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Title:Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, Inc. records
Dates:1893-2004 (bulk 1950's-1980's)
Call Number:M103
List of Contents

Series:

1. Governance, 1910-2002 (bulk 1950-1980)
Volume:3.75 cubic ft.
Arrangement:

Alphabetical within subseries.Organized into 2 subseries: A. Board of Overseers; B. Board of Directors
Summary:

Series 1. Governance documents the activities of the Board of Directors and Board of Overseers. The records provide information regarding the structure and continuing direction of both boards.

A. The Board of Overseers records (.75 cubic ft.) document the corporate activities of the Board of Overseers, 1923-1998. The records consist of contracts, minutes (1972-1984 are missing), correspondence, financial information, internal and external reports, member information, and records pertaining to the BGCB's constitution and bylaws. A highlight of the subseries includes correspondence from Herbert Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, and Franklin D. Roosevelt to Frank Mason, founder of BGCB.

B. The Board of Directors records (3 cubic ft.) consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, clubhouse information and biographical information about board members, 1910-2002. Also included in this subseries are the Board of Directors Committee records, 1910-1987. The committee records consist of memoranda between committee members, correspondence with outside organizations, member lists, reports, newspaper articles, brochures, case studies, and menus (Chefs Club). The work of the committees focuses on the coordination of administrative activities and program planning. Highlights of the committee records include art, building and maintenance, executive, health, library, and photography committee records. The art, library, and photography committees are responsible for the activities, classes, and events relating to their respective fields. Other committees, such as the building and maintenance, executive, and finance committees, work with members of the administration to determine the organization's course of development and plans for future action.
BoxTitleDate
1A. Board of Overseers
150th Anniversary: Correspondence1943
1Annual Meetings: Minutes (4 folders)1926-1975, 1990-1994
1Awardsn.d., 1947-1956
1, 46Constitution and Bylaws (2 folders)n.d., 1932, 1943, 1962-1969, 1987
1Correspondence
1General (6 folders)1923-1975
1Hoover, Herbert 1943
1Hoover, J. Edgar1943
1Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1943
1Donations, Non-Financial1940-1941
Finance1935-1963
1, 46General (3 folders)1927-1963
1Bequests1964-1968
1Endowment Fundn.d., 1940, 1954-1959
1Lavin Co. n.d., 1963-1965
1President's Fund1951-1970
1United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston, Inc.1962-1968
1Function of Board of Overseersn.d.
1Legislative
1Commonwealth of Massachusetts Annual Report1972
1Housing and Urban Development1964-1965
1Luncheon Meetings: Reports to Board1965-1972
1Members
1Generaln.d., 1965-1978, 1990-1991
1Mailing Lists n.d., 1968-1971, 1984
1Nominationsn.d., 1963-1966
1Obituariesn.d., 1942-1950
1Minutes (5 folders)1923-1971, 1984-1996
1Programs: Stabilization and Development Program 1963-1964
1Reports, External: An Organizational Assessment by Stuart Langton and Associates1978
1Reports, Internal
1Expansion Report1945
1Informal Report of Boys and Girls Club of Boston1938
1Report on Present Health Program and Recommendations for its Improvement 1945-1963
1Statistics1940-1945
1Resignations1971-1974
1Resolutions1948
1Steering Committee1998
1Update1987-1993
B. Board of Directors
1Annual Meeting: Minutes (3 folders)n.d., 1946-1974, 1993-1996
1Board of Advisors (2 folders)1959, 1990-1995
1Boys and Girls Clubs of America1969-1970
1, 46Clubhouse Briefs: Newsletter (2 folders)1995-1997
Clubhouses
1Blue Hill Avenue1994
1Charlestown (2 folders) 1962-1969
1-2Roxbury (11 folders)n.d., 1910-1913, 1955-1973
2South Boston 1946, 1963
2Other New England: Arlington, Chinatown, Dorchester, Hudson, Lynn n.d., 1968-1973, 1989
Committees
2General: Policies and Member Lists (2 folders)n.d., 1950-1974
Art
2Correspondence (2 folders)1942-1958
46Exhibition at Museum of Fine Arts, April 19531953-1958
2History of Committeen.d.
2Members1960-1961
2Minutes1949-1960
2Public Relations1951-1961
2Reports1960
Building and Maintenance
2Application for Grants1964
2Correspondence1958-1961
2Members1960-1961
2Minutes1957-1967
2Policies and Proceduresn.d.
2Reports (2 folders)1948-1961
2Workshops1955-1958
Chefs Club
2Annual Meeting Minutes1952
2Correspondence (2 folders)1947-1962
2Dinners (2 folders)1948-1976
2Funding (2 folders)1980-1991
2History of Cooking Class1951, 1962
2Membersn.d., 1958-1962
2Minutes (2 folders)1949-1962
2Policies and Procedures1956-1959
2Public Relations (2 folders)1951-1959, 1995-1996
2Reports1951-1957
Sub-Committees
2Cook Book1956-1958
2Cooking Program Advisoryn.d.
2, 46Cooking Program Evaluation (4 folders)n.d., 1962-1963
Endowment
2Minutes1962
2Reports1963
Executive
46Donations1955
2Members1956-1960
2Minutes (8 folders)1923-1974
2Finance1928-1932, 1963
2Future Planning1979-1980
Health
2Case Histories (Restricted)1949-1960
2Correspondence (2 folders)1952-1962
2Dental Clinic1958-1960
2Members1960-1961
2Minutes1953-1960
2Reports (2 folders) 1940-1963
3Investment1962
Library
Clubhouses
3Charlestown1951-1958
3Roxbury1954-1959
3South Boston1955-1959
3Correspondence (2 folders)1952-1962
3Donations1954-1961
3Members1952-1961
46Minutes1952-1961
3, 46Programs (7 folders)n.d., 1949-1960
3Publications1951-1957
3Publicity1952-1959
3Reports1955-1958
Nominating
3Correspondence1962-1976
3Reports1969-1970
Photography
3Correspondence (2 folders)1953-1959
3Members1960-1961
3Minutes1949-1960
3Reports1956
3Program Committee1984,1994
3Public Relationsn.d.
3Trends Analysis1985
3Unit Advisoryn.d.
3Correspondence (13 folders) n.d., 1962-1990
Executive Directors
3Davis, Fredrickn.d.
3Lynch, William1968
3Facilitiesn.d.
3, 46Finance (5 folders) n.d., 1945-1975, 1993
3Function and Responsibilities of Board of Directorsn.d.
3Girls' Club of Boston1964
3History of Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston (3 folders)ca. 1935
3Kiwanis Club of Charlestown, Inc. (2 folders)1951-1961
3Licenses1986-1987
Members
3Generaln.d., 1966-1989
3A-Hn.d.
3H-Rn.d.
3R-Zn.d.
3Face Book (with Board of Overseers Members)1968
3Mailing Listn.d.
3Obituaries1948
3Resignations1967-1975
4, 46Minutes (16 folders) 1955-1996
4Newspaper Clippingsn.d., 1948, 1950-1964
4Orientation Manual for Board Members2002
4Policies (2 folders)n.d., 1975, 1999
4 President (Paul F. Hellmuth)1954, 1963-1964
4Programs and Joint Programs (4 folders)n.d., 1959-1979, 1992-1995
Reports, External
4The Developmental Study for Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, by American City Bureau1989
4Report of the Task Force on Community Services to Mayor Raymond L. Flynn1992
4Teen Program Survey: Data Analysis by Richard B. Morrison, Recreation Management Program1983
Reports, Internal
4Activities Report For Charlestown, Roxbury, and South Boston Clubhouses1937-1945, 1962-1974
4Director's Reports1961
4Improvements to Physical Facilities and Present Needs1961-1964
4Individual Service and Guidancen.d.
4Interim Report on the Progress of the Re-Evaluation Study 1963-1964
4Operation Report1993
4President's Reportn.d., 1967-1975
4Progress Report on Financial Administration1964
4Public Relations Department Reports (5 folders) 1963-1968
4Re-Evaluation Plann.d., 1963
4Treasurer's Reports1967-1971
4Resolutionsn.d., 1946-1949
4Workshops: New England Council1965
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Series:

2. Directors and Assistant Directors, 1907-2002 (bulk 1950-1980)
Volume:18.5 cubic ft.
Arrangement:

Chronological by Director; alphabetical within subseries.Organized into 8 subseries: A. Harris LeRoy; B. Arthur Burger; C. Louis Zeramby; D. William Lynch; E. Donald Murray; F. Frederick Davis; G. Ron Young; H. Francis Moseley; I. Linda Whitlock.
Summary:

Series 2: Directors and Associate Directors documents the activities of the Directors and Assistant Director. The series includes administrative policies and reports, founding papers, committee and staff meeting minutes, organizational histories, correspondence (including correspondence with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America), financial and fund-raising information, documentation of the activities of the clubhouses, and material relating to specific programs.

A. Harris LeRoy (Executive Director). .2 cubic ft. Includes records from 1927-1934 (bulk 1927-1931). Highlights include a report on the Boys' Club Federation: "A Special Study of the Boy Situation in Boston and Vicinity" and fund raising records from the late 1920's.

B. Arthur Burger (Executive Director). 2.7 cubic ft. Includes records from 1907-1962 (bulk 1938-1960). Highlights include an agreement between the Community Federation of Boston and BGCB, corporation papers, BGCB charter history, constitution and bylaws, and files pertaining to funding by the United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston.

C. Louis Zeramby (Assistant Executive Director). 1 cubic ft. Includes records from 1950-1975 (bulk 1958-1966). Zeramby was the Assistant Executive Director under Burger and Lynch. The majority of Zeramby's files consist of public relations material. It is important to note that Zeramby served as Secretary of the Kiwanis Club of Charlestown, Inc., so many of that organization's records from the 1950's-1960's, including the Kiwanis Club's founding papers, are present here.

D. William Lynch (Executive Director). 5 cubic ft. Includes records from 1899-1971 (bulk 1959-1969). Highlights include biographical information on Board of Overseers members, correspondence with Herbert Hoover and Richard Nixon, and records concerning urban renewal in Boston. Before coming to the BGCB, Lynch was the Director of the Waltham Boys' Club. Records from the Waltham clubhouse can be found under Clubhouses: Other New England.

E. Donald Murray (Executive Director). 3.25 cubic ft. Includes records from 1960-1987 (bulk 1965-1980). Highlights include records concerning the BGCA National Convention hosted in Boston (1969-1970) and correspondence with Ron Young. Murray served as Director of the South Boston clubhouse, 1961-1963 and Director of Operations, 1963-1967, before assuming the position of Executive Director. His records from his previous positions are included here.

F. Frederick Davis (Executive Vice President). 5 cubic ft. Includes records from 1941-1981 (bulk 1965-1980). Highlights include extensive files on the individual clubhouses and specific programs.

G. Ron Young (Executive Vice President). .75 cubic ft. Includes records from 1960-1994 (bulk 1983-1991). Highlights include records concerning Young's work with the Long Range Planning Committee and Development Sub Committee. Before becoming the Executive Vice President, Young was Director of Operations.

