the inventory of the julian steele collection...

The Inventory

of the

Julian Steele

Collection

#727

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

STEELE, JULIAN DENEGAL

1906 - 19 7,0

Outline of Inventory

Gift of Mrs. Steele, 1973 mp ees JC/;).() -- !<:t 70

I. STUDENT RECORDS, 1920-1930,

II, ROBERT GOULD SHAW HOUSE, 1931-1938,

III. ARMSTRONG-HEMENWAY FOUNDATION, 1939-1950,

IV. MASSACHUSETTS PAROLE BOARD, 1954-1959,

V. U.S. HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY, 1959-1962,

VI, MASSACHUSETTS

A, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND DEVELOPMENT

DIVISION OF URBAN RENEWAL, 1966-1968,

B. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

DIVISION OF URBAN RENEWAL, 1968-1970.

VIII. OTHER FILES, 1931-1969,

A, Subject Files

B. Name Files

C. Chronological Files

D. Miscellaneous Files

IX, CALENDARS AND DATE BOOKS,

X, SPEECHES AND MANUSCRIPT NOTES,

XI, FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1932-1969,

XII, REAL ESTATE RECORDS, 1936-1968,

XIII. PHOTOGRAPHS, 1930 1 s-1960 1s,

XIV, PRINTED MATERIAL, 1925-1969,

Box 1

Box 2

STEELE, JULIAN DENEGAL

1906 - 1970.

Gift of Mrs, Steele, 1973

I, STUDENT RECORDS, 1920-1930.

A, ~efferson Elementary School, Boston, Diploma, June, 1920,

B, H~rvard College, 1925-1929,

Notes and papers from various courses: English; Philosophy

(with syllabus); U, S, History; Economics; Social Ethics

(with syllabus); Anthropology (incl, printed exam);

Chemistry (in bound notebook), Holograph and typescript,

ca, 500 p, (#2-#4)

Incl: (All in #2)

1, "A Study for Improving the Status of the Negro in Boston",

May, 1929, Typescript, 48 p,

2, "Principles which should govern the relations of white and

colored people in the United States",

3,

4,

a) Typescript, 9 p,

b) Blue book exam,

"~1arcus Garvey, President General of the Universal Improvement

Association, Provisional President of Africa," Typescript Laid in:' Garvey, Marcus.: Form

signed, 37 p, and title page, ·letter signed (fund-ra~sing) . Reb.7t l92q and r"Donation Book. u ive sal Nearo mprovemen~

Letter, TLS Sept, 26, 1929, certify ng S receivecl A, B, cuiiijAssocatior !Made out in name of JS]

laude in Social Ethics, June, 1929,

C, New York School of Social Work, 1929-1930,

1, Holograph notes, 5 p,, course outlines and syllabi, Mimeo and

carbon typescript, ca, 75 p. (#1)

Julian Denegal Steele Page 2

Box 2

Box 2

Box 2

2. Directory of Residents. of 1Int~fnati9na,l House, N, Y,, 1929,

~oJAvi,. hol dul Poe r;i1£1r1.t;ers ½o t1cuJ Printed Hooklet listing JDS, (#1)

D, Other Courses: Social Work, Real Estate and Others (Envelope #1)

Holograph notes on 311 x 5" cards, ca, 125,

II. ROBERT GOULD SHAW HOUSE, 1931-1938

A. Notes on activities, Reports of Board of Directors and Council Meetings,

Staff Meeting Notes and Reports, 1931-1938, ca, 50 items, (#2)

B, Headworker's Reports and Annual Reports, with some relevant correspon

dence, 1936-1938, ca, 20 items, (1/3)

C, Budgets and Financial Statements, 1936-1938, ca, 15 items (#4)

D, Testimonial Dinner in honor of JDS given by The Father's Club, 1936,

ca, 40 items, incl,: (#5)

C, Eliot, Abigail TLS May 19,

Fairley, Lincoln (MIT) ALS May 11,

C,Hayes, Roland Telegram_ May 19,

C,- Luscomb, Floren~H. ALS May 9,

(;,Perkins, Palfrey ANS in third person,

6saltonstall, Leverett TLS April 25,

C,Tinkham, George Holden (MC) TLS, May 11, 1936,

E. Inter-Racial Fellowship/International Friends, 1932-1933, Ca, 10

items and photograph of group incl, JDS, (#6)

F, Parole Board and Probation D~.r,t,, 1936~1937; Reports and Correspondence,

ca, 30 items, (#7)

G, William Lawrence C~m~ for Boys, 1937-38,

Letters, application forms, brochure, ca, 15 items, (#8) :(·


Box 3 H.

r.

Box 4 J.

Correspondence and petitions about JDS's resignation, 1938,

ca. 150 items incl: (#1)

Cabot, Richard C. TLS April 5 ,

0 Dana, Henry W. TLS May 4, 1938 ,

Hallowell, Richard P. TLS April 12 ,

()Johnson, James Weldon (Fisk U,) TLS Feb. 19 ,

Petitions to Board of Directors demanding that JDS's

resignation not be accepted,

"Report of the Committee on.Resignation of Mr. Steele"

Carbon typescript, 1 p.

Statement of Mr. Steele to the Councillors of Shaw House,

April 12. Carbon typescript, 3 p.

Scrapbooks

1. Scrapbook pages: clippings, announcements, programs and other

printed items, 1931-1938, ca. 50 items. ·(112)

2, Black bound scrapbook, including clippings, invitations,

programs, some related to speaking engagements, 1934-1938,

incl. Steele, Julian, "The Importance of Social Philosophy

and Social Action for Group Leaders" in Boys Work Exchange

Vol. VI, No. 4, Jan. 19, 1938.

Other Activities While at Robert Gould Shaw House

1. American Youth Congress, 1937.

Printed and correspondence, ca. 20 items. (#1)

2. Boston Recreation Leadership Training Institute and National

Recreation Association, 1936-1938, correspondence and

reports, ca, 40 items. (#2)


Box 4 3. Boys' Clubs of America, 1937-1940, ca. 15 items, correspon

dence and printed items incl:

Bates, Sanford (Exe·c. Dir.) TLS Sept. 24, 1937

4. Boys' Workers Committee Meetings and Boston Boys Workers'

Conference, 1937-1938. (#4)

Minutes of meetings, ca. 10 items.

5. Hospital Committee (Re possibility of a hospital for colored

people in Boston) 1936-1937. (#5)

Ca. 50 items, incl:

C>cadbury, Henry D. ALS Nov. 25, 1937.

6. Housing and Health, 1931-1939. (#6)

Reports, brochures, printed items, correspondence,

ca. 35 items, incl:

"A Housing Program". Carbon typescript, 28 p.

7. International Labor Office, Geneva, 1935-1938. (#7)

Correspondence and pr·inted, ca. 100 items, incl.

several printed articles by Carter Goodrich and

C-Hudson, Manley 0. TLS Sept. 30, 1935; TLS Jan. 2, 1937.

C..Lerner, Max 4 TLS May 13, May 21, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 1936.

<) u Lindeman, Ed~ard C. TLS Feb. 4, 1937.

~ Lindsay, Samuel McCune TLS Jan. 8, 1937.

8. Massachusetts Committee for Ethiopia (JDS Secretary), 1935-1936. (#8)

Press releases, ·letters, lists, publications, ca. 20 items.

9. Mayors Club of Massachusetts (JDS member of Mass. Appraisal

Committee) 5 items. (#9)


Box 5

III.

10. National Negro Congress (JDS Regional V.P.), 1936-1938 (#1)

Correspondence and reports, ca. 150 items.

11. United Settlements Program Committee, 1935-1938. (#2)

Correspondence, notes, ca. 50 items, incl:

C--Lindeman, Ed~ard C. (N. Y. School of Social Work) 3 TLS July 7, Aug. 5, Aug. 18, 1937.

C.,,Perkins, Frances (Sec. Labor) TLS Nov. 11, _1937.

C,,,Walling, L. Metcalfe (Dept. of Labor) 5 TLS Oct. 4, 1937; Oct. 30, 1937; Jan. 4, Jan. 8, Feb. 1, 1938.

12, C,,Weaver, Robert C. (U. S. Housing Authority, American CoN,d+ct-CO\lIIC11 on Race Relations) Correspondence and article

on residential segregation, 1938,J'ltems. (#3)

4 TLS April 9, .1938; Sept:. 14, 1945; Oct. 11, 1945;

. . . \ f ( .;, L, ' .· June 1, 1948~ f(\\f\•ne.s rDl'I\ d()('/\' 1 1 ;,(.,;, r,

I (I :i 7! f '( s 2. 13. General Correspondence While at Shaw House, incl. many 1

"

letters re Speaking Engagements at churches and

schools. 1931-1938, ca. 200 items incl: (f/4)

C Glu~ck, Sheldon 2 TLS Oct. 29, Nov. 26, 1937.

C Randolph, A. Philip TLS Nov. 9, 1936.

(Steele) Mary Dawes 2 Telegrams July 15, 29, 1937.

Steele, Mrs. (mother of JDS) 2 ALS Jan. 23, April 29, 1934.

~ Walling, L. Metcalfe TLS_ feb. 12, 1937. j; . fo /t-j {lj:c/;, ~ b , y D_c 1' 71, .1n--r1oda11G2 d' Sowil PJ.dosop).,.b Of\d S: oc.u,1 lf(j/011 T~.r;- .

1,/ . ..> L { A.a Pr,r>AtcC II\ ARMSTRONG-HEMENWAY FOUNDATION, 1939-1950. rov.t i?CitJJ-: ,. ' . ' ,_ iJr

~ WDJt.& ·t-1,J ~n:re. :r-'Jlr, ' · 9Cl 11 I 9 J lq 3 B' A. Subject and Name Files

1. Alterations to AHF building, 1941. (#5)

10 blueprints, 2 outline specifications; other

estimates, contracts, bills, brochures, ca. 15 items.


Box 5

Box 6

2. Annual Dinner, 1941. (#6)

Ca. 20 items, incl. list of invitations and guest list,

menu suggestions and:

? Hartman, Lewis O. (Zion's Herald) TLS April 14

'? Paine, George L. TLS April 8

3. Annual Dinner, 1946-1947. (#7)

4.

