Boston: Crime: Shootings-Boston: Crime: Vandalism (master and duplicate)

File — Box: 1015936098, Film Can: 56

Identifier: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Boston Globe Library collection, 4,239 cubic feet (4,376 boxes), documents the newspaper’s journalism of Greater Boston and New England from circa 1872 to 2003 through articles, images, and other related materials. The collection consists of four series: 1. Newspaper Clippings, 2. Microfilm, 3. Print Photographs, and 4. Negative Photographs.

The materials within this collection were arranged and described using the “More Product, Less Process” (MPLP) method of archival processing in order to make the collection accessible to the public in an efficient and expedient manner. Given the size of the collection, employing the MPLP method meant that materials are maintained in their original order and original enclosures at the folder, envelope, or similar level to save time and effort. As such, researchers may occasionally encounter materials that are slightly out of order.

Series 1. Newspaper Clippings consists of 2,644 cubic feet (2,540 boxes) of newspaper clippings dating from circa 1872 to 1991. The clippings were cut daily from the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, and other local and national newspapers, and accumulated in envelopes by subject. The Globe clippings were taken from eight daily editions. Notes attached to Globe stories indicate if a story ran with a photograph, chart, or other illustration. Published corrections, clarifications, and editor’s notes were also added to stories in the clippings files by Globe librarians.

In 1977, the Globe developed a searchable full-text newspaper database to store each day’s edition, eliminating the need to manually index and file clippings. Due to storage constraints the clippings were also routinely weeded and/or preserved on microfiche. The microfiche is included in the clipping’s envelope.

The Globe Library’s filing system has been maintained. The series is arranged into five sub-series: A. Byline; B. Boston, Massachusetts; C. Massachusetts; D. Obituary Advance Research; and E. People. The description level is the first and last envelope in each box.

Sub-Series A. Byline contains articles written by Globe journalists. The byline is a credit line at the beginning of a news story giving the journalist’s name. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by the journalist’s last name.

Sub-Series B. Boston, Massachusetts consists of articles on a range of subjects documenting the City of Boston’s education, architecture, infrastructure, neighborhoods, politics, and other major topics of interest. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Sub-Series C. Massachusetts—similar to Sub-Series B—contains articles documenting education, architecture, infrastructure, neighborhoods, politics, and other topics within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Sub-Series D. Obituary Advance Research are newspaper clipping files of world leaders and other significant persons collected in advance of their death in order to facilitate the writing of their obituary. They include government and political figures at local and national levels, as well as those involved with religious organizations, and philanthropic and arts institutions. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by the person’s last name.

Sub-Series E. People contains articles that mention individuals such as athletes, authors, celebrities, military personnel, philanthropists, politicians, and religious leaders at the local and national levels. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by the person’s last name.

Series 2. Microfilm consists of 72 reels (2 boxes) of microfilmed newspaper clippings dating from circa 1872 to 2000, arranged numerically by roll number. Between 1997 and 2007 the Globe librarians conducted a project to microfilm all files in the newspaper clippings series. How much of each sub-series was microfilmed is currently not known. The series is described at the item level.

Series 3. Print Photographs consists of 1,270 cubic feet (1,220 boxes) of print photographs dating from circa 1900 to 2003 (bulk 1950-2003). The approximately 1.5 million print photographs included in the collection were produced by Globe staff photographers, freelancers, and wire services such as the Associated Press and United Press International. To a lesser extent there are promotional photographs from sports teams, movie studios, and record labels. They document Greater Boston—its people, places, and institutions—as well as national and international topics and stories of import.

The print photographs date from circa 1900s, although the bulk of the collection begins in the 1950s due to earlier Globe collecting practices and weeding policies, as well as challenges brought on by early photographic processes and storage difficulties. Water damage also impacted the photographs after a 1987 flood in the Globe Library.

Many of the print photographs display crop marks, which are lines or similar markings used by photograph editors to indicate where the image is to be trimmed in preparation for publication. On rare occasions, print photographs may also exhibit retouching with pencil, ink, dyes, or airbrush paints. The verso (back) of each photograph includes the subject, date of the photograph, date of each publication, description and/or caption, photographer or wire service name, and publication specifications.

The Globe’s Library filing system has been maintained. The series is arranged into four sub-series: A. People; B. Boston, Massachusetts; C. Massachusetts, United States, and Countries; and D. Sports. The description level is the first and last folder in each box.