H. Francis Moseley (Executive Director and CEO) .5 cubic ft. Includes records from 1991-2000.

I. Linda Whitlock (Executive Director and CEO) .1 cubic ft. Includes records from 1999-2002.
BoxTitleDate
A. Harris LeRoy
4Boys' Club Federation: A Special Study of the Boy Situation in Boston and Vicinity1929
4Boys' and Girls Clubs of America1934
Finance
4General1927
4, 46Fund Raising (4 folders)1927-1931
4Pawtucket Boys' Club: Summer Vocational Class Schedule1934
B. Arthur Burger
4Activities Reports1939
4Agreement Between Community Federation of Boston and Boys' Clubs of Boston, Inc.1935
Board of Overseers
4General1943-1945
4, 46Constitution and Bylaws (2 folders)1932-1959
4Contributions1932-1959
4Indenture of Trust1914
4Members1945-1959
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
4Annual Convention1952-1954
4Boys' Club Workers Association1946-1955
4Code1954-1955
Committees
4Aquatics1948-1952
4Community Service n.d., 1949-1952
5Personnel and Professional Standards (2 folders)1948-1960
5Personnel Relations1947-1962
5Conference1955
5Epstein Foundation Scholarship1960
5Keystone Awards1954-1961
5New England Area Council (2 folders)1944-1960
5Personnel and Training Service (2 folders)1957-1960
5Proceedings of the 1st Annual New England Sectional Institute1950
5Public Information Departmentca. 1955
5Salaries1956-1960
5Special Study of the Boy Situation in Boston and Vicinity1938
5Building Codes1948
5Building Repairs1948
46Charter History1932
Clubhouses
5Charlestown Clubhouse
5Bunker Hill Points: Newsletter (2 folders)1940-1959
5Eden D. Jordan Memorial Building1950
5First Grand Minstrel Show1907
5Physical Fitness Institute1958
5Programs 1951-1956
Roxbury Clubhouse
5Generaln.d.
5History1928-1959
5Roxbury Beacon: Newsletter1946-1947
5Work Reports1956-1958
South Boston Clubhouse
5General1938-1939
5Dedication Ceremonies1941
5Ground Breaking Program1940
5Hayden Hi-Lites1946-1947
5Little Sister Beauty Contest1940
5Members1938-1941
5Newsletters1941
5Objects in Cornerstone Box1941
5Report1938-1939
5Work Reports, Santapaul1954
5Corporation Papers (Name Change)1932
5Correspondence (2 folders)1954-1962
Finance
5General (8 folders)1932-1960
5Bequests 1940-1958
5Boys' Club Foundation1949-1960
5Budget1948-1959
5Committee of Permanent Charity Fund: Reports To1956-1959
5Correspondence 1949, 1954-1957
5C.R.W. & H Realty Corporation1955-1960
5Donations for Specific Purposes (11 folders)1945-1950
Endowment Fund
6General1954-1960
6Appeal Letters1953-1957
6Contributions1959-1961
6Mailings1957-1960
6Reports1953-1959
6Solicitation of Funds ca. 1950
6Financial Statements1959
6The First National Bank (3 folders)1930-1953
6Forrester A. Clark Fund (2 folders)1952-1953
6Foundations (6 folders)1937-1960
6Government Report on Receipts and Expenditures1942
6Pension Institute1945
6Pleasure Island Benefit1959
6Securities (4 folders)1930-1956
6South Boston Vocational School1940-1944
6Special Fund1951
Girls' Clubs of Boston
6Constitution and Bylawsca. 1940
6Correspondence1941-1947
6Finance 1940-1948
6Meetings1951
6Greater Boston Community Survey: Facility Schedule1948
6Guest Book1938-1955
6History of Boys' Clubs of Boston1946
6Hoover, Herbert: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings1942-1959
6Insurance: Bolt, Dalton, and Church1931-1943
Legislative
6Boston Juvenile Court1951-1956
6Massachusetts Division of Employment Security: Statement on Labor Turnover 1945
6Massachusetts Division of Public Charities: Form 121956-1959
6, 46, FF5/D9Proclamations of Governors: Boys' Club Week1945-1961, 1981
6Members: Former1946-1958
6Newspaper Clippings re: BGCB1958-1961
Organizations
6American National Red Cross: Boston Metropolitan Chapter1959
6Boston Council of Social Agencies1943-1944
6Greater Boston Community Council: Neighborhood Houses and Youth Agencies Division1948
6Greater Boston Community Fund (4 folders)1935-1948
6Kiwanis Club1951-1959
6Knights of Columbus, Bunker Hill1955-1958
6Massachusetts Community Organization Service1952
6National Health and Welfare Retirement Association, Inc. (4 folders)1945-1960
6Old Charlestown Schoolboys' Association1960
6Rotary Club of Boston1957
United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston
6General (4 folders)1935-1952
6Annual Reports 1959-1962
6Bylaws1949-1951
6Camps and Camping1939-1960
6Emergency Fund Requests1953-1960
7Executive Director: Miles, Roy1955-1959
7Greater Boston Community Survey (2 folders)1947-1949
7Greater Boston Council for Youth1953-1957
7Inter-Agency Committee1953
7Job Opportunities Kit1946-1953
7Labor Participation Committee1950-1953
7Mailing Lists1958
7Maintenance Repairs1944-1945
7Meetings1950-1956
7Member Agencies1946-1961
7Public Relations (2 folders)1954-1958
7Public Relations Director1946-1959
7Reports1946-1957
7Recreation, Informal Education and Group Work (RIG) Division (5 folders) 1950-1959
7School Bureau1958
7United States Post Office1947-1948
7Othern.d., 1951-1956
7Organizational Chartn.d.
Personnel
7Average Number of Workers (3 folders)1944-1956
7Contracts1951-1953
7Salaries1918-1943
7Programs: Camps (7 folders)1945-1958
7Public Relations: Information Packet1941
Reports, External
7Redevelopment Program for Lower Roxbury1959
7Summer Camp Placements for Children with Medical Problems1946
Reports, Internal
7Informal Statistical Report (2 folders)1939-1944
7South Boston Art and Vocational School Operated by Boys' Clubs of Boston, Inc.ca. 1939
7Resignation1960
7Social Security Act (2 folders)1950-1956
C. Louis Zeramby
7Activities Reports1967
7Background Information on BGCB1968-1969
7Board of Directorsn.d., 1960-1961
7Board of Overseers1960's
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
7Boys' Club Associates1950
7Boys' Clubs Professional Association (2 folders)1955-1964
7Conferences (3 folders)1956-1961
7Creating Displaysn.d.
7Northeast New England Area Council1962
7Profiles1957-1958
7Writing Contest1962
Clubhouses
7Charlestown1949-1962
7Roxbury (3 folders)1963-1969
7South Boston (2 folders)1961-1967
Conferences
7Boston Boys Workers1960-1964
7Harvard Conference on Physical Fitness1958
7Correspondenceca. 1960
Directors
7Burger: Testimonial Dinner1960
7Lynch: Correspondence1962
7Membership Dues and Rates 1960-1969
7Memoranda1964-1968
7Multi-Unit Clubs1966
7News Release Lists1962
Organizations
7Commonwealth Service Corps.n.d.
7-8Kiwanis Club of Charlestown, Inc. (18 folders)1951-1962
8National Conference of Christians and Jews Youth Council1961-1962
8Northeastern University1964
8United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston1958-1962
8Urban League1964
8Yankiwanian1963
Personnel
8General1962-1963
8Staff Meetingsn.d.
8Unit Format/Organization1960's
Programs
8General1962-1963
8Boys' Club Week1952
8College Information Workshopn.d.
8Community Partnerships1967
8Educational TV Project1953
Reports, Internal
8The Boys' Club Contribution1966
8Statistics and Activity Report1975
8Unit Directors Reportsca. 1962
Subject Files
8Roxbury Urban Renewal1964
8School Drop-Outs1962
8Segregation in Public Schools1964
8Tutoring Projects1964
8Youth Crime Statistics1964
8Unit Directors' Meetings (11 folders)1962-1968
D. William Lynch
8Activities Reports (3 folders)1961-1966
8Administrative Assistant (Anne Robinson)1966-1967
American Boys' Club Associates
8An Evaluation of Volunteers in Boys' Clubs by John G. Magistrellin.d.
8Hall of Famen.d.
8Articles of Corporation (copy)1899
8Assistant Executive Director (Louis Zeramby) (4 folders)1961-1967
8Board of Advisors (Endicott Peabody)1962
Board of Directors
8Committee Function and Listsn.d., 1961-1963
8Urban Renewal Committee1962
Board of Overseers
8Constitution and Bylaws1956-1962
8Luncheon Program, Parker House1967-1970
8-9Members: Biographical Files (101 folders) n.d., 1940-1969
9Nominations1962
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
9General1965-1967
9Boys' Club Week1960-1963
9Boys' Club Workers Association: Minutes and Reports1960-1966
9Boys' Clubs Professional Association1962
9Brochuresn.d.
9Building Consultation and Supply Service1966-1967
9Certificationn.d.
9Commission on Uniform Standards of Accounting and Financial Reporting1966-1967
Committees
9Administration1961
9Aquatics1964
9Citizenship Education1961-1963
9Community Servicen.d.
9Evaluation Criteria1960-1962
9National Program Committee on Cultural Activities1965-1967
9New England Regional Program1965
9Personal Relations1955-1957
9Personnel and Professional Standards (3 folders)1948, 1960-1968
9Youth Services of the National Social Welfare Assembly1962
Conferences
9New England Region Administrative Conference (9 folders) 1961-1968
9New York Region Administrative Conference (2 folders)1961-1962
9Northeastern Region Administrative Conference (9 folders)1954-1962
9Contests for Membersn.d., 1963
9-10Convention: National (9 folders)1961-1969
10Correspondence1965
10Guide for Officers and Executive Secretaries of Area Councils1959-1961
10"Guidelines for Boys' Clubs on Participation in Governmental Programs"1969
10Honor Awards Presentation1966
10Hoover, Herbert1961-1965
10Introduction to Boys' Clubs Short Training Course1966
10Junior Book Awards Reading Program1965-1966
10Keystone Awards1963-1967
10National Director (John Gleason)1963-1968
10"Nature and Purpose of the Boys' Club"n.d.
10Nixon, Richard M.1965-1966
10Northeast New England Area Council (8 folders)1944-1967
10"Northeast Region Produces Twins…"ca. 1960
10"Over-All Look At Program"1967
10Personal and Training Service (3 folders)1960's
10Policies1952-1964
10Program Administration Commission1956-1959
10Program Services1965-1967
10Salaries1957-1963
10"Some Principles of Budget Interpretation" by Lynch1960
10Summer Camp1963
10They Also Serve: Report1965-1966
10Training Seminar1965
10"United Way Priorities: Where Boys' Clubs Stand"1971
10War on Poverty1965
10"What is Different about a Boys' Club?"1967
10Workshops1962
10Youth Development Programs1966
10Bylaws1962
10Certification (by Boys Clubs of America)1958-1963
Clubhouses
FF5/D10Blue Hill Ave: Franklin Field Deed1962
Charlestown
10General1963-1965
10Bunker Hillbilliesn.d., 1961-1969
10Career Club1967
10Guest Book1955-1968
10Specifications and Drawings (3 folders)1971
10Staff Meeting1967
Roxbury
10General 1960's
10Conference on Urban Problems1963-1969
