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Title:United South End Settlements records
Dates:1891-2009 (bulk 1980-1999)
Call Number:M126
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Series:
1. Pre-Merger, 1891-1963
Volume:2 cubic ft.
Arrangement:Alphabetical
Summary:This series documents the history of the settlements before they merged to become United South End Settlements. Documentation includes the actions taken by the South End Area Planning Group, which consisted of the South End, Hale, Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman Houses, and Ellis and Morgan Memorial, in response to the Community to the Community Fund survey; the subsequent formation of the Federation of South End Settlements in 1950; and the incorporation of South End, Hale, Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman Houses, and the Children's Art Centre in 1960. Also documented are the creation of the Children's Art Centre, its programs, activities, and exhibitions from 1915-1963; and the purpose and creation of the Andover House Association in 1891, its residents, and its four years of activity before being renamed the South End House. In addition this series contains a history of the South End House, its programs, committees, activities, and role in the community from 1895-1959; and histories of Hale, Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman houses; and early references to urban renewal in the South End.

Records include annual reports of the Children's Art Centre from 1922-1963; annual reports of the Andover House Association from 1891-1894; South End House annual reports from 1892-1907 (reports for 1943-1950 are missing); the 25th anniversary report for years 1891-1917, the 30th anniversary report for years 1892-1922, and the 50th anniversary report for years 1891-1942. Minutes of the Federation's directors, South End Planning Group, and Boston Social Union meetings are also included. In addition, the series contains reports from the South End Area Planning Committee regarding the programs and services of the individual settlement houses and their consolidation; the Community Fund survey; by-laws of Andover, Hale, Lincoln, and South End houses; and budgets and treasurer's reports. Also included is correspondence to and from the settlement house directors and members of the Board of Directors regarding the consolidation, and Federation of South End Settlement newsletters. Articles and reports contain information on the settlement house movement, urban renewal, the South End, and the Children's Art Center.

Of special interest are the minutes of the South End Planning Group, which describe the programs and activities of all the houses and contain discussions regarding consolidation (Box 1); responses and correspondence by the settlement houses to the Community Fund survey (Box 1); and the manuscript and research notes for The Zone of Emergence, Robert Woods' and Albert Kennedy's only book about Boston's neighborhoods (Box 2). Also of special interest are the South End House reports from 1982-1907 written by Robert Woods, which provide a thorough but concise history of the South End House. Included with these reports are the Andover House reports from 1891-1894 written by William J. Tucker (Box 2).

Also of note are the correspondence regarding the international exhibition of the art work from Children's Art Centre (Box 1); correspondence between Robert Woods and Ester Barrow (Box 2), in which they discuss Miss Barrows returning to the South End House as Head Worker; correspondence from Maria Chapman Weston regarding Harriet Tubman (Box 1); and the correspondence between Eleanor Woods and Charles Ernst in which they discuss the history and the future of the South End House (Box 2). The material documenting the dedication of the Stone Family Library (Box 2), explaining the relationship between the Woods and the Stones and giving a history of the South End House (Box 2), as well as the speech given by William Cole in memory of Robert Woods are also of interest (Box 2).

In addition, there are three scrapbooks in this series. The first is a scrapbook of the Chester Park Neighborhood Association (Box 1), which was established by the South End Planning Council and active in the South End during the 1950s. The second scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from 1910-1931 and provides information about the South End House's programs and activities; some of this information nor found in other parts of the collection. The third scrapbook is of photographs of early South End House programs that were administered out of the South Bay Union and the 48 Rutland Street centers, including kindergarten classes, May Day celebrations, the roof garden, and flower delivery. Also included are photographs from the summer camp in Wellesley and Bristol Farms (Box 1). The original scrapbook was photocopied to preserve the arrangement; actual photographs are located in Series 7, Audio-visual and Memorabilia.
BoxTitleDate
Andover House Association
1Articles1891-1919
1By-Lawsn.d.
Articles
1"City Face-Lifting for Industry"1953
1"The City and its Local Community Life"1917
1Boston Children's Friend Society 1878, 1917, 1927
1Boston Settlement Houses Chronologyn.d.
1Boston Social Union (5 folders)1909, 1925-1927, 1951-1952
Children's Art Centre
125th Anniversary RSVPs (2 folders)1943
1Annual Report Precises1915-1959
1Annual Reports (4 folders)1922-1963
Articles
1"The Children's Art Centre"1918
1"The Children's Art Centre of the Settlement Museum Association"n.d.
1"Their Own Art Mission"1930
1"Why I Illustrate the Spirituals"1938
"The Young Child in the Museum"1936
1Brochures and Flyern.d., 1920, 1953
1Brookline Civic Society Address1919
1By-Laws1941
1Chronology n.d.
1Committee Meeting Minutes1922
Correspondence1920-1961
1General1920-1961
1Exhibits (9 folders)1934-1961
1Gifts1935-1958
1Development (2 folders)n.d., 1923?
1Exhibit Locations1955
Financial
1Auditor's Reports1922-1930, 1950-1956
1Statements1921, 1951-1953
1, 85Treasurer's Reports (2 folders)1941-1958
1History (2 folders)n.d., 1918, 1959
1Music School Real Estate Transaction Memo1946
1Newspaper Clippings (3 folders)n.d., 1918-1953
1Publicity (3 folders)n.d., 1919-1920, 1940
1Community Fund Survey Responses1948-1949
Community Organization in Citizen Participation for Urban Renewal
1Correspondence1958
1Report1957
1Springfield, Massachusetts Project Proposaln.d.
Correspondence
1Jane Addams1910
1Ellen Blood1945
1Maria Weston Chapman1859
1Charles Ernst1949-1952
1Eugene Foss: concerning Robert Woodsn.d.
1Sam Bass Warner, Jr.1959
1Eleanor Woods (2 folders)n.d., 1901, 1951-1957
Federation of South End Settlements
1Administrative Practices1958
1Agreement1950
1Centralization of Accounting: Proposed Plann.d.
1Conference: Purposes and Function1958
85Consolidation Meeting: Minutes1959
FF6/D9Corporation Charter1959
1Director's Meeting: Minutes1958-1959
1First Annual Meeting (3 folders)n.d., 1954-1956
85Illustration1959
1Newsletters1958-1963
1Newspaper Clippings1951
1Personnel Practices: Proposal1959
Planning Committee Reports
1Children's Art Centre1949
1Community Organization Plann.d.
1Ellis Memorialn.d., 1949
1Hale Housen.d.
1Harriet Tubman House, Inc.n.d.
1Lincoln House1949-1950
1Membership Count1945-1946
1Morgan Memorialn.d.
1Neighborhood Rehabilitation and Conservation1955
1Wells Memorial Institute1945
1Planning and Development1951
1Retirement Plan Proposal1958-1959
1South End Area Planning Group (5 folders)n.d., 1949-1960
1Staff Meeting: Minutes1953-1959
1Student Residents' Orientation: Meeting Minutes1959
1, 85Greater Boston Community Fund: Budgets (2 folders)1946-1950
Hale House
1Annual Report1905
1Board of Director's Vote1950
1Bulletin1912
1By-Laws1924
1Historyn.d.,1929-1930
Harriet Tubman House
136th Annual Report1940
150th Anniversary Founders Program1954
1A.C. Braxton: Correspondence1936
1Founders' Week Invitation1956
1Profilen.d.
Lincoln House
1"A Brother's Memory of a Brother" by Charles H. Brent1903
1Archbishop Williams' Visit: Notes1900
1By-Laws1896
Correspondence
1Frederick B. Taylor1949
1Louis Harding Williams1900
1Descriptionn.d.
1Policy in Politics: Memo1909
1"Remarks to Lincoln House Workers" by William A. Clark1905
1Treasurer's Report1919
1Metropolitan Boston Housing Services Needs n.d.
Newsletters
1Hi-Neighbor 1944
1South Bay Leader 1940-1942
Reports
1Housing Association of Metropolitan Boston: A Community Housing Program1954
1Humanitarianism in Search of a Method: The Settlement House as a Solution1959
1Neighborhood Associations in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville1955
1The Problems of Older People Living in a Crowded and Blighted Area of the City of Boston1959
1Urban Renewal and What Settlements Can Don.d.
1Warren Area Exterior Survey, Question #111956
Scrapbooks
1Chester Park Neighborhood Association, vols. 1 & 2 (2 folders)1951-1952
1Newspaper clippingsn.d., 1928-1945
1Photographs1910-1931
1Settlement Conference: St. Louis, Missouri 1956
1Settlement Museum Association: Minutes1915
1South Bay Union Open House Invitation1945
1The South End Almanac1924
1South End Century Newspaper 1950
South End House
125th Anniversary Fund1916-1917
130 Year Report1922
250th Anniversaryn.d., 1896
2Annual Reports1892-1907, 1930, 1938
Articles
2"Boston's Skid Row" Responsen.d., 1949
2"Twenty-Five Years of the South End House"1917
2"Twenty-Five Years 'In Residence'"1917
2Book Collectionn.d.
2Brochuresn.d.
2By-Laws1950
2Chronology1891-1958
2Descriptionn.d.
2History (2 folders)1891-1959
2Newsletter1936
2Newspaper Clippings1953
2Program Informationn.d.
Reports
2Activities1946-1947
2The Utilization of South End House in the Coordination of Social Work Research1952
2South End House and its Neighborhood: Booklet 1930
2Stone Library Dedication1958-1961
2Summer Camp Descriptionn.d.
2Sunday Assemblies1951
2South End Statistics n.d., 1950
2United Settlements of Greater Boston: 60 Year Anniversary1947
2Urban Renewal: Brochuren.d.
2Eleanor Woods: Obituary1957
Robert A. Woods
2Activities and Publicationsn.d.
2Address by William Cole1925
Articles
2"Ethical Construction as Preparation for Ethical Instruction"1907
2"The Neighborhood in Social Reconstruction"1914
2Obituaryn.d., 1955
2Remembrance by Eleanor Woodsn.d.
2"University Settlements as Laboratories in Social Science"n.d.
2Zone of Emergence: Research Materials and Manuscriptn.d.
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Series:
2. Governance, 1961-2008
Volume:6.3 cubic ft.
Arrangement:Alphabetical
Summary:This series documents the activities of the Board of Directors and its committees working together with Executive Director's office to set goals, objectives, and policies. Also documented is United South End Settlement's role in urban renewal in the South End; community organization; the planning, and building of the new Harriet Tubman House; and the histories of such organizations as the South End Development Corporation and Action for Boston Community Development. The activities of the Board's committees, particularly the Executive, Budget Review, Strategic Planning, and Nominating committees, are also documented. This series consists of annual reports, and Board of Directors, Board committees, and special board meeting minutes. The annual reports document the agency's programs, funding, fundraising, special events, and future plans. Annual reports are missing for the years 1984-1987 and 1991-1992 and 2001-2006.

Board records include by-laws; agendas and minutes of monthly, special, and annual meetings; and agendas and minutes of the standing committees. Also included is correspondence to and from board members, executive directors, funders, outside organizations, and local government officials. Reports by the executive director concerning the status of all programs, development activities, staff changes, and facilities; and reports from the Castle Square Demonstration project, program descriptions, and personnel manuals are also included. Board of Directors minutes date from 1961-1999. Missing from the collection are Board of Directors meeting minutes for Feb 1961-Nov 1965, Apr 1966-Dec 1967, Apr 1971-Nov 1971, Jan and Mar-December 1972, 1973, Jan-Sept 1974, and Dec 1979.