Sub-Series A. People includes photographs of a vast range of local, national, and international figures, from local leaders such as Frieda Garcia and Melvin H. King, to John F. Kennedy and Julia Child, to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Pope John Paul II, among many others. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by the person’s last name.

Sub-Series B. Boston, Massachusetts consists of images documenting the City of Boston’s education, architecture, infrastructure, neighborhoods, politics, and other major topics of interest. These include major events such as the development of the Central Artery and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, construction of the Prudential Center and the redevelopment of South Boston, Boston Public Schools desegregation and busing throughout the 1970s, and beyond. Also included are more general topics, from parking lots to garbage, and local events, festivals, and theatre and musical productions. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Sub-Series C. Massachusetts, United States, and Countries covers an even broader range of historical moments, mainly throughout the twentieth century. Topics include various United States Army, Air Force, and Navy bases, presidential elections, mountain ranges, cities and towns throughout the fifty states, and political and cultural history of other countries, as well as countless, more general subjects like bicycling, bridges, and snowstorms. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Sub-Series D. Sports consists of two sub-series: I. People, and II. Teams.

Sub-Series I. People consists of photographs of amateur and professional athletes, coaching staff, and sports personalities at the local and national levels. Subjects include head and group shots, promotional stills, and special events including award ceremonies and charity events. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by the person’s last name.

Sub-Series II. Teams consists of photographs of local and national sports teams from high school to the professional leagues. Subjects include game action shots and fans. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by the sport then team.

Series 4. Negative Photographs consists of 351 cubic feet (656 boxes) of photograph negatives dating from circa 1973 to 2003. An estimated 5.7 million negative photographs are in the collection; approximately 90% of the negatives have never been published or seen by the general public.

The series is arranged into three sub-series: A. 24 Hours in Boston; B. Daily Assignments; and C. Sports. The bulk of the negatives are found within the Daily Assignments sub-series. In each sub-series the negatives remain in the original order in which they were received and are not necessarily in chronological order. The description level is the first and last envelope in each box.

Sub-Series A. 24 Hours in Boston documents a typical 24-hour period in Boston in 1993. Unfortunately, the exact date and times have not been recorded on the assignment envelopes, so no order or subject matter is immediately apparent.

Sub-Series B. Daily Assignments consists of photojournalists’ assignments arranged chronologically in envelopes that are labeled with the date, photographer name, and assignment. Most topics are Boston-centric, as they were taken by Boston Globe staff photographers, although some national news is covered as well. Negatives that were published in the Globe are marked by holes punched in the perforated area of the photographic negative strip.

Each date can potentially have hundreds of negatives, covering all the topics of the day, as well as general images of the Greater Boston area. For example, negatives from the Globe on September 8, 1975—the first day of Boston’s school busing and desegregation program—includes images of Charlestown High and South Boston High; busing to Charlestown, English, Hyde Park, and other high schools; the Fens, Boylston Street, and the Boston Public Gardens; Molotov cocktails seized in Jamaica Plain; fires on Marlboro street; police officers at school and in front of the South Boston Court; and protests at the Federal Buildings.

Sub-Series C. Sports consists of photographs of the 1996 Beanpot Tournament, the 1992-1993 Boston Celtics, and the 1989-1995 Red Sox. No other boxes of material of this type have been located, so the original filing intent is unknown at present. Some additional sports events from local high schools to professional leagues can be found in Sub-Series B. Daily Assignments. The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by team and then chronologically.

