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50th Anniversary Committee records
Collection
Identifier: A031
Overview
On November 5, 1943, the Northeastern University Corporation voted to celebrate the University's 50th Anniversary from September 1947 through October 1948. On January 24, 1946, the Board of Trustees established a committee to plan the anniversary celebrations. The Central Committee for the 50th Anniversary was chaired by Robert G. Dodge and included three subcommittees: Staff Committee, Alumni Advisory Committee, and Faculty Committee. The Faculty Committee was chaired by Milton J....
Dates:
1946-1948
50th Anniversary of Undergraduate Women records
Collection
Identifier: A030
Overview
In 1943 Northeastern University enrolled women in its undergraduate day divisions for the first time. In May 1993 NU's Women's Studies Program and Office of University Relations organized events to celebrate the 33 women who enrolled in 1943 and honor all the undergraduate women of Northeastern. As part of Undergraduate Women at Northeastern University Month, the 50th Anniversary of Undergraduate Women celebration included three major events: a reunion for the women who enrolled in 1943, a...
Dates:
1943-1947; 1993
75th Anniversary Committee records
Collection
Identifier: A042
Overview
On October 3, 1973, Northeastern officially celebrated the beginning of its 75th anniversary. The convocation and opening ceremonies included an address by Senator Edward W. Brooke, a luncheon, and the presentation of faculty, administration, and alumni awards. Other anniversary events included the "Employer Institute and Manpower Symposium" on November 8, 1973 (sponsored by the University, the US Office of Education, and the National Commission on Cooperative Education) and the conclusion...
Dates:
1962-1980; Majority of material found in 1973
A Note to You recordings
Collection
Identifier: A125
Overview
"A Note to You" was a classical music radio show broadcasted by WGBH and Northeastern University from Ryder Hall on Northeastern's campus. Roland Nadeau, who also started the Music Department at Northeastern, created the show in the interest of educating children on classical music. Initially, the show was broadcast on WHDH. It grew into a family show where Professor Nadeau would lecture and interview guests and use music to enhance his ideas and moved to WGBH in 1973. Running from...
Dates:
1975-1998
Abortion Action Coalition records
Collection
Identifier: M021
Overview
The Abortion Action Coalition, a project of the Women's Educational Center (Cambridge, MA), was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1977 to oppose the Doyle-Flynn anti-abortion amendment, which proposed cutting state funding for abortions. The Coalition organized community activities and held discussion forums and educational meetings. The Coalition also worked with local unions and community groups to create a wider action network. Members spoke at demonstrations, on talk shows, and to...
Dates:
1970-1982
Abraham Bell and Company order book
Collection
Identifier: M009
Overview
Order book of Abraham Bell and Company, an Irish shipping company, listing goods and passengers transported to London, Sicily, and elsewhere.
Dates:
1820-1835
ACT UP / Boston (Raymond Schmidt and Stephen Skuce) collection
Collection
Identifier: M149
Overview
The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP / Boston) was founded in 1987 by activists Raymond Schmidt, Stephen Skuce, Donald Smith, and Paul Wychules to focus local efforts to speed up the development of AIDS treatments, educational programs, and prevention strategies. The membership was a diverse, nonpartisan group of people united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis in Boston and throughout the country. The organization was most active from 1988 - 1994 during...
Dates:
1987-2007; Majority of material found within 1988-1995
ACT UP/Boston (David Stitt) collection
Collection
Identifier: M179
Overview
David Stitt was a member and volunteer with the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power Boston chapter (ACT UP/Boston). He was involved with a few of the organization's projects, most notably the production of Attitude! newsletter. Stitt also participated in the "rubber fairies" (a program to promote safer sex) and the IV League (a needle exchange program). ACT UP/Boston was founded in 1987 as a way to focus local efforts in support of the development of...