Of special interest is the lawsuit by the Community Assembly for a United South End filed by Mel King, which sought to prohibit United South End Settlements' collaboration with the Boston Redevelopment Authority during urban renewal (Box 6); and F. Douglas Cochrane's correspondence for its background information on United South End Settlements from 1963-1970. Correspondents include Charles Liddell, Henry Newell, Frederick Taylor, and Kenneth Brown

(Box 6). Also of interest are reports submitted to United Community Services (United Way) from 1961-1969. These reports contain information on programs, activities, services, and statistics provided by the individual facilities that comprised the United South End Settlements prior to the new Harriet Tubman House (the Children's Art Center, South Bay Union, Harriet Tubman and Lincoln houses, 48 Rutland, 20 Union Park, the Shawmut Neighborhood Center, and the Community Services Center) (Box 6). These are the only records in the collection that document the activities of the individual centers. Also of special interest is the Castle Square Demonstration project final report, which describes the efforts on behalf of United South End Settlements during urban renewal to relocate families living in that area (Box 6).
BoxTitleDate
2 Annual Reports (3 folders)n.d., 1971-2002
Board of Directors
2Annual Meetings Minutes (2 folders)1965-2006
2Development and Planning (3 folders)1991
2Meeting Attendance 1961-1999
2-5, 87Minutes (79 folders)1961-2008
5Retreats (2 folders)n.d., 1989, 1996
5Budget Request1975-1976
5By-lawsn.d., 1981, 1992
5Capital Budget1984-1988
Committees
5General (3 folders)1969-1999
5Membership Lists1977-2005
5, 88Minutes (45 folders)1967-2008
6Nominating and Board Development Assessments and Evaluations1999
6Strategic Planning1992
6Corporate Membership Data1987
Correspondence
6General2006
6Kenneth L. Brownn.d., 1969, 1976
6F. Douglas Cochrane (4 folders)1962-1970
6Legal (2 folders)1983-1989
6Charles Liddell: Resignation Announcement1967
6John Sears (2 folders)1969-1993
6Development2000
6Direction Statements1968-1979
6Draft Mission Statementc. 1993
6Elders at Risk Appeal1990
6Executive Director's Year End Reports1981-1999
6, 85Facilities (10 folders)1960-1988
6Feasibility Study1999
Financial
6, FF6/D9General1968-1993, 2006
6Budget 2007
6, 85, 88Statements (4 folders) 1975-2007
6Goals: Long and Short Term 1976
6Organization of Program Centers and Administration1968-1969
6Organizational and Board Renewal Retreat 1991
6Personnel Manuals and Policies (3 folders)n.d., 1989-1990
6President's Reports (2 folders)1992-2001
6Public Charities Information1977-1978
Reports 1961-2006
6Adult Basic Education2006
6Analysis of Selected Program Factors in Boston's South End1972
6Castle Square Demonstration Project1969
6Consultant1997
6Program Committee1998
6Progress1970
86State of United South End Settlements2007
6Transition Planning2000
6United Community Services1961-1969
6United South End Lower Roxbury Development Corporation1988
6United South End Settlements vs. Community Assembly for a Unified South End1968
6Resumes200?
FF6/D9USES Mission Plottingn.d.
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Series:
3. Executive Staff, 1961-2008 (1980-2006)
Volume:35.5 cubic ft.
Arrangement:Chronological by staff member tenure (except for Kevin Hepner who became the President/CEO in 2008); alphabetical within subseries: A. Charles Liddell; B. Kenneth Brown; C. Frieda Garcia; D. Samia Hakim; E. Robert Thornell; F. Kenneth Wade; G. Kevin Hepner; H. Sandra Furey Gaither; and I. Ashley McCumber.
Summary:This series documents the activities of United South End Settlement's executive staff, including project and program development, implementation and oversight of internal management systems, fundraising and resource development, external relations, strategic planning, community development, organizational restructuring, facilities management, and arts and cultural programming. Also documented are tenant organization, urban renewal, and United South End Settlements' relationship with the South End / Lower Roxbury neighborhood.

Records include agendas; budgets; grants and contracts; correspondence to and from the executive staff, funders, outside organizations, program directors, and board members; and reports concerning United South End Settlements program planning, fundraising efforts, facilities development, and long range planning. Also included are job descriptions, staff lists, staff meeting minutes, organizational charts, personnel policies, and program progress reports. Located throughout this series are program descriptions, progress reports, and grant proposals and contracts. See Series 4, Development Office and Series 6, Business Office and Public Grants and Contracts, for complete grant and contract information. See Series 5, Programs, for program descriptions.

A. Charles Liddell (0.1 cubic ft.), 1964-1969.

B. Kenneth Brown (1.3 cubic ft.), 1967-1982, includes correspondence to and from the Board of Directors, staff, funders, and outside organizations; budgets; meeting minutes of Local Development of the South End, Inc.; and Boston Settlement Executives meeting minutes.

C. Frieda Garcia (30 cubic ft.), 1961-2005, includes strategic planning reports; meeting minutes, notes, correspondence; and reports from consultants Natalie Ammarell and Lucy Knight. Minutes of United South End Settlements staff and committees, including Program Directors and Coordinators, Core and Management teams, and Strategic Planning; and minutes of the Board of Directors and its committees, including Executive, Strategic Planning, Development, and Program are also included. The Board of Directors and committee minutes were annotated by Frieda Garcia. Board of Directors meeting minutes date from 1980-2000, although not complete. Committee meeting minutes date from 1980-2000. Records also include correspondence to and from Helen Morton and Henry Newell; government officials, including Senators Edward Brooke, Edward Kennedy and John Kerry; funders; the Board of Directors; and program directors. Histories of United South End Settlements and the settlement house movement in Boston; program development and progress reports; and grant awards are also included. Newsletters and program information from local outside organizations, such as Casa Myrna Vasquez, the Helen Morton Family Care Center, Inc., Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc., the Lower Roxbury Tenant's Association, and the Tenant's Development Corporation provide local context. Reports concerning educational, employment, and health concerns of the South End also provide local context. Reports from national organizations such as the United Neighborhood Centers of America and the Neighborhood Youth Forum were providing historical context. Records from the Massachusetts Association of Settlement Houses, which include meeting minutes, brochures, correspondence to and from settlement house directors, and special events, are also included. Newspaper clippings cover the unveiling of the "Emancipation" sculpture, the dedication of Harriet Tubman Park, programs, events, and the history of United South End Settlements and people involved with it, such as Helen Morton and Allan Crite.

This subseries also documents the organizations and activities Frieda Garcia was involved with outside of United South End Settlements, such as the Boston Foundation, Boston Panel of Agency Executives, the South End / Lower Roxbury Development Corporation, and the Private Industry Council. Records include meeting minutes, correspondence, speeches, and awards presented to her by various organizations, such as the Boston Foundation.

D. Samia Hakim (2 cubic ft.), 1991-2007, includes Board of Directors and Audit, Executive, and Finance committee minutes that were annotations made by Samia Hakim.

E. Robert Thornell (1 cubic ft.), 1976-1986, includes licenses, agreements, program reports, some of which relate to Camp Ponkapoag, and grants and contracts.

F. Kenneth Wade (1 cubic ft.), 1979-1992, includes the documentation of Boston City Landwide Trust which was started by United South End Settlements in 1986 to develop affordable housing throughout the city and included organizations such as, Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción, Boston Aging Concerns, Nuestra Communidad, Allston / Brighton and Fenway Community Development Centers, and Jamaica Plane Neighborhood Development Center.

G. Kevin Hepner (4.5 cubic ft.), 1983-2008, Core Team meeting minutes from 1993-2000. These minutes contain information on planning the Family and Children Center, and planning for United South End Settlements in the 21st century.

H. Sandra Furey Gaither (0.2 cubic ft.), 2001-2003, includes the documents relating to the Timothy Smith Center Re-funding.

