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Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jane Addams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-001
Overview

A world-famous social reformer; co-founded the first settlement house in America in 1889; championed many causes on behalf of the urban poor, such as protection of immigrants, child labor laws, industrial safety, juvenile courts, and recognition of labor unions; a leading figure in the movement for international peace; awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

Dates: 1838-; Majority of material found within 1880-1935

Speer Family papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-M72
Overview The Speer Family papers represent four generations of that family, with the bulk of material attributed to the last two generations, especially Robert Elliott Speer and his wife and three of his five children: Emma Bailey, Elliott, Margaret Bailey, and William Speer. The family was active in the Presbyterian Church, serving that institution in a variety of different capacities. The children, in addition to their religious roles, held prominent positions in academic administration. The...
Dates: 1802 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1943

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Beijing (China) 1
Bergen County (N.J.) 1
Bryn Mawr (Pa.) 1
Charities 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century 1
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China -- History -- 20th Century 1
China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949 1
Chinese Students 1
College teachers -- China -- Correspondence 1
Concentration camps 1
Education 1
Education -- United States 1
Education, Higher 1
Feminists -- United States 1
Feminists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Huntingdon County (Pa.) 1
Iran 1
Journalism 1
Labor movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Lakeville (Conn.) 1
Law 1
Missionaries 1
Missionaries -- China 1
Missionaries -- China -- Correspondence 1
Missions, American 1
Missions, American -- China 1
Murder -- Massachusetts 1
Northfield (Mass.) 1
Northfield Schools 1
Pacifists -- United States 1
Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Pennsylvania -- Politics and Government -- 1865-1950 1
Phillips Academy 1
Preparatory schools -- United States 1
Princeton (N.J.) 1
Private schools -- Pennsylvania 1
Repatriation -- United States 1
School management and organization -- United States 1
Schools -- Pennsylvania 1
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 1
Social reformers -- United States 1
Social settlements -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 1
Undergraduates -- United States 1
United States -- Politics and government -- 1869-1877 1
Universities and colleges -- China 1
Women -- Education -- China 1
Women -- Education -- Pennsylvania 1
Women -- Societies and clubs 1
Women and peace -- History -- Sources 1
Women and peace -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Women college students -- China 1
Women in charitable work 1
Women pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Women social reformers -- United States 1
Women social reformers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Young Men's Christian Associations 1
World War, 1939-1945 1
correspondence 1
diaries 1
speeches (documents) 1
yearbooks 1
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