal correspondence, Edith Abbott, 1905-1939
Box 1. Folder 2. Personal correspondence, Edith Abbott, 1940-1942
Box 1. Folder 3. Personal correspondence, Edith Abbott, 1943-1944
Box 1. Folder 4. Professional correspondence, Edith Abbott, 1906-1936
Box 1. Folder 5. Professional correspondence, memorials, 1939
Box 1. Folder 6. Professional correspondence, Edith Abbott, 1942-1953
Box 1. Folder 7. Biographical materials, Edith Abbott, 1941
Box 1. Folder 8. Honorary degrees, Edith AbbottItem 1. University of Nebraska, Litteraram Doctor, 1917
Item 2. Oberlin College, Doctor of Laws, 1937
Box 1. Folder 9. Awards and honorary degrees, Edith AbbottItem 1. Illinois Welfare Association, Citation for Public
Service, 1945
Item 2. Cook County Department of Welfare, First Honorary Life Member
of Advisory Board, 1951
Box 1. Folder 10. Awards and honorary degrees, Edith AbbottItem 1. University of Denver, Doctor of Humanities, 1952
Item 2. University of Denver, photograph with Chancellor, 1952
Item 3. Delta Gamma Fraternity, Order of the Delta Gamma Rose, Kappa
Chapter, 1952
Series 2: Teaching Materials, Edith AbbottBox 2. Folder 1. Lecture notes, Social Service Administration (SSA) 320,
immigration
Box 2. Folder 2. Lecture notes, SSA322, immigration laws and policies
Box 2. Folder 3. Lecture notes, SSA322, immigration
Box 2. Folder 4. Lecture notes, SSA350, grant-in-aid
Box 2. Folder 5. Lecture notes, SSA353, nationality of women
Box 2. Folder 6. Lecture notes, SSA354, services for crippled children
Box 2. Folder 7. Lecture notes, SSA357, Stephen Girard
Box 2. Folder 8. Lecture notes, SSA357, federal government
reorganization
Box 2. Folder 9. Lecture notes, SSA357, public assistance
Box 2. Folder 10. Lecture notes, SSA357, civil service 1
Box 2. Folder 11. Lecture notes, SSA357, civil service 2
Box 2. Folder 12. Lecture notes, SSA357, civil service 3
Box 3. Folder 1. Lecture notes, SSA357b, state welfare
Box 3. Folder 2. Lecture notes, SSA357b, American prisons
Box 3. Folder 3. Lecture notes, SSA361, American philanthropy
Box 3. Folder 4. Lecture notes, SSA361, social welfare in America 1
Box 3. Folder 5. Lecture notes, SSA361, social welfare in America 2
Box 3. Folder 6. Lecture notes, SSA361, social welfare in America 3
Box 3. Folder 7. Lecture notes, SSA361, History of Social Welfare in the
U.S.
Box 3. Folder 8. Lecture notes, SSA361, History of Social Welfare in the
U.S.
Box 4. Folder 9. Lecture notes, SSA361, History of Social Welfare in the
U.S.