I. Ashely McCumber (0.2 cubic ft.), 2004-2007

Of interest are records regarding Boston City Landwide Trust (Box 40), and Natalie Ammarell's consultant records, which provide detailed explanations about program planning, fundraising strategies, and department reorganization (Box 15). Also of interest are the histories of United South End Settlements and the settlement house movement in Boston (Box 36) and Charles Liddell's remarks, "The Fifties-A Decade of Change and Consolidations" for its background information on the Federation of South End Settlements and urban renewal in the South End (Box 6). In addition, the records documenting the planning of the Harriet Tubman Park is of special interest (Box 9). Also of interest are the 1982 minutes of the Long Range Planning Committee, which provide a good background of the conditions of both United South End Settlements and the South End during a pivotal time (Box 18); newspaper clippings relating to United South End Settlement's programs, services, and cultural events (Box 25); and the Massachusetts Association of Settlement Houses files, which provide information on settlement houses throughout the state (Box 35).
BoxTitleDate
A. Charles Liddell
6Boston Housing Authority Agreement1964-1969
6"The Fifties-A Decade of Change and Consolidations" Remarks1982?
B. Kenneth Brown
Administration
6Budget (2 folders)n.d., 1971-1977
6Correspondence1972-1980
6Facilities (3 folders)1975-1979
6-7Meeting Minutes (2 folders)1978-1980
7Press Releases1979-1980
7Reports (5 folders)1978
7Staff (5 folders)n.d., 1971-1982
7Camp Hale 1970
Development Office
7Correspondence (2 folders)1978-1981
7Fundraisingn.d., 1975-1979
7Grant Awards1974-1980
7Facts about United South End Settlements1975
7Harriet Tubman House: Dedication1976
7Newsletters1970
7Newspaper Clippings (2 folders)1967
Public Grants and Contracts
7City of Boston: Youth Activities Commission1974
7Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education: Adult Basic Education1978
7National Coalition for Youth: Proposal1980
7United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: Proposal 1976
7"South End Sophistication" 1977?
C. Frieda Garcia
721st Century Settlement House n.d., 1999-2000
Administration
7General1996-2000
7Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity: Policies1975-1983
7Agreements (11 folders)n.d., 1981-1995
7Audit (2 folders)1980-1982
7Boston Landmarks Commission1984
7-8Budget (14 folders)1983-2002
8Business Office (5 folders)1982-1985
8Capital Improvementn.d., 1981-1984
Committees
8Administrative / Management1992-1995
8Audit1998-1999
8Change1992-1993
8Coordinators (2 folders)1984-1988
8Core Team (8 folders)1998-2000
8Diversity (2 folders)1993-1994
9Executive Team (4 folders)1983-1990
9Family and Children's Center Planning Group (4 folders)1990-1992
9Harriet Tubman Park 2000
9Long Range Planning (6 folders)1983
9Management Team (5 folders)1988-1989
9-10Planning (19 folders)1984-1990
10Special 1992-1993
10Strategic Assessment Working Group1995
10Strategic Management Team (4 folders)1990-1994
10-11Strategic Planning (11 folders)1990-1995
11Contacts (2 folders)1982-1988
11-12Correspondence (42 folders) (1 restricted)n.d., 1981-2001
12Demand Assessment1997
12Diversity Initiative (2 folders)1990-1995
12Fact Sheets1988
12Field Placements (2 folders)n.d., 1985
12Incident Reports (Restricted)1981-1999
12Kitchen Procedures and Menus1981
12Legal (2 folders)1981
12Licenses (2 folders)1990-1998
12Manager's Meeting and Retreat1991
12Photography Release Forms1993
12Public Relations1983
Staff
12General (2 folders)1982-1991
12Administration, Planning, and Fundraising Goals1983
12Advocate Training1981
12Assessment Formn.d.
12Bulletins1989
12Coordinators' Transition Plans1999
12Counciln.d.
12Dixwell Community House Visit1990
12Gladys Guson Committee1989
12Incident Reports1983
12Job Descriptionsn.d., 1985-2000
12Searches (2 folders)1989, 1999
12Leadership Workshops1983
12Listsn.d., 1981-1995
13-14Meeting Minutes (30 folders)1981-2001
14Meeting Notesn.d., 2000
14Memos (4 folders)1981-2001
14Organizational Charts1986
Personnel
14Evaluation Formsn.d.
14Director Position1988
14Manuals (6 folders)n.d., 1961, 1981-1996
14Policies and Procedures1986-1998
14Problem Solving Sessions1989
14Professional Development1985-1998
14Receptionist Memorandum 1994-1999
14Recruitment Resources (2 folders)1994-1995
14Resumes1981, 2001
Retreat
14General (2 folders)1985-1986, 1991
14Planning Committee1973
14Secretarial Training Material
14Statistics1985-1986
14Summer Student Employees1981
Surveys
14Generaln.d.
14Secretarial Survey / Assessment1986-1987
15Training (2 folders)1989, 1993
15Natalie Ammarell (15 folders)n.d., 1981-2000
Board of Directors
15Annual Meetings (12 folders)1982-2005
15Annual Report1985
15Attendance Analysis1994-1995
15Capital Planning Research Project: South End / Lower Roxbury Report (2 folders)1997
15Clerks Certificates 1981
Committee Meeting Minutes
15Audit 1980-1984
15Budget Review (7 folders)1983-1993
15-16Camp Hale (3 folders)1981-1994
16Capital Campaign (2 folders)1997-2001
16Children's Art Centre Advisory1981-1982
16Charlotte Dempsey Scholarship1985-1994
16Development (4 folders)1991-1999
17Facilities (19 folders)1985-2001
17Finance (8 folders) (1 restricted)1981-2001
17Insurance Search Committee1991
18Long Range Planning (2 folders)1983-1984
18Nominating (12 folders)1981-2003
18Personnel (6 folders)1981-1986
18Program (3 folders)1993-2000
18Retirement Plan Summary1976
18Search Committee Executive Director2001
18Strategic Planning (4 folders)n.d., 1990-1998
18Committee Rosters1978-1986
19Consultant Reports (8 folders)n.d., 1987-1990
19Corporation Members1988
19Correspondence (5 folders)1983-2001
19Curtis Davis Meeting Notes1997
19Financial Statements (3 folders)1983-1987
19Home Care Cooperative Program1993
19-20Meeting Minutes (16 folders)1980-2000
20William Meserve Meeting Notes1988-1989
20Organizational Renewal and Board Development1991
20Orientation Packet1987-2000
20Permanent Charities Fund1981-1983
20Questionnaire n.d.
20Recommendation for Salary Increase Policy 1986
20Retreat Materials1996-1997
20South African Divestment 1982-1983
20Surveys (2 folders)1985-1986
20Vision Statement 1997
20Year End Reports (2 folders)1982-1983
20Boston Chinese Youth Essential Service1980-1981
20-21Consultants (19 folders)1984-1998
21Allan Crite Tribute1985
Development Office
21General (3 folders) (1 restricted)n.d., 1988-2002
21Camp Hale (9 folders) 1993-2001
21Children's Art Centre (2 folders)1974-2000
21Correspondence (3 folders)1985-2001
21-22Fundraising (34 folders)1983-2001
22-24Grant Awards (115 folders)1982-2001
24Meeting Minutes (6 folders)1992-1996
24Special Project Summary1981
24Dixwell Community House Site Visit (2 folders)1990
16Executive Committee (14 folders)1981-2000
24Executive Director Reports1981-1988
24Facilities (27 folders)1975-2001
24History n.d., 1984-1996
24Newsletters (2 folders)1971-2002
24Newspaper Clippings (3 folders)1980-1999
24Obituaries (2 folders)1985-1986
Outside Organizations
24Adolescent Consultation Services, Inc.1998
24Bancroft School Development Corporation1981
24Blackstone Community School / St. Stephen's Youth Centern.d.
24Boston Foundation1999
24Boston Observer1985
24Boston Youth Theater1981
24Cantata Singers2001
24Casa Myrna Vasquez1986
25The Center for Art Therapies1991-1993
25Codman Square Health Center
25College of Staten Island1986
25Common Ground Project2000
25Commonwealth Literacy Campaign1991
25Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation1993
25Cooperative Homecare of Boston1994-1995
25Karilyn Crockett1995
25Dixwell Community House1989
25Education Matters2000
25Epiphany Star School2000-2001
25Forest Hills Flame2000-2001
25Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc.1988
25Friends of Copley Square1994-1996
25Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce1996
25Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation1981-1987
25Greater Roxbury Incorporation Project1985-1986
25Hampshire House Invitation1982
25Helen Morton Family Center, Inc.1988
25Henry H. Dow Memorial Legal Assistance Fund1985
25Lena Park Family Resources Center1989
25Lower Roxbury Tenants' Association1989
25Massachusetts Bay Transit Association1982
25Massachusetts Prevention Center2000
25Massachusetts Rate Setting Commission1982
25Middle Passage Educational and Cultural Resources1984
25Minority Human Services Providers1988
25Mission Hill Freedom Cantata 1999
25National Black Media Coalition1974
25Neighborhood Youth Forum1984
25Northeast Hispanic Needs1987
25Project Place1995
25, FF6/ D9Roxbury Neighborhood District Zoning Amendment1990
25South End Historical Society1997
25South End Neighborhood Action Program2000
25Tenants' Development Corporationn.d.
25Tent City1981
25Titus Sparrow Park Preservation1995
25Tri-State Campus Newsletter1988
25United Neighborhood Centers of America1994-2000
25Washington Gateway Main Street Project1997-1998
25Washington Street Corridor Coalition2000
25Women's Industrial and Educational Union2000
25Women's Theological Center1985
25Yes-We Can Concerned Citizens of Roxbury1984
Programs
25-26Adult Education and Training (31 folders)n.d., 1980-2001
26Boston Chinese Youth Essential Service Report1981
26Brochuresn.d., 1997-2003
26Budgets1992-1997
26Bunker Hill Community College / Cooperative Home Care of Boston: Health Center Ladder Collaborative1998
26Cable Television Projects1983
26Camfield Gardens: Neighborhood Computer Network Project (3 folders)1996-1997
26-27Camp Hale (37 folders)1981-1997
27Central Artery Tunnel1992
27Collaborations (3 folders)1984-1998
27Commonwealth Service Corps: Volunteer Programn.d., 1982-1983
27Cooperative Care1993-1994
27Copley Place / Humphrey Center Skills Training Collaborativen.d.
Coordinators
27Guadulesa, Cultural Programs (5 folders)n.d., 1986-1996
27Patricia Wheeler, Family Support2000
27Patricia Wirtenberg, Children's Art Centre1980-1981
27Cultural Programs (28 folders)n.d., 1962?, 1981-2000
27Descriptionsn.d., 2002-2003
Directors 1991-1998
27-28Amy Clark (2 folders)1988-1998
28Leslie Leath (3 folders)1995-2001
28Evaluations1983-1986
28Family Advocate Position Search1999
28Family Education (22 folders)n.d., 1976-2000
28-29Family Support (51 folders)n.d., 1980-1996
29Harriet Tubman House (3 folders)1992-1997
29-30Housing and Neighborhood Development (7 folders)1984-2000
30Lodging House (2 folders)n.d., 1982-1986
30Louise Knight: Invoices1992
30List1991
30 Mackey School (4 folders)1980-1982
30Monthly Reports (8 folders)1985-1992
30Neighborhood Centers for Youth (9 folders) (1 restricted)1981-1985
30Operating Budgets1989
30Planning1982
30Policies and Procedures: Harriet Tubman House1982-1983
30Program Goals and Objectives1983
30Self-Assessments1985-1986
30South End Honor Roll1994
30Staff Survey Responses1989
31Statistics1982
31Summaries1983-1985
31Technology (9 folders)1985-2001
31Teen Empowerment Centern.d., 1996-1999
31Wheelock College Internship1993-1998
Public Grants and Contracts
31Action for Boston Community Development1988-1990
31Boston Computer Society1993
31Boston Housing Authority1986
City of Boston
31Boston Parks / Titus Sparrow Park Partnership Program1988
31Boston Public Schools (3 folders)1984, 1997
31Commission on Affairs of the Elderly (4 folders)1983-1986
Economic Development and Industrial Corporation
31Jobs and Community Services (2 folders)1986
31Minority Employment Initiative Program1991-1999
31Executive Office of Elder Affairs1989
31Family Support and Education Program1998
31Multicultural AIDS Coalition (5 folders)1990-1991
31-32Neighborhood Development and Employment Agency (11 folders)1983-1986
32Office of Communities and Development1983
32Older Adult Program (2 folders)1983
32Public Facilities Department (3 folders)1986-1996
32Timothy Smith Trust Fund (2 folders)1997-2000
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
32Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation1985
32Council on the Arts and Humanities (6 folders)1979-1988
32Department of Education (5 folders)1983-2001
32Department of Elder Affairs 1987
32Department of Health and Human Services1981-1982
32Department of Public Welfare (3 folders)1986-1987
32-33, 85Department of Social Services (18 folders)1979-1995
33Executive Office of Communities and Development (2 folders)1983-1986
33Executive Office of Economic Affairs1985-1986
33Office of Childcare Services2001
33Office for Children1990
33Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program1990
33Institute of Museum Services1981
33National Endowment for the Arts: Museum Program1982
33Reports1996-1998
33Urban Investment and Development Company (2 folders)1982-2000
33Youth and Jobs Careers Program1981
Reports
33312 Loans in the South End`1980
331980 Census Data1980
331980 Resident Population of the Fuller Mental Health Center1980
33Boston Employment and Training Programs Funding Report1981
33Boston Employment Trends and Projections in Industry1986
33Boston Foundationn.d., 1990
33Boston Neighborhood Health Status Report: Boston Health and Hospitals1994
33Boston Program on Local Self-Reliance: People and Neighborhoods Advocating and Empowering Themselvesn.d.
33Characteristics of Boston's Population and Housing1980
33Community Organization and Empowermentn.d.
33Condition of Hispanics in Boston1974
33A Critical Review of Youth Programs Supported by the Committee of the Permanent Charity Fund of Boston1981
33Emerging Black Community of Boston1974
33Evaluation of Family Life Education Program of United South End Settlementsn.d.
33Family and Children's Center of USES1989
33Hispanic Youth in Boston: In Search of Opportunities and Accountability 1984
33Housing Analysis and Proposed Strategy for Agency Action1983
33Housing and Urban Development Assisted Projects at Risk in the South End1983
33Latinos in Massachusetts and the 1990 U.S. Census1992
33Jobs and Economic Policy Reports1987
33The Need for Rent, Eviction, and Condominium Conversion Control in Revitalized Boston1982
33Neighborhood Business Survey1983
33Operating a Lodging House in the City of Boston1984
33Population Changes in Boston and Brookline 1970-19801981
33"Pulling Back from the Brink"1991
33Serving the Hispanic Community in Massachusetts1986
33South End Data Presentation: Boston Department of Health and Hospitals1995
33South End Open Space Needs Assessment, Boston Urban Gardeners1987
33Toward a New Definition of United South End Settlements1992
33Women in Philanthropy, Papers, and Reports1997
33World's Apart: Missed Opportunities to Help Women and Girls1994
33Stone-Tubman Library: Information n.d.
Subject Files
33General (2 folders)n.d., 1995-1998
33Adult Literacy Conference Report1983
33Niathan Allan: "A Strategy to Ensure Compliance"1994
33ASPIRA of America Conference1986
Associated Grantmakers
33-34Philanthropy Project (2 folders)1988-1997
34Summer Day Camp Programs1980-1983
34Awards1999
34Black Parent Committee1982
34Boston Children's Institute of the Home for Little Wanderers Symposium2000
34Boston Community Access and Programming Foundation1982
34Boston Community Media Council1980-1982
34Boston Compact Steering Committee (3 folders)1982-1998
34Boston Globe Foundation1997
34Boston Foundation (5 folders)n.d., 1989-1996
34Boston Housing Authority Tenants' Briefingn.d.
34Boston Neighborhood Network1981
34Boston Panel of Agency Executives (16 folders)1981-2000
34Boston Public Housing Strategic Planning Committee1991-1997
34Boston Public School System: Staff Desegregation Orders Fact Sheetn.d.
34Carol R. Goldberg Seminar: The Future of Boston Area Nonprofits1998
34Center for Community Action1988
34Child Safety Conference1981
34Chinese American Civic Association Employer Appreciation Breakfast1991
34Colloquium on Advanced Information Technology, Low Income Communities, and the City: MIT1996
34-35Committee for Boston Public Housing (5 folders)1983-1991
35Community for Human Rights Meeting Agenda1985
35Correspondence1980-1981
35Cultural and Scientific Director's Group: Meeting Minutes1995-1998
35Development of a Black Agenda for the Black Community: Proposal1988
35East Canton Street Preservation Association, Inc. (2 folders)1980-1984
35Episcopal City Mission1981
35Federation of Black Directors (5 folders) (1 restricted)1981-1992
35Forum: Correspondence1983-1985
35Goals for Boston: Meeting Minutes1982-1987
35Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative1998
35Higher Education Nominating Council Listn.d.
35Latinos in Philanthropy: Meeting Minutes1993-1994
35Local Initiatives Support Corporation: Correspondence1988-1990
35Pam Masonn.d.
35Massachusetts Association of Settlement Houses (3 folders)1995-2000
35Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc.: "Confronting the Threats to Human Services" Workshop1981
35Massachusetts Department of Mental Health: "Which Children are Falling Through the Cracks?" Educational Panel1982
35Minority Council on Vocational Education: Meeting Minutes (3 folders)1976-1982
35National Center for Adult Literacy: Barbara Bush Remarks1990
35Newland Place Improvements: Meeting Minutes1997
35New England Funders' Conferencen.d.
35Chet Pierce: Lecture Notes1975
35Private Industry Council: German Marshall Fund Study Trip1985
35Professional Recognitions (2 folders) 1984-2002
35Public Statements1980-1983
35Rainbow TV Works1984-1986
35Resumes and Curriculum Vitae n.d., 1981-1995
35Roxbury Strategic Master Plan: Notes 2000
35Safe Schools Commission1983
35Settlement Houses (4 folders)n.d., 1993-1999
36South End (38 folders)n.d., 1980-2001
36St. Botolph Assisted Living Community Project Update: Fenway Community Development Corporation2001
36United Community Planning Corporation: Correspondence 1985-1986
36United South End / Lower Roxbury Development Corporation (2 folders)1979-1985
36United Way (4 folders)1982-1985
36Urban League Demandments1992
36West Rutland Square: Proposal1983-1985
36Youth Planning Initiative: Meeting Minutes2001
36Technology1995
36-37Harriet Tubman (3 folders)1983-1991
D. Samia Hakim
Board of Directors
Committee Meeting Minutes
37Audit1991-2005
37Executive (3 folders)2002
37Finance (2 folders)2002-2005
37Consultant1997
37Retreat Materials (2 folders)1996-1998
37Summer Work1997
37Edward L. Cooper Award2006
37Newsletters 2002, 2004, 2007
37South End and Lower Roxbury Healthy Boston Coalition (3 folders)2000-2004
Staff
37Events2004
37Meeting Minutes (8 folders)1998-2004
37Memos2003-2005
86USES as Catalyst and Supporter for New Community Initiatives1999
E. Robert Thornell
Administration
37Agreements (2 folders)1981-1985
37Computer Assisted Information and Referral Network (2 folders)1983
37Consultants1984
37Correspondence (2 folders)1983-1985
37-38Facilities (7 folders)1983-1984
38Meeting Notesn.d.
38Operation Big Vote1983
38Public Relations (2 folders)1983-1985
Reports
38Progress1983
38Year-End1982-1986
38Staff Training 1982-1984
38Volunteer Services Statistics1982-1984
38Development Office: Grant Awards (11 folders)1983-1985
Programs
38Basic Computer Literacy / Adults and Children1983
38Camp Hale (16 folders) (2 restricted)1976-1985
38Camp Ponkapoag (2 folders)1984
38Cultural Programs (10 folders)1982-1985
38Family Education ( 3 folders)n.d., 1983-1984
38Family Support (6 folders)1983-1985
38Goals and Objectives1983-1984
Public Grants and Contracts
38-39City of Boston ( 5 folders)1983-1986
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
39Department of Education: Child Development Program1982-1984
39Department of Public Works: Application1983-1984
39Executive Office of Communities and Development: Lodging House Preservation1984
39New England Foundation for the Arts (2 folders)1984-1985
F. Kenneth Wade
39Boston Citywide Land Trust (2 folders)1985-1988
39Correspondence 1981-1990
39Development Office: Grant Awards (3 folders)1991-1992
39Massachusetts Department of the Attorney General, Division of Public Charities: Certificate of Registration1988-1991
39Newspaper Clippings1987-1989
39Staff1989
Programs
39East Canton Street Preservation Association1989-1991
39United Neighborhood Centers of America: Youth Employment and Training Program1979-1980
G. Kevin Hepner
39Generaln.d., 1991
39Assessment of Current Statusn.d.
Board of Directors
39Meeting Minutes (9 folders)1991-2000
Committee Meeting Minutes
39Budget and Finance (2 folders)1996
39Executive (2 folders)1992-2001
40Facilities1998
40, 85Program2001-2002
40Strategic Planning (4 folders)1991-1994
40Financial Reports1991-1993
40Boston Foundation Site Visit2001
40Boston Institute for Arts Therapy 2001
40Boston Public Schools: Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program Demonstration Project1996
40Boston Theater Works: Notesn.d.
Committee Meeting Minutes
40Core Team (4 folders)1993-2000
40Management Team (5 folders)1992-1994
86Correspondence2008
40Development Guild: Consultant1990
40Development Office (4 folders)1995-2001
40Facilities (3 folders)1983, 1990-2001
Family Day Care, Inc
40Operations Manual1991
Programs
40General1998-1999
40Adult Basic Education (13 folders)2001-2002
40After School (6 folders)n.d., 1998-2001
40-41Camp Hale (9 folders)1999-2002
41Family Support Services (9 folders)n.d., 2001-2002
41Older Adult Program: Outcomesn.d.
41Pre School (10 folders)2001-2002
41Senior Home Repair: Mapping2002
41Timothy Smith Computer Learning Center: Reports2000-2001
41Public Grants and Contracts (8 folders)1988-2001
41-42South End /Lower Roxbury Healthy Boston Coalition (30 folders)n.d., 1991-2001
42Staff (4 folders)1993-2001
H. Sandra Furey Gaither
42Correspondence2002
86Exit Report Draft2003
42Facilities2001
86Letterheadn.d.
86Mayor's Event: Announcement of the Timothy Smith Center Re-funding2002
86Retreat Materials2003
I. Ashley McCumber
86Board Retreat2004-2006
86Correspondence2007
86Nonprofit Business Analysis Prepared for USES2006
86Strategic Goals for USES Programs2005-2006
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Series:
4. Programs and Services, 1960-2009
Volume:18 cubic ft.
Arrangement:Alphabetical within each subseries. Organized into 3 subseries: A) Program Directors; B) Program Coordinators; C) Programs.
Summary:This series documents the planning and implementation of United South End Settlements' programs and services, including fundraising efforts, arts and culture programming, and special events.