10Dedication1967-1968
Directors
10Magistrelli, John G. (6 folders)1964-1966
10Olson, John1961-1962
11Freedom School1964
11Guidelinesn.d.
11History of Clubhouses by Magistrelli1966
11Library1965
11Planning and Development Committee1965-1968
11Proposed Roxbury Clubhouse (4 folders)1965-1966
11Staff Meetings1962
South Boston
11General1960-1963
11BU In-Training Institute1965
11Director (Joseph Stanelun)1964-1966
11Library1965
11Programsn.d., 1960
11Report1962
11Staff Meeting1963
Other New England
11Generaln.d., 1945-1964
11Portland, ME1962-1963
11Francis A. Countway Memorial Clubhouse1966
11South Endca. 1962
11Waltham (4 folders)1948-1960
11Correspondence (5 folders)1961-1965
11Donations (Non-Cash)1962-1965
11Evaluation Study1961
11Facilities: Hayden Foundation Grant (2 folders)1962-1963
Finance
11Authorized Check Signatures for Boys' Clubs of Boston: Correspondence1953-1954
11Baird Fund 1963-1967
11Bequests 1961-1965
11Budget (2 folders)n.d., 1962-1965
11Chart of Accountsca. 1963
11Correspondence 1961-1969
Development Fund
11Appeal Letters1961
11Community Organizations (3 folders)1958-1965
11Publication: "The World in His Hands"ca. 1965
11Endowment: Program and Lists (4 folders)1961-1964
11Foundations (3 folders)1960-1966
11Fund Raising1961-1967
11Incomeca. 1962
11Lavin Company (5 folders)1962-1964
11Memoranda1962-1966
11President's Fund1967-1969
11Salaries1960
11Statement: "An Unusual Investment Opportunity"1963
12Function of Organizationn.d.
History
12"A Brief History of the Boys' Clubs of Boston, Inc."1962
12"A Glimpse at a Boys' Club: Its Purpose and Operation"n.d.
12Fact Sheet1967
12"Suggested Statement of the Case for the Boys' Clubs of Boston, Inc."1964
12"What is a Boys' Club?: A Digest" by William J. Lynchn.d.
12Mailing Lists1960's
12Membership Evaluation n.d., ca. 1965
12Memoranda 1961-1968
12Newspaper Clippings (3 folders)1961-1964
12Notesn.d.
12Ode to My Staff1967
Organizations
12Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) (7 folders)1962-1967
12American National Red Cross: Boston Metropolitan Chapter1961-1963
12Boston Redevelopment Authority1964-1967
12Boston Social Exchange, Inc.1966-1968
12Citizenship Training Group, Inc.1965-1968
12Family Service Association of Greater Boston1962-1965
12Freedom House, Inc.1962
12Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce1960-1971
12Kiwanis Club1961-1962
12Knights of Columbus, Bunker Hill1961
12Massachusetts Committee on Children and Youth1964
12Massachusetts Congress of Parents and Teachers Inc.: Remarks Delivered at the 52nd Annual Conventionca. 1960
12National Association of Boys' Clubs1964
12National Association of Social Workers, Eastern Massachusetts Chapter1965
12New England Citizens Crime Commission1966
12Rotary Club of Boston1956-1963
12Somerville Community Council1964
United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston
12General1960-1969
12Annual Reports1961-1969
12Budget Committee1959-1961
12Budgeting1967
12Bylaws1963
12Campaign Approval1965-1966
12Camps and Camping1961-1968
12Executive Council1965-1968
12Greater Boston Council for Youth1960-1961
12Massachusetts Conference on Social Welfare, Legislative Cleaning House1965
12Monday Lunch Club1964-1967
12Public Relations1964
12Research Division: Red Feather Agencies1960
12Recreation, Informal Education and Group Work Division (13 folders)n.d., 1960-1964
12School Bureau1964
12Service Statistics1961-1964
12United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston: Bulletin1964-1965
12United Fund of Greater Boston1962
12Young Men's Christian Association (Roxbury)n.d.
12Young Women's Christian Association 1946-1966
12Youth Activities Commission1965-1968
12Other 1961-1968
12Parker House: Boys' Club Room1966-1967
12Patriot: Correspondence and Finance (2 folders)1962-1967
Personnel
12Biographical Profiles1962
12Central Personnel and Office Management1965
12Directive to the Central Staff1964
12Outline for Staff Meetingsn.d.
12Policies and Proceduresn.d., 1964
Programs
12Arts: Musical Instrument Inventory1962
12Boys' Club Week1964
12Camp1961-1963
12Cooking (2 folders)1960-1963
12Cultural Enrichment Program1965
12Dental Clinic1961-1969
12Games Roomn.d., 1963
13Health: Education, Objectives, and Reports (3 folders)n.d., ca. 1963
13Hotel and Restaurant Training Programca. 1963
13Keystone Clubsn.d.
13Library: Preliminary Evaluation1961-1962
13Neighborhood Youth Corps1965
13Safe Boating Program1964
13Swimmingn.d., 1962
13Public Relations: Description of Department, Press Releases, Slide Presentations (2 folders)n.d.
13Record Keeping Practicesn.d., 1963
Reports, External
13"Renewing Opportunities for Youth in Boston"ca. 1962
13Report of the Massachusetts Commission on Children and Youth for 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth1960
13"These Fighters Against Youth Crime Need Your Help" by John Edgar Hoover1961
Reports, Internal
13Growing Strength of Funds, Chests, and Councils: Implications for Boys' Clubs1962
13Interim Report on the Progress of the Re-Evaluation Study of the Boys' Clubs of Boston1963
13The New Look in Boys' Clubsn.d.
13Progress Report1964
13"The Purpose of a Boys' Club"n.d.
13Suggestions for Determining the Need for a Boys' Club in a Communityn.d.
13Visit to Clubhouses1961
Subject Files
13Boston's Health: Annual Report of Health Department of the City of Boston (2 folders)1960, 1963
13Citizenship Education1954, 1961
13German Youth Activities: Army Assistance Guide and Photographs (2 folders)1949
13High School Drop-Outs and Youth Unemploymentca. 1960
13Juvenile Court1962
13Juvenile Delinquency (2 folders)n.d., ca. 1960
13Low Income Housing1965
13Program Guide for Community Units of District and County YWCA's1948
13Public Charities in Massachusetts: Directory1961
13Recreation Facilities1960's
13Taxesn.d.
13"Urban Adolescent" (Melvin King)1965
13Urban Renewal
13General1960's
13Federation of Charlestown Organizations (2 folders)1962-1963
13Roxbury1962
13Roxbury – North Dorchester District Renewal Approachn.d.
13Self-Help Organization Charlestown (SHOC)1962
13South Boston: Proposed Chris J. Lee Playground1962-1963
13Summary of Urban Renewal Developments in Charlestown, Roxbury, and South Boston 1962
13Washington Park (2 folders)n.d., 1962
13Unit Directors' Meetings (5 folders)1965-1967
46Warren Street Property
13Weekly Highlights n.d.
13Women Interested in the Clubs n.d.
E. Donald Murray
13Accident Report Guidelinesn.d.
13Activities Reports1967
13Biographical File1979-1981
13Board of Directors (Joseph Lovejoy, Treasurer)1970-1974
Board of Overseers
13Luncheons1968
13Members (3 folders)1961-1970
13Minority Recruitment1980
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
13Administrative Conference: New England Region1972
13Boys' Clubs Professional Association: Delegates Assembly1969
13Honor Awards1968-1969
National Convention, Boston
13General1969-1970
13Convention Manager (Howard Gibbs)1970
13Correspondence1969-1970
13Fine Arts Exhibit1969-1970
13Entertainmentn.d.
13Hospitality Committee1970
13Host Committee1969-1970
13Planning Committee1969-1970
13Programs1969-1970
13National Personnel and Training Services1969
13Northeast New England Area Program Council1969
13Program of Vocational Guidance, Career Education and Work Experience for Disadvantaged Youthn.d.
13Project Pitch In: A Summer Youth Opportunity Program1969
Clubhouses
13Charlestown
13General1960's
13Audio-Visual Coordinator (Randy Fromkin)1971-1972
13Correspondence and Memoranda1968-1973
13Dairy Festival1969
13Programs (2 folders)1969-1971
13Staff Meetings 1969
14Unit Directors Projected Reports (3 folders)1965-1969
Roxbury
14Generaln.d.
14Annual Report1969
14Correspondence and Memoranda1969-1970
14Dedication1967-1968
Directors
14Baker, Roscoe (3 folders)1969-1975
14Nelson, Leon1969
14Executive Board Meetings1969
14Programs1969
14Staff Meetings (3 folders)1965-1969
14Unit Directors Projected Reports (3 folders)1965-1969
South Boston
14General n.d., 1969
Directors
14Dion, Keith1969
14Young, Ron (4 folders)1968-1973
14Group Worker (Bill Freeman) (2 folders)1967-1973
14Memoranda1970
14Programs (2 folders)1969-1974
14Public Relations (Toni Acker) (2 folders)1971-1973
14Staff Meetings1969
14Unit Directors Projected Reports (3 folders)1962-1969
14Other New England1972-1974
14-15Correspondence (31 folders)1968-1980
15Evaluation Studyn.d.
15Executive Vice President (Fred Davis): Memoranda (2 folders)1964-1973
15Facilitiesn.d.
15Fact Sheet1969
Finance
15Authorized Check Signatures: Correspondence1968
15Baird Fund1968
15Bookkeeper (Elizabeth Flynn) (2 folders)1970-1974
15Budget1969
Business Managers
15Raiche, Bert1969
15Santapaul, Lawrence (3 folders)1969-1973
15Correspondence: Banks and Treasurer (2 folders)1969-1971
15Fund Raising1978-1979
15President's Fund (5 folders)1960-1977
15London Federation of Boys' Clubs 1975-1987
16Membership1968-1972
16Membership Evaluation: Statistics of 3 Clubhouses1964
16Memoranda (4 folders)1970-1973
16Newspaper Clippings1969
Organizations
16Lists1967
16Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD) 1966-1967
16Charlestown High School1969
16The Fund for Urban Negro Development1968
16International Institute of Bostonca. 1968
16Massachusetts Conference on Social Welfare1964-1968
16Old Charlestown Schoolboys Association1980
16Phillips Academy Athletic Association1968
16Positive Programs for Boston1968
16Project Place1973
16The Architects Collaborative (TAC)1968
16United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston1968
16United Way of Massachusetts Bay1977-1980
16Operation Know-How1967-1968
16Problem Solving Log Bookca. 1975
16Program Developer (Tom King)1973
Programs
16All-Sports Banquet1979-1980
16Arts Exhibit1969
16Camp (13 folders)n.d., 1965-1974
16Dental Clinic1980
16Hawthorne Day Care Center1979
16Physical Education1969
16Recognition Dinner1980
16Tutorial Program1967-1968
16Youth Employment (Department of Labor Project)1974
Public Relations
16Advertising1979
16Slide Commentaryn.d.
16Report, External: New England Camping Association Report1972-1974
Subject Files
16Articles and Newspaper Clippings (4 folders)1970's
16Drug Programs in Bostonn.d.
16Resident Campsn.d.
16Special Needs Youth1969
16Unit Directors' Meetings1968-1969
16Windham Property1972-1974
F. Frederick Davis
