United South End Settlements

The historical records of United South End Settlements are now open for research. The collection was processed with funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

United South End Settlements (USES) is a non-profit social service agency located in the South End of Boston, Massachusetts. USES was formed in January, 1960 when members of the Federation of South End Settlements (Children’s Art Center and South End, Lincoln, Hale, and Harriet Tubman houses) incorporated into the United South End Settlements. See our guide to the collection for a complete description.

The collection contributes to the NU Archives and Special Collection Department’s collecting focus on records of private, non-profit, community-based organizations that are concerned with social justice issues.

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Using the collections
• Collections are open for research Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm
• Collections are located in 92 Snell Library
View a complete list of local history and other manuscript collections in the NU Archives and Special Collections Department.

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