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Letter from Florence Kelley to Dr. Braun, February 11, 1897

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Title
Letter from Florence Kelley to Dr. Braun, February 11, 1897
Creator
Kelley, Florence  
Date
1897-02-11  
Decade
1890s
Description
A February 11, 1897 letter from Florence Kelley to Dr. Braun written on Hull House letterhead. In the letter, Kelley assured Braun of her intention to keep her writings about social reform objective and described the challenge of doing so with issues she felt strongly about. She alluded to the difficulty she had faced finding newspapers to publish articles and reports that exposed sweatshop abuses and violations of labor laws.
Extent
1 item
Dimensions
23.9 cm
Language
eng
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 1065
Collection Title
Florence Kelley Letter
Rights
This item is in the public domain.
Rights Description
No Copyright - United States
Acquisition information
Purchased in 2020 with support from the Bruce C. Creamer Fund.
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Type
correspondence  
Identifier
1065_001
Collection
Florence Kelley Letter (Digitized Content)
TitleLetter from Florence Kelley to Dr. Braun, February 11, 1897
CreatorKelley, Florence  
Date1897-02-11  
Decade1890s
DescriptionA February 11, 1897 letter from Florence Kelley to Dr. Braun written on Hull House letterhead. In the letter, Kelley assured Braun of her intention to keep her writings about social reform objective and described the challenge of doing so with issues she felt strongly about. She alluded to the difficulty she had faced finding newspapers to publish articles and reports that exposed sweatshop abuses and violations of labor laws.
Extent1 item
Dimensions23.9 cm
Languageeng
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 1065
Collection TitleFlorence Kelley Letter
RightsThis item is in the public domain.
Rights DescriptionNo Copyright - United States
Acquisition informationPurchased in 2020 with support from the Bruce C. Creamer Fund.
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Typecorrespondence  
Identifier1065_001
CollectionFlorence Kelley Letter (Digitized Content)

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