Ca. 100 items, incl:

Annual

C,Bunche, Ralph J. 2 TLS May 6, Oct. 24, 1947 and )ilfis speech at 1947 dinner, "Some International

Implications of Racial Relations". Carbon typescript, 20 p., and one of 12 p. ,

C Canham, Erwin D. TLS Oct.21, 1947.

C,,,- Davis, Saville R. TLS Sept. 4, 194 7.

[,Jones, Llewellyn TLS Oct. 14, 1947.

C,Lewis, Alfred Baker TLS Oct. 3, 1947.

C-Luce, Claire Booth TLS March 22, 1946.

C-Minot, George TLS Oct. 20, 1947.

Oct. 20, 1947.

Ca. 10 items, including: 1q1-{0) h'\i 11'40

Annual Reports forA1947, 1948; list of Board Members.

5. Appeal Letters, 1944-1949. (#2, #3)

Ca. 150 items, incl. some financial statements and lists

of contributors, and:

C,,.Filene, Lincoln TLS Nov. 21, 1945.

Paine; George L. TLS March 4, 1944; Nov. 30, 1945.

Sears, Evelyn ALS Dec. 22, 1945.


Box 6 ArticleSby JDS. (#4)

Q.} "The Cooperative Movement As a Challenge to the Social

Agency"

.l) Carbon typescript with title "Self-Help through

Cooperation", 4 p. e) UiJ-, -.1 Hi CJn;;T1a11 Cctl"l\c.a. /for.ti6C "/v()9r~

l +I' -"'/ / , .. 11-1,,}? I Printed in Boys Work Exchange, Vol. VII, No, 7, April 12, jfoiN, Ci f' (\ , l.l. .c/J ( /(1:::, Vf I~ n-d

C~ 19111 NtuJsc.L.ji b) --"-------~- {QmL''.({~J' ,/1()!'

-J. u111.1 i( Ila/\() _,__1939. ' ~! ,; // O;r-f f Ur; {ir:1\1/A C.C/-etnf'/'( I/\

ppor/ ul't11!:J 6:1\d a (),a lierfe (J15 )1t-.J.. 0~':!.1 l~:J1Cj 11cl ~ •~~?/!JLJ(.,, 7. Ayer, Mrs. Hannah, 1942-1946. u v

Ca. 18 items and speech on unity and Negroes. Carbon

typescript, 6 p., holograph 4 p. on 2 leaves.

8. Bartol, Mrs. Charlotte (President AHF), 1938-1949. (#6)


Shattuck, Henry L. to Hannah Ayer TLS, Feb 17, 1943.

9. Bartol, Louis (Treasurer:.AHF), 1939-1946. Ca. 100 items. (f/7)

10. Bennett, Emily, 1939-1945. Ca. 35 items. (//8)

11. Board of Directors, 1938-1949. Ca. 100 items. (#9, #10) ·

Minutes of Meetings and correspondence, By-Laws, budget,

tentative program, lists of Board Members and organizational

chart, incl. :

"Suggested Program for the Armstrong-Hemenway

Foundation" by JDS. Mimeo, 1 p. and variant, 2 p.

'? Lewis, Alfred Baker 3 TLS Nov. 26, 1945; Oct. 11,

Oct. 19, 1948.

Steele, Julian TLS Oct. 15, 1948 (letter of

resignation).


Box 7

12. Budget Committee Reports, 1945-1948. Ca. 30 items. (#11)

13. C,Cayton, Horace, 1940-1941, 8 items, incl. 3 TLS from RC. (#1)

14. Century Cr.edit Union

a) 1939-1948, correspondence. Ca. 90 items. (#2)

b) 1940-1953, 6 items, incl. membership lists, loan accounts,

Minutes of Meetings (2), 1952, 1953. Bank statement,

1953; Bonding, 1940-1949. (#3)

15. Client Placement, 1940-1942. (#4)

Reports, records and correspondence, ca. 75 items in

26 name folders.

16. Cohen, Sumner, 1940-1941, 10 items. (#5)

17. Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training. (#6)

Position Statement. Mimeo, 3 p.

18. Contributors

a) Correspondence, 1939-1944, 1947-1948, ca. 130 items, incl:

?Paine, George L. Letters (#7)

b) Lists of Names, 1942-1945.

Typescript and printed, ca. 10 items. (#8)

19. Cooperative Housing Committee. Lists, notes, printed items,

8 items. (1/9)

20. Dabney, Bernardin, 1939-1940. (#10)

Correspondence, mostly with Marion Conover Hope,

re vocational guidance, ca. 50 items, incl. photographs ar.d

and resumes, .iRe-1:-:

C-J"ohnson, Mordecai (President of Howard) TLS Jan. 27, 1941

Jones, Thomas E. (Fiske U.) TLS Jan. 25, 1940.


Box 7

Box 8

21. De Pierrefeu, Elsa (Mme. Alain) (Possible donor of campsite)

Correspondence, 1945-1948, ca. 30 items, incl. report of

committee. (//11)

22. Dept. of Public Welfare & Permanent Charity Fund, 1941-1948. (12)

23.

Ca. 45 items, correspondence, financial reports and

statements.

Dixon, Edwina (worker at AHF) (#1)

Reports and resume, 6 items.

24. Employment Wanted, 1945 (#2)

Letters of application for employment, 9 items.

25. Executive Committee, 1946-1947. (#3)

25 items including Minutes of Meetings, Reports.

26. Fair, Ethel (Co-op Clothing), 1939. (#4)

Correspondence, ca •. 20 items and 15 pamphlets re

co-op purchasing.

27. Fair Employment Practice Commission, 1947-1948, 12 items. (#5)

28. Filene Foundation and Filene Good Will Fund, 1947-1948.

7 letters, requests for financial assistance. (#6)

29. Finance Committee, 1945. (#7)

10 items incl. Minutes of Meetings for Oct. 10, Oct. 31, 1945.

30. Financial and Damage Claims, 1949-1950, 2 letters, 1 document. (#8)

31. Financial File, 1946-1948. (#9)

Deposit statements; correspondence with Treasurer, bank

statements.

32. F~nancial Statements, 1946-1948. (#10) (See also TReasurer's

Reports.) Monthly and Quarterly Reports, a few holograph

notes, ca. 25 p.


Box 8 33. Frazier Survey, 1945. (#11)

Ca. 40 items, incl:

C--Davis, Saville R. TLS April 13 E. Fv-a,/\kLf\

(/Frazier, Edward F. (sociologist) 6 TLS

Jan. 30 - Oct. 30 & telegram

" Memorandum Submi'tted · to the Armstrong- Hemenway

Foundation on a Proposed Survey of Race Relations

in Boston". Carbon typescript, 7 p., 2 copies.

Mimeo, 7 p., 2 copies.

C,,-Parsons, Talcott (sociologist) TLS April 9.

34. Hale, Richard (lawyer) 1941-1942 (#12)

Correspondence re financial help for black students at

Harvard Medical School, incl:

C,cabot, Godfrey L. TLS May 29, 1941.

35, Haverhill, Mass. Protest Re Stephen Foster Songs and Minstrel

Show, 1947, 10 letters, 7 newsclippings. (#13)

36. Hill, Henry (Ph. D. Research Chemist) 1942, 1945. (//14)

Resume, 2 copies, CTL from JDS re Hill.

37. Hospital and Medical School Discrimination, 1941. (#15)

17 letters; 13 printed items, incl:

?Lewis, Alfred Baker 2 TLS Feb 25, March 11, 1941.

Mass. House Bill No. 1751.

38, Housing Association of Metropolitan Boston, 1938-1939. (#16)

See also Outer .South End Joint Planning Committee in

SUBJECT FILES VIII A.

Ca. 25 items incl:

"Memorandum on Housing Study on Census Tract R-I"

by Simmons College students, 1938.

Julian Denegal Steele page 11

Box 8 38. Housing Association of Metropolitan Boston, cont.·

a) Typescript, 10 p~

b) Typescript, 11 p.

39. Hunter, Helen .. (social worker) 1939-1941. (t/17)

9 letters re employment and resume.

40. Imes, Rev. William L. (St. James Presbyterian Church, N.Y.),

1941. (1118)

11 letters and program re speaking on cooperatives,

41. Jones, Cyril (Harvard Medical Student) 1941 (#19)

(See Hale, Richard folder also) Ca. 40 items. Correspon~

dence incl. autobiographical statement and:

C,Hinton, William A. TLS Sept. 10, 1941 about renting

microscope.

42. Leases for 43 Rutland Square, 1939-1941, (#20)

5 leases for apartments in building and 3 note cards,

43. Letters of recommendation, 1941-1943, (#21)

Ca, 12 items, incl, recommendation{ for Dorothy Snowden,

44, Living Flame Memorial, Inc,, 1944-1945, (#22)

45.

