Letter from Jane Addams to John H. Vincent, February 3, 1902

The John Heyl Vincent papers include an autograph and letter book containing greetings from seventy friends and colleagues presented to Bishop Vincent on his 70th birthday. The page featured in this exhibition is a personal letter from famous social reformer Jane Addams (1860–1935) who writes: “My Dear Bishop Vincent May I congratulate you not only upon the founding of Chautauqua but upon the very substantial contribution you have made toward educational methods adapted to working people.”

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Letter from Jane Addams to John H. Vincent, February 3, 1902