Boston History Collections

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Abortion Action Coalition (Boston, Mass.), Records, 1970-1982 (M21)
Abraham Bell and Company, Order Book, 1820-1835 (M9)
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc., Records, 1975-2000 (M61)
La Alianza Hispana, Records, 1965-1999 (M55)
Allen, Catherine L., Papers, 1928-2002 (M84)
La Alternativa, Newsletters, 1984-1999 (M98)
American Society for Engineering Education, Records, 1944-2000 (M63)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Records, 1980-1994 (M108)
Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (Boston, Mass.), Records, 1917-2003 (bulk 1975-2003) (M148)
Augustine, Albert James, Papers, 1927-1935 (M52)
Avery, Emma Jean Lang, Papers, ca. 1916-1931 (M3)
Bailey, Ronald W., Oral History Collection, 1989-1990 (M153)
Batcheller, Arthur, Papers, 1888-1977 (bulk 1913-1955) (M12)
Becker, Samuel, Papers, 1925-1962 (M7)
Bernays, Edward L., Papers, 1982-1998 (bulk 1993-1995) (M99)
Berry, Charles Harold, Papers, 1879-1963 (bulk 1917-1963) (M102)
Bisexual Resource Center, Records, 1984-2002 (M144)
Boston Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth, Inc., Records, (1983-2001) (M107)
 Boston Area Feminist Coalition, Records, (1981-1983) (M121)
Boston-Bouve College, Records, 1892-2000 (bulk 1925-1970) (M41)
Boston Coalition of Black Women, Records, 1993-2007 (M146)
Boston Elevated Railway Company. Library, Records, 1884-1967 (bulk 1921-1950) (M150)
Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing, Records, 1916-2003 (M105)
Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance, Records, 1982-1992 (M65)
Boston Opera House, Records, 1908-1958 (M33)
Boston School of Dental Nursing, Records, 1940-1952 (M50)
Boston Society of Vulcans of Massachusetts, Records, 1951-2004 (bulk 1970-2000)(M131)
Boston Women's Music Collective, Records, 1975-1978 (M22)
Boston Women's Pentagon Action, Records, 1980-1986(M143)
Boston Women's Union, Records, 1973-1981 (bulk 1973-1978)(M145)
Bouve, Marjorie, Papers, 1892-1972 (bulk 1892-1918) (M89)
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, Records, 1893-2004 (M103)
Bromfield Street Educational Foundation, Records, 1968-1999 (bulk 1985-1993) (M64)
Brooks, Elmer V. H., Papers, 1924-1998 (bulk 1937-1968) (M129)
Campbell, Robert C., Papers, 1939-1993 (M117)
Canfield, William J., Papers, 1965-1999 (M69)
Cass, Melnea A., Papers, 1954-1979 (M79)
Cattley, Henry Robert, Papers, 1930-1945 (M53)
Chas. T. Main, Inc., Records, 1975-[1977+] (M152)
Citywide Educational Coalition, Records, 1972-2001 (M130)
Coalition to Stop Institutional Violence, Records, 1972-1989 (M27)
The Coalition to Take Back the Night (Boston, Mass.), Records, 1978-1991 (M142)
Coffin, Gregory C., Papers, 1966-2002 (bulk 1966-1975) (M80)
Collazzo, Charles Joseph, Papers, 1919-1984 (M5)
Corcoran, Frederick L., Jr., Papers, 1935-1958 (M115)
Devenney, Milburn, Papers, ca. 1983-1996 (M157)
Dunn, Beverly C., Papers, 1962-1970 (M58)
Ehrmann, Sara R., Papers, 1845-1993 (M39)
Ell, Carl Stephens, Papers, 1912-1981 (M2)
Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, Records, 1954-1992 (M43)
Erickson, Robert, Papers, 1922-1984 (bulk 1922-1926) (M29)
Escuelita Agueybana Day Care Centers, Records, 1978-1996 (M116)
Favat, André, Papers, 1960-1977 (M11)
Feer, Robert Arnold, Papers, 1945-1969 (bulk 1958-1969)(M59)
Female Liberation: A Radical Feminist Organization, Records, 1968-1974 (M122)