Box 3. Folder 10. Lecture notes, SSA361, immigration
Box 4. Folder 1. Lecture notes, SSA361, juvenile offenders
Box 4. Folder 2. Lecture notes, SSA361, American philanthropy 1
Box 4. Folder 3. Lecture notes, SSA361, American philanthropy 1a
Box 4. Folder 4. Lecture notes, SSA361, American philanthropy 1b
Box 4. Folder 5. Lecture notes, SSA361, colonial criminal law reform
Box 4. Folder 6. Lecture notes, SSA361, crime and punishment 1
Box 4. Folder 7. Lecture notes, SSA361, crime and punishment 2
Box 4. Folder 8. Lecture notes, SSA364, almshouses, workhouses
Box 4. Folder 9. Lecture notes, SSA364, English philanthropy 1
Box 4. Folder 10. Lecture notes, SSA364, English philanthropy 2
Box 5. Folder 1. Lecture notes, SSA364, Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839,
humanitarian
Box 5. Folder 2. Lecture notes, SSA364, English philanthropy, history of,
18
Box 5. Folder 3. Lecture notes, SSA365, British social insurance
Box 5. Folder 4. Lecture notes, SSA365, English philanthropy 4
Box 5. Folder 5. Lecture notes, SSA369, British public health services
Box 5. Folder 6. Lecture notes, SSA369, English philanthropy 5
Box 5. Folder 7. Lecture notes, SSA395, subsidies 1
Box 5. Folder 8. Lecture notes, SSA464, subsidies 2
Box 6. Folder 1. Lecture notes, SSA461, social work in America, 1874-1879
Box 6. Folder 2. Lecture notes, SSA461, American prisons 1
Box 6. Folder 3. Lecture notes, SSA461, American philanthropy 2
Box 6. Folder 4. Lecture notes, SSA461, housing
Box 6. Folder 5. Lecture notes, SSA461, American philanthropy 3
Box 6. Folder 6. Lecture notes, SSA464, English philanthropy 2
Box 6. Folder 7. Lecture notes, SSA464, housing and public health
Box 6. Folder 8. Lecture notes, early English philanthropy, poverty
Box 6. Folder 9. Lecture notes, early English philanthropy, new poor
law
Box 7. Folder 1. Lecture Notes, early English philanthropy
Box 7. Folder 2. Lecture Notes, History of Social Politics
Box 7. Folder 3. Subject Files, term papers, no. 1
Box 7. Folder 4. Subject Files, term paper, no. 2
Box 7. Folder 5. Subject Files, term paper, no. 3
Box 7. Folder 6. Subject Files, term paper, no. 4
Box 8. Folder 1. Subject Files, term paper, no. 5
Box 8. Folder 2. Subject Files, term paper, no. 6
Box 8. Folder 3. Subject Files, term paper, no. 7
Series 3: Research Files, Edith AbbottBox 8. Folder 4. Addams, Jane, memorial service program, 1935
Box 8. Folder 5. American Association of Schools of Social Work Conference,
reports (1), 1950
Box 8. Folder 6. American Association of Schools of Social Work Conference,
reports (2), 1950
Box 8. Folder 7. Apprenticeship (colonial)
Box 8. Folder 8. Bentham, Jeremy, 1746-1832
Box 8. Folder 9. Blind, 1746-1832
Box 8. Folder 10. Booth, Charles, 1840-1916
Box 8. Folder 11. Breckinridge, Sophonisba P.
Box 8. Folder 12. Research articles, Breckinridge, Sophonisba P.
Box 8. Folder 13. Brinkerhoff, Roeliff, 1828-1911
Box 8. Folder 14. Carpenter, Mary, 1809-1877
Box 8. Folder 15. Chartism
Box 8. Folder 16. Child care, Scottish Advisory Council, reports, 1950
Box 8. Folder 17. Children in prisons
Box 8. Folder 18. Children's Emergency Fund
Box 9. Folder 1. Civil League of Lexington, Kentucky, minutes, 1900-1912
Box 9. Folder 2. Civil service history, 1940-1944
Box 9. Folder 3. Deaf-mute reports
Box 9. Folder 4. Deportation bill
Box 9. Folder 5. Dix, Dorthea, 1802-1887
Box 9. Folder 6. Eddy, Thomas, 1758-1829
Box 9. Folder 7. Education and charities
Box 9. Folder 8. Endowments
Box 9. Folder 9. English poor laws
Box 9. Folder 10. English poor laws, newspaper clippings
Box 9. Folder 11. English poor laws, charities
Box 10. Folder 1. Hampton, Virgil, Social Service
Review, 1942
Box 10. Folder 2. Home for the friendless
Box 10. Folder 3. Howe, Samuel
Box 10. Folder 4. Hunger, disease, poverty
Box 10. Folder 5. Insane, care of 1
Box 10. Folder 6. Insane, care of 2
Box 10. Folder 7. Insanity
Box 10. Folder 8. Irish poor laws
Box 10. Folder 9. Immigration, German
Box 10. Folder 10. Letchworth, William P.