8 items, incl, By-Laws, \qt-\tp

Luncheon, 1941, (#23)

Ca, 50 items, mostly acceptances and regrets, incl, lists

of those attending:

C Cabot, Godfrey TLS Jan, 10

C Curtis, Lawrence TLS Jan, 8

0, Dana I Henry ALS Jan, 15

C,Forbes, Allan TLS Jan, 9


Box 8 45, Luncheon, cont,

8 Jones, Llewellyn TLS Jan, 7

?Paine, George L, Mimeo TLS (invitation) Jan, 6

46, Mailing and Postage Costs, 1948, (#24)

Holograph, 12 p,

47, Markey, Sydney, 1941, (#25)

3 letters re request for social worker for The Friendly

Inn, Cleveland, Ohio,

48, New England Regional Conference On Employment Problems of

the Negro, 1939, (#26)

Ca, 15 items, incl:

Correspondence with Laurence Oxley

Program schedule, mimeo, 7 p,

"I See .America" by Howard Kester, carbon typescript, 3 p,

49. Newton, Edward, 1942, (#27)

Employee drafted into Army, 4 letters,

50, Nursery School, 1943-1946,

a) 9 checking account statements from First National Bank of

Boston, 1946, (#28)

b) Newsclippings and photos, 10 photographs, j clippings,

51. f Paine, Reverend George L,, 1940-1947, (//30)

(1129)

Correspondence, ca, 40 items, (Other letters from him in

other folders)

52, Pamphlets: Correspondence, 1940-1948, (#31)

Ca, 40 items incl, rough drafts for booklet, variant drafts

in carbon typescript, ca, 50 p,, and

e_ Davis, Saville R, TLS "Sunday" to Llewellyn Jones,

C,,Jones, Llewellyn TLS "Thur·sday"


Box 9 53, Press Releases, 1940-1948, (#1)

Ca, 20 items, most in carbon typescript,

54. Race Relations Week, 1940-1945, (#2)

Ca, 200 items, mostly correspondence with churches and

educational organizations re speakers, Includes Summary of

Report for 1941 and 1942,

55, Recreation Planning Committee of the Boston Council of Social

Agencies, 3 items, (#3)

56, Renovation Estimates, 1940-1942, (See also Alterations) Corres..;.

pondence, · ca, 30 items, (//4)

57, Rent Forms, 1942-1948, 3 items, (#5)

58, Ridgley, Alda~s., 1940, Re vocational guidance; (#6)

59, Roberts, Arline (shorthand typist), 1946, 2 letters re job, (#7)

60, Robinson, Bernard (Harvard Medical School student), 1941, (#8)

7 letters and notes, resumes, and

(/Bradford, Robert F, 2 TLS June 26, 1941,

61, Roxbury Consumers' Co-op, (ROCCO)

a) Bills, 1939-1942, ca, 25 items, (//9')

b) By-Laws, Reports, Membership List, 1939-1946, ca, 25 items, (//10)

c) Correspondence, 1939-1947, (#11)

Ca, 100 items and some financial statements,

.d) Legislation, Mailing Lists, Minutes of Meetings, (#12)

Ca, 10 items re legislation, 50 p, of mailing lists,

20 p, of Minutes, 8 printed items, Ca, 10 certificates

of membership,


Box 9

Box 10

62. Savings Bank Life Insurance, 1939-1948, (#13)

Correspondence, docum~nts and printed pieces, ca, 100 items,

63. Scholarships, 1945-1946, 7 items, (#1)

64, Solicitation Letters, 1947, (#2)

Ca, 25 items, •in~ludes list of sponsors of 1946 dinner

for Mrs, Clement,

65, Speakers, 1940-1948. (#3)

66,

Ca, 20 items, incl:

C.,,Wright, Richard 2 TLS April 29 1 Sept, 24 1 1940, ' l q4L lO/fO

Speaking Engagements, 194Jf-19'.48, (114)

Mostly correspondence related to requests for JDS to speak

at various churches or civic groups, ca, 150 items and

programs, list of JDS's speaking engagements, Jan, 1944-

May, 1944, and speeches by JDS:

"American Ideals", typescript ·4:_p.._, 3 carbon p,

"The Negro In The Atomic Age", Feb, 9, 1946, Carbon

typescript with bolo, corr,, 2 p,, 2 copies,

"Practical Steps That Can Be Taken To Promote Inter

Racial Understanding And Goodwill", Carbon

typescript with

Speech for Lowell, Mass,,

1945, Typescript

"I frequently encounter an

67, Statement of Purposes, ca, 1940, (#5)

Ca, 20 items incl:

bolo, corr,, 5 p.

Radio station, WLLH, May

mimeo with bolo, corr,,

attitude,,," Holograph,

? Jones, Llewellyn "The Armstrong-Hemenway Foundation", carbon typescript, 2 p, (2 copies) and TLS, n, d,

3,

6 p,

6 p.


Box 10

Box 11

67, Statement of Purpose$ cont, (#5) \ 11 Purpose.:,.,•'' TypeScr1ft"1 Ip {3 cop1~0 Steele, Julian "Suggested Program for the Armstrong-

Hemenway Foundation", 1939, mimeo, 2 p, a copies)

68, Students, 1941~ (//6)

Ca, 15 items, incl, Jones, Cyril (Harvard Medical student) ALS, Oct, 27, 1941,

69, Taxes, 1947-1948, including witholding statement, government

brochures, notes, reports, ca, 25 items, (#7)

70. Treasurer's Reports, 1938-1945. (f/8)

6 letters, ca, 25 financial statements, 1939-1941.

Audit for Jan. 1, 1940 to Aug, 31, 1941.

Audit for July 12, 1938-Dec, 31, 1939,

71.. Typewriter Service Records, 1944, 11 items, (//9)

72, Veterans Affairs, 1945, 3 letters, (#10)

73, Vocational Guidance, 1939-1941, (#11)

a) (Marion Conover Hope, consultant) ca, 150 items incl, letters

of solicitation, resumes, •applications, incl:

UMays, Benjamin (Howard U,) TLS Dec, 28, 1939,

b) Ca, 50 items, 1940-1941, Incl, correspondence with Alexander

B, Mapp of National Youth Administration; publications, (#12)

t,, 74, Washington, Forrester B, (Director, Atlanta U, School of Social

Work) 1939-1946, (#1)

Ca, 50 items, includes reports of some social work students

who were interns at AHF,

75,Vwea~er, Robert C,, 1939, (#2)

2 TLS May 25, Nov, 10; 3 CTL from JDS,

76, Works Progress Administration, 1938-1941, (#3)

Ca, 30 items, correspondence incl: C;Rogers, Carl TLS March 10, 1939,


Box 11 B, Alphabetical Correspondence (Some files under name, some under

organization)

1, B, 1940-1948, (115)

Ca, 80 items, incl:

C,,Barron, Jennie Lolt:man TLS !1ay 14, 1942, ·.,

DBunche, Ralph J, TLS March 29• 1947,

2, c, 1941-1948, (115)

Ca, 65 items incl:

Campbell, Hosea B, TLS Aug, 27, 1946,

3, F, 1945-1947, (116)

Ca, 20 items,

4. G, 1945-1947, (117)

Ca, 25 ite~s, incl:

? Paine, George L, TLS June 4, 1947,

5, . H-1""'.J, 1945-1947, (118)

Ca, 80 items, incl:

C..Halsey, Margaret ALS Feb, 11, 1947,

•Hinton, Carmelita 2 TLS July 22, 1944; April 20, 1945,

C, Jefferson, Mildred Fay TLS June 10, 1947,

6, K-L, 1942.-1948, (119)

Ca, 60 items, incl:

C,.Kaplan, Kivie 6 TLS March 19, 1946; Jan, 28, 1947,

?Lewis, Alfred Baker 4 letters 1945, 1947,

7, M-P, 1944-1947, (tll0)

Ca, 65 items, incl:

? Moon, Henry Lee 2 TLS Jan, 31, Feb 18, 1947,


Box 11

Box 12

8, R-S, 1939-1947, (fill)

Ca, 120 items, incl:

(;,Roosevelt; Eleanor TLS Jan, 31, 1947,

C.,,Sherrill, Henry Knox TLS Jan, 27, 1947,

Steele, Mrs, (JDS' mother) 3 ALS, 1939-1945,

Steele, Mr, (JDS' father) 2 ALS Jan,11, Dec, 7, 1942,

Steele, Mary Dawes 3 ALS n, d,

9, U-V-W-X-Y-Z, 1945-1947, (#12)

Ca, 35 items, incl:

C.,weaver, Robert C, 2 TLS, 2 telegrams, April 21, May 12, 1947.

C, General Correspondence, . 1, · June 1938-.April 1939 ,, (1113)

2,

3,

Ca, 150 items re starting Foundation incl:

0 Eliot, Abigail TLS Feb, 20, 1939,

C,-Franklin, John Ho_pe TLS Jan, 17, 1939,

C,,Hudson, Manley o. ALS (postcard) Aug,

C,Knowles, Malcolm TLS Jan, 17, 1939,

? Paine, George L, TLS Feb, 2, 1939; ALS

1939 .... ,1940, (f/14)

Ca, 200 items, incl;

C,,cadbury, Henry C, ALS May 1, 1940,

C... Leighton,· Delmar TLS Dec, 1, 1939,

27, 1938,

{postcard) Sept,16,

~ichmond, Aaron 3 TLS Oct, 3, 1939; Jan, 8, March 19, 1940

1939-1947, (Ill)

Ca, 200 items, includes some Minutes of Meetings (1939-1940),

Annual Reports (1940, 1941), Financial Reports (1946), Material

re 1946 Dinner to honor Mrs, Clement (press releases; list

of ticket holders) and : (cont,) brc.,9 ,-o .. r,·-·, r (;

193!


Box 12 3, 1939-1947, cont, (Ill)

C,Bethune, Mary McLeod TLS May 9, 1939,

(>Bradford, Robert TLS Oct, 25, 1946,

C,-BucKe, Emory Stevens TLS Oct, 24, 1946,

~Canham, Erwin D, TLS Oct, 23, 1946,

C.,,navis, Saville TLS Sept, 24, 1945,

e.,,Luscombe, Florence ALS May 5, 1939,

t,Minot, George TLS Oct, 23, 1946,

Ca, 175 items and list.of contributors, 1943, incl:

0 Campbell, Hosea B, TLS June 15, 1944,

()Frazier, E, Franklin TLS April 10 1 1942,

C,,Jones 1 Eugene Kinckle TLS July 13, 1942,

'7 Jones, Llewellyn 2 TLS March 8, 1941; Jan, 11 1 1942,

(Lewis, Alfred Baker TLS July 11, 1941; 2 ALS, Jan, 2, April 1, 1942,

?Paine, George ALS (postcard) March 24, 1941; ANS, ALS Sept, 20, 1943,

C,,Richmond, Aaron TLS June 10 1 1941,

{) Smith, Lillian TLS April 5, 1944,

1washington, Forrester B, TLS March 16, 1943,

5, 1941-1945, ca, 120 items, incl: (1/3)

C,,Herter, Christian A, TLS July 17, 1942,

C,Muste, A, J, TLS April 26, 1943,

vWalsh, David J, TLS Feb, 4, 1941 1


Box 12

Box 13 IV,

6, 1946-1949 and undated, ca, 150 items, (#4)

Incl. material re 1946 Dinner for Mrs, Clement, organizational I

chart, lists of contributors, and:

C,Bucke, Emory Stevens TLS Feb, 24, 1948,

C,Davis~ John W, (U, S, Sen,) Telegram March 25, 1948,

C,,.Davis, Saville TLS Nov, 21, no year; TLS "London", n, ··a,; TLS "En route to Paris", n, d,