16Assistant Executive Director (Louis Zeramby)1964-1969
16Biographical Filen.d., 1968
Board of Directors
16General (2 folders)n.d., 1964-1970's
16Breakfast Meetings1969-1972
Committees
16Generaln.d., 1969
16-17Future Planning Committee (7 folders)1977-1980
17Constitution and Bylaws1962-1979
17Function of Boardn.d.
17Membersn.d.
17Membershipn.d.
17Officers (2 folders)1968-1972
17Organizational Structuren.d.
President
17Harris, John U. Jr.1974
17Harte, Richard Jr. (3 folders)1968-1972
Treasurer
17Harris, John (2 folders)1968-1972
17Stone, David1961
Board of Overseers
17General1964-1976
17Correspondence1975
17Luncheons1975-1976
17Members (2 folders)n.d., 1941, 1960's-1970's
17Nominations1975-1976
17Responsibilitiesca. 1970
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
17Board Members' Handbook1960
17Committees: Personal and Professional Standards1968-1971
17Conferences (3 folders)1971-1978
17Congressional Record1971
17Convention: National (2 folders)1970-1971
17Executive Committee1980
17Fund Raising 1969
17Government Funding1972-1974
17Keynote (Quarterly Magazine)1972
17Program Evaluation in a Boys' Clubn.d.
Publications
17Building Employment Skills Today1974
17"Needs and Interests of Adolescent Boys' Club Members"1960
17World of Work Program Guideca. 1975
17Report to the National Council of Boys Clubs of America1970
17Urban Fellows Training Program1975
17Boys' Clubs Professional Association1969
Clubhouses
Charlestown
17"Alterations, Remodeling and Improvement: Green and High Street Buildings"1970
17Boys' Club Week1965
17Brochuren.d.
17Bunker Hillbillies1969-1972
17Converge Program 1973
17Executive Board (4 folders)1968-1978
17Librarian (Ethel Kimball)1958-1975
17Personnel: Biographical Files, Memoranda, Staff Meetings (2 folders)1969-1973
17Proposal: Video Tape Program 1971
17Publication: "Bunker Hill and Roundabout: 60 Recent Photographs of Old Charlestown Massachusetts"1951
Reports
17The Bunker Hillbillies and the Junior Wranglers1972
17A Special Report on the Bunker Hill Clubhouse1963
Roxbury
17General1979
17After Class Instructional Program1970
17Analysis of Club1974
17Brochuresn.d., 1966
17Correspondence1969-1974
17Dental Clinic1968-1969
17Director (Leon Nelson) (2 folders)1968-1970
18Dudley St. Building (2 folders)1968-1975
18Education Departmentn.d., 1972
18Executive Board1974-1975
18Memoranda1969-1971
18Newsletter1968
18Personnel: Job Descriptions and Rules and Regulations (2 folders)n.d.
18Roxbury Demographic Data 1963
18Summer Programs1961
South Boston
18Brochuresn.d.
18Building and Maintenance Committee1969-1970
18Staff Lists1972
18Tufts Mental Health Center1972
18Other New England (2 folders)n.d., 1962-1980
18Community: Newspaper Clippings (2 folders)ca. 1970
Correspondence and Memoranda
18General (22 folders)n.d., 1968-1981
18Auditors1964-1974
18Mayor's Advisory Committee1970-1971
18-19Murray, Don (12 folders)1968-1974
19Omansky, Martyca. 1970
19Special Assistant to the Mayor1968
19Staff (4 folders)1968-1975
19Expo Boston1969
Finance
19Accountants1968-1969
19Budget1977
19Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)1974-1975
19Donations1967
19Financial Statements (6 folders)1964-1976
Fund Raising
19Grenzebach and Associates, Inc.1972-1975
19Institutional Fund Raising, Inc.1969-1970
Events
19Frito-Lay and New England Patriots (3 folders)1976-1981
19John Jay Film1970-1971
19New England Patriots Benefit Game (11 folders)1971-1978
19New England Patriots Wives' Association Events1973
19Pro Football Dinner (3 folders)1972-1974
19Super Saturdayn.d.
19The Lavin Company, Inc.: Statement of the Case for the Boys' Clubs of Boston, Inc.ca. 1965
19Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities: Grant Proposal1973
19President's Fund1968, 1978
Legislative
19Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Human Services1972-1974
19Gaming Licensing1971
20London Federation of Boys' Clubs1975
20Management Meeting Minutes1973
20Member Letter to Howy Bunkly1973
20Membership1979
20Mission Statement (Draft)n.d.
Organizations
20Action for Boston Community Development: Patterns of Social Service in the City of Boston1971
20Advertising Club of Greater Boston (2 folders)1968-1974
20American Heart Association, Massachusetts Affiliate, Inc.1975
20Beacon Society of Boston1971
20Boston Flea Market1971-1972
20Boston Summer Job Programn.d.
20Boston Teen Center Alliance1974-1975
20Boston Women's Collective, Inc.1975
20Boston Youth Activities Commission1970-1971
20Boston Youth Motivation, Inc.n.d.
20Cambridge Center for Social Studies1968-1969
20Charlestown Foundation, Inc.1972
20Citizen Exchange Corps1967-1968
20City Arts Collaborative1976-1977
20Committee for Economic Development1978
20Department of Housing and Urban Development1966
20Education Development Center1967
20Family Service Association of Greater Boston1976
20Harvard Business School (Stewart DeBruicker)1975
20Little People's School, Inc1971
20Massachusetts Bay United Fund (3 folders)1969-1973
20Massachusetts Conservative Union: Boston Luncheon Club1969-1971
20Massachusetts Coordinating Council on Philanthropy1972
20Massachusetts Experimental School System (2 folders)1969-1971
20Mayor White Committee1975
20Mayor's Employment and Training Advisory Council (METAC): Youth Affairs Committee1974-1975
20New Boston Associates1968-1970
20Old City Hall Landmark Corp.1972-1975
20Philanthropic Fund Raising, Inc. 1973
20School Volunteers for Boston, Inc.n.d.
20Stuart Langton and Associates1976
United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston
20General (4 folders)1960-1976
20Director (Lawrence Woodbury)1959-1968
20Executives' Council1968
20Recreation, Informal Education and Group Work Division1962
20United Fund (2 folders)1969-1971
20Voluntary Action Center1972
20United Way of America1980
20United Way of Massachusetts Bay (10 folders)1971-1981
20United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (2 folders)1972
20WCVB TV1974
20Young Men's Christian Association, Greater Boston1972
20Young Women's Christian Association, Boston1975
20Young Women's Leadership Development Program, Inc. (4 folders)1970-1974
20Other1966-1970
Personnel
20Academic Training and Backgroundn.d.
20Collaborative Staff Development Program1975
20Program Developer (Tom King)1978-1979
Programs
20After School Day Care Services (3 folders)1973-1976
20Arts: Newspaper Clippings1969-1972
21Camp (2 folders)1963-1972
21Carpentry1972
21Converge (4 folders)n.d., 1971-1973
21Dental Clinic (2 folders)n.d., 1959-1974
21Discovery Workshop / Shared Summerca. 1975
21Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Program1974-1975
21Field Trip: Boston Edison Company1972
21Holiday Parties1971
21Nutritional Program1969-1970
21"Program of Vocational Guidance, Career Education, and Work Experience for Disadvantaged Youth"1972-1974
21Project Link1975-1976
21Public Housing (4 folders)1972-1974
21Recognition Dinner (2 folders)1975-1976
21Shared Summer (4 folders)1975-1976
21Summer Job Project1971
21World of Work (4 folders)1973-1980
Public Relations
21General1969
21Advertising Campaign1971
21Brochures1971-1972
Contractors
21Harrison, Caroline (3 folders)1967-1975
21Mitchell, Charlie1970-1974
21Humphrey, Browning, MacDougall Advertising, Inc. (2 folders)1971-1972
21Ingalls Associates, Inc.1968-1969
21Public Service Announcements1969-1974
21Radio1971-1972
21Volunteersn.d.
21Reports, External: The Rockefeller Study of Voluntary Health and Welfare Agenciesca. 1958
Reports, Internal
21Income Producing Project Update and Related Information1980
21Interim Report on Internal and External Targeted Population that are Potential Users of Boys' Club Facilities and Services1979
21Long Range Planning Committee1975
21Planning and Evaluating Programs: A Guide for Staff of the Boys' Clubs of Boston, Inc.n.d., 1980
21Progress Report: Future Planning Project of the Boys' Clubs of Boston1979
21Selected External Factors of Relevance to the Future of the Boys' Clubs of Boston1979
Subject Files
21Drug Abuse (2 folders)1969-1972
21Speechesn.d., 1970's
21White-Dukakis Committee1970
G. Ron Young
21Board of Directors (2 folders)1980-1989
21Board of Overseers1988
Clubhouses
21Blue Hill Ave1990
21Charlestown (4 folders)n.d., 1986-1990
21South Boston1989
21Other New England (2 folders)1984-1992
Committees
21-22Long Range Planning Committee and Development Sub Committee (6 folders)1985-1991
22Program Committee1984-1988
22Resource Development Committee (2 folders)1986-1987
22Service Extension Committee (4 folders)1987-1989
22Strategic Planning Committee1985-1986
22Trend Analysis Committee (2 folders)1985
22Correspondence1991
22Finance: Capital Campaign1989-1991
22Girls' Services1987
22History of BGCB1960's-1980's
22Mission Statement1987
22Organizations: Boston Cares1989-1990
22Profile of BGCB1991
Programs
22Boston Red Sox1983-1991
22Boston Shootout (3 folders)1989-1991
22Boys' and Girls' Club Week1986-1993
22Recognition Dinner1983
22Tri-Club1980
22Public Relations: Graphic Designn.d.
Report, External
22Crisis in Social Service Funding Demands: A Community Response by Bart Laws and William Weber1985
22Feasibility Study for Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston by the Robert J. Corcoran Company1993
Report, Internal
22Program Report1986
22Review of Long Range Plan1989
22Workshop: In Search of Boys and Girls Club Excellence1991
H. Francis Moseley
22Biographical File1994
Clubhouses
22Blue Hill Ave (3 folders)1994-1996
22Chelsea1995-1997
22Roxbury1994
22Conference: A Challenge to Leadership (2 folders)1995-1996
22Correspondence1992-1994
22Employee Orientation1998
22Finance: Fund Raising Goals1994
Organizations
22Boston Housing Authority: Multicultural Festivaln.d.
22Mission Pride Youth Center1992
22Old Colony Teen Center1989-1993
Programs
22Boston Shootout1991-1992
22City of Boston Mayor's Summer Youth Program1992-1994
22Field Trip: Jurassic Park1993
22Recognition Dinner1993-1998
22Youth Sports1992-1998
22Volunteer Opportunitiesca. 1994
I. Linda Whitlock
Clubhouses
22Blue Hill Ave2001-2002
22Charlestown1999-2000
22Legislative: Mayor's Task Force on After-School Time2000
Organizations
22Annie E. Casey Foundation2000
22Massachusetts Insight Education2002
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Series:

