Scope and Contents note This collection includes records of the Boston Art Commission from 1890-1959. It also includes several published reference volumes on art. The Art Commission records have been organized into 5 series: Series I: Proceedings, Series II: Annual reports, Series III: Memorials, Series IV: Plans and Series V: Reference works. Series I includes 6 volumes of the minutes of the meetings of the Art Commission from its establishment in 1890 through January of 1959. The minutes are not...

Scope and Contents note Records of the Boston Arts Festival. The bulk of the materials in this collection are newsclippings and scrapbooks, 1952-1954 and 1962-1963, covering all aspects of the festival including performances, award winning works, events and programming, community involvement, and critical response. Also included in the collection are the 10th Anniversary Report from 1962, covering expenses, fundraising, and programming; Executive Committee minutes, 1958-1964; trustees meeting minutes, 1952,...

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Includes grant applications, budgets and supporting documentation.

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Includes administrative files, scrapbook, photographs and graduation programs of the Boston Business School formerly called Boston Clerical School.

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Records document the activities of the Boston City Federation of Organizations. The bulk of the materials consists of meeting minutes, agendas, and announcements. The records also contain some correspondence and a memorial program for Dr. Melnea Cass who served as the president of the federation from 1976 to 1978

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Records of the Community Centers Programs formerly called the Boston Community Schools Program. Includes administrative files, board minutes, committee files, financial records, and work plans. This collection is unprocessed.

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Includes general files, subject files, neighborhood files, hearing tapes, reports and publications documenting the work of the Commission.

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Two bound volumes compiled by the City Engineer's Office of reports on the harbor issued at the city, state and federal level. Includes annual reports of the Harbor Commissioners.

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Includes yearbooks for 1969-1975, 1977-1978, 1982-1995, and 1998-2000.

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The records were collected by William Gurney, an employee of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, who served as secretary to the committee. Includes correspondence, newsclippings, newsletters and a report of the survey of the north slope of Beacon Hill.

Scope and Contents note This series includes the annual reports of the Boston Housing Authority from 1936-1981 with gaps. The annual report of the activities, receipts and expenditures were submitted to the State Housing Board, State Auditor and the Mayor of the City of Boston in accordance with the law. This series also includes two semi-annual reports of the Receiver that were submitted to Suffolk Superior Court in accordance with the reporting requirements of the Order of Appointment of Receiver entered in the...

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This collection contains the proceedings of the Boston Housing Authority from 1936-1974. The collection is comprised of 61 volumes in 11 boxes and includes minutes, personnel schudules, bids for construction and furnishing, reports, and housing developement plans.

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Includes Catalogues of the Boston Latin School, 1924-1970, 1972-1973; "Graduates of the Public Latin School in Boston, 1816-1917", presented to Dr. Jeremiah S. Burke compliments of Patrick T. Campbell; 1947-1952 yearbooks; copies of the "Register", 1947-1952, 1956-1964; Class day exercises program, 1952; and report card of Philip E. Shakir, 1951.

Scope and Contents note This collection contains only one volume of records from the Boston Lunatic Hospital. This volume is a list of patients who entered the Boston Lunatic Hospital between December 1839 and February 1854. A note on the first page of the volume states that this list was compiled from the monthly reports submitted to the Board of Visitors of the Hospital by the Superintendant of the Hospital. There are also a couple of pages of printed text, which list the members of the Board of Visitors for the...

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Records of the Director of the Boston Management Consortium. Includes administrative files, annual meeting records, subject files, correspondence, clippings, etc. This collection is unprocessed.

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Includes items left at the temporary memorial for the victims of the bombing, initially on Boylston Street and, after Boylston Street re-opened, at Copley Square. Includes posters, notes, sneakers, hats, stuffed animals, etc.

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This collection consists of international and domestic mail sent to the Mayor’s Office after the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing. It includes letters, cards, posters, banners, gifts, and some printed emails. Correspondents include government dignitaries and officials as well as members of the general public. A large portion of the collection is comprised of mail sent by groups of children.

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Includes annual reports of the Library Department for 1967 and 1985-1986, statistical reports from 1954 and 1957, proceedings of the dedication of the Library building in 1858, a history of the Library from 1911, works published by the Library and other miscellaneous publications. Annual reports can also be found in the City Documents series.

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Photographs and negatives documenting urban renewal projects, circa 1953-1985. Includes photographs from the West End, Government Center, South Cove, Central Business District, Charlestown and other urban renewal projects. Photographs and negatives are in process and will be added to catalog record when complete.

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Includes annual reports and other publications produced by the Boston Redevelopment Authority.