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Typed speech on “Cooperative housing.” Defines cooperative housing as the common control and ownership of homes by tenants. Explains reasons for and advantages to residents within cooperative housing. “With over one-half of our population residing in cities, the housing of families has undergone a radical change. The family's home and retreat once under complete control of the householder has largely disappeared, and in its stead has grown the apartment house under control of a landlord interested solely in more profits . . . Cooperative housing is the reassertion of the right of the man with a family to control the house in which he lives for the benefit of himself and his family.” Explains that England's method for developing cooperative housing will be adopted: “the state helping the people to help themselves.” Discusses groups in Brooklyn and Manhattan that organized cooperative housing, and how cooperation works, principles in cooperative laws of state of New York: “Every stockholder has one vote regardless of the stock he owns . . .” Names the most essential requirement as the tenant-owners possessing “the full power and the right machinery to control their own affairs . . .” Explains how to work out operating expenses, and having a sound plan for amortization, favorable social conditions and efficient management. (11 pages), No date

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Charlotte Rumbold Papers Series comprises mostly correspondence to and from family members and colleagues from 1918 to 1937. The papers are arranged chronologically and include four letters from Roger Nash Baldwin, a prominent social activist who helped form the American Civil Liberties Union. The Caroline Rumbold Papers Series includes mostly correspondence to and from family members from 1918 to 1929....
Dates: No date

Typed speech on “Housing as Affected by War Industries” with accompanying six index cards outlining speech. Explains reasons for Cleveland's housing shortage. “We did exactly what England had done – Built the plants and forgot absolutely that we had to house the workmen.” Discusses bunk houses that went up and living conditions of the worker. Explains that philanthropy will not touch problem, but that business is concerned with the housing of workers. She suggests raising wages so “it goes into clean living, comfortable bed, wholesome food and dry clothing . . . The well run home becomes an efficient extension of the efficient shop.” Cites the passed bill appropriating $50 million for the shipping board to house workers who build ships and the bill before Congress for $50 million for the housing of munitions and aviation workers as “a beginning.” “Each man's work and consequently each man's health is a national asset . . .” (15 pages). Also includes six note cards on the same topic., No date

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Charlotte Rumbold Papers Series comprises mostly correspondence to and from family members and colleagues from 1918 to 1937. The papers are arranged chronologically and include four letters from Roger Nash Baldwin, a prominent social activist who helped form the American Civil Liberties Union. The Caroline Rumbold Papers Series includes mostly correspondence to and from family members from 1918 to 1929....
Dates: No date

Typed speech titled “Standardizing Districts.” Explains the confusion and wastefulness to workers resulting from municipalities having no universal standards. Explains that cities are removed from both each other and within each city’s fire, police, school, health departments. Argues for establishing building districts when the city plan is being studied, “so that the City Plan may be humanized.” Argues that a standardized district would also allow for a community center to house all community and social branches, focusing toward a “central body of workers.” (5 pages), No date

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Charlotte Rumbold Papers Series comprises mostly correspondence to and from family members and colleagues from 1918 to 1937. The papers are arranged chronologically and include four letters from Roger Nash Baldwin, a prominent social activist who helped form the American Civil Liberties Union. The Caroline Rumbold Papers Series includes mostly correspondence to and from family members from 1918 to 1929....
Dates: No date

Letter signed Caroline [Rumbold], Grand Hotel, Rotorua, N.Z. [New Zealand], to “Dear Family.” Describes forest in “Maori country.” Writes of an encounter in which a man expressed his bitterness toward American men and that he called them “the new rich.”, 1928 Oct 10

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Charlotte Rumbold Papers Series comprises mostly correspondence to and from family members and colleagues from 1918 to 1937. The papers are arranged chronologically and include four letters from Roger Nash Baldwin, a prominent social activist who helped form the American Civil Liberties Union. The Caroline Rumbold Papers Series includes mostly correspondence to and from family members from 1918 to 1929....
Dates: 1928 Oct 10

Typed letter signed by secretary to Mr. [Robert] Kohn, New York, to Miss Charlotte Rumbold, Mrs. Mildred R. ilkinson [Wilkinson] and General Frank M. Rumbold. Notes that a cable from Caroline Rumbold was received regarding her picking up $200 at a bank in Bombay., 1928 Oct 11

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Charlotte Rumbold Papers Series comprises mostly correspondence to and from family members and colleagues from 1918 to 1937. The papers are arranged chronologically and include four letters from Roger Nash Baldwin, a prominent social activist who helped form the American Civil Liberties Union. The Caroline Rumbold Papers Series includes mostly correspondence to and from family members from 1918 to 1929....
Dates: 1928 Oct 11

Letter signed Caroline [Rumbold], Masonic Hotel, Napier, N.Z. [New Zealand], to “Dear Family.” Writes that beautiful scenery in New Zealand could be mistaken for scenery in the United States. Discusses future travel plans., 1928 Oct 18

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Charlotte Rumbold Papers Series comprises mostly correspondence to and from family members and colleagues from 1918 to 1937. The papers are arranged chronologically and include four letters from Roger Nash Baldwin, a prominent social activist who helped form the American Civil Liberties Union. The Caroline Rumbold Papers Series includes mostly correspondence to and from family members from 1918 to 1929....
Dates: 1928 Oct 18

Postcard of Hot Springs signed Caroline [Rumbold], Wellington, N.Z. [New Zealand], to Robert [Kohn], New York. Discusses weather and scenery., [1928] Oct 18

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Charlotte Rumbold Papers Series comprises mostly correspondence to and from family members and colleagues from 1918 to 1937. The papers are arranged chronologically and include four letters from Roger Nash Baldwin, a prominent social activist who helped form the American Civil Liberties Union. The Caroline Rumbold Papers Series includes mostly correspondence to and from family members from 1918 to 1929....
Dates: [1928] Oct 18

Letter signed Caroline [Rumbold], Sydney, to “Dear Family.” Discusses feeling sick during travel across the Tasmanian Sea and the beauty in Sydney. “The Australians like Americans and feel they can talk freely with me.”, 1928 Oct 24

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Charlotte Rumbold Papers Series comprises mostly correspondence to and from family members and colleagues from 1918 to 1937. The papers are arranged chronologically and include four letters from Roger Nash Baldwin, a prominent social activist who helped form the American Civil Liberties Union. The Caroline Rumbold Papers Series includes mostly correspondence to and from family members from 1918 to 1929....
Dates: 1928 Oct 24