Ford Hall Forum, Audio Tapes, 1995-1998 (M71)
Fowler, William M., Jr., Papers, 1976-2000 (M119)
Fraser, James W., Photograph Collection, 1905-1976 (bulk 1974-1976) (M66)
Frederick, Antoinette, Papers, 1970-1991 (M40)
Freedom House, Inc., Records, 1941-1996 (bulk 1949-1986) (M16)
Garabedian, Harold A., Papers, 1953-1971 (M113)
Gay Academic Union of New England, Records, 1969-1980 (bulk 1975-1980) (M110)
Gay and Lesbian Labor Activists Network, Records, 1987-2001 (M86)
Gopen, Martin, Papers, bulk 1968-1993 (M133)
Graves, John C., Papers, 1971-1996 (bulk 1975-1980) (M83)
Gray, Glen and the Casa Loma Orchestra, Records, 1915-1979 (M31)
Hardy, Edward Rochie, Papers, 1680-1967 (bulk ca. 1890-1950) (M45)
Hartford, Walter W., Jr., Film, ca. 1942-1943 (M74)
Haas, Flora, Papers, 1964-1995 (M132)
Hintz, Lester E., Papers, 1928-1996 (M18)
Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción, Records, 1967-2004 (bulk 1974-1999) (M111)
International Society, Records, 1978-2002 (bulk 1984-1998) (M128)
Jewish Renaissance Project, Oral Histories, 2000-2002 (M104)
Joslyn, Clyde F., Papers and Memorabilia, ca.1929-1987 (M75)
The Justice George Lewis Ruffin Society, Records, 1963-2005 (M124)
Katz, Israel, Papers, 1935-2003 (M48)
Kerr, Harold Hamilton, Papers, n.d., 1943-1947 (M49)
Knowles, Asa S. , Papers, 1836-1990 (M20)
Krentzman, Harvey C. , Papers, 1953-1992 (M34)
LaGuer, Benjamin, Papers, 1984-2000 (M100)
Landry, Edward B., Papers, 1921-1978 (M76)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Political Alliance of Massachusetts, Records, 1982-1997 (M91)
Levenson, Paul M., Papers, 1878-2001 (M56)
Lewis, Elma Ina, Papers, 1917-1998 (M38)
Lieberman, William, Papers, 1964-1968 (M95)
Lindsay, William, Ledger, 1852-1855 (M8)
Lowell Institute School Alumni Association, Records, 1905-1996 (M30)
Lower Roxbury Community Corporation, Records, 1968-1978 (M106)
Lynn, Minnie L., Papers, 1902-1991 (M85)
Lyons, Edward F., Jr.,, Papers, n.d., 1917-1959 (M14)
MacGregor, Robert B., Papers, 1947 (M134)
Markell, Robert Joseph, Papers, 1967-1968 (M57)
Marston, Everett C., Papers, 1930-1970 (M118)
Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women's Service Groups, Collection, 1979-1981 (M138)
Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus, Records, 1974-2007(M141)
McGuckian, Joseph P., Papers, 1927-1930 (M54)
Men of All Colors Together Boston, Records, 1980-1999 (M68)
Merced, Nelson, Papers, 1966-2002 (M125)
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, Inc., Records, 1961-2005 (M101)
Miclette, Norman G., Papers, 1952-1958 (M147)
Mike Dukakis for President, Inc., Records, 1962-1989 (bulk 1987-1988) (M32)
Milbrandt, Gay W., Athletic Medals, 1930-1934 (M24)
Miranda, Frank J., Papers, 1964-2005 (M112)
Mobilization for Survival: Feminist Task Force, Records, 1985-1987 (M140)
Mulcahy, William Joseph, Jr., Papers, 1963-1968 (M51)
Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Records, 1966-1998 (M44)
NASA Memorabilia and Newspaper Articles, Collection, 1963-1986 (bulk 1964-1968) (M154)
National Center of Afro-American Artists, Records, 1924-1998 (M42)
New England College of Pharmacy, Records, 1939-1962 (M15)
Oberg, Doris, Slide Collection, ca. 1943-1973 (M72)
Oberg, Rudolph O. M., Papers, 1916-1976 (M46)
The Oral History Center, Records, 1978-1998 (M73)
Osborne, Katherine G. , Papers, 1874-1942 (M6)
Perkovic, Paul F., Papers, 1974-1994 (M96)
Persistent Poverty Project, Records, 1985-2002 (M127)
