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Anna M. Jackson letter to William L. Strong
Title:
Anna M. Jackson letter to William L. Strong
Description:
William Lafayette Strong served as the 90th Mayor of New York City. On behalf of the Women's Prison Reform Committee, requests an interview with Strong concerning the work of police matrons.
Date:
1895-1897
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Josephine Shaw Lowell police station report
Title:
Josephine Shaw Lowell police station report
Description:
Josephine Shaw Lowell was a prominent social reformer and member of the Women's Prison Reform Committee. Describes her research into the Eldridge St. police station prisoner records. Reports that the police matrons have noticed a decrease in prisoners and improved prisoner conduct since the Excise law. Recommends that the Committee not take the time to review records of accepted candidates.
Date:
1895-12-04
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Josephine Shaw Lowell police station visitation report
Title:
Josephine Shaw Lowell police station visitation report
Description:
Josephine Shaw Lowell was a prominent social reformer and member of the Women's Prison Reform Committee. Report describing the conditions and holding facilities of multiple New York police stations, with an emphasis on amenities for police matrons and women prisoners.
Date:
1895-05-04
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Women's Prison Reform Committee letter to Police Commissioners extract
Title:
Women's Prison Reform Committee letter to Police Commissioners extract
Description:
Extract of a letter sent to Police Commissioners concerning the employment of police matrons across New York City, written on Women's Prison Reform Committee stationary. Based on inspections of police stations employing matrons in 1894, the Women's Prison Reform Committee recommends the transfer of current matrons to locations with higher rates of women prisoners and more need for their services.
Date:
1897-02
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Women's Prison Reform Committee police station visitation report
Title:
Women's Prison Reform Committee police station visitation report
Description:
Fragment. Josephine Shaw Lowell was a prominent social reformer and member of the Women's Prison Reform Committee. Report describing the conditions and holding facilities of multiple New York police stations, with an emphasis on amenities for police matrons and women prisoners. Inspected by members of the Women's Prison Reform Committee, including Lowell, Anna M. Jackson, Mrs. Davis (probably Katharine B. Davis), and Mrs. Curtis.
Date:
1895-05-07
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Women's Prison Reform Committee police station visitation report
Title:
Women's Prison Reform Committee police station visitation report
Description:
Josephine Shaw Lowell and Anna M. Jackson were prominent social reformers and members of the Women's Prison Reform Committee. Report describing the conditions and holding facilities of multiple New York police stations, with an emphasis on amenities for police matrons and women prisoners. States the Committee's recommendations for the Chairman to enforce certain regulations. Includes notes and a letter to the Board of Police concerning the inappropriate conduct of a matron name Caroline M. Fox, whom the Committee opposed receiving a pension.
Date:
1899-11-08
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Women's Prison Reform Committee police station visitation report
Title:
Women's Prison Reform Committee police station visitation report
Description:
Josephine Shaw Lowell was a prominent social reformer and member of the Women's Prison Reform Committee. Report describing the Seventh Precinct police station on Madison Street and its holding facilities, which could be fitted to hold women prisoners. Inspected by members of the Women's Prison Reform Committee.
Date:
1895-02-24
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Women's Prison Reform Committee police station visitation report
Title:
Women's Prison Reform Committee police station visitation report
Description:
Possibly a fragment. Josephine Shaw Lowell was a prominent social reformer and member of the Women's Prison Reform Committee. Report describing the conditions and holding facilities of multiple New York police stations, with an emphasis on amenities for police matrons and women prisoners. Inspected by members of the Women's Prison Reform Committee, including Lowell, Anna M. Jackson, Mrs. Davis (probably Katharine B. Davis), and Mrs. Curtis.
Date:
1895-05-06
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Women's Prison Reform Committee record book
Title:
Women's Prison Reform Committee record book
Description:
Record book of the Women's Prison Reform Committee (New York Chapter), documenting meeting minutes and the Committee's actions. Anna M. Jackson was the Chairman of the Committee. Includes a lists of members' names and addresses.
Date:
1894-1897
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Alice L. Woodbridge letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Alice L. Woodbridge letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Alice L. Woodbridge was a founder and secretary of the Working Women's Society and an agent for the Women's Prison Association of New York. She sends Anna Jackson a copy of the "police matrons' bill, " which she requests that Jackson return to her once she has looked over it. She says that she agrees with Jackson that the Eldridge Street matrons "have more than their share." She signs the letter as "Visitor for Women's Prison Asso."
Date:
1888-1920
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Ellen Collins letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Ellen Collins letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Ellen Collins was a philanthropist. Describes a New York police station and its holding facilities, which she believes would benefit from the presence of a matron to manage women prisoners.
Date:
1895-05-09
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Ellen Collins letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Ellen Collins letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Ellen Collins was a Quaker philanthropist, abolitionist, social reformer, and member of the executive committee of the Woman's Central Association of Relief. Discusses multiple police matrons, including her interaction with a matron named Mrs. Reynolds. Describes the procedures and conditions for women prisoners and children whose parents have been arrested.
Date:
1870-1912
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Katharine S. Day letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Katharine S. Day letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Katharine S. Day served as treasurer of the Women's Municipal League. Describes her observations of the MacDougal St. station house conditions and discusses the police matrons and prisoners.
Date:
1870-1918
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Prison Reform Committee record book
Title:
Prison Reform Committee record book
Description:
Record book of the Women's Prison Reform Committee (New York Chapter), primarily documenting the Committee's actions and petitions to police/prison administrators. Anna M. Jackson was the Chairman of the Committee. Includes a list of members' names and addresses.
Date:
1897-1907
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Joseph J. Janney letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Joseph J. Janney letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Joseph J. Janney was a Quaker involved in social activism. He thanks Mariana Wright Chapman for the information she provided on electing police matrons in New York and speculates on how to advance the cause.
Date:
1893-08-07
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Patti Moore letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Patti Moore letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Patti Moore was a police matron for the Kansas City Police Department. She reports on a recent convention held in Kansas City that appears to have involved police matrons. She inquires about the first police matron appointed in New York City who was named Webb.
Date:
1902-03-22
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Francis V. Greene letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Francis V. Greene letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Francis V. Greene was the police commissioner of New York City from 1903-1904. Discusses possible arrangements for Women's Prison Reform Committee members to visit police matrons. Briefly explains the protocol for parents claiming their lost children from police stations.
Date:
1903-05-26
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Felix Adler letter to Mrs. Lowell
Title:
Felix Adler letter to Mrs. Lowell
Description:
Dr. Felix Adler was a religious leader and social reformer who founded the New York Society for Ethical Culture. Possibly written to prominent social reformer Josephine Shaw Lowell. He requests that she send him the names of police matrons who come in contact with the "unfortunate girls" in relation to the "Social Evil" (likely prostitution). A committee is preparing a report on the "Social Evil."
Date:
1901-05-17
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sadie American letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Sadie American letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Dr. Felix Adler was a religious leader and social reformer who founded the New York Society for Ethical Culture. Possibly written to prominent social reformer Josephine Shaw Lowell. He requests that she send him the names of police matrons who come in contact with the "unfortunate girls" in relation to the "Social Evil" (likely prostitution). A committee is preparing a report on the "Social Evil."
Date:
1906-01-14
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Samuel J. Barrows letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Samuel J. Barrows letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Samuel J. Barrows was the corresponding secretary of the Prison Association of New York from 1899 to 1909. He requests information from Anna Jackson regarding her work with police matrons which he intends to send to Indiana.
Date:
1908-03-13
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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