'7 Moon, Henry Lee TLS Sept, 27, 1948,

'Ip· l aine, George ALS n, d,

C-,wilkins, Roy 2 TLS May 24, 27, 1948, ·. ~ 1. T~io,nhor-.e,, ·fY'M.4aqes,, 1qt-i"' - 1-1.,. Tt3 !U4vu.p-f ci,--d hafa3 rwp

MASSACHUSET~s PAROLE Bo.ARD, 1954-1959, r

A, Metal Plaque: "Member Massachusetts Parole Board" (Ill)

B. Letters of recommendation to the -B_oard, 1954, (Ill)

Ca, 55 items incl: , j

(;.,Davis, Saville to Herbert Jackson TLS Feb, 15,

~ Fingold, George TLS to

~ittier, Sumner G, TLS

C Wright, John Cardinal

C Gov, Herter March 16,

C, to Gov, Herter March 29,

TLS to Herbert Jackson, March 10, 1954,

C, Appointment Correspondence, 1954, (#2)

Ca, 75 items, incl: }. 1 ~ -t:d 111 C o.,~.-1-oJ· /)--lie X b f6titm erl U "f. 3 ! I t5'-/ S l C/ Nl •-t -C l)J Clnri y Y OillA , .:ifvr.l(( o I ti} f\ f / J ('o,111r,ohWfb h

OHerter, Christian A, TLS to Burton P, Noyes June 9,

C,,,Kaplan, Kivie 3 TLS June 4, 10, 11,

D, Correspondenc;:,, 1954-1959, (#3)

Ca, 120 letters; and documents incl: "The Parole Summary", mimeo, 21 p,

C,,1ally, Frances J, TLS Nov, 7, 1958,

c_ Chalmers, Allan Knight

e,.navis, Saville R, TLS

ALS Aug, 9, 1955; TLS May 25, 1956, + &IWt \i:)f'lf. f{~

Jan, 20, 1958, · 1~ 11 q:;·..-\


Box 13

Box 14 v.

E.

F.

Correspondence, 1959 re possible reappointment to Parole Board I j o b o:1.1rh aJi O(V~ J V ('SU {) l'.L.5;

or appointment to Federal Parole Board~ (#4)


0-Chalmers, Alan Knight ANS on TLS to Foster Furcolo May 13

C,,colson, Charles ALS n d ~ Ti-S Q, t,j 301 ,q5 .::r (' ()//.cu:r,ce t,/~r • ·1 Au:)'A').;J''i: 1 l/51 t Sar,/ e.. -tJa. vc;; iv,,\

L Davis, Saville CTL to Wessell June 8. ~1):s- A~S.

C.,Eisenho~er, Dwight C,,

TLS to Leverett Saltonstall June 29.

C,Furcolo, Foster CTLS to Robert Murphy June 1.

L Glueck, Sheldon TLS (postcard) July 7, 1959 and 4 CTL to others re appointment.

Derter, Christian A. 2 TLS May 8, Nov. 10.

Holland, Eddie TLS May 12; ALS "Tuesday"

C,,,Lally, Francis ANS July 2 7.

GMorris, Albert ALS to Augustus Means May 27.

Oaltonstall, Leverett 7 TLS to others re appointment

'? Stimpson, Harry F. TLS June 2, 1959.

Parole and Penology Research ... Reports, Bibliographies, Notes,

N Background Material~ etc., ca. 50 items. (#5,#6) G-. ~ tt=t5'1-1qs,. cq_ 150 ,ten.£ @t1':) U.S. HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY, 1959-1962.

A.

B.

Anti-Discrimination Laws, 1957-1960.

2 letters, reports and handbooks, ca. 15 items.

Appointment as Assistant to the Regional Administrator, 1959-1960. (#3)

Ca. 100 items, -incl. clippings, press releases and a few photo

graphs and notes:

C Brooke, Edward Telegram Aug. 14, 1960.

Ccollins, John F. TLS Aug. 18, 1960.

Cconte, Silvio Telegram Aug. 12, 1960. c...

C.,curtis, Lawrence T. TLS·to Saltonstall enclosing TLS to JDS Aug. 11, 1960.


Box 14 B.

c.

D.

E.

F.

G.

Appointment, cont. (#3)

C Glueck, Sheldon TLS Feb. 9, 1960.

(;,Hayes, Roland ALS Feb. 25, 1960.

~Herter, Christian Lester Eisner

2 TLS March 7, Aug. 8, 1960; TLS to Aug. 12, 1960.

C<lavits, Jacob telegram Aug. 12, 1960.

[Lodge, George C. TLS Aug. 16, 1960.

o Means, Augustus 2 telegrams Aug. 11, 12, 1960.

C__saltonstall, Leverett 2 TLS to JDS Feb. 20, March 14, 1960; 4 TLS to others.

C,,Volpe, John telegram Aug. 12, 1960.

L4Jhittier, Sumner G. TLS to Lester Eisner, Aug. 11, 1960.

(;/Wright, John (Bishop) TLS Feb. 12, 1960.

Assignment Papers, Position Description, 1960-1961: (#4)

Includes: financial and personnel records, resumes, etc.,

ca. 20 items.

Chamber of Commerce Seminars and National Urban League Meeting,

1960-1962. Ca. 30 items. (1/5)

Civil Defense, 1960. (#6)

Minutes of Meeting, Memoes and Notes, 5 items.

Community Facilities Activities, 1960-1961. (#6)

8 items.

Congressional Correspondence, 1961. (#6)

Eisner, Lester CTL to Rep. William A. Bates,

H. Conventions and Conferences, 1960-1961. (#6)

Ca. 30 items, incl. speech by JDS:

"Urban Renewal Opportunities", March 23, 1961. Typescript

mimeo, 4 p. (2 copies)


Box 14

Box 15

I.

J.

K.

L.

Field Trip Reports, 1960-1961. (#6)

4 reports.

Inter-Group Relations, 1960-1961. (#7)

Correspondence, reports, documents, ca. 50 items.

Investigations and Reports, 1960-1961. (#1)

Ca. 20 items.

Letters of Connnendation, 1961-1962. (#2)

10 letters, incl:

DKeith, Hastings (M,C.) TLS Nov. 22, 1961.

M. NAACP, 1960. (#3)

N.

o.

6 items.

New York State Commission Against Discrimination, 1960-1961 (#3)

Ca. 20 items.

Other Correspondence, 1960-1962. (#4)


-C-conte, Silvio O. (Congressman) TLS Feb. 8, 1961.

Ccurtis, Lawrence ( Congressman) CTLS Aug. 11, 1960.

C Glueck, Sheldon 2 TLS Jan. 11, Sept. 19, 1960; TL photocopy to Richard M. Nixon, July 31, 1960.

V1(aplan, Kivie 3 TLS Aug. 15, ·1960; March 20, 1961; March 29, 1961.

C Lally, Francis J, TLS Aug. 1, 1960; TLS April 24, 1961; TLS May 23, 1962.

VManley, Albert E. (president, Spelman College) 4 TLS Dec. 29, 1960; Jan. 9, 1961; March 17, 1961; Apr. 4, 1961.


Box 15

Box 15

Box 16

UPhilbin, Philip J, (Congressman) TLS Feb, 22, 1961, (#4)

C.Richardson, Elliott 2 TLS Nov, 4, 1960; May 23, 1961,

C,Volpe, John A, TLS July 6, 1961; 2 TLS April 16, May 22, 1962,

C,,Weaver, Robert C, TLS April 5, 1961; CTL to Sen, Benjamin A, Smith Aug, 17, 1961,

P, Personnel, 1960-1961, (#5)

Ca, 30 items, incl:

C-McCormack, John TLS Oct, 11, 1961 with CTL to Lester Eisner of same date,

Q, Printed and Mimeo Material: Reports, Research, Booklets, et al,,

1960-196»., (116)

Ca, 20 items,

R, Reading File, 1960-1961, (#1)

Ca, 30 items

S, SEeecpes, 1960-1961, (112)

a) "Remarks of JDS at Brockton - August 29, 1960", Carbon typescript, 2 p, (2 copies),

b) "Urban Renewal Opportunities", March 23, 1961, Typescript mimeo, 4 p,

c) "I have been asked to discuss,,." Nov, 16, 1961, Carbon typescript with holo, corr,, 4 p,

d) "I should like to say,,," no date, Carbon typescript, 5 p, (2 copies),

e) "It is a distinct pleasure,,," no date, Typescript with holo, corr,, 3 p,

f) Holograph notes, 4 p,

g) Press release re JDS presenting contract to Brockton, Mass,; Aug, 29, N, Y,

T, S£elman College, 1960-1961, (#3)

Ca, 10 items, incl:

; Manley, Albert E, (Pres,) 2 TLS photocopies Dec, 7, Dec, 29, 1961; TLS April 24, 1961,


Box 16

Box 53

Box 16

Box 16

Package 1 .~Box 16

T, Spelman College, cont,

JDS Speech "Life For Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair", April 11, 1961, 80th Anniversary.

a) Carbon typescript with holo, corr,, 15 p,

b) Holo. notes., 3 p.

0Spelman Messenger, May 1959, May 1960,

U, Travel, 1960-1962, (#4)

3 letters, ca, 40 vouchers.

V, Workable Program for Urban Renewal, 1960-1961, (f/5)

Holograph notes, 13 p. and 5 other items,

VI, MASSACHUSETTS

A, Department of Commerce and Development, Division of Urban Renewal,

1966-1968, (JDS Deputy Commissioner of Commerce for Urban Renewal)

1, Automobile Use, 1966-1967, 15 items, (#6)

2. Correspondence, 1966-1968, (#7)

3,

4,

5.

2 items.

News Clippings, 1965, (#8)

Ca, 15 items, ii: ;.t/Z:,ft£1'"fl ~ f j Reports, Legislation, Meetings, et, al,, 1965-1967, (#9)

u-.c-l 4f1)i•·, -frrih t ir\ .. ~.'ti~l.t~ f'r,1rNntJ.s1{1n/l? 1 1 ,

Ca, 10 items, / ·,d;c~ll+)1ou!;J'!J l,t4a+/ l31fllr't, ~9111Ll1 t;Ao/ lolf-1

Speech, 1966, Discussion with Mayor John F, Collins and Robert

Wood, (1/10) •'

"I am very happy to participate,,," April 13, Typescript photocopy, 13 p,

B, Department of Community Affairs, Division of Urban Renewal,

1.