Police News Collection, Scrapbooks, 1961-1968 (M4)
Puerto Rican Entering and Settling Service, Records, 1969-1999 (bulk 1971-1972) (M81)
Ready, Kelley, Papers, 1981-1994 (bulk 1985-1989) (M88)
Reproductive Rights National Network, Records, 1969-1995 (bulk 1980-1995) (M137)
Robinson, Dwight P., Family Papers, 1890-1966 (M92)
Roxbury Multi-Service Center, Records, 1965-2002 (M109)
Ross, John, Papers, 1963-2006 (M70)
Ryan, Phyllis M., Papers, 1959-1993 (bulk 1961-1988) (M94)
Salvi, John, Papers, 1994-1996 (M97)
Schweinfurth, Julius Adolphe, Papers, 1882-1927 (M28)
The Second Wave: A Magazine of the New Feminism, Records, 1971-1984 (M19)
Schmidt, Raymond, and Stephen Skuce ACT UP/Boston, Collection, 1987-2007 (M149)
Sister Courage, Records, 1974-1980 (M123)
Snowden, Muriel S. and Otto P., Papers, 1911-1990 (bulk 1947-1985)(M17)
Sociedad Latina, Inc., Records, 1968-2007 (bulk 1985-1999)(M136)
Somerville (Mass.) Women's Educational Center, Inc., Records, 1975-1983 (M26)
Solomon, Bernard "Bunny", Papers, 1925-2002 (M77)
Speare, Frank Palmer, Papers, 1878-1984 (M1)
Stein, Sondra Gayle, Papers, 1977-1981 (M93)
Student Homophile League of Boston, Newsletters, 1970 (M90)
Tharp, Louise Hall, Papers, 1798-1958 (M37)
Theater Offensive, Records, 1987-2003 (M82)
United Drug Company Collection, n.d. (M10)
United South End Settlements, Records, ca. 1970-2000 (M126)
Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Records, ca. 1980-1994 (bulk 1995-1999) (M139)
Urban Schools Collaborative, Records, 1976-1989 (A70)
Volpe, John A., Papers, 1943-1983 (M67)
Warren, Joseph D., Papers, 1972-2003 (M87)
Webster, Daniel, Prints, n.d., 1833-1900 (M35)
West Roxbury (Mass.) Women's Club, Records, 1965-1973 (M78)
Wilkinson, Zuline Gray, Papers, 1993-1999 (M114)
Wilmarth, David L. , Papers, 1942-1966 (M36)
Women against Violence against Women (Boston, Mass.), Records, 1972-1985 (M25)
Women's Action Coalition (Boston, Mass.), Records, 1992-1997 (M60)
The Women's Coffeehouse, Records, 1979-1989 (M120)
Women's Educational Center (Cambridge, Mass.), Records, 1971-2002 (M47)
Women's School (Cambridge, Mass.), Records, 1971-1992 (M23)
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston, Records, 1833-2003 (bulk 1851-1970) (M13)
Young Men's Christian Association, West Roxbury/Roslindale Branch, Records, 1948-1995 (M62)

Unprocessed Collections

ACT/UP, Records, 1989-1994 (Z03-036 36/2) The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power was founded in 1987 to fight against the spread of AIDS and encourage the search for a cure. The collection consists mainly of ACT/UP Boston newsletters and publications. The collection is unrestricted.
Ammarell, Natalie, Papers, 1988-1992 (Z06-022 46/3, Z06-026 47/2, Z07-022 36/2) Natalie Ammarell is a community activist. Materials document Boston Panel of Agencies Executives, Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, New England Medical Center community planning initiative, WISH House (community based housing program for women with HIV/AIDS in Dorchester), and include newspaper clippings and reports relating to social justice issues in Massachusetts. The collection is unrestricted.
Aronson, Michael, Papers, 1986-1988(Z06-047 47/2) Michael Aronson was a member of the speech writing team for Michael S. Dukakis' unsuccessful presidential bid. The collection includes the full-text of Dukakis' speeches, the original drafts with Dukakis' comments, and campaign posters. The collection is unrestricted.
