Summary: A) Organizational and legal records concerning the founding and management of Freedom House, including several folders from the Council on Community Affairs of Upper Roxbury (1947-1949), the predecessor to Freedom House.  Materials include records of the purchase of the Hebrew College at 14 Crawford St. and the building's renovation after the fire of 1960, financial statements, histories, newsletters, awards and public relations materials.  Records of the Freedom House Archives Committee and...

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...

Summary: From the Series: A) Social and Community programming was conducted primarily in the 1950s and 1960s.  This series contains records from some of Boston's earliest diversity programs for children, youth, and adults.  Files include organizational files, minutes, brochures, flyers, correspondence, newsletters, and reports.   B) Urban Renewal program files cover the involvement of Freedom House in neighborhood clean-up projects and block organizations, and its participation in contracts with the...

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...

Summary: Fund raising files include the organizational records of fund-raising events, funding campaigns and membership drive materials, and applications and correspondence to foundations, corporations, and federal and state funding agencies. During the 1950s-1970s annual events included community bazaars, Ebony Fashion Fairs, and the Star Showcase starring such performers as Marion Anderson, Pearl Bailey, Nina Simone, and Cab Calloway. Involvement of the Board of Directors in fund raising is...

Summary: From the Series: Fund raising files include the organizational records of fund-raising events, funding campaigns and membership drive materials, and applications and correspondence to foundations, corporations, and federal and state funding agencies. During the 1950s-1970s annual events included community bazaars, Ebony Fashion Fairs, and the Star Showcase starring such performers as Marion Anderson, Pearl Bailey, Nina Simone, and Cab Calloway. Involvement of the Board of Directors in fund raising is...

Summary: From the Series: A) Social and Community programming was conducted primarily in the 1950s and 1960s.  This series contains records from some of Boston's earliest diversity programs for children, youth, and adults.  Files include organizational files, minutes, brochures, flyers, correspondence, newsletters, and reports.   B) Urban Renewal program files cover the involvement of Freedom House in neighborhood clean-up projects and block organizations, and its participation in contracts with the...

Summary: From the Series: Fund raising files include the organizational records of fund-raising events, funding campaigns and membership drive materials, and applications and correspondence to foundations, corporations, and federal and state funding agencies. During the 1950s-1970s annual events included community bazaars, Ebony Fashion Fairs, and the Star Showcase starring such performers as Marion Anderson, Pearl Bailey, Nina Simone, and Cab Calloway. Involvement of the Board of Directors in fund raising is...

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...

Summary: From the Series: A) Organizational and legal records concerning the founding and management of Freedom House, including several folders from the Council on Community Affairs of Upper Roxbury (1947-1949), the predecessor to Freedom House.  Materials include records of the purchase of the Hebrew College at 14 Crawford St. and the building's renovation after the fire of 1960, financial statements, histories, newsletters, awards and public relations materials.  Records of the Freedom House Archives Committee and...