{"value"=>"<p>Letters received by Wald are arranged alphabetically by year and make up the bulk of the Correspondence Series. The letters received contain correspondence with the same individuals found in subseries A. The letters show Wald's efforts to alleviate wretched living and working conditions of the poor in New York City, as well as her efforts to remedy social ills on the city, state and national level. The files are evidence of Wald's ability to attract figures from various fields to support her achievements and the effective work of the Henry Street Settlement.</p> <p>The correspondence details Wald's efforts to reform health conditions in New York City through various organizations, departments and commissions. Letters from Wald's benefactors Jacob H. Schiff, Irene and Alice Lewisohn, Felix and Paul Warburg, Herbert Lehman, and Henry Morganthau are found throughout this series. Wald maintained on going correspondence with health care and social workers; Jane Addams, Lavinia Dock, Dr. Haven Emerson, Adelaide Nutting, Dr. Alice Solomon. Other supporters included lawyers Louis Marshall and Paul D. Cravath. There is extensive correspondence with British prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald and his family. Messages to Wald in support of and against Alfred E. Smith's 1928 presidential campaign are held in this series. Correspondence also shows Wald's ties with the Survey Associates, a philanthropic organization under the direction of Robert W. De Forest. Of special importance are the references to the plan suggested by Wald in 1909 to Dr. Lee Frankel of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for the Visiting Nurse Service to provide care for its industrial insurance policy holders. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt all composed letters in response to Wald's opinions on health and labor legislation.</p>"}