Stanley Linn Family PapersAn inventory of the collection at UICInventory prepared by George Stachokas.

Stanley Linn Family Papers

An inventory of the collection at UIC


Collection Summary
	Creator:	Linn, Stanley, 1883-1945
	Title:	Stanley Linn Family Papers
	Dates:	1919-1935
	Abstract:	Part of the Jane Addams Memorial Collection. Stanley Linn (1883-1945) was Jane Addams' nephew -- the son of her oldest sister Mary Catherine Addams Linn. When Mary died in 1884, Jane Addams became guardian for her nephews Weber and Stanley and her niece Esther. Stanley lived at Hull-House with his aunt as a child. Jane Addams remained an important figure in the lives of Stanley Linn and his wife Myra acting as a sympathetic ear and a source of money during the tight Depression years. The collection consists of correspondence between the Linn family in the 1930's.
	Quantity:	0.5 linear feet
	Identification:	SLinn

Biography of Stanley Linn

Stanley R. Linn (1883-1945) was a nephew of Jane Addams who spent part of his childhood at Hull-House. Jane Addams assumed guardianship of Stanley and two of his older siblings upon the death of her sister, Mary Catherine Addams Linn (1845-1894). Stanley's sister, Esther Linn Hulbert (1880-1955), and his brother, James Weber Linn (1876-1939), did not spend as much time at Hull-House, but James Weber went on to write a biography of Jane Addams after he became a professor of English at the University of Chicago. Rev. John Addams Linn (1872-1918), the oldest sibling, perished during World War I while providing relief to Allied soldiers as a member of the YMCA.

Scope and Contents

The majority of this collection consists of correspondence between various family members and friends of Stanley R. Linn, Esther Linn Hulbert, and James Weber Linn. Newspaper clippings regarding the death of Rev. John Addams Linn, calling cards with notes, and other published material about members of the family are also included. Some material concerns Jane Addams. These items were taken from Accession 71-21 by staff at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None


Index Terms
	This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
	Subjects:
		Linn family--Archives.

		Hull-House and Settlement House History

Detailed Description/Box and Folder Listing


Stanley Linn Family Papers
Box	Folder
1	1	Correspondence between Janet W. Gould and Stanley Linn, June 1935
	2	Correspondence between Alice Hamilton, Myra and Stanley Linn, 1934-1935
	3	Correspondence between Esther Linn Hulbert and Stanley Linn, October 1918, June 1935
	4	Correspondence between Frank D. Keyser and Stanley Linn, February 1935
	5	Correspondence between Euphnosque Langley and Stanley Linn, February 1935
	6	Correspondence between James Weber Linn and Marcet Haldeman, n.d.
	7	Correspondence between James Weber Linn and Stanley Linn, 1926-1935
	8	James Weber Linn materials, 1939,1974
	9	Newspaper clippings regarding the death of Jane Linn, February 1935
	10	Newspaper clippings regarding the death of John Linn, January 1919
	11	Correspondence between May H. Linn (Mrs. James Weber), Mr. Dawes, and Stanley Linn, 1933-1935
	12	Correspondence between Myra Linn (Mrs. Stanley R.), Stanley Linn, and Mrs. Linn, December 1924, July 1941
	13	Notes for speech about Jane Addams given by Myra Linn, n.d.
	14	Correspondence between Stanley Linn and Myra Linn, 1918, 1935
	15	Correspondence between Ida Lovitt and Stanley Linn, 1935
	16	Correspondence between Elisabeth McManus and Stanley Linn, May 1935
	17	Correspondence between Emily M. Pryor and Stanley Linn, June 1935
	18	Note from Mrs. George A. Weber regarding calling cards to Myra Linn, n.d.
	19	Correspondence between Edward Yeomen and Myra Linn, n.d.
	20	Correspondence regarding Jane Addams Memorial Fund, 1935