Dates:
1986-1994
Administrative Committee of the Basic Colleges records
Collection
Identifier: A093
Overview
The Administrative Committee of the Basic Colleges comprised of the deans of the Basic Colleges of Northeastern University and met regularly to discuss issues pertaining to the administration and daily running of the colleges. The four original Basic Colleges were the College of Business Administration, the College of Engineering, the College of Liberal Arts, and the School of Law. In response to the academic community's demand for increased specialization, the number of colleges at...
Dates:
1962-1971
Advocates for a Common Experience Committee records
Collection
Identifier: A099
Overview
In 1991 Provost Michael Baer laid the groundwork for a committee that would work to create a common experience for all Northeastern University undergraduates. The Advocates for a Common Experience Committee was created after the failure of a similar initiative during 19881990. Working under the direction of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Andrea Leskes, the committee, consisting of faculty, students, administrators, alumni, and trustees, solicited the help of experts to ascertain...
Dates:
1993-1997
Aetna AIDS collection
Collection
Identifier: M162
Overview
The Aetna Insurance Company began collecting information on AIDS, HIV infection, and related issues in 1986 to stay abreast of the latest health care crisis. The collection was created and maintained by research staff at Aetna who made daily clippings from local, regional, and national newspapers and magazines and from national and international organization reports and conferences concerned with AIDS. Files were kept on AIDS, related issues, and key individuals concerned with the emerging...
Dates:
1986-1992; Majority of material found within 1987-1990
African American Institute records
Collection
Identifier: A081
Overview
In February 1969, Northeastern University's African American students submitted a proposal to establish the Afro-American Institute and a Black Studies Department. Students envisioned that the Afro-American Institute would provide an academic, cultural, and political base for black students on campus. Northeastern University's Board of Trustees approved setting up the Afro-American Institute in the Forsyth Annex and appointed Charles Turner director. At the Norfolk House in John Eliot...
Dates:
1967-2001
African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program records
Collection
Identifier: A080
Overview
The African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program (AAMARP) began in 1974 when Northeastern University provided studio space to artist Dana Chandler. Established officially in 1977, the program was the first African American artist-in-residence program in the United States, providing studio space on an annually renewable basis to visual artists. The first exhibition by African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program debuted at Boston City Hall in 1977. Between 1978 and 1988, the...
Dates:
1976-2003; Majority of material found within 1977-1988
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: M061
Overview
The AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. was founded in 1983 by a group of volunteers. Larry Kessler, one of the founders of the AIDS Action Committee, became its first Executive Director in 1983. The AIDS Action Committee began its life as a special committee of the Fenway Community Health Center and in 1986 became an independent entity. It is the oldest and largest organization in New England dedicated to helping persons with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and HIV...
Dates:
1975-2007; Majority of material found within 1987-1996
Albert Hale Waite papers
Collection
Identifier: M155
Overview
Albert Hale Waite, a bank executive, was born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1901. He attended Quincy High School, Northeastern University School of Law, and the American Institute of Banking. He was a member of the Northeastern School of Law class of 1933. Waite lived in Swampscott, Massachusetts for over 50 years, and served as Vice President and Trust Officer of the New England Merchants Bank of Boston.
Dates:
1933-1934
Albert James Augustine papers
Collection
Identifier: M052
Overview
Albert James Augustine attended Northeastern University from 1931-1935, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.
Dates:
1927-1935
Albert M. Donley papers
Collection
Identifier: M183
Overview
Albert M. Donley was the Assistant Librarian, Archivist, and Associate Director of the Northeastern University Libraries from 1953 to his retirement in 1982. Prior to his work at NU, Donley was a librarian at the Dedham Public Library from 1951 to 1953 and a Library Assistant at the Holyoke Public Library from 1947 to 1949. Donley received a Bachelor's Degree in History and Literature from the American International College in 1949 and a Master's Degree of Library Science from Syracuse...