(JDS Commissioner 1968) ~ppointment, Nov, i, 1968, signed by John Volpe, Governor & John F,X.

Appointment Press Release, 1968, (#11) Davoren, Sec. of Commonwealth.

4 copies of letters, copy of release,


Box 16 B, Department of Community Affairs, cont,

2, Budget Request, Fiscal Year 1970, (1/12)

Ca, 290 p,

3, Correspondence, 1968-1969, (#13)

Ca, 40 items, incl: .Jf'IV1Tat\OI\ t, S,()J{'(./(lr: .. r1r, U?Vc:'Y/\O("j

L Conte, Silvio telegram Nov, 7, 1968,

0 Davis, Saville TLS "Sunday"

CMorse, F, Bradford telegram Nov, 7, 1968,

Dsargent, Frances W, TLS Dec, 9, 1969,

t- Volpe, John A, TLS June 26, 1968,

(>,toung, Whitney M, telegram Nov, 6, 1968,

4, Reports, Programs and Proposals, 1968-1970, (#14)

Ca, 10 items,

5, Speeches, 1969, (1115)

a) For The Progressive National Baptist Convention in Boston,

March 18, Typescript, 4 p~; TLS photocopy,

b) For League of Women Voters of Concord and Carlisle, March 20,

Typescript, 4 p,, incomplete,

c) Statement at "Operation Breakthrough" Meeting, to get housing

built, July 23, Typescript mimeo, 1 p,

6, Writings, 1969-1970, (#15)

a) "The States and Title 1 11

i) Typescript with bolo, corr,, 11 2d draft" May 1969, 14 p, ~1

, ' ii) Reprint of /'The State and Urban Renewal", Journal of Housing, -

August-September, 1969, 2 copies,

b) "A State Renewal Program" January, 1970, Typescript, 18 p,


Box 17 VIII, OTHER FILES

A. Subject Files . (Organizations with which JDS affiliated)

1, .American Association of Social Workers, 1945-1948, (#1)

3 letters, By-Laws, minutes of meetings, membership card,

etc,, 10 items,

2, .Americans for Democratic Action, 1947, (#2)

Ca, 55 items incl, Constitution and By-Laws, Position Papers,

(JDS Board Member of Mass, Chapter and on Steering Committee),

3, Andover Newton Theological School, 1957-1959, (#3)

Ca, 10 items incl:

Laymen's Citation to JDS, Nov, 8, 1957 & program of

ceremony,

4, Anti-Defamation League, 1942-1948, (#4)

Ca. 40 items, incl:

7 Randolph, A, Philip "Our Contribution to Just Racial

Relationships", typescript mimeo, 2 p,

') l . Spjingarn, Arthur B,· ."Let's Stick Together", carbon type-

script, 2 p,

5, Associated Community Recreation Planning Committees of Boston,

1938-1940,

Correspondence, Constitution and By-Laws, ca, 25 items,

6, Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1936-1945, (#5)

Ca, 75 items, incl:

(:,,Woodson, Carter G, (exec, dir,) 33 TLS, 1 CTL, Nov, 12, 1936-Oct, 9, 1945,

7, Boston Broadcasters, Inc,, 1964, (#6)

Ca, 10 memos and records, holo, notes,


Box 17

Box 18

8, Boston Latin School Association, 1945-1948, (JDS Member of the

Standing Committee), Ca, 10 items incl:

Program, 1948, fro~rQVI) 1qoO ~1.1.JdchJD'::, honored

Constitution and By-Laws; Financial Reports, 1946, 1947,

9, Boston Regional Planning Project, ca, 1962, (#8)

Typescript and holo, notes, ca, 20 p,, on 5" x 811 cards,

10, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, 1936-1948, (#9)

8 letters, incl:

(;Randolph, A, Philip TLS Nov, 1, 1936,

11, Cases of Racial Discrimination, 1942-1947, (#10)

2 letters; 3 reports,

12. Church of Christ: General Synod,, 1957 (JDS Delegate)

Ca, 10 reports, incl: Program of United General Synod,

Cleveland, 1957,

13. Church Organizations, 1950, (1/12)

15 items,

14. Church Speaking Engagements, 1954. (1112)

12 pieces of correspondence, ca, 10 programs and newsclips,

15, Citizens' Committee for the Ladies Garment Industry, Statement of

Purpose, Carbon typescript, 4 p, (#12)

16, .Citizens' Committee on Displaced Persons, 1947, (#12)

1 letter.

17,

' I 2 \ ·\C.N\$ Citizens' Union of Massachusetts, 1940, ~~. (#12}

18, Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts

a) 1938-1941, ca, 150 items incl, Minutes of Regular & Executive

Meetings, newsletters, etc, incl:

C,;tuscomb, Florence TLS Feb, 2, 1940, (Ill)

b) 1941-1945, ca, 30 items: correspondence, Executive Committee Reports, ca, 15 letters, Minutes of Meetings, (#2)


Box 18 19, Civil Rights Committee (Massachusetts Citizens' Committee),

1947-1948, (f/3)

Ca, 30 items, incl: Recommendations - January 25, 1948;

Status of Major Recommendations of President's Committee

on Civil Rights, Feb, 9, 1948; material on New England

Civil Rights Conference,

20, Committee for Amnesty, 1947, (f/4)

Fisher, Dorothy Canfield Form letter, Nov, 10, 1947, with

draft of letter ·to President Truman,

21, Community Relations Committee of Greater Boston, 1944-1945, (#4)

Letter and Minutes of 9 Meetings,

22, Congregational Church, 1951-1958, (#5)

2 letters; ca, 20 Bulletins, reports & JDS' holograph

notes, 5 p, ·

23, Fair Employment Practices Commission of Massachusetts, 1945-1948, (#6)

Ca, 50 letters and 15 reports & resumes incl:

C,,,Bradford, Robert F, TLS to George L, Paine, June 14, 1948; TLS _to Everett Yates, July 15, 1948,

Report of the Governor's Committee to Recommend Fair Employment Practice Legislation, incl, draft of bill, House Bill 1934, mimeo, 13 p,, Nov, 23, 1945,

Statement of Julian Steele before the Legislative Committee on State Administration in support of Senate Bill 407, Mimeo, 2 p,, March 13, 1945,

24, Ford Hall Forum, 1939-1940, (//7)

9 items,

25, Governor's Committee for Racial and Religious Understanding, 1945-

1946, ca, 20 items, (#7)


Box 18

Box 19

Box 19

26, Harvard, Class of 1929 and Twenty-Fifth Reunion Material, 1954, (#8)

Ca, 10 items,

27, · Health Maintenance and Retirement Fund, 1963-.1965, (//9)'

Ca, 10 items,

28, International Congress for Housing and Planning, Berlin, (Ill)

Notes, reports, letters, ca, 20 items,

29, Joint Council for International Cooperation, 1945-1948, (#2)

Ca, 25 items, (Affiliated with NAACP), Correspondence,

bulletins, reports,

30, League for Industrial Democracy, 1940, (#3)

Minutes of Meeting, mimeo, 1 p,

31, Massachusetts Transportation Commission, 1962-1964, (#4)

Projects, studies; agreement with JDS to act as Liaison Officer,

et, al,, ca, 20 items,

32, Massachusetts Congregational Christians Conference, Election as

Moderator, 1954, (#5)

Ca, 55 letters, incl:

C.Kaplan, Kivie TLS May 18, 1954,

') Means, Augustus TLS May 18,

1 Strong, Dwight TLS May 24, 1954,

C,,,Whittier, Sumner TLS May 25,

33, Massachusetts Congregational Conference and Missionary Society,

Committee on Moral ·and Social Welfare, 1949, (#6)

5 items,

34. Massachusetts Correctional Association, 1963-1969, (#7)'

(JDS on Board of Directors) Ca, 20 letters, ca, 35 reports,

proposals, minutes, notices of meetings, et, al,


Box 20 35. Massachusetts Council of Churches, 1948, 1955, (#1)

Letter, Constitution,

36. Massachusetts Independent" Voters .Association, 1945-1947, (#1)

Ca, 15 items, incl:

Jones, Howard ~umford Form letter signed Sept. 25, 1945,

37, NAACP, 1929-1950, (JDp President, Boston Branch, 1945-.1948;

a)

National Director, 1943-1947,)

Annual Dinner, 1943, (1/2) ~ s-1,·:J,2;n~··},· ~.') I _ - !I n o~r"i1

QllC Pt{\, .. :.- f+"...t~• "-• J

Correspondence, ca, 40 items, incl:

C;· Davis, Elmer TLS Jan, 25,

Ct,White, Walter F, TLS Feb, 2,.

b) Annual Dinner, 1944., (//3)

Correspondence, news releases, menus, program, holograph

notes, ca, 100 items, incl:

C-Barron, Jennie Loitman TLS Feb, 17,

c__Eliot, Frederick May TLS Feb. 12,

C. Herter, Christian TLS Feb, 15,

CJ'obin, Maurice Telegram Feb, 18,

c) Arena Meeting, July 11, 1943, (#4)

"Citizens Mass Meeting on Preventing Race Riots''

Correspondence, press releases...J ca, 100 items__J incl:n ri A -( r 1c-eport-' -from.¾. ~1011- Po,HSt:(t\ C1v,c, (oro~11lee Of\ /caca- ~t;_.f,it,

C- Bethune, Mary McLeod Telegram July 1. C'ath1Jr-. 't-jpc1c,cr'ff I-/!

