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Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
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| Collection |
| Title: | Muriel S. and Otto P. Snowden papers |
| Dates: | 1911-1990 (bulk 1947-1985) |
| Call Number: | M17 |
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Scope and Content Note
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The founders of Freedom House, Muriel S. and Otto P. Snowden were community activists in Boston best known for their co directorship of Freedom House in Roxbury. Their activism began long before the founding of Freedom House in 1949 and lasted after their retirement from Freedom House in 1986 until their deaths. Due to the Snowden's devotion to Freedom House and the Upper Roxbury community, their activities as Freedom House co-directors and those as members of the community often overlapped.
Speaking engagements and organizational memberships may have been a result of their work with Freedom House, and friendship networks outgrowths of relationships they developed through their work. When the Records were accessioned, therefore, personal papers were intermixed with Freedom House records. During processing, materials concerning the Snowden's responsibilities as co-directors of Freedom House were separated and removed from their personal papers (See Freedom House, Inc., Records 1941-1996 M16). The Snowden's personal papers and the records of Freedom House were transferred in four separate accessions which were largely unarranged.
The Muriel S. Snowden and Otto P. Snowden Papers span ca. 1911-1990. The collection consists of approximately 6.5 cubic feet of records. The bulk of the collection documents family, education, employment and community work prior to Freedom House, representation on boards of outside organizations, public speaking engagements, and personal awards. The earliest material, 1911-1935 is primarily family photographs. Also included are political campaign materials from their work on the campaigns of local politicians, and a small amount of material from their consulting business, Snowden Associates. |
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