Parents Federation of Greater Boston, 1950

Files are arranged in five subseries: A) Personal files contain resumes and other biographical information including a memorial program and tribute by Gail Snowden; genealogical charts for the Sutherland family; information about family members including correspondence with her brother William Sutherland, peace activist in the U.S. and in Africa and coordinator of the Pan African Conference in Dar Es Salaam in 1974; and Margaret Williams, who provided housing to Muriel when she studied at Radcliffe.  Correspondence consists of letters from friends, and concern her outside activities such as board memberships and speaking engagements.  Researchers should refer to correspondence in the Freedom House, Inc., Records  1941-1996 M16 for related materials. Personal files also contain materials concerning a European trip in 1967 and her attendance at the Pan African Conference in 1974. B) Educational files include her yearbook from Glen Ridge High School and 50th reunion materials, and course work from the New York School of Social Work. C) Professional files document Muriel Snowden's work outside of Freedom House and document her directorship of the Cambridge Civic Unity Committee, and teaching at the Simmons School of Social Work and Wellesley College.  Also included are newspaper clippings relating to her work. D) Board Membership files contain materials that document her active involvement on the boards of a number of local and national civic organizations. Routine mailings from these organizations were discarded, E) Speeches and notes for speeches given as co-director of Freedom House and for other speaking engagements given as a community organizer are included.