Subseries A. Program Directors documents program and curriculum development, departmental restructuring, and funding from public and private sources. Also documented are special events planning, and fundraising. Records include program descriptions, evaluations, and statistics; budgets; exhibition and events calendars; progress reports for grants and contracts, and adult education curriculum; and correspondence to and from the executive director, funders, and outside agencies. Minutes document director, staff, coordinator, and committee meetings including Strategic Planning, Management, and Personnel committees. Also included are Camp Hale, soil and water reports, facilities reports, camping licenses, and site maps. In addition, newsletters from the Camp Hale Alumni Association and United South End Settlement programs as well as newsletters from outside organizations, such as La Alianza Hispana, Tent City, Kush Club Teen Arts Co-op, and the South End Adult Education Coalition which were retained for local context are included. Newspaper clippings concerning United South End programs, including Camp Hale, the Children's Art Centre, and exhibits at the Harriet Tubman Gallery are also included.

Subseries B. Program Coordinators documents the implementation of United South End Settlements programs: Adult Education and Training, Technology, Arts and Cultural, Family Support, and Family Education. Also documented are employment and vocational training; computer instruction, the Harriet Tubman Gallery, the Children's Art Center, Camp Hale, and pre and after-school programs. Programs and events held the Harriet Tubman House and the Harriet Tubman Resource Center are also documented. In addition, fundraising events, such as the Hi-Hat Cabaret Night, Camp Hale's Centennial celebration, and Viva Frieda! are documented. The plans for the sculpture "Emancipation", its unveiling, and the planning of Harriet Tubman Park in the South End are documented. Records include annual reports from the Children's Art Centre from 1961-1970; curriculum for adult literacy classes, including the Central Artery / Tunnel, and prevocational and office skills programs; artist biographies and resumes; student enrollments and class lists; budgets; proposals and program progress reports for grants and contracts; and event and exhibition schedules for the Harriet Tubman Gallery and the Children's Art Centre. Correspondence to and from program coordinators and directors, funders, artists, executive directors, and other staff; minutes from program coordinators meetings and United South End Settlements committees including Core and Management teams, strategic planning, and directors and managers minutes are also included. Newspaper clippings contain stories about the Children's Art Centre; exhibits at the Harriet Tubman Gallery; fundraising events, such as the series Community Conversations with Anne McQueen and Lou Jones; and programs including Camp Hale, Teen Portfolio, and summer computer camp.

Subseries C. Programs documents the implementation of United South End Settlement programs. The records contained in this subseries were generated by program staff other than directors and coordinators. The subseries documents the Arts Incentives, the Harriet Tubman Gallery, Family Support, including pre and after-school, and the Washington Street Tenants Association programs, and the South End Center for Adult Education. In addition, Adult Education and Training; the Local Development of the South End, an economic development program for minority business start-ups; Camp Winning Farms; and the Pharmacy Benefits programs are documented. Records include minutes of staff and directors meetings; correspondence to and from program staff, artists, and executive directors; program descriptions and outcomes; and schedules of events and exhibits. Also included are newsletters from the Arts Incentives and pre and after school programs; menus from Older Adult hot lunch program; and scrapbooks containing program descriptions, events, and newspaper clippings regarding the Children's Art Centre. Class lists and student enrollments are also included.