3. Development , 1893-2004 (bulk 1950's-1990's)
Volume:7.5 cubic ft.
Arrangement:

Alphabetical.Organized into 3 Subseries: A. Annual Reports; B. Finance; C. Public Relations.
Summary:

Series 3. Development consists of annual reports and financial and public relations records.

A. Annual Reports (.4 cubic ft.) includes the annual reports of the BGCB: 1893, 1895, 1899-1900, 1908-1909, 1916-1917, 1920-1921, 1923-1925, 1945-1959, 1964-1965, 1967, 1985-2004.

B. Finance (4.2 cubic ft.), 1937-2001, includes material pertaining to the BGCB budget, fund raising, membership development, and grants. The records of the Director of Finance, Terrance Gagne (1980's) are present. Involvement of the Board of Directors in fund raising can be found both in the Board of Directors files and in this series.

C. Public Relations (2.9 cubic ft.), 1930's-2002, consists of brochures, newsletters, newspaper articles, posters, publications, histories, and press releases. Also included is promotional material for BGCB programs such as Boys' Club Week.
BoxTitleDate
22-23A. Annual Reports (with gaps) (27 folders)1893-2004
B. Finance
23Assistant to Director of Finance (Bill Yetz)
23South Boston Summer Collaborative (4 folders)1984-1987
23Youth Leadership Programs (4 folders)1984-1988
Budget
23, 46General (7 folders)1955-1999
23Accounting Department1964
23Camps1964-1967
23Guidelines for Interpreting the Budgetn.d.
23, 46United Community Services (16 folders)1937-1971
23United Way of Massachusetts Bay1974
Business Manager (B.J. Raiche)
23Correspondence1970
23Statistical Recording Procedures1967-1970
24Department Evaluation: A Review of the Administration and Finance Function and Systems Support Requirements2000
Director of Finance (Terrance Gagne)
24Clubhouse Attendance1985
Clubhouses
24Charlestown: Correspondence and Building Inventory (2 folders)1982-1983
24Chelsea: Request for Proposals2000
24Roxbury: 80 Dudley St.: Correspondence, Proposals, Appraisal, Committees, and Closing (17 folders)1980-1988
24Other New England: East Boston1986
24Computer Systems1984
24-25Correspondence: Incoming and Outgoing (36 folders)1985-1990
25Facilities: Renovations (3 folders)1981-1986
25Management Team Minutes (3 folders)1988-1990
25Members: Attendance1985
25Memoranda (4 folders)1985-1987
Organizations
25Associated Foundation of Greater Boston, Inc.1980
25Jobs for Youth, Inc. (3 folders)1979-1983
25Roxbury Action Program1977-1986
25Roxbury Multi-Service Center (RMSC)1984
25Volunteers of America1984
Programs
25After School Day Care Program (3 folders)1983-1984
25Kindergarten Programca. 1981
25Meal Reimbursement Program1992
25Nursery School Program1981-1984
Reports
26Report on Computer Use 1989
26Progress Reports on Financial Administration (2 folders)1963-1965
26Statement of Equal Employment Opportunity1984
26Dues and Fees, BGCA1947-1968
26Financial Statements (8 folders) (with gaps)1927-1970
Fund Raising
26General1970's-1990's
26Campaign for All Generations (2 folders)1995-1996
26Campaign for Blue Hill and Charlestownca. 1995
26Capital Campaign: Brochures, Information Packet, Public Relations (3 folders)1977, 1990
26Celebrity Tennis Tournament1978
26Committee of 1,0001980
26Corporations1970-1974
Funds
26General1961-1963
26Athletic Fund (2 folders)1972-1975
26Boys' Club Foundation of Boston, Inc. (2 folders)1946-1973
Development Fund
26General (4 folders)1964-1968
26Brochureca. 1960
26Correspondence1963-1965
26Corporations1963-1965
26Guide for Solicitorsn.d.
26Guide for Volunteersn.d.
26Lavin Co. Reports (2 folders)1963-1964
26Solicitors (11 folders)1964-1965
26Endowment Fund (with gaps)n.d., 1943-2000
President's Fund
26-27General (24 folders)1954-1979
27Henry R. Guild Jr. Files (Secretary of Board) 1967-1968
27John Harris Files (Treasurer of Board) (2 folders)1967-1968
27John W. Valentine Memorial1969
27Luncheon Program for Overseers1967
27Lavin Co. Study and Reports1963-1964
27Living Memorials1954
27New England Patriots (3 folders)1973-1982
27Shareholders and Friends Program1971
27Raffle1980-1982
27Vernon B. Hitchins Memorial1969
Grant Proposals
27After School Day Care Services (3 folders)1981-1985
27Charles Hayden Memorial Clubhouse Renovations, Charles Hayden Foundation 1962
27Dental Clinic, Committee of the Permanent Charity Fund1962
27Teen Initiative2001
27Youth Leadership Development Program1984
27Planned Giving Booklet 1990
C. Public Relations
27Advertisementsn.d., 1974, 1994
46, FF5/D10Awards (2 folders)n.d., 1956-1965, 1995-2000
27Brochures (7 folders)n.d., 1930's-1990's
Clubhouses
27Blue Hill Ave: George Robert White Fund Youth Development Center1991, 1995
27Charlestownn.d.
27Chelsea1993
27Roxburyn.d., 1970's-1980's
27South Boston (2 folders)n.d., 1966-1990's
27Directors: Burger and Davis (2 folders)n.d., 1958-1968
27Fact Sheetn.d.
27Flag Swatches: BGCB, City, Communityn.d.
27Formula for Successn.d.
27Holiday Card Project1997
27Media Information and Training1991-1995
27Member Identification Tagsn.d.
27National Photography Contest Winners1964
Newsletters
27BGCB News1994-1997
27BGCB Newsclips (2 folders)1989-1996
28Briefsn.d., 1997
28Centrally Speakingn.d., 1987-1993
28Clubhouse Quarterly1983
28In Print1999-2001
28Instant News (3 folders)1960's-1980's
28Patriot (9 folders)1942-1968
28Rough Draftsn.d., 1990-1991
28Newspaper Clippings and Magazine Articles (14 folders)1920's-2002
FF5/D10Postersca. 1970-1980
28Press Releases (7 folders)n.d., 1962-1993
28Profile of BGCB1991
Programs
28General (2 folders)n.d., 1960's
28Boys' Club Week (2 folders)1958-1968
28Fine Arts Exhibit1965-1966, 1972
28Recognition Dinners (2 folders)1978-1983, 2002
28Summer Camp n.d., 1955
28Slogans1995
28Window Decaln.d.
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Series:

4. Program Services, 1961-2003 (bulk 1975-1995)
Volume:11 cubic ft.
Arrangement:

Alphabetical within subseriesOrganized into 3 subseries: A. Director of Operations; B. Assistant Director of Operations; C. Program Developer
Summary:

Series 4. Program Services is comprised of the records of the Director of Operations, Assistant Directors of Operations, and Program Developer. The series is organized alphabetically within each office. These three creating offices deal directly with program planning, development, and implementation.

A. Director of Operations (9.5 cubic ft.) consists of the records of Bob Monahan (bulk 1976-1999). The subseries is comprised of correspondence with clubhouse staff, financial reports, meeting minutes, and program information and reports. Notably, extensive records concerning the clubhouses, including the design, construction, and development of the Blue Hill Avenue Clubhouse, are present. Monahan was also the Director of the South Boston clubhouse in the 1980's. Records documenting his directorship are also in this subseries.

B. Assistant Director of Operations (.5 cubic ft.) covers the activities of two Assistant Directors, Liz Bennatti (bulk 1988-1991) and Liz Durnstine (bulk 1986-1993). The records consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, and program information. Both Assistant Directors were involved with programs in partnership with external organizations, such as the Best Year in School Ever program. This involvement with the community is represented throughout their records.