Dates:
1951-1973
Alumni Association of the Evening School of Business ledgers
Collection
Identifier: A077
Overview
Responding to the needs of the Boston business community in 1898, the Greater Boston Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) began to offer business courses to train clerks. By the turn of the century, with business practice becoming increasingly complex, the need to educate businessmen in more modern techniques of administration and contemporary business ethics became apparent. In 1907, the Evening Institute at the Greater Boston YMCA (the predecessor to Northeastern University) formed a...
Dates:
1929-1959
American Composers Forum New England records
Collection
Identifier: M205
Overview
Founded in 1973 as the Minnesota Composers Forum, the American Composers Forum (ACF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and assistance of American composers and their music. The American Composers Forum Boston Area Chapter (ACF-BAC) was founded in 1996, and changed its name in 2003 to the American Composers Forum New England (ACFNE). ACFNE was dedicated to supporting composers in the New England area and developing new markets for their music through grants and...
Dates:
1967-2008; Majority of material found within 1995-2008
American Society for Engineering Education records
Collection
Identifier: M063
Overview
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is a nonprofit organization of individuals, institutions, and companies dedicated to improving all aspects of engineering education. At present, the American Society for Engineering Education has over 40 councils, divisions, and committees spanning a variety of regions, engineering disciplines, and interests. It was founded in 1893 as the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education (SPEE). One of many areas in which this...
Dates:
1944-2002; Majority of material found within 1960-1992
Antoinette Frederick papers
Collection
Identifier: M040
Overview
In 1979 Asa Knowles, President of Northeastern University, hired Boston-area freelance writer Antoinette Frederick to write the second volume of the official history of Northeastern University. The work took two years to complete and was published in 1982 under the title "Northeastern University An Emerging Giant: 1959-1975." She again collaborated with Knowles for the 1986 publication, "Shawmut: 150 Years of Banking, 1836-1986." Frederick returned to Northeastern University in 1990...
Dates:
1970-1991
Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (Boston, Mass.) records
Collection
Identifier: M148
Overview
The Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association is a non-profit organization providing support services such as childcare, hospital assistance, food services, temporary housing for homeless families, training classes, and health and fitness services to members of the military, their families, and local civilian communities. The Boston Armed Services YMCA was founded in 1917, by eight local men with an interest in military support work. With funds raised by the community, a Boston Armed...
Dates:
1917-2003; Majority of material found within 1975-2003
Arnold E. Daum papers
Collection
Identifier: M167
Overview
Arnold E. Daum graduated from Northeastern University in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and taught in Northeastern's University College from 1954 to the late 1980s. During World War II, Daum served as lieutenant commander in the United States Navy and was awarded the Bronze Star. In 1954, after serving in the Navy for 14 years, he retired and began teaching at Northeastern as an adjunct professor. He taught Marketing Management, Sales Management, Advertising...
Dates:
1982-1988
Arthur Batcheller papers
Collection
Identifier: M012
Overview
Arthur Batcheller was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, in 1888. He attended the Boston School of Telegraphy in 1902. In 1906, he joined the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad (BRB&LR) as locomotive fireman. While working on the railroad, he pursued a degree in electronics at the Boston YMCA Electrical Engineering School. He earned his First Class Radio Operators license from the Boston YMCA Polytechnic School in 1913. Between 1917 and 1918, he was the Radio Inspector for Boston....
Dates:
1888-1977; Majority of material found within 1913-1955
Asa S. Knowles papers
Collection
Identifier: M020
Overview
Asa S. Knowles (1909-1990) was President of the Associated Colleges of Upper New York (1946-1948), Vice-President of University Development at Cornell University (1948-1951), President of the University of Toledo (1951-1958), and President, later Chancellor, at Northeastern University (1959-1981). He was also on the board of directors of Shawmut Bank of Boston, N.A. from 1961 to 1989(?) and on the board of directors of Shawmut Corporation from 1965 to 1989(?). Knowles wrote a history of...
