3. Executive Directors, 1970-2000

This series documents the administrative functions of the executive directors, including the implementation of RMSC's programs, its daily operations, and its partnerships and agreements with affiliated organizations, and city, state, and federal government. Also documented are RMSC's various reorganization efforts, program planning and implementation, and development and public relations efforts. This series includes Affirmative Action and diversity reports; consultant correspondence and reports; financial statements and auditors reports; program descriptions, reports, and statistics; and grant proposals and contracts. Included are scattered minutes and newsletters from local and affiliated organizations, such as the Black Political Task Force, the Boston Panel of Agency Executives, and the African American Federation, and the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative. The RMSC Board of Directors minutes in this series contain annotations and are incomplete. See Series 2 for complete minutes. Also scattered throughout this series are grant proposals and contracts. See Series 5, Grants and Contracts for a complete set.

A. Marilyn Anderson-Chase (.5 cubic ft.), 1978-1983, includes progress reports; grant proposals and contracts; and development and public relations material. Highlights include campaign material, candidate endorsements, and meeting minutes from the Black Political Task Force; the Freedom House Institute on Schools and Education report entitled, "Capsule History of Legal Matters Connected in Desegregation in the Boston Public Schools, 1961-1982;" and Anderson-Chase's notes from the Joseph Warren Commission. The Joseph Warren Commission was a political advocacy group which sought to improve socio-economic conditions for minorities and to endorse candidates who would focus on minority needs.

B. Ricardo Millett (.5 cubic ft.), 1983-1985, includes correspondence, consultant reports, program proposals, and descriptions.

C. Shirley Carrington (5 cubic ft.), 1986-1993, includes agreements with affiliated organizations, correspondence, grant proposals and contracts, development and public relations material, RMSC newsletters and newsletters from outside organizations, reports from program directors, program descriptions, and statistics. Highlights include records from the Boston Housing Partnership, the Boston Panel of Agency Executives, and Housing Strategies and RMSC, Part II.

D. Valerie Lovelace-Graham (2.5 cubic ft.), 1993-1995, includes correspondence, agreements with affiliated organizations, consultant reports, grant proposals and contracts, development and public relations material, reports from program directors, program descriptions, statistics, and newsletters from outside organizations. Highlights include the Conference on Violence, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, and Freedom House, Inc.

E. Richard Foley (.1 cubic ft), 1995, includes contracts and development material.

F. Zuline Gray Allen (3 cubic ft.), 1995-1997, includes correspondence, consultant reports, grant proposals and contracts, development and public relations material, and newsletters from local social justice organizations. Highlights include documents from the African American Education Committee, the African American Federation, and Dorchester CARES Coalition for Families and Children.

G. Milton Samuels (5 cubic ft.), 1997, includes correspondence, development material, grant proposals, and program reports.

H. Vanessa Bell (.1 cubic ft.), 1997-1998, includes consultant correspondence, development records, and program reports.

I. Brenda Gadson (.5 cubic ft.), 1998-2005, records from 1998-1999 include agreements with affiliated organizations, consultant reports, development material, and program proposals and reports. Highlights include records from Dorchester Community Services Collaborative, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, and Neighborhood Development Corporation of Grove Hall.