Dates

Creation: circa 1872-2000

Creator

From the Collection: Globe Newspaper Co. (Publisher, Organization)
From the Collection: Ancher, Ted (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Backoff, Bob (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Barros, Diane (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Becherer, Max (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Bedford, Keith (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Benoit, Paul (Paul R.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Berry, Pam (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Binder, David (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Black, Matt (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Blanding, John (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Boghosian, Aram (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Bohn, John (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Bond, Edmunds (Edmunds E.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Brett, William (William F.), 1945- (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Brown, Julian (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Brown, Milbert (Milbert Orlando) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Bulman, Jim (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Byun, Yoon (Yoon S.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Callahan, James (James L.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Capwell, Herbert (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Carey, Charles (Charles B.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Carr, Edward (Edward F.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Charles, Dixon (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Chavez, Dominic (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Chavez, Michael (Michael Robinson) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Cheers, Michael (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Chin, Barry (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Clark, Erin (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Connell, Paul (Paul J.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Connolly, John, Jr. (John V.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Crow, Maisie (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Curtis, William (William C.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Cushing, Edward (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Dabilis, Andy (Reporter, Person)
From the Collection: Davis, Jim (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Davis, Jim (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Dean, Bob (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Dearing, Jesse (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Dennehy, Joe (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Derr, Gregg (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: DeWitt, Vince (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Dixon, Charles (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Dopkeen, Joyce (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Dove, Travis (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Drake, Paul (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Dully, Ted (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Ellement, Justine (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Ennis, William (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Fallon, Dick (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Farrand, Ed (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Fitzgerald, Edward (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Friedberg, Gilbert (Gilbert E.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Gartland, Ted (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Giovanis, Steve (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Goshtigian, Dan (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Greene, Jackie (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Greene, William (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Greenhouse, Pat (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Grossfeld, Stan (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Haines, Steve (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Hammat, Sam (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Herde, Tom (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Herwig, Ellis (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Hill, Frank (Frank H.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Hill, Harrison (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Holbrook, Harry (Harry T.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Housewerth, Jan (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Hulbert, Rick (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Hunt, Justine (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Hurley, John (John M.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Hurst, Thomas (Thomas James) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Iglesias, Paul (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Ioven, John (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Ioven, John (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Jacobs, Erik (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Jenkins, Keith (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Jenner, Ed (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Jones, Elizabeth (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Jones, James (James A.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Kalifa, Tamir (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Kamerman, David (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Kase Conder, Justin (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Kelley, Ed (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Kim, Yunghi (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Knott, Janet (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Kraft, Brooks (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Kreiter, Suzanne (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Landers, John (John J.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Landers, Tom (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Lawrence, C. (C. A.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Lee, Matthew (Matthew J.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Lin, Joey (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Lincoln, Edward (Edward P. ) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Lipkin, Callie (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Maeda, Wendy (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Maguire, Paul (Paul J.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Mantilla, Carlos (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Masotta, Sam (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: McCormick, Charles (Charles F.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: McDonald, Michele (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Moore, William (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Mottern, John (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Mulvey, Michael (Michael C.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Murphy, William (William T.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Murray, Craig (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Noonan, Ollie, Jr. (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: O'Brien, Frank (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: O'Connell, Jack (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: O'Connor, Bill (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: O'Connor, Thomas (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: O'Connor, William (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: O'Donnell, Hugh (Hugh E.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: O'Molloy, Colm (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Perez, Ruben (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Petto, Deborah (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Pfosi, Nicholas (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Pierce, Carl (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Polo, Bill (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Potter, Bill (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Premack, Jay (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Preston, Donald (Donald C.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Preston, Phil (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Rathe, Joanne (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Richman, Evan (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Rinaldi, Jessica (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Ritchie, Rachel (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Rizer, George (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Rodgers, David (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Rudick, Dina (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Runci, Joe (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Russo, Louis (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Ryan, David (David L.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Ryan, LeRoy (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Ryerson, William (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Schiavo, Justine (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Sheahan, Jack (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Sheehan, Dan (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Small, Leonard (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Southwick, Peter (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Spirk, Evan (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Suarez, Essdras (Essdras M) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Suzuki, Chitose (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Sweeney, Hal (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Szymczak, Kayana (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Tai, Timothy (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Tamberg, William (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Thew, Shawn (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Tlumacki, John (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Turner, Lane (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Van Meter, Steve (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Walker, Craig (Craig F.) (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Wasserman, Dan (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Welsch, Ulrike (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Welsh, Laurence (Laurence T.) (Person)
From the Collection: Wiggs, Jonathan (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Wilson, James (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Wilson, Mark (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Wing, Frank (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Wittman, Zack (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Wolf, Daniel (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Wolinsky, Cary (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Y, Ly (Photographer, Person)

Extent

From the Series: 2.08 cubic feet (2 record center cartons)

Language

From the Series: English

Additional Description

General

Microfilmed in August 2005.

Physical Storage Information

Box: 1015936098, Film Can: 56 (Microform)

Repository Details

Part of the Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Snell Library
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston MA 02115 US
archives@northeastern.edu

Boston: Crime: Shootings-Boston: Crime: Vandalism (master and duplicate)

Scope and Contents

Dates

Creator

Extent

Language

Additional Description

General

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

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