Box 10. Folder 11. Ludwich, Christopher
Box 10. Folder 12. Massachusetts charities, 1864-1873
Box 10. Folder 13. Maternity and infancy, 1934-1940
Box 10. Folder 14. Mill, John S., 1806-1873
Box 10. Folder 15. Oglethorpe, Edward, 1695-1785
Box 10. Folder 16. Orphan Asylum Society, 1806-1896
Box 10. Folder 17. Orphan asylums, 1801
Box 11. Folder 1. Pensions
Box 11. Folder 2. Poor laws, before 1800
Box 11. Folder 3. Poor laws, 1800-1834
Box 11. Folder 4. Prisons, penal systems, South Carolina, 1866-1916
Box 11. Folder 5. Public health, 1834-1852
Box 11. Folder 6. Public welfare
Box 11. Folder 7. Red Cross and Clara Barton
Box 11. Folder 8. Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813
Box 11. Folder 9. Schuyler, Louisa L., 1837-1926
Box 11. Folder 10. Social work education
Box 11. Folder 11. State relief funds, 1932-1944
Box 11. Folder 12. Transportation, 1606-1709
Box 11. Folder 13. Tuckerman, Joseph, 1778-1840
Box 11. Folder 14. Unionizing public employees
Box 11. Folder 15. Wald, Lillian D., 1867-1940, public health nursing, 1941
Box 11. Folder 16. Wesley, John
Box 11. Folder 17. White House conference, 1947
Box 11. Folder 18. Women's movement, economic foundation, 1914
Box 11. Folder 19. Women, trade unions
Box 11. Folder 20. Young, A., 1741-1820
Box 11. Folder 21. Research pamphlets, 1810-1827
Box 11. Folder 22. Research pamphlets, 1829-1841
Box 11. Folder 23. Research pamphlets, 1843-1851, 1872, 1896, 1900
Box 12. Folder 1. Research pamphlets, occasional papers, 1906-1907, 1908
Box 12. Folder 2. Research pamphlets, 1910-1920s
Box 12. Folder 3. Research pamphlets, 1920-193os
Box 12. Folder 4. Research pamphlets, 1940s
Series 4: Writings and Publications, Edith AbbottBox 12. Folder 5. Typescript, "The Treeless
Plains," two versions, 1945
Box 12. Folder 6. Typescripts, "Grace Abbott, Her
Sister's Story of Her Life and Work," on
childhood, 1947-1950
Box 12. Folder 7. Typescripts, "Grace Abbott, Her
Sister's Story of Her Life and Work" on Hull
House, 1948-1950
Box 12. Folder 8. Typescript, "American Immigration
Legislation, History and Present Policies"
Box 12. Folder 9. Typescript, American Immigration Legislation, chapter 2, part
1
Box 12. Folder 10. Typescript, American Immigration Legislation, chapter 2, part
2
Box 12. Folder 11. Typescript, American Immigration Legislation, chapter 3, part
1
Box 13. Folder 1. Typescript, American Immigration Legislation, chapter 3, part
2
Box 13. Folder 2. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, 1905-1908Item 1. "The Wages of Unskilled Labor in
the United States 1850-1900," Journal
of Political Economy, 1905, June
Item 2. "Woman Suffrage Militant: the New
Movement in England," Independent, 1906, Nov. 29
Item 3. "Employment of Women in Industries
Twelfth Census Statistics," Journal
of Political Economy, 1906
Item 4. "Municipal Employment of Unemployed
Women in London," Journal of
Political Economy, 1907, Nov.
Box 13. Folder 3. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, 1911Item 1. "English Poor-Law
Reform," Journal of Political
Economy, 1911, Jan.