C Davis, Saville TLS July 15,

CrHerter, Christian TLS July 9,

VWilkins, Roy Telegram July 7,


Box 20

Box 21

d) Correspondence, 1929-1947, (#5)

Incl, Minutes of meetings, press releases, reports,

memos, Constitution, 28th Annual Report for 1937, printed

items, incl:

tt:Jf, Alfred Baker Letters,

Steele, Julian Article ca, 1940's "New England presents something of a paradox to the Negro", Typescript with holo, corr,, 2 p,, and carbon typescript, 2 p,

e) Correspondence, 1936-1944, (#6)

Ca, 250 items, incl, Minutes of Executive Committee

Meetings (1936-1938), Treasurer's Report (1942), press

releases, incl:

Harrison, William "Realizing the American Ideal", Carbon typescript, 5 p,

C--·Herter, Christian A, 2 TLS Feb, 20, Dec, 14,

Lewis, Alfred Baker Letters,

C,Lodge, Henry Cabot TLS Dec, 15, 1943,

C,Marshall, Thurgood TLS Nov, 24, 1943,

C,saltonstall, Leverett TLS Nov, 10, 1943,

C,Tobin, Maurice Copy of letter Dec, 9, 1943; TLS Dec, 7, 1943,

1943,

C,White, Walter by sec,

Telegram, Jan, 13, 1943; TL signed Dec, 7, 1943,

C..Wilkins, Roy TLS _Jan, 4, 1943,

f) Correspondence,. 1941-1950, (#1)

Ca, 50 items, incl:

C,cushing, Richard Cardinal 3 TLS Jan, 19, April 1, July 10, 1943,

(;.,,Davis, Saville Speech at NAACP Annual Meeting, Feb, 19, 1944, Carbon typescript, 13 p,


Box· 21 f) Correspondence, cont, (#1)

C Ferris, Theodore P. TLS April 17 1 1943,

~riedrich, Carl TLS. Jan, 26 1 1943,

~ Herter, Christian TLS

a Lewis, Alfred Baker TLS July 17, 1950. -

C,Liebman, Joshua Loth TLS April 2, 1943,

GLuce, Claire Booth TLS Jan, 13, 1943,

C,.Miles, Maj, Gen, Sherman 2 TLS Nov, 25, 1944; March 15, 1945,

0 Pickens, William TLS Jan, 10, 1944,

C-saltonstall, Leverett 2 TLS- Jan, 14, July 7, 1943,

C,sherrill, Henry Knox TLS Feb, 25, 1944,

o Ulin, Max TLS Feb, 14, 1944,

g) Correspondence, 1944-1947, (#2)

Holograph notes and carpon typescripts of Committees, incl:

C---Marshall, Thurgood 2TLS Nov, 27,_1945; Jan, 3, 1946,

C White, Walter Telegram Jan, 4 1 1946,

VWilkins, Roy TLS May 11, 1945,

h) Correspondence with Henry L, Moon, (Dir, of Public Relations),

1942-1949, (1/3)

26 items, incl. 6 TLS from HLM and 1 ANS,

i) Correspondence with William Pickens, (Dir, of Branches),

1940-1946, (#4)

16 items, incl., 7 letters from WP•

j) Farewell Party for Alfred Baker Lewis, 1940. (#5)

15 items incl, lists, program, text of NAACP resolution,


Box 21

Box 22

\ ~, JQ " ( ~~.u k) Minutes of Meetings, 1943~J.,91f'7, (#6)

Mimeo and carbon typescript, ca, 200 p,

Constitution and By-Laws for Branches, 1940 1 1945, 1947,

1) New England Regional Conference, 1939, 1944, (#7)

Correspondence and Treasurer's Statement for 1939, 1940,

m) Press rele~ses, 1944-1952, (#8)

Most from Boston branch, ca, 20 items,

n) U, S, S, Destroyer Escort Mason, Band Instrument Fund, 1944, (#7)

10 letters; lists of contributors, news release, incl:

Speech by JDS March 20, typescript 1 p, and 2 carbons,

o) WACS Court Martial, 1945, (#9)

Correspondence, clippings,. reports, ca, 50 items, incl:

CBucke, Emory Stevens· TLS March 20,.

(;,Marshall, Thurgood TLS March 29,

C,Miles, Sherman TLS April 2,

VWilkins, Roy TLS March 22; telegram April 9,

38, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials,· 1967, (t/10;

Address by JDS: "Massachusetts and the State's Emerging Role

As a Source of Help in Community Development", Typescript

with halo, revisions, 14 p, and mimeo copy; pre~s r~leaseY 1 a.(\J (\'\~N\be,'!"£. ~'l' c,e-v-f if1<.J.l'te

39, National Easter Seal Society, 1969, (#11)

(JDS a Director) Reports, pamphlets, ca, 20 items, incl:

~ittier, Sumner G, 2 TLS Aug, 22 1 May 15,

40, National Youth Administration, 1938~1943, (#1)

Ca, 35 items, incl:

(/'Bethune, Mary McLeod Telegram Jan, 10, 1938: TLS mimeo May 18 1 1939; 2 TLS Dec, 20, 1938; Aug, 3,' 1939,


Box 22 40. National Youth Administration, cont, (Ill)

',,./ 6 Bullock, Matthew W, TLS Dec, 2, 1968,

6 Knowles, Malcolm TLS April 14, 1938,

6 Williams, Aubrey W, TLS Jan, 19, 1939,

41, Negro March on Washington, 1941. (#2)

Minutes of Meetings, Reports, press releases, ca, 35 items,

42, New England Institute of International Relations, 1939-1941, (#3)

(Sponsored by American Friends Service Committee), ca, 40 items,

43, Newspaper lists, 1945, 1946, ({/4)

2 letters, 2 lists,

44. Notices of Meetings, 1950-1953, (#5)

Ca, 15 items,

45, Outer South End Joint Planning Committee, (JDS Chairman)

a) Correspondence, 1938-1939, Ca, 100 items, (#6)

b) Correspondence with City Planning Board, 1940-1941, (#7) 15 letters and Minutes of Meetings (5),

c) Minutes of Meetings and Membership Lists, 1937-1941, (#8) Letters and ca, 40 p, of minutes

d) Property Owners and Tenants Listings, 1939 (#9) Typescript and holograph, ca, 25 p,

e) Reports and Studies, ca, 1942, ca, 150 p, (f/10)

46. Political Action Committee, 1944, (#11)

7 items incl, By-Laws and

6 Tobias, Channing H, Telegram Oct, 18, 1944,

47, Public Relations Council, First Service Command, (#12)

(JDS Civilian Member) Minutes of Meetings, ca, 12 p,

48, Red Cross, Boston Metropolitan Chapter, (#13)

Minutes of Meetings, ca, 20 p,


Box 22

Box 23

Box 24

49, Republican Party Conference, Worcester, November, 1967-1968, (#14)

Correspondence, reports, notes, memos, ca, 55 items, incl:

C,, Chaffee, John H, (Governor, R, .I,) TLS June 25, 1968,

C Hatch, Francis W, TLS Oct, 24, 1967,

C--Rockefeller, Nelson A, TLS May 14, 1968,

~ Shafer, Raymond P, (Governor, Pa,) TLS June 10, 1968,

C.,,,.Volpe, John A, (Governor, Mass,) TLS May 16, 1968,

50, Sharecroppers, 1939-1941, (#1)

2 letters, 5 other items; flyers,

51, Socialist Party of Massachusetts, 1934-1940, (#2) 0

Ca, 100 items, incl, letters from Alfred Baker Lewis, Secretary,

some Minutes of Meetings,

52, Twentieth Century Association (//3)

Proposed Constitution and By-Laws, Mimeo, 5 p,

53, Union for Democratic Action, 1941-1942, (#4)

Ca, 35 items, incl, letters from Albert Sprague Coolidge

and William J, Raymond, Exec, Sec,

54, u, s, 0,, 1943-1946, (//5)

(JDS founded first inter-racial U,S,O,) .Ca, 65 items, incl,

"Final Report of the U,S,O, Newbury Club", 1946, types.cript, 3p,

55, United Community Services, 1968, 1969, (116,117)

21 minutes of meetings; 11 reports; 28 memos; correspondence

and miscellany,

56, United Transport Service Employees of America, 1939-1944,

(includes International Brotherhood of Red Caps) (#1)

Legal documents, press releases, Minutes of Sponsoring Committee,

material from National Mediation Board, ca, 100 items, incl: (cont,)


Box 24

Box 25

56, United Transport Service Employees of America, cont,

"A Brief Outline of the Red Cap Movement", carbon typescript, 19 p,

0 Lewis, Alfred Baker TLS June 20, 1939,

()Randolph, A, Philip TLS Oct, 17, 1939,

Q,Townsend, Willard S, (labor lea~er) 24 TLS, 1 postcard, 1 telegram, May 31 1 1939....0ct, 23 1 1944,

57, Urban League of Greater Boston, 1933-1961,

(JDS President, 1958) Correspondence, Summary of Activities

of the National Urban League, .1941; Officers and Members

of Board of Directors, 1958-1959; Program Prospectus,

1960-1961; Constitution and By-Laws; clippings, memos,

ca, 250 items, (#2, #3, #4)

58, West Newbury, Town of,

a) Election as Moderator, 1952, (#5)

Correspondence, ca, 15 pieces, ca, 40 newsclips, notes, etc,

b) Correspondence, mainly re Forum speakers, 1947-1966, (#6)


C Allport~ Gordon TLS Feb, 16, 1948,

C Chakravarty, Amiya TLS Nov, 8, 1954,

C--ciardi, John ALS March 17, 1953,

VFinley, John ALS postmarked Nov, 19, 1952,

C Flanders, ~:~ E, ~0WaJf.e TLS May 6( 1954, c Howe, vfark A be Volfe. 0-McKay, Donald Cope 2 TLS April 3 1 April 8, 1947,

CNearing, Scott ALS April 3, 1952,

/1 L--Thomas, Norman 2 TLS Aug, 25, 1947; Oct, 2, 1947,

~right, John Nov, 23, 1948,

c) Clippings, programs, press releases, By-Laws, 1946-1960, Ca, 50 items, (Ill)


Box 25 59, Willkie Volunteer Committee, 1940, (#2)

Correspondence, news releases, lists, notes, ca, 75 items:

Statement by JDS "Why I'll Vote for Willkie", Oct, 14, Carbon typescript, 1 p,

C-willkie, Wendell TLS Nov, ·22, 1940,

60, YMCA Conference on Proposed South End-Roxbury Branch, 1945 1 (#3)

Reports in Garbon typescript, 19 p,

B, Name Files

1, Bµnche, Ralph J, 1948, (#4) TL mimeo to A, M, Miller (director of the YMCA, Jerusalem) Sept, 18,