Dates:
1836-1990; Majority of material found within 1920-1983
Asian American Resource Workshop records
Collection
Identifier: M210
Overview
Founded in 1979 as one of the Boston area's first pan-Asian organizations, Asian American Resource Workshop is an intergenerational social justice nonprofit that promotes Asian American identity while addressing contemporary issues affecting their communities. The records consist of administrative files, newsletters, and audiovisual material.
Dates:
1892-2015; Majority of material found within 1979-2012
Asian Community Development Corporation (Jacquie L. Kay) records
Collection
Identifier: M202
Overview
The Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) was founded in 1987 by Jacquie Kay, Tunney Lee, and other Asian American activists with the goal of addressing the affordable housing needs of the Boston Chinatown community. During Kay's 16 year tenure as Board Chair and President, the organization oversaw two affordable housing developmentsOak Terrace (1995), and The Metropolitan (2004), which together made over 330 units of housing available to the Chinatown community. The Metropolitan...
Dates:
1962-2010
Bachelors' thesis collection
Collection
Identifier: A013
Overview
The collection contains theses written by undergraduate engineering students at Northeastern University between 1914 and 1953.
Dates:
1914-1953
Band Association records
Collection
Identifier: A074
Overview
As early as 1914, Northeastern University offered musical activities for its students. Beginning with the Northeastern Symphony Orchestra, early musical activities included the Banjo Club, Dance Band, Pep Band, and wind ensemble. In 2011, there are nine different groups in the Band Association: concert band, jazz band, wind ensemble, pep band, and orchestra, as well as blues/rock, rock, fusion, and electronic ensembles.
Dates:
1959-2006; Majority of material found within 1967-1979
Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis records
Collection
Identifier: A121
Overview
The Barnett Institute of Chemical Analysis and Materials Science was established at Northeastern University in 1973 as the Institute of Chemical Analysis, Applications and Forensic Science. It was founded by Barry Karger and Bill Giessen, professors of chemistry; Norman Rosenblatt, Dean of the College of Criminal Justice; and Karl Weiss, Chair of the Chemistry Department, with a grant from the United States Department of Justice. The Institute spearheaded graduate education and research in...
Dates:
1978-2004; Majority of material found within 1992-2004
Bernard "Bunny" Solomon papers
Collection
Identifier: M077
Overview
Bernard "Bunny" Solomon was born in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1923. A member of Northeastern University's Class of 1946, he served in Europe in World War II, returning home to a position in his father's lingerie manufacturing business. He became an active Democrat and was appointed State Purchasing Agent under Governor Foster Furcolo in 1957. Solomon resigned his position in 1960 and became a vice president of the Stop & Shop Companies. In 1982, he left Stop & Shop to become the...
Dates:
1925-2006
Beverly C. Dunn, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: M058
Overview
Beverly C. Dunn, Jr., a mathematician and high-frequency physicist, was born on November 16, 1917. He received a Bachelor's degree magna cum laude, a Master's degree, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. After graduating in 1940, he became an instructor there. He was the Assistant Director of the Naval Electronics Research Laboratory and of the Harvard University Applied Science Laboratories. Dunn became a consultant on mathematical methods of solving scientific problems. He taught...
Dates:
1962-1970
Bisexual Resource Center records
Collection
Identifier: M144
Overview
The Bisexual Resource Center is a Boston-based non-profit organization founded in 1985 as the East Coast Bisexual Network, Inc. [ECBN.] After attending the first conference on bisexuality in the northeast in 1984, Boston-area bisexual activists, including Robyn Ochs, Laura Sachs and Scott Lewis, organized a second regional conference the following year. With the profits from this conference, the East Coast Bisexual Network was founded as an umbrella group to facilitate organizing among...
Dates:
1983-2002
Boston Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: M107
Overview
The Boston Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth, Inc. known as BAGLY, Inc., was founded in 1980 as the first youth-run organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in Boston. Headed by Executive Director Grace Sterling Stowell, BAGLY is a youth-led, adult-advised social support organization that creates, sustains and advocates for programs, policies and services for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth aged 22 and under.