Item 2. "Women in Industry: The Chicago
Stockyards," Journal of Political
Economy, 1911, Oct.
Item 3. "The School and the Working-Child:
A Plea for Employment Supervision in City Schools. (with
Sophonisba P. Breckinridge)," Finding
Employment for Children Who Leave the Grade Schools to go to
Work, 1911, Dec.
Item 4. "Public Care of Working-Children in
England and Germany: Some Notes on Juvenile Labour
Exchanges," Finding Employment for
Children Who Leave the Grade Schools to go to
Work, 1911, Dec.
Box 13. Folder 4. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, 1915Item 1. "Progress of the Minimum Wage in
England," Journal of Political
Economy, 1915, Mar.
Item 2. "Education for Social
Work," Report of the Commissioner of
Education, 1915, June 30
Item 3. "Are Women A Force for Good
Government? An Analysis of the Returns in the Recent Municipal
Election in Chicago," 1915
Item 4. "Crime in Chicago," New Republic, 1915
Item 5. "Field Work and the Training of the
Social Worker," Reports and Address
of the National Conference of Charities and
Correction, 1915
Item 6. "The Real Jail Problem," Juvenile Protective Agency of
Chicago, 1915
Item 7. "Statistics Relating to Crime in
Chicago," Report to the City Council
on Crime of the City of Chicago, 1915
Item 8. "Women's Wages in Chicago: Some
Notes on Available Data," Journal of
Political Economy, 1915(?)
Box 13. Folder 5. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, 1916-1917Item 1. "The Woman Voter and the Spoils
System in Chicago," National
Municipal Review, 1916, July
Item 2. "The One Hundred and One County
Jails of Illinois and Why They Ought to be
Abolished,"Juvenile Protective Agency of Chicago, 1916
Item 3. "Charles Booth,
1840-1916," Journal of Political
Economy, 1917, Feb.
Item 4. "War and Women's Work in
England," Journal of Political Economy
(2), 1917, July
Item 5. "Field Work Training with Social
Agencies," Report of the Association
of Urban Universities (2), 1917, Nov.
Item 6. "Experimental Period of Widow's
Pension Legislation," Reports and
Address of the National Conference of Social
Work, 1917
Box 13. Folder 6. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, 1918-1919Item 1. "Crime and the War," Journal of American Institute of Criminal Law
and Criminology (2), 1918, May
Item 2. "Democracy and Social Progress in
England," University of Chicago War
Papers (2), 1918
Item 3. "The Social Case Worker and the
Enforcement of Industrial Legislation," National
Conference of Social Work (2), 1918
Item 4. "Probation and Suspended
Sentence,"American Institute of Criminal Law and
Criminology (2), 1919
Item 5. "Labor and Labor
Organizations," Review of Books, 1919
Box 13. Folder 7. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, 1921-1922, 1924Item 1. "The Administration of the
Aid-to-Mothers Law in Illinois," (with Sophonisba Breckinridge) Children's Bureau, U.S.
Department of Labor, 1921
Item 2. "Recent Statistics Relating to
Crime in Chicago," Journal of
Criminal Law and Criminology (2), 1922, Nov.
Item 3. "Immigration Legislation and the
Problems of Assimilation," Proceedings of the National
Conference of Social Work, 1924, June
Box 14. Folder 1. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, 1929-1930Item 1. "A Message to the Alumni,
University of Chicago," Graduate School of Social Service
Administration, 1929, June
Item 2. "Report of the Dean of the School
of Social Service Administration 1929-1930, President's
Report," University of Chicago, 1930
Item 3. "Convocation Address: The
University and Social Welfare," The
University Record, 1930, October
Item 4. "The University and Social
Welfare," The University
Record, 1930, October
Item 5. "Report of the Dean of the School
of Social Service Administration 1930-1931, President's
Report," University of Chicago, 1931
Box 14. Folder 2. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, 1933-1936Item 1. "The Crisis in Relief," The Nation (2 copies), 1933, Oct.