Of special interest are the records of Local Development of the South End (Box 58-59). Also of special interest are the evaluations of the Community Services Center from 1960-1963, which was a cooperative venture between United South End Settlements, the Boston Housing Authority, and the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and operated out of the South End Housing Development. Programs included family support services, such as homemaking and money management, counseling, tutoring, and the Teen Council (Box 58). Also of interest is the Castle Square Outreach, which describes the services available to residents of that area; the Neighborhood Newcomers Program report contains information about the Puerto Rican population in the South End; and the Children's Art Centre's annual reports (Box 47).
BoxTitleDate
A. Director of Programs and Services
Amy Clark
42General1996-2001
42Adult Education and Training (3 folders) (1 restricted)1987-1999
42Budget Process: Cost Center Reviews1998-2000
42Camp Hale (8 folders) (2 restricted)n.d., 1995-1997
42Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education: Food Program1996
42Community Technology Plan1999
42Cultural Programs: Meeting Agendas1997
42Development (5 folders)1990-2000
42Family Education (3 folders)1996-1999
42Family Support (13 folders)1990-2001
Outside Organizations
42Girls Clubn.d., 1998
42Read Boston1996
42Sisters Togethern.d.
42-43Program Reports (6 folders)1985-1988
43South End Community Consortium Project: Report1999
Staff
43Correspondence (4 folders)1997
43Meeting Minutes1995-1997
43Memos1995-1999
43Outcomes Measurement Training1998
43Professional Development1998
43Search Committee1996
43Technology Program: Agreement2001
43Technology Survey1998
Leslie Leath
43General2001
4348 Rutland Street Move2000
43Adult Education and Training (20 folders)n.d., 1993-2006
43Agency-Wide Activitiesn.d., 1999
43Board of Directors (3 folders)2001
43Budgets (4 folders)2001-2002
43Business Office Memos2000-2001
43-44Camp Hale (31 folders) (2 Restricted)n.d., 1986-2001
44Central Artery and Tunnel Training Program: Correspondence1999
44CTCNet Conference2000
Committees
44Board Finance 1999
44Board Program (2 folders)1997-2001
44Facilities 1999
44Program Planning1996
44Strategic Planning (2 folders)1998-2002
44Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education (2 folders)1999-2001
Community Collaborations
44New England Conservatory Woodwinds and Brass Program2001
44Wheelock College: Building Community1995
44Correspondence (5 folders) (1 restricted)1996-2001
44Cultural Programs (43 folders)n.d., 1992-2001
44-45Development (17 folders)2000-2001
45Excellence in Non-Profit Leadership and Management Enrichment Series: Outcomes Measurement1999
45Facilities Department (3 folders)2001
45Family Education (35 folders)n.d., 1991-2006
45Family Nurturing Program (2 folders)1999-2001
45Family Support (10 folders)n.d., 1990-2002
45Fleet Neighborhood Charities2001
45Formsn.d., 1995
45Harriet Tubman and Emancipation Unveiling Ceremony1999
45Harriet Tubman House (2 folders)1997-2001
45Meeting Notes (2 folders)2000-2001
45Multicultural Coalition on Aging2000
45Organizational Chart1999
Outside Organizations
45Boston Coalition Against Drugs and Violence, Inc.1999
45Boston Panel of Agency Executives1999
45Boston Strategic Homeless Planning Group2000
45Boston Workforce Development Coalitionn.d.
45The Children's Museum of Boston2002
45Fleet Center Neighborhood Charities2001
45Italian Home for Children1994
45Kush Club Teen Arts Co-op2000
45La Alianza Hispana1998
45Parents United for Children (2 folders)1996-2001
45Program Sponsors1998-1999
45South End Adult Education Coalition2001
45Tent City1999
45Women's Educational and Industrial Union1997
Programs
45Descriptions1999
45Managers (2 folders)1999-2001
45Mapping2000-2001
45Outcomes (2 folders)2001
45Planning and Budgets2000
45South End / Chinatown Community Partnership Membersn.d.
South End / Lower Roxbury
45Healthy Boston Coalition (2 folders)2000-2001
45Youth Workers Alliancen.d., 1999-2001
45South End Statistics1999
45Special Events Tours2000
45St. Botolph's Assisted Living Community Project2001
Staff
45Administrative Team1993, 1999
46Boston University School of Social Work2001
46Executive Director Search 2000-2001
46Job Descriptions (2 folders)n.d., 1997-2000
46Meeting Minutes (2 folders)1999-2001
46Memos n.d., 1999-2001
46Personnel Manual2001
46Policies1985, 1996-2001
46Professional Education1999
46Resumes1999
46Technology Program (14 folders)n.d., 1991-2002
46University of Massachusetts Boston: Understanding Trends in Demands for Emergency Services2000
46Volunteer Opportunities1998
46Wheelock College: Agreement2000
Kyle Ingrid Johnson
86Adult Programs Reports2007-2008
86Correspondence2005-2008
Minutes
86Board of Directors Meetings2007-2008
86Program Committee Meetings2006
86Senior Directors' Meetings2007-2008
86Strategic and Operational Plans2002
86Volunteer and Internship Job Descriptions2003
B. Coordinators
46Robin Casper: Mackey School Vocational Awareness Program (35 folders)n.d., 1977-1982
Charlotte Dempsey, Children's Art Centre
46General1971-1972
46Annual Reports (7 folders)1960-1979
46Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes1972
46Ken Brown: Memos1969, 1972
46Budget1961, 1972
47Castle Square Outreach1971
47Committees
47Advisory1960
Camp1972
47Furniture Store1971
47Membership1972
47Program Development1972
47Services to Children1960
47Correspondencen.d., 1964
47Cultural Programs: Children's Art Centre (22 folders)n.d., 1941-1972
Meeting Minutes
47Housing Management1972
47Local Development of the South End1971
47Neighborhood Development1960, 1971
47Priorities1971-1972
47Programs (4 folders)1960-1972
47South Bay Union Servicesn.d.
47South End (2 folders)1970-1972
47Staff (5 folders)n.d., 1960-1972
47Tenant Homemaker Project Prospectusn.d.
47United Community Services and United South End Settlements: Proposed Relationship1969
Matt Enison, Technology Program
47Community Technology Creators' Network: Agreement1996
47Correspondence: General1997-1998
47Cultural Programs: Children's Art Centren.d.
47Harriet Tubman House: Program Descriptionsn.d.
47Interim Supervision Model1997-1998
47Personnel Manual1996
47South End / Lower Roxbury Communities: Leaders' and Decision Makers' Special Gathering1997
47Technology Program: Computer Clubhouse (30 folders)n.d., 1994-1999
Guadulesa, Arts and Cultural Programs
47General (3 folders)n.d., 1973, 1987-1992
47Adult Education and Training (2 folders)n.d., 1987-1992
47Arts Resources1998-1999
47Black History Month Activities1992
47Board of Directors : Meeting Minutes (2 folders)1990, 2000
47Budgets (6 folders)1987-1997
47Camp Hale1996, 2002
Committees
47General 2002
47Annual Meeting Planning1993
47Cultural1993
47Diversity1993-1994
47Facilities (2 folders)1993-1998
47-48Harriet Tubman Park (3 folders)1997-1999
48Harriet Tubman Sculpture (2 folders)1996-1997
48Planning 1990
48Program Planning (2 folders)1997-2002
48Steering1998-1999
48Strategic Planning (3 folders)1992 - 2002
48Community Day Care2000
48Corporate Sponsored Events1995-1996
48Correspondence (7 folders)1989-1993
48Cultural Diversity Board1994
Cultural Programs
Children's Art Centre
48Activities and Classes1987-2006
48After-school Program: "Our Book"1988-1990
48Agreement1995-1998
48Attendance Sheets (4 folders) (2 restricted)1984-1987
48Budget1990
48Central Artery Arts Forumn.d., 2002
48Charlotte Dempsey Scholarship1985-2001
48Class and Program Descriptionsn.d., 1982
48Class Listsn.d., 2000
48Class Materialsn.d.
48Collections List1980
48Community Collaborations (10 folders)n.d., 1989-2002
48Consultant's Reports1982
48Correspondence1988-2001
48Courtyardn.d.
48Allan Criten.d., 1990-1999
48Cultural Curriculum (9 folders)n.d., 1986-1998
48-49Development (16 folders) n.d., 1979-2002
49Diversity Quilt Project Report2002
49Events (10 folders)n.d., 1984-2005
49Exhibits (3 folders)1981-2006
49Goals1998
49History (2 folders)n.d.
49Keys of Infinity Projectn.d.
49Newspaper Clippings (3 folders)1986-2000
49Outcomes Measurement (2 folders)2000
49Outreach1998
49Outside Organizations1991-1992
49Post-Rededication Identity1998
49Program Planningn.d.
49Project Guggenheim2001-2002
49Prospectus1980
49Publicity1981 - 1999
49Reopening Suggestions1982, 1994
49Reorganization1982-2002
49Reports (4 folders)n.d., 1989-2002
49South End Garden Tour1996
49South End Open Studios2001-2002
49Student Forms (2 folders)1985-2000
49Summer Programs1997
49Teen Portfolio Class (8 folders) (2 restricted)1992-2006
49Use and Access Information1996-1997
49Workshops1976
49Youth Resource Center1984
49Descriptionn.d.
49Gallery 5662002
Harriet Tubman Gallery
49Generaln.d., 1994-2001
49Afro American Artist's Museumn.d.
49Artists Biographies and Resumesn.d., 1987-1991
49Artist Referrals1998
49Artists Services2001
49Artist's Statement1993
49Class Notes1992
49Correspondence1988-1994
49Cultural Survey, City of Boston2000
49Development (6 folders)1989-1998
49Essays1989
49Events (5 folders)1988-2001
49-50Exhibits (63 folders)n.d., 1984-2003
50Formsn.d.
50Guestbook1999
50Harriet Tubman Soft Sculpture (2 folders)1989-1993
50Inquiries1995
50Intra-agency Collaborations (4 folders)n.d., 1988-2002
50Job Descriptionn.d.
50Music in Our Culture: Video Series1988
50New England Women of Color Artists1995-2000
50Newspaper Clippings1989-1999
50Notes: General1999
50Outside Organizations (10 folders)n.d., 1988-2001
50Permanent Collection: List of Worksn.d., 2000
50Publicity1993
50Release Forms1991
50Schedulesn.d., 1990-1995
Harriet Tubman Resource Center
50Generaln.d., 1988-1999
50Development: First Annual Art Auction1983
50Formsn.d
50Harriet Tubman Historyn.d.
50"Harriet Tubman's Unlikely Leadership"n.d.
50The Harriet Tubman Journal1993
50Reference Questions1990
50Reports1992
50Reports to Board of Directors1996-2001
50Resourcesn.d., 1988, 2002
50"The Saga of Harriet Tubman": Illustrated History Book1967
50Youth Resource Center Cultural Activitiesn.d., 1992-1995
50Mobius High School: Freedom of Expression Projectn.d.
50Newsletter: Afro American and African Studies1990
Programs
50Goals and Strategies2002
50Reports (2 folders)1987-1994
50Reportsn.d., 1990-1995
50-51, 85Development Office (68 folders)1992-2002
51Dixwell Community House Visitn.d.
51Domestic Violence Art and Poetry Contest1996
51Enrichment1994-1995
51Family Education: After School Program2002
51Family Support (10 folders)n.d., 1987-2003
51Frieda Garcia: Memos1992-1993
52Guadulesa: Resumen.d.
52Harriet Tubman House (19 folders)n.d., 1974, 1988-2002
52Intergenerational Program Models Presentation Outlinen.d.
52Kristine Key: Agreement1989
52Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts and Sciences1998-2001
52Massachusetts Cultural Council (2 folders)1990-1998
52Meeting Minutes (22 folders)1993-2002
52Memosn.d., 1990-1993
53MYTOWN1995
53National Assembly of State Arts Agencies: Questionnaire1992
53Newsletters1961, 1998-2000
53Newspaper Clippings (2 folders)1988-1998
53Notes: General1988-2003
53Organizational Chartn.d.
Outside Organizations
53Arts in Progress1989
53Berkeley Street Community Garden2000
53Boston Visual Artists Union1991
53Cooperative Arts Institute1991
53Dance Umbrella1989
53"Fanfare"1990
53Madison Park / Humphrey Center High School1987
53Midtown Cultural District Task Force1990
53Museum of Afro American History1997
53Museum of Fine Artsn.d.
53Whistler House Museum of Artn.d., 1997
53Public Funds2002
53Public Grants and Contracts (54 folders)1985-1992
Reports
53Facility Study1990
53Feasibility Study1998
53South End Statistics1980-1990
53Saturday Programs1997-1998
53South End / Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust2002
53Special Group Activities1988-1989
Staff
54Agency Orientation1992
54Bulletin1988
54Cocktail Reception2001
54Job Description2000
54Listings2001-2002
54Meeting Minutes (7 folders)1988-2002
54Plan1999-2000
54Search Committee1996
54State House Tree Lighting Programn.d.
54Strategic Operational Plan2002
54Summer Cultural Series1986
54Summer Teen Internship Program (29 folders) (2 restricted)1991-2002
55Technology Programn.d., 1997
55Transition: Leslie Leath2000
55Worcester Art All-State Program Student Applications2000
55Writing About the Arts Essays1993
55Youth Annual Meeting and Board Dinner2001
55Youth Resource Centern.d., 1989
55Sean Hines: Adult Education and Training Program (49 folders)n.d., 1991-1997
55-56Donna Stites: Adult Education and Training Program (66 folders)1987-2006
Patricia Wirtenberg, Children's Art Centre
56Administration1981
56-57Cultural Programs (68 folders)1987-1993
57Harriet Tubman Housen.d., 1983
C. Programs
57, 86Adult Education and Training (29 folders) (1 restricted)n.d., 1964, 1988-2008
86Annual Reports1999-2002
86Brochures and Fliers1991-2006
57Building Maintenance Course: Proposaln.d.
57, 86Camp Hale (12 folders) (1 restricted)n.d., 1982-2001
57Camps (3 folders)1963, 1991-2001
86Children's Art Centre1998-2009
86Class Schedules of South End Center for Adult Education and Children's Art Centre2002-2009
57-58Cultural Programs (81 folders)n.d., 1961-2006
58Development Office: Boston Private Industry Council Summer Jobs Program2000-2001
58Directors' Meetings (2 folders)2002-2003
Events and Exhibits
86Art and Music1999
86Arts in the Park2005-2008
86A Benefit Jazz Brunch1997-1998
86Billie Jean Young's One Woman Show2004
86A Black History Month Celebration2009
86Boston Gay History Events (3 folders)2005-2007
86Branching Out2008
86City Spotlights2009
86Community Color - A Collaborative Art Exhibit2008
86digNubia Exhibit2002
86Dominican Day International Week: Featuring Juan Perez2008
86Family Fun Open House2003
86February Escape: The South End's Winter Block Party2006-2007
86February Heat2005
86Fighting for My Life: Paintings of Ndume (Erskine Johnson)2003
86Guadulesa Exhibit2002
86Hi Hat Nite1980
86In Remembrance of 9-112002
86Jazz and the CAC2002
86Lectures and Receptions2003-2008
86Louder Than Words: The Black Panther Party Photo Exhibitn.d.
86Master Sculptors of Zimbabwe2007
86Stories of the Old South End2004
86Thanksgiving Luncheon2006
86United South End Artists' Shows2006-2009
86United Way Campaign Wind Up Events2000-2002
86USES Campaign for a Second Century2001?
86Unveiling Ceremony for Step on Board and Emancipation1999
86Urban Verbal Stew2007
86Volunteer Phonebanksn.d.
86What Do Seniors Want?2006
86Winter Heat Relief Gala2005
58Facilities Task Force: Environmental Scan1988
58Family Education (8 folders)n.d., 1997-2006
58Family Intergenerational Reading Enrichment 1992
58Family Support (37 folders)n.d., 1960-1963, 1976-2006
58Harriet Tubman House (5 folders)n.d., 1985-2002
58-59Local Development of the South End, Incorporated (24 folders)n.d., 1973-1977
59Mackey School Vocational Awareness Program1981
59, 86Program Outcomes (3 folders)2001-2005
59Restructuring Chartsn.d.
86Senior Services Programn.d., 1999
Staff
59Meetings (2 folders)1999-2001
59Memos2001-2002
59Personnel Manual and Policies2001-2002
59Transition2001-2002
59Strategic and Operational Plans2002
59Technology Programs (4 folders)n.d., 1997-2006
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Series:
5. Development Office, 1900-2009
Volume:5 cubic ft.
Arrangement:Arranged alphabetically.
Summary:This series documents the Development Office's efforts to raise funds for operations and programs from foundation, corporate, and individual sources. Major donors include the Boston Foundation, Associated Grantmakers, the Hyams Foundation, Polaroid Corporation, State Street Bank, Newsboy Reading Room, Coolidge Fund, United Way, Eli Goldston, the Riley Foundation, and the Boston Globe Foundation. The series also documents the Development Office's involvement in applying for grants and its relationship with the Camp Hale Alumni Association. In addition, this series documents the history of the South End House and the settlement house movement, and contains biographical information on people associated with United South End Settlements, including members of the Board of Directors and residents of the South End. The proposal for the creation of a cultural arts center in the South End and the proposed Allan Crite Museum are also documented.

