Harriet Tubman Biography Authors Talk, 2004 May 24

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, MiniDV, DVD, 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).