(/ 2,

14 letters and several from HBC~

C,.-3. Frazier, E, Franklin, 1939-1940, (#6)

4 letters incl, 2 from EFF,

'?4, Lewis, Alfred Baker, 1937-1952, Uf.7, #8, f/9)

Ca, 300 items including many letters from ABL,

5, Mitchell, Rev, James, 1939-1943, 14 items, (#10)

6, Mizelle, Ralph E,, 1938-1941, 20 items, (#11)

7, Moore, Richard B,, 1942, 7 items, (#12)

8, Schwartz, Dr, Samuel, 1939-1943, 15 items, (#13)

9, Ulin, Max, 1942, 8 items, (#14)

"10, Washington, Forrester B, (Atlanta School of Social Work) Ca, 30 items, (#15)

11,C-weaver, Robert C,, 1939-1948, (1116) 5 items, incl, 2 TLS from RCW,

:)


Box 25

Box 26

12, Cwillkie, Wendell L,, 1942 .... 1944, (t/17)

9 items, incl, 8 TLS from WLW: July 10, Nov, 12~ Nov, 30, 1942; Nov, 3, 1943; May l, May 18, June 1, July 19, 1944; and statement by JDS on death of WLW Oct, 13, 1944, Typescript with holo, corr,, 1 p,

13, Worthy, William, 1943-1944, (#18)

7 items, incl, TLS from WW Nov, 22, 1943 and TL Jan, 26, 1946,

14,G-wright, John Cardinal, 1947-1969, (#19)

Ca, 25 items incl, many letters from Cardinal Wright,

C, Chronological Correspondence Files,

1, 1929-1939, ca, 330 items, incl: (Ill, # 2)

-o Campbell, Hosea TLS Sept, 13, 1933; ALS May 12, 1935;

2 ALS Aug, 19, Aug, 29, 1938,

C-nana, Henry Longfellow 2 TLS June 6, June 15, 1938,

Granger, Lester B, TLS April 3, copy of TL, April 19; TLS May 9, 1939,

Jones, Eugene Kinckle TLS July 25, 1929,

0 Lewis, Alfred Baker 2 CTL Feb, 10, April 13, 1938; 5 TLS May 25 1 1935; Feb, 21, June 13, July 20, 1936,

0Lodge, Henry Cabot TLS March 29, 1937,

Lubin, Isador TLS Feb, 12, 1937,

C1/Luscomb, Florence ALS July 23, 1938,

¢ Moon, Henry Lee 5 TLS May 12, June 7, June 22, Nov, 1, Nov, 14, 1939,

0 Paine, George L, ALS "Wed"

Smith, Edwin S, (NLRB) TLS March 2, 1937,

Steele, Mary TLS March 12, 1937; and several undated,

Ulin, Max ALS June 6, 1930,

Walling, L, Metcalfe 3 TLS Oct, 8, 1937; May 14, July 25, 1938,

C...-Walsh, David I, TLS April 5, 1939,


Box 26 Box 27

2, 1940-1945, (#3, #4, #5 in Box 26; #1, #2 in Box 27)


C,_ Allport, Gordon TLS Nov, 22, 1944,

V'Bethune, Mary McLeod TLS Dec, 13, 1943,

b Davis, Ben (Daily Worker) TLS July 18, 1941,

C,Davis, Saville TLS Sept, 23, 1944,

o Fairley, Lincoln TLS Feb, 9, 1943,

t.,Friedrich, Carl J, TLS May 6, 1943,

C-coodrich, Carter TLS Jan, 22, 1943,

o Granger, Lester B, 3 TLS Dec, 12, 1941; Jan, 8, 1942; Feb, 5, 1942

C-,Hayes, Roland TLS Aug, 24, 1944,

C,Herter, Christian A, 4 TLS July 28, 1942; Sept, 14, O~t, 12, Nov, 13, 1944,

[,,Hinton, Carmelita TLS May 28, 1944,

C,,-ttoving, Walter TLS April 10, 1944,

C,Jessup, Philip C, (State Dept,) 5 TLS Feb, 11, Feb, 15, Feb, 19, May 7, Dec, 1943,

o Johnson, Charles S, (Fisk U,) 4 TLS Aug, 30, Aug, 31; Sept, 23, 1943; Aug, 1, 1944,

C.,,Jordan, Wilbur K, TLS Sept, 22, 1944,

'' Kountze, Mabray TLS

t-' Lewis, Alfred Baker June 24, 1942;

Nov, 13, 1944,

3 TLS Nov, 3, 12, 25, 1941 1 CTL TLS Sept, 21, 1942,

C.,,Liebman, Joshua Loth TLS Feb, 23, 1944,

Lothrop, Donald A, TLS June 1, 1944,

V}icCormack, John W, 2 TLS Dec, 4, 9, 1944,

C.,Miles, Sherman 3 TLS Jan, 22, 1943; Jan, 22, 1945; March 20, 1945; CTL Dec, 29, 1943,


Box 26 Box 27

Box 27

2. 1940-1945, ~ont,

O Moon, Henry Lee ALS May 1, 1943; TLS Nov, 21, 1945.

O Orizu, A, A, Nwafor (Nigerian prince) 2 TLS Aug, 9, Sept, 23 1 1944.

C.Perkins, Frances TLS Jan, 22, 1943,

C--Perkins, Palfrey TLS Oct, 6, 1944,

VSaltonstall, Leverett C, TLS March 14, 1945,

C,sayre, Francis B, TLS Oct. 28, 1943,

Wherrill, Henry Knox. 2 TLS Feb. 14 1 1944; Sept, 20 1

1944,

d Spencer, Theodore ALS Nov, 18, 1944,

o Ulin, Max 2 TLS Nov, 30, 1943; May 24, 1944,

8 Walling, L. Metcalfe 2 TLS March 24, l94i; Jan. 28 1 1943,

0 Washington, Forrester B, TLS Jan, 30, 1941,

o Wills, William H, TLS July 12 1 1944,

~Woodson, Carter G, 2 TLS April .3, 1940; Oct, 24, 1944,

3, 1946-1950. (#3, #4, #5)


C Coon, Carleton 2 TLS May 3, 5, 1949,

VDavis, Saville CTL to Ralph Bunche, July 20 1 1950; CTL to Charles Johnson,, July 20, 1950; TLS, n. d. 1

/\,,,Oe>mmclr)~h1, .), Jr-.(,Mo.._s~, Cor11i°!slol\-e,r- ()f· /:Jvc.~tiof\)?LS.+ug-~,J\\t<.i V Ferris, Theodore TLS Dec, 1, 1947, Oa.V\S > 54°t. 131 l "'14f

~ Hartman, Lewis o. (Bp.) TLS June 10, 1947.

C,Hayes, Roland 5 ALS Feb, 2 1 12, March 8, April 28, Nov, 1, 1947; TLS March 9, 1948, CA//;f\ 'l?dX;;J.'1 F Lf.)

C,-Herter, Christian ~ TLS Oct, 23 1 1946; Jan, 20 1 1950. <!Jc)!),. lCf6C

C--Hickenlooper, Bourke 2 TLS April 15 1 1946; Feb, 10, 1947,

o Johnson, Charles S, 2 TLS Sept, 7, 1946; Nov, 8, 1950; CTL Nov, 17, 1950; 2 TLS Dec, 16, Dec, 28, 1950,


Box 27

Box 28

3, 1946-1950, cont,

Jones, Cyril. ALS Oct, 28, 1948,

CLodge, Henry Cabot TLS to Augustus Means Sept, 5, 1951 with ANS by AM,

C-{uscomb, Florence TLS Dec, 5, 1949,

o Lewis, Alfred Baker 6 TLS Jan, 24, March 7, Aug, 18, Sept, 13, Dec, 29, 1949; Jan, 6, 1950,

a Moon, Henry Lee 4TLS Sept, 24, 1946; Sept, 22, 1948; April 24, Dec, 26, 1950,

Orizu, A, A, Nwafor CTLS Jan, 28, 1948; TLS April 28, 1948,

C Randolph, A, Philip TL signed by sec, June 12, 1948,

C,,wilkins, Roy TLS Jan, 21, 1946,

Winship, L, L, TLS Oct, 24, 1946,

4, 1951-1955, (//1, 1/2)


(/Benton, William (U, s, Sen,) TLS Sept, 10, 1951,

C,,Bunche, Ralph J, 3 T~S Feb, 5, June 13, July 23, 1951,

C Coe, Albert Buckner TLS May 25, 1955,

C,,-Eisenhower, Dwight David TLS Oct, 17, 1952,

C Fingold, George TLS July 12, 1954,

~erter, C~ristian TLS July 23, 1951,

0 ~o'te:~5r1·l:ltiynl?:, 1T~fh5~~e 0ta?'0 r}s;~ .TLS j M °''/ 2 l I ( '53

(}Kaplan, Kivie 3 TLS June 1, Aug, 2, r954; Feb, 26, 1955,

o Lally, Francis J, TLS June 2, 1954,

6Lewis, Alfred Baker TLS Jan, 8, 1951; ALS Sept, 15, 1951,

(:_Lodge, Henry Cabot ANS from Means;

TLS Aug, 15, 1951 ·to .. Augustus Means with TLS Oct, 21, 1953,

C...,Powell, Adam Clayton Telegram April 30, 1951, ''-We.~'.Je(" l (..,a,,le;n R. (c.ovr.c,.\\ for. So~1J A(;Ju>ri} TLS Ock {f Worthy, Wiltiam ALS M~ch 15, 952, /J ~/ l': 1.,,1

I '1~,;.,,.

Julian Denegal Steele

Box 28 5.

Page 42

1956-1960. (//3, //4)

C,colson, Charles TLS May 3, 1960.

0Glueck, Sheldon TLS £1 a R-cion J vvoi:f e,<, ti'

15.Granger, Lester B. April 28, 1960.

to Augustus Means May 22, 1959. r.:. j. , .,-~ r~"t j ,q38 c16v. V1r2fJ(l -1,:s.aA~.

CTL to Charles Colson

GKaplan, Kivie TLS Sept. 9, 1959.