Records include proposals and grant awards; obituaries of former directors and members of the Board of Directors, such as Rosamond Lamb, Melnea Cass, John Kingman, Mildred Louise Clark, and Charles Liddell. Correspondence to and from donors, funders, the executive director of United South End Settlements; members of the Board of Directors; Henry Newell, and F. Douglas Cochrane is included. Research notes on the history of the South End, Hale, Lincoln, and Rollins houses; Robert and Eleanor Woods; Jane Addams; and the Stone Family and their relationship with the Woods are also included.

Of interest are the Ken Brown interview, which provides background on the early years of United South End Settlements and urban renewal (Box 59); a letter announcing the discontinuation of the Resident's Program and its effect on past residents (Box 64); Helen Morton's correspondence for background information on the South End and the South End House (Box 64); and the Cultural Arts Center records, which detail the efforts of establishing such a center in the South End (Boxes 60 and 64). Also of interest are United South End Settlements involvement in the proposed establishment of the Allan Crite Museum (Box 59); the final report on the Castle Square Relocation project, which encapsulates the history of the project and United South End Settlement's role in urban renewal (Box 64); and the report "United South End Settlements: a Case Study", which examines the organization using the case study approach (Box 64). Grant proposals are also located throughout Series 3, Executive Staff. Grants and contracts from public sources are located in Series 6, Business Office and Public Grants and Contracts.
BoxTitleDate
59Action for Boston Community Developmentn.d., 1992
59Agency Description1978
59Allan Crite Museum: Correspondence1986-1996
59Articles (3 folders)1968-1992
59Bishop Morris F. Arnold Award Descriptionn.d.
59Boston Area Settlement House Descriptionsn.d.
59Ken Brown Interview: Transcript Notes (2 folders) n.d., 1992
59Camp Hale (22 folders) 1900-2000
59Children's Art Centre (2 folders)1991-1999
59-60Consultants (6 folders)1997-1999
60Correspondence (26 folders) (3 restricted)n.d., 1975-2001
86Cultivation Dinners2004
60Cultural Arts Center Feasibility Study1963
60Donor Profiles (4 folders)1991-1992
60Fact Sheets1987, 1989
60Financials1976-1977
60Four Aces: Remarks1998
60Friends of the Children's Art Centre: Background Papern.d.
60Funding Sources1980-1989
60Fundraising (10 folders)1976-2007
60-63Grant Awards (155 folders) 1974-2006
64Historical Perspective and Furnishing Cost Summary1974
64Interviews (7 folders)1991-1992
86"The Magnet of the South End"1970
64Meeting Notesn.d., 1999
64Memorials (2 folders) (1 restricted)1986-1993
64Helen Morton (5 folders)1962-1992
64Neighborhood Service Center Plans1963
64, 86Newsletters (2 folders)1971-2009
64, 86Newspaper Clippings (3 folders)2002-2008
64Obituaries (28 folders)n.d., 1978-2001
64Organizational Chart1979
Publications
64The Development of USES: a Chronology of the United South End Settlements, 1891-19661966
64Publicity Processn.d.
64Reports
64Castle Square Relocation Project1964
64Proposed Cultural Art Center: A Study of the Feasibility of Establishing a Cultural Arts Center in Boston1963
64Socially Responsible Investingn.d.
64Some Differences in Attitudes Between Negro Boys Who Drop Out of School and Those Who Stay In1964
64South End Neighborhood Workshops Project1966
64United South End Settlements: A Case Study1989
64Research (34 folders)n.d., 1975-2000
64Resident Program Termination Announcement1967
86Solicitation Letters Templates1979-2003
South End Historical Society
86Newsletters2002
86Remembrance of Things Jazz: A History of the South End's Jazz Clubs2002
64History of the Settlements in the South End1993
64Staff
64Directory1976-1979
64Henry Goldstein Presentationn.d.
64Planning Meetings1988
64Trusts (2 folders)1984-1987
86USES and The Settlement House Tradition 199?
86USES "Creating a 21st Century Settlement House"199?
86USES Frequently Asked Questions199?
86USES Notes and Material on Agency: Predecessors and Sites197?
64Women's Industrial Union: Dollhouse Project1998
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Series:
6. Business Office and Public Grants and Contracts, 1960-2008
Volume:12.5 cubic ft.
Arrangement:Alphabetical by subseries. Organized into two subseries: A) Business Office; and B) Public Grants and Contracts.
Summary:This series documents the role of the Business Office in over-seeing compliance of the funding raised for operations and programs from local and state government sources. Also documented is the effort of United South End Settlements to raise funds for operations, facilities, and programs from city and state sources.

Subseries A. Business subseries documents implementation, monitoring, and compliance enforcement of all pubic grants and contracts. Also documented are United strategic planning, budget development, and program planning, as well as the contract manager's participation in the Administration / Management, Planning, and Strategic Planning committee meetings. Records included in this subseries are meeting minutes, grant and contract reports, and program reports. Correspondence to and from executive directors, program directors, deputy directors, and staff; meeting notes; and Board of Director minutes annotated by John Roch, for 2003-2006 are also included.