C. Program Developer (1 cubic ft.) covers Thomas King's involvement in developing programs and supervising program implementation (1975-1980). Records consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, policies, contracts, and material relating to programs. Grants received for programs, such as After School Day Care Services are represented in this subseries. It is important to note that King was the Director of the Charlestown Clubhouse in the 1980's. Records from King's tenure as Director are included in his files.
BoxTitleDate
A. Director of Operations (Robert Monahan)
28100th Anniversary (3 folders)1990-1994
28Annual Reports: Memoranda and Ideas1991-1995
28Association of Boys and Girls Clubs Professionals1993
28Attendance Information (3 folders)1973-1991
29Board of Directors: Annual Meeting (3 folders) (with gaps)1994-2003
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
29Generaln.d., 1993-1995
29Alliance Against Racism and Violencen.d.
29Commitment to Quality (5 folders)1990-2000
29Cross-Club Conference (Madison Square Boys and Girls Club)2000
29Fund-Raising Ideas1985
29Myra Sadker Day1998
29Programming in Limited Space1993
29Program Report on Membership, Attendance, Dues, and Fees1988
29Report on the Effect of Boys and Girls Clubs on Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Related Problems in Public Housing1991
29Slide Presentation1995
Centennial Symposium
29General (3 folders)1993
29Collaborative Youth Initiative1993
29Search for Solutions: School Neighborhood, and Community1993
29City of Boston: Mayor's Youth Council and Office of Jobs and Community Services (2 folders)1998-2000
Clubhouses
Blue Hill Avenue
29Advisory Board (2 folders)1992-1998
29Application for Unit Membership in Boys and Girls Clubs of America1995-1996
29Club Brief: Newsletter1995
29Community (Dorchester and Mattapan): Data, Feedback, Meetings, Gang Prevention, and Youth Service Organizations (5 folders)1989-1995
29Correspondence and Memoranda1996-1997
29Crisis Management Plan1992
29Equipment and Furnishings1993-1999
29Facility Rentals1995
29Field Tripsn.d., 1997-1998
29Finance (3 folders)n.d., 1990-1997
Franklin Field
29General1989-1994
29Housing and Urban Development Project1993-1994
29Monthly Reports1992-1993
29Teen Centern.d., 1989-1992
George Robert White Youth Development Center
29Generaln.d., 1991-1994
29Architectural Drawings1994
29Board of Overseers1995
29Community Outreach1992
29Development Liaison1991-1993
29Finance1989-1992
29Franklin Field Task Force1989-1993
29George Robert White Fund1991-1993
29Groundbreaking1994
29Metropolitan District Commission (MDC)1989-1991
29Opening1995
29-30Planning and Construction (4 folders)1990-1996
30Progress Reports1990-1993
30Service Extension Committee (2 folders)1987-1993
30Site Announcement1990-1991
30Handbooks1996-1998
30History of Clubhouseca. 1995
30Luna Park1994
30Member Essaysn.d.
30Membershipn.d., 1997-2000
30Memoranda1994-1995
30Newspaper Clippings1989-1992
30Operations Committee1995
30Personnel: Job Descriptions and Staff Meetingsn.d., 1996-2001
30Program Schedulesn.d., 1995-2000
Programs
30Administration for Children and Families: Youth Gangs Day Prevention Programs1990-1994
30Adult Basic Education1995
30Community Partnerships1992-1994
30History Gala2004
30Keystone Voyagers2000
30Martin Luther King Jr. Brunch1996-1997
30Mo Vaughn Youth Development Program (2 folders)1994-1998
30Nike/NHL Hockey Program1995
30Recognition Dinner (2 folders)1996-2004
30SafeFutures1996-1997
30Summer Programs1992
30Summer Camp1996-1998
30Violence Prevention Project, Boston Police Department1999
30Public Relations (2 folders)1995
30Shut Down1995
30Swimming Pool1995-1996
30Teen Center (2 folders)n.d., 1991-2000
30Teen Directors (2 folders)1998-2001
30Use of Facility by Outside Agenciesca. 1996
Charlestown
30Advisory Board (4 folders)1983-1998
30Alumni Reunion1989-1990
30Attendance Information1997-2000
30Awards1991, 1997
30Commitment to Quality1989-1997
30Community (Charlestown) 1984, 1991-1997
30Facilities
30, 46General (2 folders)n.d., 1992-1994
30Green Street Project1999
30High Street Building and Expansion Study (2 folders)1981, 1994
Finance
30General1990-1998
30Budget1990-1999
30Capital Campaign (2 folders)1994-1997
30Fund-Raising Events1991-1996
30Green Street News: Member Newsletter1992
30Handbook1990, 1996-1998
30Newspaper Clippings (2 folders)1989-1993
30Organizational Structure of Clubhousen.d.
30Personnel: Staff Meetings, Memoranda, Staff Listsn.d., 1985-1997
31Program Schedulesn.d., 1989-1998
Programs
31Awards Night1984
31Best Year in School Ever: Weekly Site Update1993
31Dance-A-Thon for the Homeless1990
31Drug Prevention 1990
31Excel Program1998
31Faces of Charlestownn.d., 1992
31Little Patriots Child Care Centerca. 1989
31Mishawum Proposalca. 1999
31Nate Hurwitz Basketball Tournament1993-1996
31Road Race1998
31Teen Shakespeare Project1998
31Tutoringn.d.
31Youth Outreach Program with Boston Housing Authority1990-1998
31Publication: "A Piece of Peace: Kids Share Their Lives Through Poetry, Art, and Photography1995
Reports, Internal
31Director's 1985-1989
31Interim Report on the Progress of the Re-Evaluation Study of the Boys' Clubs of Boston, Inc.1963
31Quarterly 1992-1997
31Monthly ca. 1991
31Special Report on the Bunker Hill Clubhouse1963
Chelsea
Advisory Board
31General1995
31Ad Hoc Committee (4 folders)1995-1998
31Campaign Committee1999
31Application for Unit Membership in the Boys and Girls Clubs of America1990
31Bureau of Justice Assistance Project1995
31Chelsea Housing Authority (4 folders)1992-1995
31City of Chelsea Youth Recreation Strategyca. 1993
31Director (Joshua Kraft)1993-1997
31Facilities1998
31Feasibility Study1998
31Finance (3 folders)1988-1998
31History of Clubhouse1995-1996
Innes Development
31General (2 folders)1992-1995
31Department of Housing and Urban Development1992-1995
31Weed and Seed (2 folders)1991-1995
31Mailing Lists1994
31Membership2000
31Newspaper Clippings1993-1996
31Personnel: Job Descriptions n.d., 1992-1996
31Program Study1999
Programs
31Chelsea Community Schools (3 folders)1994-1998
31Housing and Urban Development Youth Sports Initiative (2 folders)1993-1995
31Safe Haven1994
31Summer Programs1994-1995
31Summer Youth Basketballn.d., 1993-1994
Report, Internal
31Weekly Status n.d., 1993
31Yearly 1994
31Revitalization Plan for Chelsea, Massachusetts1992-1993
Roxbury
Advisory Board
31General (3 folders)1990-1995
32Membership1991-1995
32Minutes (3 folders)1990-1995
32Nominating Committee1995
32Attendance Information2000
32Awards1991, 1993
32Boys and Girls Clubs of America1996
32Community Organizations1989-1992
32Computer Network Proposal1995
Directors of Clubhouse
32Bradley, Mae1993-1994
32Mitchell, Michael1995-1998
32Events1993-2000
32Facilitiesn.d., 1985-1994
32Finance (6 folders)1987-1999
32Handbook and Program Bookn.d., 1992-1995
32" I Am" Autobiographical Stories by Members1997
32Membershipn.d., 1996
32Memoranda1992-1997
32Parents1990-1996
32Personnel: Staff Meetings, Job Descriptions, and Policiesn.d., 1994-1998
32Program Ideas1978, 1992
32Program Schedules and Descriptionsn.d., 1992-1998
Programs
32After School Day Care1993-1995
32Bits and Peaces1991
32Boston Shoot Out1996
32Boston Youth Network Program (2 folders)1994-1995
32College Tour1994
32Computer Clubhousen.d., 1992-1998
32Dental Clinic1990-1991
32Holiday Programs1993, 2000
32Hope in Progress, Boston Community Schools1990
32League of Hope1994
32Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Reenactment1997
32Neighborhood Response Project1990-1991
32Partnership with Community Academy Middle and High School, Boston Public Schools1994-1996
32Recognition Dinner1987-1998
32Silkscreen Program1995
32Skating1992-1993
32Summer Programsn.d., 1990-1996
32Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts Partnership1993-1995
32Public Relations1994-1995
32Reports, External: Media Center Research Project1994-1995
Reports, Internal
32Director's1994
32Monthly1987-1990
32Multi-Media Production Technology Lab Year End 1997
32Special Report on the Roxbury Clubhouse1962
32Security1985-1992
32Shuttle Busn.d.
32Swimming Pool1962, 1993-1994
32Warren Street Propertyn.d.
32Work-Study Students1998
South Boston
Advisory Board
32Development1979-1995
32Events1990-1995
32Membersn.d., 1989-1995
32Minutes (2 folders)1990-1997
32Mission and Bylaws1983-1992
32Attendance Information1987, 1990, 2000
32Awards1991-1996
32Brochuresn.d.
32Catherine and Frank Mullin Memorial Auditorium1987-1994
32Correspondence and Memoranda1988-1997
Directors
32Hoell, Ed1997-1999
32Wallace, Brian1989-1992
32Directors' Monthly Meetings: Minutes1985-1990
Finance
33Budget1988-1995
33Fund-Raising Events (2 folders)1986-1999
33Fund-Raising Planca. 1985
33Small Business Campaign (2 folders)1985-1988
33South Boston Savings Bank Donations1988-1993
33George Robert White Gymnasiumn.d., 1990-1992
33Girls' Club of Boston (3 folders)1985-1996
33Newspaper Clippings1986,1997
Personnel
33Manual1972-1973
33Staff Meetings1984-1990
33Staffing1984-1988
33Program Plans for Departments1987
33Program Schedules1986-1992
Programs
33Eye to the Futureca. 1992
33Girls Programming1996
33Keystone Conference1990-1992
33Little Shamrock Nursery1978-1988
33South Boston Summer Collaborative (10 folders)1977-1995
33Summer Programs1961
33Teen Programming1984
33Violence Prevention1990-1991
Reports, Internal
33Quarterly 1992, 1995, 1997
33Special Report on the Charles Hayden Memorial Clubhouse (2 folders)1962-1963
33Community: Multi-Cultural Leadership Project1981-1982
33Correspondence and Memorandan.d., 1973-1998
33Events1985-1993
33Facilities1973-1987
Finance
33Anticipated Impact of Federal Budget Changes on Massachusetts1996
33Budget: General and Central Program Services (5 folders)1984-1992
33Capital Campaign (5 folders)1988-1993
34Foundations1990-1997
34Francine Adams Scholarship Fundn.d., 1993
34Fund Raising (2 folders)1984-1996
Grants
34General1989-1990
34City of Boston's Community Development Block Grant Program (3 folders)1984-1990
34Facilities1984
34Individual Service Project1979
34Lotus1986-1989
34Youth Leadership, Mayor's Office of Jobs and Community Services1986
34Rental of Facilities1986
34Girls' Clubs of America, Inc.1988
34Girls' Clubs of Boston, Inc.1986-1987
34History of BGCB (2 folders)n.d., 1960's-1982
34Management Team: Minutes (10 folders)1985-1997
Membership
34Join the Club Campaign1992
34Proposal to Support General Membership Services for 5,000 Boy and Girl Members of Boys' Clubs of Boston, Inc.: Step Twoca. 1977
34Membership System2000
34Statistics (2 folders)1991-1999
34Mission of BGCBn.d., 1984
34Newspaper Clippings (2 folders)1989-1997
34Notes: Meetings, Drafts, and Ideasn.d., 1990-1998
Organizations
34Agency Collaborative1999
34Academy for Educational Development: Center for Youth Development and Policy Research1991
34American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay1997
34Boston Coalition1996-1999
34Boston Magazine1994
34Buyback Boston1993
34Camp Club on the Cape1994-1995
34Charles Hayden Foundation1996
34Child Care Choices of Boston (CCCB)1996
34Children's Aid Society 1993
34Children's Services of Roxbury, Inc.1998-1999
35Choice Thru Education, Inc. (3 folders)1994-1999
35Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Office of Child Care Services1999
35Family Services of Greater Boston (FSGB)1999
35Franklin Field, Franklin Hill, Dorchester Healthy Boston Coalition1994
35Harry McDonough Sailing Program1990-1992
35Health and Addictions Research, Inc.1998
35Judge Baker Children's Center1994
35Julie's Family Learning Program1997
35Massachusetts Child Welfare League of America Executive Group1993
35Massachusetts Independent School Association, Inc.1975
35Massachusetts School Age Coalition1999
35Massachusetts Youth Service Alliance1990-1991
35Mattapan Family Service Center1995
35The Medical Foundation1996
35Most Initiativeca. 1997
35National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship1997
35Parents United for Child Caren.d., 1999
35Project FREE (Franklin Residents Effort for Equality)1993-1995
35ROCA, Inc. (Reaching Out to Chelsea Adolescents)1996
35Roxbury-Dorchester-Mattapan United1989
35Urban League of Eastern Massachusettsca. 1995
35Youth Venture1997
35Overview of Organizationn.d., 1993
Personnel
35Human Resource Committee1999
35Report on Staff Morale1982
35Retreats1993-1994
35Senior Staff Meeting1993
35Staff List 1996
35Surveys (2 folders) n.d., 1985
35"Teambuilding"1986
35Training (3 folders)n.d., 1979-1989
35Volunteers and Work-Studyn.d., 1993
Policies and Procedures
35Generaln.d., 1987
35AIDS1986
35Clubhouse Policies1982-1986
35Contract Management1977-1979
35Personnel1986-1987
35Procedure for Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect within the Clubhouseca. 1985
35Program Book1996
35-36Program Committee (12 folders)1979-2000
36Program Development Consultant1989
36Program Descriptions, Ideas, Goals, and Objectivesn.d., 1984-1992
Programs
36Activities Club1993
36After School Day Care (5 folders)1986-1991
36Amateur Radio Club1993
36Best Year in School Ever (6 folders)1988-1994
36Boston Red Sox Rocket Boosters (7 folders)1985-1997
36Boston SafeFutures (2 folders)2000
36Boston Shootout1996-1999
36Boston Youth Challenge (2 folders)1992-1993
36Boston Youth Education (3 folders)1987-1997
36Castle Square Child Development Center1993
36Collaborative Youth and Family Initiatives1997
36Computers1985-1991
36Crossroads1999
36Counseling Services1985
36Facing History and Ourselves Partnership1993-1994
36Girls Programming1986-1990
36"Gorgeous Mosaic" Musical Drama Production1995-1996
36Holiday Parties1986-1987
36Jobs for Youth1993
36Keeping Kids on Track, Boston Athletic Association1996-1997
36Keystone Club: Research Proposalca. 1997
37Kids Advertising Competition (2 folders)1990-1992
37National Football League C.I.T.Y. Junior Player Development Football Pilot Program1998
37National Night Out1993
37Operation Pier 4 at Charlestown Navy Yard1983
Project Harmony
37Evaluations of Program1980-1984
37Programming1981-1985
37Progress Reports1980-1982
37Memoranda1981-1984
37Proposals (3 folders)1980-1982
37Project Listen1974-1976
37Summer Programs (4 folders)1990-1999
37Swimmingn.d., 1995
37Teen Consumer Education1977
37Teen Issues Prevention Program (TIPP)1989
37Work Together1996
37World of Difference Institute (3 folders)1994-1995
World of Work
37Group Leader's Orientation Manualn.d.
37Hispanic World of Workn.d., 1977, 1982
37Job Search Project (4 folders)1980-1984
37Proposal1989
37Youth Leadership (2 folders)1986-1988
37Youth Visits: Proposal1983
Reports, External
37Adolescent Risk Behavior Participation1996
37Adolescent Violence Task Force (draft)1988
37Allston-Brighton Youth: Our Present and Our Future: The Report of the Joint Youth Strategies Team1994
37Evaluation of the Boys' Clubs of Boston by Powell Associates1976
38Evaluation of Project Link1978
38Evaluations of Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston by Lisa Veneklasen1994
38Girls and Boys Together: The Boys Clubs of Boston Experienceca. 1980
38Harvard Study by Jamie Ward and Edie Phelpsca. 1985
38Jamaica Plain Youth Needs Assessment1982
38Moral and Identity Development in Urban Youth: Final Report to Rockefeller Foundation (Harvard Study)1985
38Planning and Evaluating Programs: A Guide for Staff of the Boys' Clubs of Boston Inc. by Stuart Langtonca. 1980
38Site Selection/Location Analysis for Mattapan-Roxbury-Dorchester Area by Boston Urban Research and Development Group1989
38Teen Initiative Report: Public/Private Ventures2002
38Urban Adolescents and Adults: Experiences of Community and Connection (Harvard Study)1986
Reports, Internal
38Program Committee1982
38Program Statusn.d.
38Youth Issues 1993
38Service Extension Committee1987-1989
38Youth Service Providers Network1998
B. Assistant Director of Operations
Benatti, Liz
38Attendance Report1990
38Boys and Girls Clubs of America: Memoranda to Executive and Unit Directors1990-1991
38Budget Information for Programs1988-1991
38, 46Commitment to Quality Worksheets (2 folders)1990
38Community Programs Dealing with High Risk Youth ca. 1990
38Crisis Management Plan1988
38Directory of Educational Services for the Boston Area1987-1988
38Inter-Club Dialogue1990
38Job Share with Durnstine1989
38Long Range Planca. 1990
38Management Meeting: Minutes (2 folders)1989-1990
38Meetings with Monahan and Durnstine1989-1990
38Memoranda1989-1990
38Mission of the BGCBn.d., 1988
38Organizational Chart 1988, 1990
38Organizations Providing Programs in Youth Developmentca. 1990
Organizations
38Boston Coalition for School Attendance1990
38Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America1990
38Facing History and Ourselves1989-1990
38Program Committee Members1989-1990
38Program Services Program Status Report1986
Programs
38Best Year in School Ever (7 folders)n.d., 1988-1991
38Boston Youth Campaign1990
38High Risk Youth Substance Abuse Program1989-1990
38Teen Programming1990
38, 46Tri-Club Programs (2 folders)1990-1991
38Report, External: Safe Neighborhoods Plan to End Gang Violence and Provide Hope and Opportunity for Youth in Boston1990
38Volunteers (2 folders)1988-1990
Durnstine, Liz
38Boys and Girls Clubs of America: Training Needs Analysis1990
38Budget for Programs1987-1989
38Memoranda1992
38Newspaper Clippings on Clubhousesn.d.
Organizations
38City Year1990-1991
38Outward Bound, Thompson Island (3 folders)1989-1991
38Young Audiences of Massachusetts1990
Programs
38Boston Happening1989-1990
38Meal Reimbursement Program (4 folders)1990-1992
38Profile of BGCBca. 1993
38Volunteer Sign-In Bookca. 1990
38Volunteers, Interns, and Work Study Students1986-1988
C. Program Developer: King, Thomas
38Affirmative Action Program and Policies1975
38Boys and Girls Clubs of America: National Manpower and Program Services Divisions1975
38Contract Votes1977-1978
38Contracts from the Commonwealth1973-1974
Future Planning Committee
38General1979
38Financial Development1979-1980
38Minutes1980
38Planning and Evaluating Programs Guide1980
38Recommendations of the Program Task Forceca. 1980
38Training Committee and Survey1979
38Memoranda1974-1977
38Organizations (2 folders)1975
Programs
39After School Day Care Services (5 folders)1973-1977
39Boston Summer Jobs1975
39Castle Square Day Care Center1977
39Charlestown Girls Recreation Program1977
39Charlestown Group Work Program1971-1974
39Community Schools Program (2 folders)1975-1977
39Drug Education Program1977
39El Centro Bilingual Reading Program1977
39Emergency Job Program1974-1975
39EYE: Mechanism for Change (5 folders)1973-1978
39Go-Girls Division of Boys' Clubs1975
39Juvenile Delinquency Program1975
39Outward Bound1973
39Perfect Project (Program Enrichment for Recreation, Fitness, Education, Counseling, and Tutoring)1977
39Pleasure Bay Sailing Program 1975-1977
39Programs for Youth, Inc.1975-1976
39Regional Adolescent Programs1981
39Roxbury Girls Recreation Program1976-1978
39Shared Summer1977
39South Boston Group Work Program1977
39Summer Lunch Program1977
39Teen Consumer Education Programn.d.
39World of Work (6 folders) (1 restricted)1974-1977
39Youth Activities Commission Summer Recreation Program1977
39Youth Advocacy Program1977
39Youth Work Experience Program1977
Reports, Internal
39Girls in the Boys' Clubs of Boston1978
39Hispanic Youth in Boston: In Search of Opportunities and Accountability1984
39Trend Analysis: Youth Services in Boston1985
39Youth Advisory Committee1974-1975
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Series:

5. Audio-Visual, 1915-2000 (bulk 1940-1995)
Volume:7 cubic ft. (5 boxes, 1.5 flat file drawers)
Arrangement:

Organized by media type, then either alphabetically by topic or chronologically by earliest date.Organized into 4 subseries: A. Architectural Drawings; B. Media; C. Photographs; D. Scrapbooks.
Summary:

Series 5 Audio-Visual consists of BGCB's recorded history through audio-visual material. The series has been divided into four subseries: Architectural Drawings, Media, Photographs, and Scrapbooks.

A. Architectural Drawings (1.5 cubic ft.) is organized alphabetically by building. The bulk of the plans date from the 1960s and early 1990s and were produced by outside architectural firms. Architectural drawings for the Blue Hill Ave. Clubhouse detail stages of development of the George Robert White Youth Development Center. Charlestown Clubhouse plans include the Urban Renewal Area Illustrative Site Plan as well as plans for renovations. Additionally, this series contains floor plans for other area clubhouses and buildings in the surrounding neighborhoods.

B. Media (.5 cubic ft.) consists of 3 16mm films, 3 VHS cassettes, 1 reel-to-reel videotape, 6 reel-to-reel audiotapes, 1 phonograph, and 1 DVD. The media is arranged alphabetically by type and covers topics such as programs, the clubhouses, and Boys' Club Week.

C. Photographs (4 cubic ft.) is composed of contact sheets, 5,000 photographic prints, 700 slides, and 400 negatives. The material dates circa, 1915-2000, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-1995. Most of the photographs taken, 1923-1985, were produced by Boston studios and are in black and white. The photographs are divided into 4 sections: Contact Sheets, Negatives, Prints, and Slides. The contact sheets, slides, and negatives all document topics similar to the prints. The negatives are arranged chronologically. The prints have been arranged by topic: Administration; Awards and Contests; Buildings; Fund Raisers and Promotions; Members; and Programs and Events. Administration documents individuals who have directed, organized, advised, and staffed the BGCB, including Executive Directors Arthur T. Burger (1935-1960) and William Lynch (1960-1967). Awards and Contests provides information about awards given by the clubhouses for achievement in sports, games, and academics. It also details clubhouse sponsored contests in which members participated. Buildings documents the facilities of the BGCB, specifically Charlestown, Roxbury, and South Boston, as well as buildings within the Boston communities. Photographs concerning promotional campaigns, such as images from window exhibits, billboards, and MBTA stations are represented in Fund Raisers and Promotions. Also documented are BGCB fund raisers, many of which involved celebrities, including Roger Clemens, Senator Ted Kennedy, Jackie Robinson, and Ted Williams. Members contains both group and individual portraits. The images provide a glimpse into the clubhouses and the activities in which the children were involved. The largest group of photographs falls under the category of program and events. Throughout its history, the BGCB provided children with multi-faceted youth development programs. The BGCB established many types of educational programs including tutoring programs, classes, and workshops. Highlights of this section include images from the Bunker Hillbillies and the Tom Pappas Chefs Club. Photographs of events held by the clubs, such as their 100th Anniversary in 1993 and the annual road race in Charlestown are also included here. Slides are divided into: buildings, programs, and promotions. See the subject listings in the folder list below for more detail.