Cambridge Eviction Free Zone, Records, ca. 1980-2007 (Z08-040 36/2-3, Z08-048 47/3) The Cambridge Eviction Free Zone was an independent, tenant-run, privately funded grass roots community organization of low and middle income working class people and their allies, which worked for social and economic justice in the areas of housing and tenants' rights, rent control, and immigrant voting rights. The collection includes video and audio tapes, computer disks, minutes, and reports. Some materials in the collection are restricted. Please consult the University Archivist for further information.
Chinese Progressive Association, Records, ca. 1980-2005 (Z08-044 49/2-3) The Chinese Progressive Association (CPA), founded on 17 July, 1977, is a grassroots community organization which works for full equality and empowerment of the Chinese community in the Greater Boston area and beyond. The records include materials relating to the Campaign to Protect Chinatown, Workers Center and organization of the garment workers, and the Political Empowerment Project. Materials include newsletters, newspaper clippings, video tapes, film, photographs, audio tapes, and slides. Some material is in Chinese. The collection is partially restricted. Please consult the University Archivist for further information.
Committee for Cambridge Rent Control, Records, ca. 2002-2003 (Z08-041 46/2) The Committee for Cambridge Rent Control was a coalition of tenants, homeowners, concerned landlords, and grassroots organizations which proposed the creation of a new rent control law and organized a campaign to put the proposal on the ballot. The collection includes minutes, flyers, and petitions relating to the movement to reinstitute rent control in Cambridge, MA. The collection is unrestricted.
Community Resources for Justice, Records, 1838-2002 (Z07-038 47/4, Z07-042 42/1) Community Resources for Justice works with individuals in, or transitioning out of the adult or juvenile justice systems and individuals with developmental disabilities to help them lead safe and productive lives in their community. The collection is unrestricted.
Crime and Justice Foundation, Records, 1975-1999 (Z07-043 42/1) The Crime and Justice Foundation was founded in 1975 to work towards a fair and effective criminal justice system. In 1999 it merged with Massachusetts Half-Way Houses, Inc. to form Community Resources for Justice. The collection includes bylaws, board minutes, audit reports, county correctional plans, and audio/visual material. The collection is unrestricted.
Galvin, Michael, Papers, c. 1988-1992 (Z08-046 46/3) Michael Galvin was a member of ACT UP/Boston (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), a diverse, nonpartisan group united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis founded in 1987. ACT UP/Boston was formed to focus local efforts to speed up development of AIDS treatments, educational programs, and prevention strategies. The collection contains material relating to ACT UP/Boston and AIDS Community Television, and includes photographs, slides, video tapes, and memorabilia. The collection is unrestricted.
Gordon, Bernard Ludwig, Papers, 1967-1998 (Z06-010 44/4) Prof. Gordon was a member of Northeastern's Earth Sciences Department from 1961 to 2003, and also a rare book dealer. The collection contains correspondence, resume, press release, postcards produced by Gordon. The collection is unrestricted.
Greenough, Calista M. (Folsom), Papers, 1944-1948 (Z06-013 46/2) Calista M. (Folsom) Greenough was one of the first co-eds to graduate from Northeastern University in 1946. The collection includes clippings, photographs, and correspondence relating to Greenough's time at Northeastern as a member of the Class of 1946. The collection is unrestricted.
Holmberg, Beth, Papers, 1988-1990 (Z03-010 44/4) Beth Holmberg was the secretary of Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian/Gay Alliance (BiLGA). The collection contains materials relating to the Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian/Gay Alliance (BiLGA) and the Northeast Lesbian/Gay Student Union (NELGSU). Materials include newsletters, fliers, notes, and correspondence. The collection is unrestricted.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Political Alliance of Massachusetts, Records, 1986-2000 (Z07-039 45/2) The Alliance is a community action group that serves the interests of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. The collection includes brochures, press releases, newsletters, photographs, and community recognition dinner programs. The collection is unrestricted.
Massachusetts Half-Way Houses, Inc., Records, (Z07-044 42/1) Massachusetts Half-Way Houses, Inc. was founded in 1964 to assist the transition from incarceration to freedom for both offender and community, and in 1999 merged with the Crime and Justice Foundation to form Community Resources for Justice. The collection includes annual budgets and audits, committee minutes, policies, and annual reports. The collection is unrestricted.