Item 2. "Evictions During the Chicago Rent
Moratorium Established by the Relief Agencies, 1931-1933,"
with Katherine Kiesling, 1933
Item 3. "Abolish the Pauper
Laws," The Social Service
Review, 1934, Mar.
Item 4. "'Work Relief' Before the Courts:
Selected Court Decisions," The Social
Service Review, 1934
Item 5. "Work Relief and Workmen's
Compensation: Selected Court Decisions II," The Social Service Review, 1935, June
Item 6. "The Pauper Laws Still Go
On," The Social Service
Review, 1935, Dec.
Item 7. "Notes and Comment Federal
Grants-in-Aid for Home Relief," The
Social Service Review, 1935, Dec.
Item 8. "Don't Do It, Mr.
Hopkins!," The
Nation, 1935
Item 9. "Public Welfare and
Politics," The Social Service
Review, 1936, Sept.
Box 14. Folder 3. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, 1937Item 1. "Tenements of Chicago:
1908-1935," American Economic
Review, 1937, Sept.
Item 2. "Public Assistance – Whither
Bound?,"National Conference of Social Work, 1937, Sept.
Item 3. "Some American Pioneers in Social
Welfare" University of Chicago Press, 1937
Box 14. Folder 4. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, "Grace
Abbott, A Sister's Memories," The Social
Service Review, 1939, Sept.
Box 14. Folder 5. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, "Unemployment Relief A Federal Responsiblity," The Social Service Review, 1940, Sept.
Box 14. Folder 6. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, "Twenty-One Years of University Education for Social Services,
1920-1941," A Report to the Alumni,
University of Chicago, 1942
Box 14. Folder 7. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, 1947-1950Item 1. "The Work of Thomas H. Gallaudet
and the Teaching of the Deaf," American Social Welfare History Select Documents, The Social Service Review, 1947
Item 2. "Grace Abbott and Hull House
1908-1921," The Social Service
Review, 1950, Dec.
Box 14. Folder 8. Article reprints, Edith Abbott, undatedItem 1. "The Wage-Earning Woman and the
State A Reply to Miss Minnie Bronson" (with Sophonisba
Breckinridge) Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good
Government
Item 2. "A Forgotten Minimum Wage
Bill"
Item 3. "Progess of the Minimum Wage in
England"
Item 4. "The English Working-Woman and the
Franchise"
Series 5: Correspondence and Biographical Materials, Grace AbbottBox 15. Folder 1. Personal correspondence, Grace Abbott, 1909-1935
Box 15. Folder 2. Professional correspondence, Grace Abbott, 1920-1939
Box 15. Folder 3. Biographical materials, Grace Abbott
Box 15. Folder 4. Will and testament, Grace Abbott, 1932, 1942
Box 15. Folder 5. Memorials, testimonies, Grace Abbott
Box 15. Folder 6. Memorials, Grace Abbott
Box 15. Folder 7. Honorary degreesItem 1. Grand Island College, Honorary Degree of Law, 1931
Item 2. University of Nebraska, Doctor of Law, 1931
Item 3. Mount Holyoke College, Litterarum Doctoris, 1935
Item 4. University of Wisconsin, Doctor of Law, 1932
Box 15. Folder 8. Program, SS Grace Abbott liberty
ship program, 1942
Box 16. Folder 9. Newspaper clippings, Abbott Children's Center, Peoria,
Illinois, 1950
Box 15. Folder 10. Pamphlet, newspaper clippings, Abbott Homes of Chicago Housing
Project, 1954
Box 15. Folder 11. Program, newspaper clippings, Nebraska Hall of Fame, 1978
Box 16. Folder 1. Postcards, European travels, numbers 1-55, 1925
Box 16. Folder 2. Postcards, European travels, numbers 56-113, 1925
