Haymarket People's Fund, 1976-2003

The bulk of the collection are subject files that detail the Massachusetts Chapter's research, organizing and work around national and local issues, notably NLGMC's work in support of housing rights, various Central American countries in the 1980s, its protest of Clarence Thomas and Robert Bork's nominations to the Supreme Court, and Charles Fried's nomination to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Also documented is the Chapter's support of Law School chapters at Boston University, Boston College, Harvard Law School New England School of Law, Suffolk University and Northeastern University. Also included are issues from 1970 to 2006 of the Chapter's newsletter, Mass Dissent. It is unclear if this is a complete set. Files related to two legal services projects, the referral service and Servathon, which worked to provide legal services to local Boston communities and inmates, are documented. Because of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the NLG in 1989, the chapter did extensive research into the Guilds history, collecting numerous articles documenting NLGMC activities from the 1930s to the 1980s. Programs, correspondence and photos for the Annual Testimonial Dinners held in honor of Howard Zinn, Mel King, Margaret Randall and Geraldine Hines amongst others can be found in the collection as well. The collection also contains administrative records such as membership lists, dues records, and financial records. Records from the Executive Committee are documented, however there is a gap in the records from 1990 to 1999. Files relating to issues in the community and projects supported by the NLGMC are found in the Subject Files, where original folder titles were kept as close as possible.