D. Scrapbooks (1 cubic ft.) is divided into four sections: Awards and Events; Boys' Club Week; Clubhouses and Administration; and Newspaper Clippings. The majority of the scrapbooks originate from the 1950s and 1960s. The Awards and Events scrapbooks document individual events through letters, invitations, memos, press releases, brochures, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Scrapbooks for events such as the Art Exhibition, Hot Dog A Go-Go, and Spring and Summer Fantasy chronicle the development of the event through planning stages to the event itself. A highlight from this section includes a scrapbook documenting the Dedication of the Charles Hayden South Boston Boys' Club. The scrapbook includes photographs of and letters from various Bostonian dignitaries such as Boston Mayor Maurice J. Tobin, Governor Leverett T. Saltonstall, and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. The Boys' Club Week Scrapbooks depict the annual spring Boys' Club Week celebrated by the BGCB. The scrapbooks largely consist of newspaper clippings of the week's events, but also schedules of planned events, flyers, photographs of activities, and Boys' Club Week proclamations from Massachusetts Governors and the City of Boston. The section, Clubhouses and Administration, documents various managerial activities, such as the Boys' Club of Boston's $850,000 fund-raising campaign in 1927, and scrapbooks created by individual clubhouses. The Newspaper Clippings scrapbooks are arranged by year and consist of newspaper coverage for all the Boston clubhouses. This coverage includes that of clubhouse events, activities, members, Board of Overseer and Board of Director members, award ceremonies, fund-raising efforts, volunteers, and staff.
BoxTitleDate
A. Architectural Drawings
FF5/D10Boston Redevelopment Authority Parcel H-11966
FF5/D10Dental Clinic Rooms1962
Clubhousesn.d, 1991-1992
FF5/D10Blue Hill Ave.
FF5/D10Charlestownn.d., 1958, 1966, 1984
FF5/D10Chelsean.d.
FF5/D10Roxburyn.d., 1958, 1986
FF5/D10South Bostonn.d.1962-1966
B. Media
16 mm Films
40Boys Club of Boston: Chef's Clubs-30 Seconds (2 mini reels)ca. 1994-2000
40Negative Zero Hourca. 1994-2000
DVD
40Boys and Girls Club of Boston: Video of Archival Film Footageca. 2000
Phonograph Record
40In the Right Place at the Right Time Boys' Clubs Do the Job (33 1/3 RPM)ca. 1955
Reel-to-Reel Audiotape
40"HTRD Clinic": 7 inch: (2 reels)n.d.
40 "National Boys' Club Week: March 28-April 2": 5 inchn.d.
40Untitled: 5 inchn.d.
40Untitled: 7 inch (4 reels)n.d.
VHS
40"The Children's Aid Society Community Schools Program: Winner of the 1994 Peter F. Drucker Award for Non-Profit Innovation"1994
40"There's A Place for Us"n.d.
40Video of Archival Film Footagen.d.
C. Photographs
40Contact Sheets: Awards and Contests, Members, Programs and Events, Field Trips, Games and Activities, Outdoor Recreation (4 folders)n.d.
Negatives (3 folders)
401936-1980: Little Sister Contest, Freckle Contest, Race Committee, Ti-Club Meeting, Awards, Events, Outdoor Activities, Library, Charlestown Clubhouse Members1963-1968
401980-1990: Awards, Fenway Park Outing, Super Fitness, Members1980-1990
401990-1997: Roxbury Dental Clinic, Members, Bunker Hill Road Race, Boating and Golf Field Trips, Awards, Alumni1990-1997
Prints
Administrative
40Committees1923-1999
40, FF5/D10Dinners and Luncheons 1965-1999
40, FF5/D10Directors and Executives (2 folders)1923-1975
40Kiwanis Club1957-1962
Lynch, William (From Scrapbook)ca. 1954-1965
40, FF5/D10Meetings: Annual, Board of Directors, Staff, International Boys' Club Federation (2 folders)ca. 1915-1980
40Outings ca.1990-1997
40, FF5/D10Staff and Volunteers 1940-1993
Awards and Contests
41Administrative Awards ca. 1945-1980
41Annual Awards (3 folders)1946-1993
41Education Awards 1947-1991
41Freckle King Contest 1945-1968
41Games Room Tournament 1954-1965
41Hot Dog A Go-Go Aug. 18, 1965
41Important People Awards ca. 1957
41Kiwanis Awards 1960-1993
41Little Sister Contest (5 folders)1936-1968
41NEPCO's Dream Sandwich Aug. 12, 1964
41Pet Shows 1940-1987
41Recognition Awards Dinner ca. 1960-1996
41Sports Awards (2 folders)1950-1989
41Youth of the Year 1958-1992
41Other Awards 1958-1992
Buildings
BGCB Clubhouses
41Blue Hill Ave. ca. 1990-1995
41Charlestown 1972-1992
41, FF5/D10Roxbury 1966-1991
41South Boston 1935-1940, 1991
41Other Clubhouses and Buildings: Albany (NY) Boys' Club, Chinatown Boys' Club, Eben D. Jordan Memorial Building (Girls' Club), Lowell Boys' Club, Mission Hill Housing Project, Roxbury Buildings1936-1986
Fund Raisers and Promotions
41Celebrities: Roger Clemens, Mayor Ray Flynn, Senator Edward Kennedy, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams1957-1991
41Celebrity Shoot-Out (2 folders)1991-1992
41MBTA Station Promotion 1965
41New England Patriots Fund Raisers (2 folders)1968-1985, 1998
41Promotional Faces ca. 1970-1995
41Window Exhibit 1955-1967
Members
41Charlestown Members ca. 1992
41Charlestown and South Boston Members (photos from scrapbook)1965
41, FF5/D10Group Portraits (2 folders)ca. 1925-1995
41Individuals and Pairs (3 folders)1935-1993
41South Boston Alumni ca. 1987
41South Boston Members (photos from scrapbook)ca. 1970
Programs and Events
41100th Anniversary Celebration (2 folders)1993
Art
41Classes (2 folders)ca. 1945-1988
42Exhibits 1957-1995
42Music ca. 1950-1994
42Performances 1940-1993
42Photographyca. 1940-1976
42Woodworking ca. 1955-1995
FF5/D10Annual Boys and Girls Club Association Convention1929-1930
42Boston Flea Market1971
42Carnivals (South Boston)ca. 1960-1992
Clubs and Groups
42BoysTown (2 folders)ca. 1942-1968
42Bunker Hillbillies (3 folders)ca. 1947-1995
42Chelsea Housing Authority Basketball League1993
42Parent/Child Clubs: Dads' Club, Mothers' Club (2 folders)1946-1968
42, FF5/D10Tom Pappas Chefs Club (6 folders)1956-1968
42Other Clubs and Groups: Indians, Junior League, Keystone Club, Marters Club, Martial Arts Club, Scouts, Vocational Prevention Groupca. 1950-1991
42Dedication of Charles Hayden Clubhouse in South Boston 1941
Education
42Awareness and Safetyca. 1950-1997
42Banking and Law ca. 1940, 1958
42Computer and Typingca. 1955-1992
42Cooking ca. 1945-1993
42Dentistry Programca. 1965-1975
42Journalism: Printing Classes, Shoot-Out (Interviewing)ca. 1950-1958, 1974
42, FF5/D10Libraryca. 1940-1975
42Radio and TVca. 1945-1960
FF5/D10Schools and Classrooms (2 folders)1960-1994
42Superfit Jamboree1985-1986
42Tutoringca. 1970-2000
42Fashion Show1967-1968
42, FF5/D10Field Trips: Arcades, Disney, Fenway Park, New England Sports Museum, Museum of Science, USS Constitution (2 folders)1969-1994
Games and Activities
42Billiards1954-1991
42Board Games: Bingo, Candyland, Chess, Checkers, Monopoly, Puzzlesca. 1945-1995
42Table Games: Air Hockey, Foosball, Table Tennis, Skeetballca. 1945-1993
FF5/D10Other: Dancing, Horseshoes, Limbo, Movies and TV, Toy Trainsca. 1945-1995
Holiday Celebrations:
42Chanukah, Christmas, New Year'sca. 1953-1993
42Easter and St. Patrick's Day1940-1967
42Halloweenca. 1950-1993
FF5/D10International Association of Boys' Club Federation1923
42Militaryca. 1957-1966
42Open House (Charlestown)1987, ca. 1996
Outdoor Activities
43Beachca. 1978, 1985
43Boats (2 folders)1974-1992
43Camps (2 folders)1941-1992
43Picnics and Cookouts1967-1970
43Ski Trips1976-1992
43Parades: Roxbury1964
43Parties: Charlestown Clubhouse Parties, Dinner with Boston Bruins, End of the Celtics Basketball Season, End of the Year, Midget Birthday, Pizza Party, South Boston Clubhouse Parties, Super Bowl Parties (2 folders)1940-1996
Races
43Battle of Bunker Hill Road Race (5 folders)ca. 1986-1999
43Charlestown Bike Race1996-1997
43Roxbury Road Race1966-1968
43Shared Summer1976
Sports
43Baseballca. 1955-1990
43Basketball1924-1992
43Hockey: Ice and Floorca. 1935-1990
43Red Auerbach 3x3 Tournament1986
FF5/D10Water Sports: Swimming, Diving (4 folders)1924-1993
43Other: Boxing, Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Rock Climbing, Weights, Wrestling (2 folders)ca. 1950-1992
43Stay-at-Home Camp1956
43Tom Sawyer Day: Roxbury1965-1968
FF5/D10Tribute to the World of Boyhoodn.d.
43Tri-Club Programs: Youth Leadership, Field Trips, Slide Show1978, 1991-1993
Slides
43BGCB Clubhouses: Charlestown, Roxbury, South Boston (2 folders)1966-1968, 1991-1998
43Programs and Events: Best Year Program, Bunker Hillbillies, Camp, Contests, Education, Field Trips, Games, Parties, Ski Trips, Sports, Staff and Volunteers (5 folders)1955-1970; 1990-1995
43Promotions and Presentations ca. 1955-1970; 1995
D. Scrapbooks
Awards and Events
44Art Exhibit1969
44Boys' Club Federation International Convention1929
44Dedication of the Charles Hayden South Boston Boys' Club1942
44Hot Dog A Go-Go1965
44Kiwanis Tri Unit1965
44NEPCO Sandwich Contest1969
44Painting and Prints Exhibit 1965
44Parents' Magazine National Youth Group Achievement Awards1967
44Spring and Summer Fantasy1967
44Summer Fantasy1968
Boys' Club Week
46Boys' Club Week 1946: Radio Publicity (10 folders)1946
44Boys' Club Week 19541954
44Boys' Club Week 1956 (2 folders)1956
44Boys' Club Week 1957 (2 folders)1957
44Boys' Club Week 1959 (2 folders)1959
44Boys' Club Week 1961 (2 folders)1961
44Boys' Club Week, 19641964
44Boys' Club Week, 1965 (2 folders)1965
44, FF5/D10Boys' Club Week, 19661966
44Boys' Club Week, 19671967
44Boys' Club Week, 19681968
FF5/D9Covers of Scrapbooks1946-1968
Clubhouses and Administration
44Boys' Club of Boston Inc. Campaign for $850, 000 (2 folders)1927
44City of Charlestown Newspaper Clippingsca. 1971
44William L. Lynch, Executive Director of Boys Clubs of Boston n.d, 1954-1965
44South Boston Boys' Club News Clippings1946-1948
44South Boston Boys' Club Photosca. 1975
Newspaper Clippings
44Newspaper Clippings 1961-1962 (2 folders)1961-1962
44Newspaper Clippings 19641964
44Newspaper Clippings 1965-19661965-1966
44Newspaper Clippings 1966-19671966-1967
44Newspaper Clippings 1967-1968 (2 folders)1967-1968
44Newspaper Clippings 1968-1969 (2 folders)1968-1969
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Series:

6. Boys and Girls Clubs of America, 1918-2002 (bulk 1955-1970)
Volume:1.5 cubic ft.
Arrangement:

Alphabetical
Summary:

Series 6. Boys and Girls Clubs of America includes records sent to the BCGB by their parent organization, the BGCA. The records consist of publications, newsletters, reports, program information and suggestions, policies, handbooks, and guidelines produced by the BGCA. Topics addressed in the material are national conferences, finance, public relations, outside organizations, programming, staff and training, and summer camp. It is important to note that this series also includes records from the Boys Club Federation of America, established in 1906. The Boys Club Federation of America became the BGCA in 1931. Of special interest is a bound volume of magazine issues from the Boys' Club Federation: "Boys' Workers Round Table with the Blue Cover: A Magazine of Applied Ideals in Boycraft," 1918-1923. Issues from 1918, 1921, 1922, and 1923 make reference to the BGCB's Charlestown and Roxbury Clubhouses.
BoxTitleDate
44Accountability Update1974
44Achieving Excellence Through Planning1974
44Activity Skills for Program Workers (7 folders)n.d.
44All-Boy Guidance Organization1970
44Alumnin.d., 1989-1999
45Annual Report1993
45Application for Certificationn.d.
45Area Councils Workshop: Community Development Sectionca. 1965
45Awards Programn.d., 1961, 1991
45Behavior and Attitude Guidance in Boys' Clubs1955
45Board Fact Book1991
45Board of Directorsn.d.
45Board Members' Handbook1959, 1983
45Boys' Clubs and Delinquency Prevention: Position Papern.d.
45Boys' Clubs Professional Association: Profiles (2 folders)1957-1965
45Boys' Workers Round Table1918-1923
45Brochuresn.d., ca. 1965-1996
45Challenge Magazine1981
45Commitment to Quality: A Process for Evaluating and Improving Core Programn.d.
45Connections Magazine (2f)1990-1993
45Constitution of BGCA1958, 1971
45Designing our Future1973
FF5/D10Diamond Jubliee Connection Map
45Digest of Recent Studies Made by Crests and Councils1971
45Effective Guidance Techniquesn.d.
45Executive Newsletter1991
45Executive Program: Report1968
45Finance Service Bulletin1935
45Fundamental Ball Skills1991
45How To Do It Pamphlets1990-1991
45Keystone Conference 1989-1991
45Looking Toward the '90sn.d.
45Manual of Insurance for Boys' Clubs1962
45Marketing Materialsn.d., 1993-1996
45Membership Recruitment Manualca. 1990
45National Boys and Girls Club Week1991
45National Children's Dental Health Month1991
45National Convention Reports1929
45National Girls and Women in Sports Day1990
45National Workshop on Boys' Clubs Operations in Areas of Racial Tensionn.d.
45New Staff Membersca. 1990
45New York City Symposium on Guidance: Proceedings1971
45Other Clubhouses (3 folders)n.d., 1926-1974
45"Our Business is Boys" by E.A. Wright1958
45Parents Without Partners, Inc. Collaboration n.d., 1961
45Partnerships in the Outreach Initiative1991
45Philosophies Work Standards of Boys' Clubs1956
45Professional Leadership in Boys' Clubs1956
Program Service Magazine
45General (2 folders)1963-1965
45Administration and Operation1962
45Community Service1962
45Competitionn.d.
45Cues and Reviews1961-1962
45Educational Programs1958-1962
45Guidance1962
45Health and Physical Education1959-1962
45Health Services1959-1961
45Juvenile Delinquency1960
45Maintenance1959-1961
45Mental Health1958-1961
45Outdoor Programs1962
45Personnel and Administration1959-1964
45Program Brief1958-1962
45Programming1958-1964
45Public Relations1958-1959
45Social Recreation1958-1961
45T-Shirtsn.d.
45Teen Programs1958-1961, 1998
45Project Pitch Inn.d.
45Publications and Resource Listing1970
45Roles of Personnel within Organizationca. 1990
45Smart Moves1991
45Steven David Epstein Memorial Foundationn.d.
45Summer Camps1972
45Survey of Salaries1962
45Take Pride in America Awards Program1991
46"Target Outreach: Boys and Girls Clubs of America's Approach to Gang Prevention and Gang Intervention2002
46Torch Clubs1970
46Training Volunteers and Part-Time Workers for Boys' Clubs1942
FF5/D10Twelve Month Physical Program Chartn.d.
46United Way Priorities: Where Boys' Clubs Standn.d.
46Urban Report Newsletter1991-1995
46"Youth's Search for Identity: A Psychiatrist Looks at Youth Work" by Alexander Reid Martin, M.D.1965
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