Subseries B. Public Grants and Contracts documents the funding of operations and programs and the development of new programs. Funding sources include the Massachusetts Cultural Council; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts departments of Education, Public Health, Social Services, and Public Welfare; the Massachusetts Executive Office of Communities and Development and Elderly Affairs; and the Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council. Local government sources include the City of Boston's Public Facilities Department, Jobs and Community Services, and the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation; the Neighborhood Development and Employment Agency; and the Boston Housing Authority. Grants from private foundations and corporations are scattered throughout this series. Records included in this series are progress, quarterly, and final reports; program audits and budgets; and correspondence to and from funding sources regarding reports, contract amendments, and appeals. The proposals include supporting materials, such as program descriptions, newsletters, and curricula. The City of Boston Arts Lottery Council and the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities records include comprehensive reports regarding audience profiles, response, and turnout for all exhibits; publicity material; evaluation of goals; and program successes and failures. Proposals and grants are also scattered throughout Series 2, Executive Staff and Series 4, Programs. Grant awards from private sources are located in Series 5, Development Office.
BoxTitleDate
A. Business Office
64Alliance for Young Families Newsletter 1991-1992
64Annual Meetings 1991
88Budget Meeting Minutes1998-2003
88Business Office Meeting Minutes 1998-2002
64Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes (9 folders)1999-2005
65Boston Foundation: Proposal 1993
65-66, 88Committee Minutes (41 folders)n.d., 1988-2008
66Commonwealth Literacy Corp. Meeting Notes 1988
66Correspondence1986-1990
66Development (2 folders)1990-1992
66Employment, Training, and Education Program Contract Meeting Notes 1988
66Fiscal (5 folders)1989-1996
66Guadulesa: Memoranda1990-1991
66Housing and Neighborhood Development Department: General1988-1989
66Job Training Alliance Meeting Notes 1988
66Massachusetts Council on Arts and Humanities Heritage Program Applications 1987
66Neighborhood Jobs Trust: Bidders Conference Meeting Notes 1988
66Nursing Home Residents: Needs Assessment Survey2002?
66Operational Meeting 1997
66Program Reports (12 folders)1988-1999
66Reports (6 folders)1987-1995
66South End / Lower Roxbury Human Services Organizations Summary n.d.
Staff
66General1997-2007
66Job Descriptions1988-1996
66Lists1990-1997
66-67, 88Minutes (11 folders)1988-2006
67Orientation Packet
67Ken Wade: Meeting Notes1989-1990
B. Public Grants and Contracts
67Agreements (10 folders)1983-1994
67Associated Grant Makers: Camp Hale1994-1997
67Boston Adult Literacy Fund: Budgetn.d., 1992-1994
67Boston Aging Concerns: Single Room Occupancy Preservation Project1985-1989
67Boston Council for the Arts and Humanities (2 folders)1993-1995
67Boston Food Bank1992
67Boston Globe Foundation: Summer Internship Program Proposal1992
67Boston Housing Authority: Employment and Training / Adult Skills (5 folders)1986-1989
67Boston Institute for Arts Therapy 1995
67Boston Private Industry Council: Summer Jobs Program (2 folders)1986-1996
67, 85Boston Redevelopment Authority (5 folders)1969, 1989, 2006
67Brookdale Foundation Group: Proposal1997
67Cambridge Camping Association: Camp Hale 1985-1991
67Charles Hayden Foundation: Proposal 1973
67Charles Irvin Travelli Fund: Video Programs Program Summary1976
67Child Care Resource Center (3 folders)1983-1996
67Children's Art Centre: Planning Meeting1999
67Citizen's Housing and Planning Association: Tenant Education Program1991-1992
City of Boston
67Boston Arts Lottery Council (3 folders)1983-1993
67Commission on Affairs of the Elderly: Older Adult Program (3 folders)1995-1998
67-68Commission on Affairs of the Elderly / Council of Elders: Older Adult Program (11 folders)1984-1996
68Community Development Building Grant: Protective Adult Counseling 1988-1989
68Council of Elders: Lunch Program Statistics1981
Economic Development and Industrial Corporation
68Computer Business Skills: Proposal1994
Jobs and Community Services
68Adult Basic Education (15 folders)1990-1996
68Adult Literacy Initiative (21 folders)1983-1997
68-69Family Education and Support Childcare (13 folders)1994-1997
69Housing Counseling Services1987
69Minority Employment and Training Program (6 folders)1987-1992
69Office Skills and Training Program (5 folders)1989-1992
69-70Older Adult Program (16 folders)1984-1997
70George O. Henry Trust Fund: Older Adult Program 1988
70Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice: Boston Chinese Youth Essential Services1976
70Mayor's Safe Streets Community Proposaln.d.
70Multicultural AIDS Coalition: Prevention and Education Programs1990
Neighborhood Development and Employment Agency
70Adult Skills Program (8 folders)1983-1987
70Computer Camp1984
70Housing Counseling Program (4 folders)1984-1986
70Lodging House Program 1985
70Office of Community Development: Proposal1976
70Partners with Non-Profits: Children's Art Centre Rehabilitation Project1995
Public Facilities Department
70Adult Education Program1991
70Emergency Shelter Program 1992
70Fair Housing Counseling Program (15 folders)1986-1996
70-71Senior Citizen Home Repair Program (12 folders)1986-1997
71Tenant Organizing (2 folders)1990-1991
71Safe Neighborhoods Youth Fund (2 folders)1993-1994
71Timothy Smith Consortium: Fundraising Task Force Meeting Notes2001
71Timothy Smith Fund: Report2004
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
71Administration on Children, Youth, and Families: South End Teen Empowerment Project1992
71Association of Day Care Agencies (2 folders)1994-1996
71Bureau of Social and Mental Health Services: Program Questionnaires 1987
Council on the Arts and Humanities
71Arts Lottery 1985-1992
71Black History Month 1985
71Outreach Program Applications1989-1991
71Family Support Program1994
71Final Report1984
71Fund for the Arts1985
71Children's Art Centre1988
71Harriet Tubman Soft Sculpture1988
71Heritage Program (2 folders)1988
71Merit Aid Program (6 folders)1983-1988
71Pilot Project1997-1988
Cultural Council
71Children's Art Centre (2 folders)1991-1994
71Correspondence1991
71General Project Support (2 folders)1992-1993
71Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion 1993
71Meeting Notes1996
71Merit Aid Program1989-1990
71Organizational Support Report1996-1997
71Reports (2 folders) 1994
71South End Honor Roll and Children's Art Centre Community Arts Program1995
Department of Education
71General (2 folders)1995-1997
Bureau of Adult Education1985-1996
71-72Adult Basic Skills Program (8 folders)1985-1997
72Adult Education for the Homeless 1989
72Adult and Community Learning Services (3 folders)1995-1998
72Adult Literacy Meeting Notes1997
72Technology Mini-Grant Proposal1997
Bureau of Nutrition
72Camp Hale1989
72Childcare Food Program (7 folders)1983-1992
72Child and Adult Care Food Program (9 folders) (2 restricted)1988-1997
72Meeting Notes1995
72Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: Proposal1972-1974
72Department of Human Resources: Boston Region Satellite Job Center1985
72-73Department of Public Health: Multicultural AIDS Coalition, HIV/AIDS Education, and Awareness Program (16 folders)1989-1991
Department of Public Welfare
73Child Development Program (6 folders)1975-1990
73Correspondence 1985-1986
73Day Care Services Program 1973-1987
73Employment Training Program: Meeting Notesn.d., 1988
73Office Skills Training Program (17 folders)1984-1991
73Proposals (2 folders)1974-1975
73Site Visit Meeting Notes1988
Department of Social Services1986
73After School Daycare Program (8 folders)1986-1997
74Childcare Programs (3 folders)1984-1996
74Contracts1992-1994
74Corrective Action Plans1988-1991
74Correspondence1997
74Day Care Program Agreement Settlement1993
74Daycare Programs: Contracts 1989-1993
74Family Counseling Program (2 folders)1989-1990
74Family Daycare (11 folders)1982-1991
74Family Life Program (7 folders)1984-1989
74Family Stabilization Program (2 folders)1987-1988
74Family Stabilization / Homeless Counseling Program 1987-1990
74Group Daycare Program (4 folders)1982-1989
75Master Agreements (2 folders)1988-1992
75Office for Children: Daycare for Children with Special Needs1974
75Older Adult Program1985
75Prequalification (2 folders)n.d., 1989-1996
75Preschool Daycare Program (2 folders)1984-1994
75Summer Day Camp (6 folders)1971-1992
75Department of Youth Services: Non-Residential Program Proposal1976
Executive Office of Communities and Development
75Boston Citywide Land Trust: Proposal1986
75Community Service Block Grant Special Project1985-1986
75Lodging House Program (3 folders)1983-1984
Executive Office of Elderly Affairs
75Appeal1990
75Elders-at-Risk Program: Collaborative Proposal (4 folders)1989-1990
75External Audits1987-1988
75Home Care Demonstration Program: Proposal1988
75Minority Business Development Plan1989
75Older Adult Program (6 folders)1983-1991
75Older Adult Protective Services: Proposal1987
75Governor's Minority Employment Initiative: Proposal1985- 1986
75Housing and Home Finance Agency n.d., 1989
75-76Literacy Campaign (5 folders)1987-1990
76National and Community Service Commission: Senior Volunteer Program Proposal1996
76Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (4 folders)1993-1996
76Community Partnership Program: Preschool1997-1998
76Economic Social Action Committee: Senior Home Repair Program1995
76Godfrey Hyams Trust: Proposal1973-1975
76Greater Boston YMCA: Summer Day Camp Program1992
76Grimes King Foundation: Older Adult Program Report1992
76Kit Clark Senior Services1996
76New England Foundation for the Arts (2 folders)1984-1996
76New Hampshire Department of Education Bureau of Food and Nutrition Services: Camp Hale (2 folders)1991-1995
76Oficina Hispana de la Communidad, Inc.: Central Artery / Tunnel Employment and Training Services (8 folders)1992-1997
76Performing Arts Student Series: Application1995
76Polaroid / Inner City, Inc. (2 folders)1982-1984
Proposals
76Camp Hale Improvementsn.d.
76Cathedral Community Security1976
76Childcare Cathedral Public Housing Development1973
76Children's Art Center1975
76Day Care Training Programn.d.
76Expansion of Social Services in the South End Housing Projects1960
76Health Education Programn.d.
76Renters' Revolving Loan Fund1988
76Small Business Administrationn.d.
76South End Community Development1964
76Supportive Social Services Program1975
76Salvation Army: Adult Education Literacy Project Agreement1996
76Theodore Edson Parker Foundation: Youth Programs1983
76United States, Department of Housing and Urban Development: Neighborhood Networks Project (3 folders)1996-1997
76United States Housing and Home Finance Agency: Proposal1964
76United Way
76Emergency Food and Shelter Program (5 folders)1983-1997
76Teen Services Initiative: Proposal1986
76Urban Investment and Development Co.: Pre-Employment Training Report1984-1985
76Very Special Arts Massachusetts1990
76Vineyard Haven: Intensive Foster Care Facility Proposal1976
76Wang Laboratories Word Processing Systems Donation (2 folders)n.d., 1982-1983
76Youth Reach Revolving Museum: Proposal1996
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Series:
7. Audio-visual Material and Memorabilia, 1900-2009
Volume:8 cubic ft. and 1 flat file drawers
Arrangement:Alphabetical by format.
Summary:The Audio-visual and Memorabilia series documents fundraising activities, meetings and events, staff, and programs. Also documented are early programs at the Children's Art Center, 48 Rutland Street, the old Tubman House, 20 Union Park Drive, and Camp Hale. In addition, the South End neighborhood before urban renewal; the installation and unveiling of the Emancipation sculpture at Harriet Tubman Park; and the exhibits held in the Harriet Tubman Gallery are documented. The South End Honor Roll, United South End Settlements' oral history project, documents the history and cultures of the South End, the relationship of settlement houses with the neighborhood, their role in the neighborhood, and the South End during the Depression and the World Wars. Formats include color and black and white prints, slides, negatives, contact sheets, compact discs, VHS, 8mm and 1" reel-to-reel film. Also included are artwork, posters, and maps.

