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Preserving the History of Boston’s Diversity:
Northeastern University’s Project to Document African American, Chinese, Latino, and GLBT Communities
of Boston
Joan D. KrizackNortheastern [email protected] 55 - July 26, 2010
Overview
Motivation Collecting Community involvement
and outreach Access and use
Motivation Develop special collections
Freedom House Gov. Volpe Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
Find niche and develop collecting policy Avoid competition Appropriate for Northeastern Available without cost
Motivation Personal Interest
Howard Zinn, “The Archivist and the New Left,” 1970 Gerald Ham, “The Archival Edge,” 1975
Collecting NHPRC grants
1. Freedom House 2. Plan to document 4 communities + process 3
collections
Collecting Documentation Topics Framework:
http://www.lib.neu.edu/archives/collections/framework/
Collecting, cont. Social Reform and Welfare:
“Efforts to achieve or oppose social, economic, and political change, including grassroots efforts outside of mainstream organizations. Individuals, organizations, and activities that address issues such as civil rights and discrimination related to population groups, animal rights, environmental affairs, war and peace, health care, abortion/reproductive rights, public safety (including domestic violence, neighborhood watch groups, hate crimes, gun control, death penalty, police actions, etc.), welfare reform, trade/globalization. Also scholarly research related to social reform.”
Collecting Topic → Population → Organizations /
Individuals → Records Example:
Topic = Social welfare and reform
Population = Latino
Specific organization = La Alianza Hispana
Specific record series = Board minutes
Collecting Strategy
Seek contact person
Collecting Strategy
Send letter and brochure
http://www.lib.neu.edu/archives/boston/index.html
Collecting Strategy
Make follow up call
Collecting Strategy
Hold meeting at NU / organization
Collecting Patience and persistence
Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation (1998) Action for Boston Community Development (2002)
Collecting Reputation and Serendipity
Positive Directions Fenway Community Health
Community Involvement and Outreach Proactive approach Community representation on Archives’ staff
Community Involvement and Outreach Advisory board and liaison Diversity within communities
Community Involvement and Outreach Long term commitment
Process quickly Publicize acquisition and processing Accept future accretions / documentation planning
Community Involvement and Outreach Programming
Exhibits – virtual and real Panel discussions
Community Involvement and Outreach Programming
Digitization projects EMC grant MBLC grant (IMLS)
Oral history initiative
Community Involvement and Outreach Community requests Invitations
Access and Use IMLS/MBLC grant EMC grant