Massachusetts Human Services Coalition, Records, 1983-2005 (Z06-007 39/3) The Massachusetts Human Services Coalition (MHSC) works for the benefit of underprivileged and disabled residents of Massachusetts. The collection contains background information, MHSC publications, administrative files, video tapes, and MHSC publications. The collection is unrestricted.
McGuire, Jean, Records, ca. 1970-1985 (Z06-001 44/2) Jean McGuire is the executive director of Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity. The collection includes material on her campaign and service relating to the Boston School Committee; and on being a trustee of The Children's Museum. The collection is unrestricted.
Meltsner, Michael C., Papers, 1962-2006 (Z99-019 54/1, Z07-053 37/3) Michael Meltsner is a Mattews Distinguished University Professor in the Northeastern University School of Law. The collection includes video tapes and correlated material for a course on clinical legal education; briefs; correspondence; articles; newspaper clippings; reprints; photographs; an audio cassette and a video tape relating to MCM's memoir, The Making of a Civil Rights Lawyer; civil rights issues, and capital punishment. The collection is unrestricted.
National Lawyers Guild. Massachusetts Chapter, Inc., Records, 1970-2006 (Z06-023 34/2-3) The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, an association of progressive lawyers, law students, paralegals, judges, legal secretaries, and community activists, has been active since the founding of the National Lawyers Guild in 1937. It seeks justice by working for immigrant and human rights, building community resources through the Street Law Clinics and the Lawyer Referral Service, acting as legal observers at demonstrations, educating the public about judicial nominees, and promoting workers' rights. The collection contains newsletters, publications, financial and administrative records, and programs run by the NLGMC. Records are closed for 5 years from their date of creation, unless researchers have written permission from NLGMC.
Pola, Carmen A., Papers, ca. 1970-2005 (Z07-030 49/1-2) Carmen Pola is a Latina community activist. She worked for Mayor Ray Flynn as Director of Constituent Services and in other capacities. The collection contains photographs and material relating to Roxbury United for Families and Children; Puerto Rican Festival; Pola's work as Advisor on Human Needs to Mayor Ray Flynn (1984); and her work with other grassroots social justice organizations. The collection is unrestricted.
Positive Directions, Records, ca. 1987-2003 (Z03-024 51/1-4) The collection consists of records of Positive Directions and the organization it merged with in 1996, Northern Lights Alternatives New England, Inc., from inception to closing, and includes administration, fund-raising, and program files. Photographs depicting clients or volunteers are not available for pubic access until 1 Jan 2012.
Raemer, Harold R., Papers, 1972-2004 (Z06-015 34/4) Prof. Raemer was a professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Northeastern University. The collection includes theses, publications and reports, writings, and video tapes. The collection is unrestricted.
United Prison Association of Massachusetts, Records, 1939-1975 (Z07-041 42/1) The United Prison Association formed in 1939 to provide casework service while working for penal reform. In 1967, the name changed to the Massachusetts Correctional Association. The collection consists of rrecords of the United Prison Association of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Correctional Association and includes meeting minutes, bylaws and annual reports. The collection is unrestricted.
Van Buren, Taimi R., Papers, 1933-1984 (Z08-050 44/2) Taimi Regina Salo Van Buren was a graduate of the Class of 1934 from the Boston-Bouve Scool of Physical Education. The collection documents Van Buren's time at Boston-Bouve School and includes programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, memorabilia and some photographs of Class of 1934 reunions. The collection is unrestricted.
Women's Institute for Leadership Development, Records, 1987-2003 (Z05-031 53/2) The Women's Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) is a multicultural women's organization founded in 1986 with the mission to increase the number and diversity of women leaders in the Massachusetts labor movement and increase their effectiveness as organizers in their unions and community organizations. The collection contains materials related to fundraising (1992-2002), program and anti-racism curricula (1987-2002), outreach (1988-1997), workshops (1991-2000), WILD in the Winter (1998-2003), and summer institute (1987-2002). Also included are photographs, negatives, and slides. Some of the collection is in Spanish. The collection is unrestricted.