Dates:
1983-2004; Majority of material found within 1991-1998
Boston-Bouvé College records
Collection
Identifier: M041
Overview
The Boston School of Physical Education was founded in 1913. Co-founder Marjorie Bouvé became the first director. In 1925, citing differences with the corporation, Bouvé resigned from the Boston School of Physical Education and opened the Bouvé School, Incorporated. In 1930, the Boston School of Physical Education and the Bouvé School merged to form the Bouvé-Boston School of Physical Education with Marjorie Bouvé as the director. In 1930, the Bouvé-Boston School of Physical Education...
Dates:
1885-2011; Majority of material found within 1925-1970
Boston Coalition of Black Women, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: M146
Overview
The Boston Coalition of Black Women, Inc. was founded as the Boston Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women to provide African American women in Boston with a social and political forum. Founding members included: Vivian Beard, Joan Wallace Benjamin, Carol Nicholson Bolling, Patricia Bush, Callie Crossley, Alice Delgardo, Barbara Edelin, Carolyn Golden Hebsgaard, Karen Holmes Ward, Deborah Jackson, Vickie Jones, Dani Monroe, Deborah Murphy, Carolyn Sawyer, Dianne Young, and...
Dates:
1993-2007
Boston Elevated Railway Company. Library records
Collection
Identifier: M150
Overview
On July 2, 1894 the Massachusetts Legislature authorized the incorporation of the Boston Elevated Railway Company, a private company formed to build elevated railway lines to the suburbs of Greater Boston. In November 1896, after a proxy battle with the West End Railway Company, which had previously held a monopoly on streetcar routes for the Boston area, all surface and rapid transit were unified under the Boston Elevated Railway Company. The elevated lines were combined with the subway...
Dates:
1884-1967; Majority of material found within 1921-1950
Boston Gay Men's Chorus records
Collection
Identifier: M201
Overview
The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus was part of a wave of gay choruses established in the wake of the 1981 national tour of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. Since then, the Chorus has grown to over 200 singing members and has toured Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa. It is one of the largest community-based choral groups in New England.The collection documents the Chorus’s live performances through audio and video recordings, photographs, concert programs, posters and...
Dates:
1979-2020
Boston Globe Library collection
Collection
Identifier: M214
Scope and Contents
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...
Dates:
circa 1872-2003; Majority of material found within 1925-2003
Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing records
Collection
Identifier: M105
Overview
Until its closure in 2003, the Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing (BGHH) was the largest nonprofit organization in New England dedicated to serving the needs of people with hearing impairment. Founded in 1916 as the Speechreader's Guild of Boston by Mildred Kennedy, Anna L. Staples, and Clara M. Ziegler, BGHH initially provided educational and recreational services out of rented rooms in Jefferson Hall in Trinity Court, Copley Square. As membership grew, BGHH purchased a larger facility at...
Dates:
1916-2003
Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance records
Collection
Identifier: M065
Overview
The Boston Intercollegiate Lesbian and Gay Alliance (BILGA) was created in 1983 as an umbrella organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender student groups in the Boston area. The group coordinated student activism and community-building, provided support for fledgling student groups, and began an annual conference, the Northeast Lesbian and Gay Student Activist Conference. The conferences spawned the Northeast Lesbian and Gay Student Union, which began to run the event in 1985....
Dates:
1982-1992
Boston Living Center records
Collection
Identifier: M209
Overview
The Boston Living Center began in 1988 as a peer-run community center and meals program for individuals with HIV/AIDS. The Center expanded its outreach activities and now offers daily meals as well as many events, workshops, and fundraisers for the AIDS community. Its two largest events are their annual Celebration of Life Thanksgiving Dinner and annual fundraiser Dinnerfest. Originally located in the Claredon Street YWCA, the Center moved to 29 Stanhope Street in 1995. In 2012, the Boston...