Of special interest are the photographs of the settlement houses and their programs from 1900 to 1925, which provide information on early programs, such as the Caddy Camp in Poland Springs, New Hampshire and the summer camps in Wellesley, Massachusetts and Brenton Woods, New Hampshire; drama classes; and South Bay Union activities, including the Flower Delivery Program and the roof garden (Boxes 82-83). Helen Morton's scrapbook (1920-1980) contains a comprehensive pictorial history of United South End Settlements and some of the people who were closely involved with it, such as Allan Crite (Box 83). Also of interest are the two other scrapbooks that include images of the South End Neighborhood and the settlement houses (Box 83). In addition, The South End Honor Roll with interviews of South End residents Barbara Williams, Teddy McLaren, Alice Sanford, Dorothea Collins, Chris Hayes, Clare Hayes, and Helen Hellman describe life in the neighborhood, its history and culture, and its relationship with United South End Settlements from the 1930s to 1990s (Box 79). Also of note are photographs the Hi-Hat Cabaret Night (Box 80); the "Free Erica Huggins" poster from the Black Panther Organization (FF6/D9); the Castle Square area property map (FF6/D9); and the self portrait sketch by Allan Crite (Box 77). Slides in General folders (Box 86) include images of the South End Business Alliance (SEBA) and the South End Planning Council (SEPC).
BoxTitleDate
Architect's Drawing
FF6/D9Harriet Tubman Park1998
Artist Renderings
84Children's Art Centre (2 drawings)n.d.
84South End House / 20 Union Park Driven.d.
Artwork
77Calendars: Children's Art Centre1987, 1988
77Figures (2 folders)n.d., 1920
77Holiday cardsn.d.
77Leavesn.d.
77Notecardsn.d.
77Self Portrait: Allan Crite1986
77Silhouettesn.d.
77Student Exhibit: Portfolio Preparation 1999
77Sunset Lake Champlain 1939
84Tone Etching: Children's Art Centre1994
77Woodblock Printsn.d.
Audio
Audio Cassettes
77Kenneth Brown Interview1991
77Children's Art Center: Meeting Minutes1998
77CD: Songs From Camp Hale1999
Blueprints
FF6/D9 Proposed Expansion of the Children's Art Centre and the South End Music Schooln.d.
FF6/D9Construction Documents: 48 Rutland Street1998
Film
8mm
77Caddy Camp, Poland Springs, New Hampshire1942
16mm
77Camp Hale 1946
77Lincoln House Vacation Camp1960-1970?
77South End House1950
77Unidentifiedn.d.
Maps
FF6/D9Camp Halen.d., 1950?
FF6/D9Castle Square Property Line1962
FF6/D9South End195?
FF6/D9South End / Lower Roxburyn.d.
FF6/D9South End Urban Renewal1950-1960?
Memorabilia
77Building a 21st Century Stickern.d.
Children's Art Centre
77Exhibit Announcements1919, 1920
77Windows Replica1998?
77Danny Scarborough: "One Man Show" Playbilln.d.
77Harriet Tubman Ceramic Tilen.d.
77Harriet Tubman House: Bumper Stickern.d.
77Katharine Bingham Dewey Plaquen.d.
Above VerticalMural Plan: South End Honor Rolln.d.
77Paul Robeson Celebration: Flyer1978
77South End House Calendar1948
Postcards
77"Circle of Hands" muraln.d.
77Harriet Tubman (3 postcards)n.d.
77Lou Jones and Anne McQueen Photographsn.d.
77South End Housen.d.
Posters (2 folders)
FF6/D9Allan Rohan Criten.d.
FF6/D9Art Done to Jazz1988
FF6/D9Black History Week1976
FF6/D9Bridge Over an Ocean: The Art of the Puerto Rican Poster1989
FF6/D9Camp Hale (2 posters)n.d.
FF6/D9Celebration of Creativity1984
FF6/D9Children's Art Centren.d.
FF6/D9City Spotlights2009
FF6/D9Feet in Both Worldsn.d.
FF6/D9Fight Racismn.d.
FF6/D9Free Erica Hugginsn.d.
FF6/D9Freedom of the Press: 1960 to the Present1994
FF6/D9Harriet Tubman Soft Sculpture1989
FF6/D9Interracial Families: A Growing Multiculturen.d.
FF6/D9A Love No Less: Two Centuries of African American Love Letters Book Lecture2003
FF6/D9Not For Sale: Recent Works of Dana C. Chandler, Jr.1992
FF6/D9Proclamations (5)1976, 1989-1994
77USES Plastic Bagn.d.
Photographic Materials
Contact Sheets
80Development: Events (3 folders)1975-201
80People: Unidentifiedn.d.
Programs
80Camp Halen.d.
80Children's Art Centren.d., 1994
80Daycarec.1960-1990
80Harriet Tubman Gallery: Exhibits1981
80Homemakers 1960?
80Mackey School Vocational Awareness1982
80Neighborhood Newcomers195?
80Older Adult Program1960-1976
80Preschoolc. 1960-1970
80Summer Campsc.1960
80South Endn.d.
80South End House / 48 Rutland Street Renovationn.d.
80Unidentified1960-1990
Digital
77General2004
77Annual Meeting2000
77After School Programn.d.
77Camp Hale2002-2006
77digNubia Exhibit: Arts and Cultural Programn.d.
77Programs and Events2008-2009
77USES Excerpt2003 Nov 3
DVD
77Gay History Event 2007 Oct 24
80Negatives
80Events
80Veterans Memorial Plaque: Dedication 1951
80Celebration of Creative1985
80Children's Festival1981
80Jazz Brunch1997
80Holidays1985, 1992
80Harriet Tubman Soft Sculpture Unveiling1989
80Harriet Tubman Gallery: Exhibits1979-1990
80Programs
80Adult Basic Education (2 folders)1986-1989
80Camp Halec. 1983-2000
80Children's Art Centern.d., c. 1970-2000
80Computer Clubhouse 1981, 1997
80Daycare1981-1989
80Family Life Programc. 1980-1990
80Older Adult Program1976-1990
80South End Neighborhood Buildingsn.d.
80Unidentifiedn.d.
80Staff
80General1945, 1983-2000
80Annual Meeting1975-1988
80Robert Woods: Bustn.d.
86Unidentifiedn.d.
80Prints
Events
80General1984-1992
80100th Birthday Celebration1992
80Celebration of Creative1985
80Children's Festival1981
80Community Planning Meeting: New Harriet Tubman House (3 folders)c. 1970
Development
80Hi Hat Cabaret Night1980, 1992, 1996
80Jazz Brunch1997
80United Way Campaignn.d., 1992, 1997
80Viva Frieda!2001
86Edward L. Cooper Award2006
80"Emancipation" Sculpture: Installation and Unveiling 1999
80Flower Distributionc. 1920-1930
80Garden Party1997
86Harriet Tubman Biography Authors Talk2004 May 24
80Harriet Tubman Celebration1981
80Harriet Tubman House Project1969
80Harriet Tubman Soft Sculpture: Unveiling1989
84Harriet Tubman Week: Signing Ceremony1976?
80Healthy Boston2002
Henry Newell
80Lane Dedication / Camp Hale2000
80Tribute1999
86Holiday Party for Seniors2002
80Holidays1985-1992
80Jackie Robinson Poster Presentation1983
80May Festivalc. 1950
80Mayday Celebrationc. 1920
86Open Doors to Health with Katie Couric2004 Jun 15
80"Sixties On""1986
80"Step on Board!": Homage to Harriet Tubman and African American Emancipation in America1998
86Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon2007
80South End Community Forum1986
86Staff Holiday Party 2002
Programs
80Adult Basic Education (11 folders)1984-1997
80After School Program
80Computer Class1989
80Dance Class1992
Camp Hale
80General (9 folders)n.d., 1956-2000
80Henry Newelln.d., 1997
80Camp Totemc. 1960-1970
Children's Art Center
81, 84General (9 folders)n.d., 1919-2000
81Charlotte Dempsey Award1980
81Exhibits
81Leslie Richmond Class 1989
81Re-Opening Ceremony1998
81Visitors
81Wang Center Puppet Shown.d.
81Washington, D.C. Exhibit 1967
81WBZ Kids' Fair1980
81Computer Clubhouse1997
81Co-Operative Economic Developmentn.d.
81Community Service Center (2 folders)1960-1963?
81Daycaren.d., 1960-2000
81Family Life Programn.d., 1980-1982
81Family Support: Family and Children Workshop at Camp Hale1995
Harriet Tubman Gallery
81Exhibits (5 folders)n.d., 1979-1994
81New England Women of Color Artistsn.d.
81Women's Expression Group1997
81Local Development of the South End, Inc.: Seminarn.d.
81-82Older Adult Program (18 folders)n.d., 1970-2004
82Summer Teen Internship1992-1994
Youth Programs n.d.
82Generaln.d., 1961-1989
82Dance Class1992
82Summer Camps n.d., 1914-1944
Youth Resource Center
82Computer Center1981, 1985, 1993
82Computer Club Camp1984
82Unidentified n.d., 1961-1997
South End Neighborhood
82,84Buildings (8 folders)n.d., 1916-1995
82Castle Square1950s
82Franklin-Blackstone Squaren.d., 1932
82Massachusetts Turnpike Constructionn.d.
People
82General (7 folders)n.d., 1900-1960?, 1960-2000
84Caddy Camp Boysn.d.
82Harriet Tubmann.d., ca. 1904
84[Mrs. Eleanor Woods?]n.d.
82Urban Renewal Projectc. 1959-1967
South End Settlement Houses
82Harriet Tubman House1900-1950?
82Room Registry1900-1950?
82South Bay Union1900-1950?
82South End House (2 folders)1900-1950?
82Women's Residence1900-1950?
Staff
82, 86General (7 folders)Pre-1959-2000
82-83Annual Meeting (5 folders)1981-1995
86Katharine Bingham Deweyn.d.
83Kenneth Brownc. 1967-1971
83Meetings1985-1989
83Dorothy Scott Tubman c. 1967-1971
86Volunteers at USES2003-2004
83Unidentifiedn.d.
United South End Settlements
8348 Rutland (2 folders)n.d., 1999-2000
83Children's Art Center1993-1998?
83Harriet Tubman House1975-1992?
83Muralsn.d., 1988
83Renovation1999-2000
83Unidentifiedn.d., 1988
84Unidentified1930?
Scrapbooks
83Helen Morton (6 folders)1920-1982
83South End House / South Bay Union (2 folders)1910-1925
83South End Neighborhood1930-1940
83Veterans Memorial Plaque: Dedication1951
Slides
86General (3 folders)n.d., 1958-1972
Events
83Generaln.d., 1985-1987
83Ringling Brothers Circus1976
Harriet Tubman Gallery
83Exhibits (3 folders)n.d., 1986
83New England Women of Color Artists2000
Programs
83Adult Basic Education: Employment Training and Education1985
83Camp Hale1982-1985
83Children's Art Center1986
83Cooperative Economic Development1960-1970?
83Daycare1985-1986
83Slide Show Presentation: Programs c. 1960-1970
83South End Neighborhood Buildings1959-1992
Staff
83General1958-1965
83Events1985-1986
Video
773/4" U-matic: Kenneth Brown Tributen.d.
1" reel-to-reel
77After School / 4 Family Day Caren.d.
77Annual Meeting1981
77Camp Hale (2 reels)n.d.
77Cathedral Shotsn.d.
77Chinese New Yearn.d.
77Chinese Teens / Fish Fryn.d.
77E.L.A., # 4n.d.
77F.L.P., #1n.d.
77Group (2 reels) 1, 3, 4, 8, 9 n.d.
77Day Care, Joan W.n.d.
77Floor Hockey1982
77Kung Fun.d.
78Phil Coolidge and Kids Leaving House1960-1970
Interviews
78Catherine Monroe1981?, 1981
78Mildred Rumpolen.d.
78Doris Smith1981
78Shawmut Avenuen.d.
78South End Tourn.d.
78Summer Scope (2 reels)n.d., 1981
77Troy's Production1981
78Youth Program: News Team1983
78Violence Prevention Workshops1983
78, 79Unidentified (9 reels)n.d.
VHS
7920 South End House195?
79Camp Hale (2 tapes)1946, 1994
79Citizens Bank Community Champion: Senior Home Repair Program2004
79Coolidge Fund: United South End Settlements: A Wonderful Place for Womenn.d.
79Gladys Guson Memorial Service1989
79Hi Hat Cabaret Nite1992
79Multicultural Collectionn.d.
South End Center for Adult Education
79Gay Men's History: In and Around the South End2005
79Stories of the Old South End2004
79South End Honor Roll (5 tapes)1995-1996
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