Box 16. Folder 3. Postcards, European travels, numbers 114-185, 1925
Series 6: Professional Materials, Grace AbbottBox 16. Folder 4. Scrapbook, Children's Bureau, 1921-1934
Box 17. Folder 1. Children's Bureau- U.S. Dept. Of Labor, 1920-1930
Box 17. Folder 2. Rights of Children, 1928-1930
Box 17. Folder 3. Children's Bureau Communication, Child Labor
Amendment, 1924-1925
Box 17. Folder 4. Children's Bureau pamphlets, undated
Box 17. Folder 5. Children Labor Amendment #2, opposition, 1925
Box 17. Folder 6. Children Labor Amendment, proposal, 1922-1924
Box 17. Folder 7. Economic Security, No. 1, Wagner-Lewis Bill, outline, 1934-1936
Box 17. Folder 8. Economic Security, No. 2, Wagner-Lewis Bill, Economical Security
Advisory Committee, 1934-1935
Box 17. Folder 9. Economic Security, No. 3, Wagner-Lewis Bill, economical security,
unemployment compensation, 1934-1935
Box 17. Folder 10. Article reprints, Grace Abbott, 1930Item 1. "Federal Government in Relation to
Maternity and Infancy" American Academy of Political and
Social Sciences, 1930
Box 17. Folder 11. Article reprints, Grace Abbott, 1927-1939Item 1. "Developing Standards of Rural
Child Welfare," 1927
Item 2. "Social Security Act and
Relief," University of Chicago Law
Review, 1936
Item 3. "Federal Regulation of Children
Labor," Social Security
Review, 1939
Box 18. Folder 1. Annual reports, Children's Bureau, 1927-1931Item 1. Annual reports, Children's Bureau, 1922-1931
Box 18. Folder 2. Statements, maternity and infanctsItem 1. "Statements, Extension of
Protection of Maternity and Infant Act," 1926
Item 2. "Statements, Federal Government in
Relations to Maternity and Infant Act," 1930
Box 18. Folder 3. "Survey of Boston Settlements and
Neighborhood Houses," 1934
Series 7: Abbott Family MaterialsBox 18. Folder 4. Personal correspondence, Edith and Grace, 1903-1939
Box 18. Folder 5. Family correspondence, 1944-1950, undated
Box 18. Folder 6. Family correspondence, professional, 1897-1941
Box 18. Folder 7. Abbott family history
Box 18. Folder 8. Abbott Family Reunion, 1939, June 15
Box 18. Folder 9. Autograph album, Nebraska Senate, presented to O. A.
Abbott, 1877
Series 8: PhotographsBox 19. Folder 1. Photographs, Edith Abbott, 1876-1940
Box 19. Folder 2. Photographs, Grace Abbott, 1878-1939
Box 19. Folder 3. Photographs, Edith and Grace Abbott, 1920-1939
Box 19. Folder 4. Photographs, Charlotte Abbott, 1930-1939
Box 19. Folder 5. Photographs, Abbott Family
Box 19. Folder 6. Photographs, Abbott family home, Grand Island,
Nebraska, 1876-1939
Box 19. Folder 7. Photographs, academic settings of Edith and Grace, 1920-1942
Box 19. Folder 8. Photographs, S. P. Breckinridge, 1866-1948
Box 19. Folder 9. Photographs, early immigrants, 1900
Box 19. Folder 10. Photographs, President Theodore Roosevelt, Grand Island,
Nebraska, 1905
Box 19. Folder 11. Photographs, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 75th Anniversary,
program, misc.
Box 20. Photographs, miscellaneous oversize, 1924 (please see audio/visual materials)
Related Material and Resources: The University of Chicago Library houses selected papers of Edith and Grace Abbott,
including correspondence, speeches, academic and professional materials, and
biographical information. Access to the finding aid for the collection is available
from the Special
Collections Research Center. In addition, papers relating to the Abbott
Family, and a finding aid, can be located at the Nebraska State Historical Society. |