Dates:
1977-2011
Boston Opera House records
Collection
Identifier: M033
Overview
The Boston Opera House (BOH) was the local citadel for lyrical drama for nearly 50 years. It cost Eben D. Jordan $700,000 to build in 1909. Most contemporary singers of note, including Enrico Caruso and Kirsten Flagstad, sang on the Opera House stage. In September 1957, the Boston City Building Department declared the BOH unsafe, and it was sold three weeks later by the Opera Holding Company to the S. & A. Allen Construction Company for $135,000. The Charlestown-based construction...
Dates:
1908-1958
Boston Phoenix, Peter Keough interviews
Collection
Identifier: M220
Scope and Contents Note:
This collection contains audiocassette tapes of interviews with film directors, actors, and producers such as Thomas Vinterberg, Anjelica Huston, and Tom Hanks. The interviews were conducted and/or attended by Peter Keough during his time as film critic at the Boston Phoenix and span approximately 1986 through 2007. Also included is a handwritten list created by Keough that gives films, interviewees, and years for some of the audiocassettes, as well as a few personal notes.
The...
Dates:
1986-2007
Boston Photo Collaborative records
Collection
Identifier: M160
Overview
The Boston Photo Collaborative was founded in 1991 to address the lack of darkroom facilities in Boston, bring photography into the community, and improve access to the arts. Later, the Boston Photo Collaborative offered inner-city teens training and employment as photographers until it closed in 2007.
Dates:
1992-2007
Boston School of Dental Nursing records
Collection
Identifier: M050
Overview
The Boston School of Dental Nursing was incorporated in 1940 as a non-profit organization. The Boston School of Dental Nursing offered women a one-year program in dental nursing that combined classroom education with on-the-job training at the Boston State Hospital and other local facilities. Day and evening instruction were available. The first class graduated 45 women, and enrollment remained small, but steady, throughout the 1940s and 1950s. The board also operated the Boston School of...
Dates:
1940-1952
Boston Society of Vulcans of Massachusetts records
Collection
Identifier: M131
Overview
The Boston Society of Vulcans of Massachusetts was founded in 1971 for the recruitment of African American and other minorities into the fire service. In 1972 the Boston Society of Vulcans, with assistance from the NAACP, Attorney Thomas Mela, and the Justice Department, filed a class action suit against the Civil Service Commission, which resulted in the City of Boston having to hire minorities on a one to one basis until they represented 26% of the fire fighting force. In addition to...
Dates:
1951-2004; Majority of material found within 1970-2000
Boston Women's Music Collective records
Collection
Identifier: M022
Historical Note
The Boston Women's Music Collective was founded in June 1975 in Somerville, Massachusetts. Its purpose was to support women's music and women composers, musicians, and performers. The Boston Women's Music Collective published a monthly newsletter and sponsored events featuring a variety of musical genres for women with different interests, lifestyles, and talents. Scope and Content Note The Boston Women's Music Collective records document...
Dates:
1975-1978
Boston Women's Pentagon Action (Cambridge, Mass.) collection
Collection
Identifier: M143
Overview
Boston Women's Pentagon Action was a local chapter of the Woman's Pentagon Action, a decentralized, national feminist organization focused on anti-military, environmental, and social activism. The Women's Pentagon Action was born out of a 1980 meeting of activist women in the Northeastern United States. Concerned with the threat of nuclear proliferation, the Women's Pentagon Action was formed to organize and lead protests advocating human rights and non-violence. In November of 1980, the...
Dates:
1980-1986
Boston Women's Union records
Collection
Identifier: M145
Overview
The Boston Area Socialist Feminist Organization was founded in 1973 to fill a perceived need for an autonomous, socialist, feminist, nonsectarian political group. In 1975, the name of the organization was changed to the Boston Women's Union. The goals of the organization were to facilitate communication and coordination among existing women's groups, establish a visible socialist feminist political presence in Boston, and educate others about socialist feminism. The organization held study...
Dates:
1973-1981