Boys & Girls Club of Boston Records
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Records Now Open for Research
The NU Libraries are pleased to announce the availability of the historical records of Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston.
The 47.5 cubic ft. of material dates from 1893 to 2004 and documents Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston's efforts to provide a community in which youth can realize their full potential as well as the central administration's role as a youth development agency in Boston. Also documented is the innovative Youth Service Providers Network, which extends the organization's reach to the region's most at-risk youth through a partnership with the Boston Police Department.
Included are the records of executive directors, Board of Directors and Board of Overseers documents, fund raising and development material, records of program operations, photographs, media, and scrapbooks. The collection also includes material about the national organization Boys & Girls Clubs of America. See the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston finding aid.
Founded in Charlestown in 1893 as the Bunker Hill Boys Club, Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston currently serves more than 12,000 youth, largely from disadvantaged circumstances, through its partnerships with police stations and the Boston public schools. Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston aids in the development of youth, ages 6 to 18, through programs in the arts, education, leadership and character development, life skills, recreation, and technology.
The collection is open for research Monday-Friday, 9:00-4:00, in the NU Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, 92 Snell Library.
This material contributes to the University Archives and Special Collection Department's commitment to making accessible the records of private, non-profit, community-based organizations that address social justice issues. See a list of the Department's special collections.