0 Moon, Henry Lee TLS Sept. 23, 1959.

C-,,Morse, F. Bradford TLS Dec. 15,. 1960.

C,Nixon, Richard Copy of TLS to Prof. Sheldon Glueck, June 6, 1959.

Waltonstall, Leverett TLS James A. Johnson; TLS

March 11, 1960 to Nov. 18, 1960,

Cvolpe, John A. 2 TLS Oct, 4, Nov. 23, 1960,

C,,whittier, Sumner G. TLS Aug. 10~ 1956.

6. 1961-1965. (//5, //6, //7)

(Many letters and cards in Folder #7 received after his

heart attack in 1965)


0,,Brooke, Edward W. 3 TLS Dec. 5, 1962; July 9, 1963; April 27, 1965, Form letter. Dec, 8, 1964.

O Carr, Robert C. (Pres. Oberlin) TLS July' 13, 1961.

C,-Cass, Melnea TL signed by sec. Feb 27, 1961.

Q'Davis, Saville ALS April 21, 1965,

C-Gezork, Herbert (Andover-Newton) TLS July- 8, 1963.

0Kaplan, Kivie TLS March 13, 1961.

0 Lewis, Alfred Baker ALS Jan. 8, 1964.

Julian Denegal Steele

Box 28 6.

Box 29 7.

Page 43

1961-1965, cont. (#5, #6, #7)

GLodge, George C. (World Affairs Council) TLS June 3, 1964.

L/Peabody, Malcolm E., Jr. TLS tq Mrs. Steele April 22, 1965.

VRichardson, Elliot L. 2 TLS Dec, 16, 1963; Nov. 9, 1964.

GSaltonstall, Leverett 2 TLS Sept. 12, 1963; Aug. 19, 1964; TL not. signed July 20, 1964; TLS May 26, 1965.

Steele, Emilie Letter and cards, 1965.

Steele, Mary 2 ALS July 23, 27, 1962.

~Volpe, John 4 TLS April 4, 1963; Sept. 2, Oct. 28, Dec. 21, 1964; telegram May 6, 1965.

C,,·Wilkins, Roy TLS March 18, 1964.

(;/Wright, John telegram 1965.

1966-1969 (Ill)


C Brooke, Edward W. 4 TLS July 1, Aug. 2, Nov. 3, 1966; Jan. 17, 1967.

6,,Davis, S~iLle ALS "Wednesday" 1966.

D Fleming, Harry TLS to F. Bradford Morse Jan. 31, 1969.

VMorse, F. Bradford TLS Sept. 23, 1966; copy of TLS to Harry Fleming, Jan. 27, 1969 with ANS to JS; TLS Feb 11, 1969; TLS to John Sirois, April 30, 1969.

[/Richardson, Elliot .L •. 2 TLS June 22, 1964; Sept. 20, 1966.

C,volpe, John A. 6 TLS Dec. 5, 1966; June 6, Aug. 30, 1967; May 2, Sept. 30, Oct. 31, 1968.


Box 29

Box 30

D, Miscellaneous Files

1, Dogs, Records, · 13 items, 1941-1944, (#2)

2, Lists of Individuals and Organizations, (113)

Ca, 1930 1s - 1940's, 1960's, Typescript, carbon typescript

and holograph, ca, 300 p,

3, Travel Memorabilia

a) 1934. Ca, 15 items, (f/4)

b) 1962-1969, Memorabilia, correspondence, bills, etc,,

0 ca, 100 items, incl, program of elevation of Bishop

Wright to the Cardinalate in 1969, inscribed by the

Cardinal to JDS, (#1)

4, Wills and Trust Agreements, 1957-1966, (#2)

Several versions, typescript, carbon typescript and

photocopies, ca, 30 p,

IX, CALENDARS AND DATE BOOKS (#3)

A, Calendars (5) with halo, entries for 1958, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969,

B, Date Books (15) with holo, entries for 1931, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1961,

1962, 1963 (2), 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970,

X, SPEECHES AND MANUSCRIPT NOTES

A, Radio Speeches, (#4)

1, "It is very timely,.," WBZ, Feb, 13 1 1940, Typescript with halo,

corr,, 4 p,

2, "Tonight, I wish to appeal,,," In support of Wendell Willkie

for President, Nov, 1, 1940, Typescript with halo, corr,,

7 p,; typescript, 6 p,; carbon typescript, 6 p,


Box 30 B, Speeches, (#4)

1, "The problems of an adolescent child in an underprivileged

neighborhood,,," Ca, 1938 (?) Typescript with halo,

additions, 4, p,

2, "The steadily increasing, , , '.' Symposium on Minari ties, June 28,

1940, Typescript, 1 p,

3, "These ideals of the essential,,," Ca, World War II, Typescript,

1 p.

4, ",,,planning, Where there is,,, 11 March 1969, Typescript,

pp, 4-9, on folder "Topical Outline for Concord Meeting",

5, "Our task therefore,,," Holograph, 1 p, no date,

6, "President Manley, Members of the II , .. Carbon typescript with

holo, corr;, 15 p,, no date, Speech at Spelman College,

Atlanta,

7, "Capital Punishment: Murder for Murder.II JDS Discussion. leader,

Carbon typescript, 3 p,, no date,

8, "For the first time in our experience as a nation,,," Holograph,

in pencil on pink paper, 14 p,, no date,

9, "Mr, Chairman and friends ,,," Holograph on 12 p, on 511 x 811

cards• n, d,

C, Notes,

Holograph notes, incl, 3 small notebooks, ca, 75 p, (#5)

Box 31 · XI. FINANCIAL RECORDS

A. t °t 11·1

Bank Boo~s, 1:-9-34-1967,

Cancelled Savings Account Books (37) (Franklin Savings, Home Savings,

Institution for Savings in Roxbury, Ipswich Cooperative Bank,

Massachusetts Savings Bank, Roxbury Highland Cooperative Bank) (#1)


Box 31 B. Bank Transactions, 1940-1969.

Includes mortgage and loan agreements with various banks,

statements, some cancelled checks, correspondence.

(Brookline Trust, Charlestown Savings, Ipswich Coop

erative, Rockland Atlas, State Street, Warren and Wood

stock). Ca. 750 items. (Folders Ill, 112,113,114, #5,

116, 117, 118, 119, 1110, 1/11)

c. Insurance Records, 1932-1969.

Policies, correspondence, bills. Includes automobile, life,

medical, real estate, fire, theft; much correspondence

k with DewicJ;(and Flanders, Ca. 1500 items in 12 folders:

Box 32 (Ill, 112, 113, #4, 115)

Box 33 (Ill, 112, 113, #4, #5, #6, #7)

Box 33

Box 34

Box 34

Box 35

D, Stock Transactions, 1949.-1969

Background information, records of transactions, and

correspondence, mainly with First Boston Corporation,

Kidder Peabody, Smith Barney & Co •. Ca, 500 items in

5 folders:

(f/8)

(#1, #2, #3, #4)

E. Taxes. 1939-1968,

State:and Federal Income Tax returns with relevant justifying

data (dividend and interest records, correspondence, etc,)

including Fiduciary returns for Walnut Real Estate Trust,

Employer's Reports, etc, Ca, 1000 items in 7 folders:

(115 & #6)

(#1, #2, #3, #4, #5)


Box 35 XII, REAL ESTATE

A, Personal

1, Bridgewater,.Vermont, Farm, 1937-1967,

Business and personal correspondence with Vermont neigh

bors and businessmen including letters from Harold Perkins

(1938-1948, Insurance and Farm Products), applications from

farm workers, some bills, Ca, 750 items in 7 folders:

Box 35 (#6)

Box 36 . (111, #2, 113, #4, #5, #6)

Box 37

2. West Newbury, Mass,, Farm, 1946-1950,

Plan for alterations, bills, printed brochures about

farming. Ca, 250.items in 4 folders:

(#7, #8, #9, #10)

B, Business (Includes records of Walnut Park Real Estate Trust,

1950-1969). 1936-1969,

1, Adams Insulation Co,, 1946-1947, ca, 35 items,. (//11)

2, Adjustments, 1952, ca, 15 items. (#12)

3. Alterations, 1936-1940, ca, 50 items,

Including plans for renovation (#12)

of 4 7 Rutland Sq,, Boston and 30 Parker Street, Call,lbridge, (1/1)

4. Apartment Applications, 1941~1959, Ca, 75 items, (#2)

5, Boston ·Apartment House Owners Association, 1948, ca, 30 items, (#2)

6, Broker's License,. 1960-1962, 4 items, (112)

7,. Contracts for work done, 1957~1960, ca, 10 items, (113)

8, Correspondence, 1937-1964, Ca, 600 items,

Includes correspondence with Coit and Elder, ·(lawyers),

Charles V, Henderson (accountant), George Barner (lawyer),

Boston Redevelopment Authority, Alfred Baker Lewis (cont,)


Box 37

Box 38

8, Correspondence, 1937-1964, cont,

(co-owner of 30 Parker Street, Cambridge), (#4, #5, #6,

#7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12),

9. Employer's Tax Forms, 1943-1949, Ca. 125 items, (#13)

10, Farm Property Search (New Hampshire)

1937-1940, ca, 50 items, mainly correspondence with

real tors, (Ill)

11, Fuel Bills, 1953-1965, ca, 150 items, (#2)

12, Income and Expense Statements on rental properties, includes

Cash Account Book for 1936-1938, OPA forms (1942-1947),

some correspondence (1936-1969), ca, 450 items, in 9 folders:

Box 38 (113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119)

Box 39 (Ill, 1/2)

Box 40

Box 40

Box 41

Box 42

Box 43

Box 44

Box 45

Box 46

Box 47

13. Listings of Properties for-Sale, 1940-1948, 1963-1964,

ca, 140 items, (#3)

14, Mortgages, Deeds and Leases, 1936-1968, ca, ·100 items, (#4)

15, Rent Increases, 1950-1957, ca, 150 items, (1/5)

16, Taxes and Water Bills, 1941-1966, ca, 100 items, (Ill)·

17, Miscellaneous Bills and Records, 1944-1968, ca, 5000 items:

(112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117)

(Ill, 112, #3' 1/4, 115)

(Ill, 112, #3, //4)

Ull, 112, 113, 114, 115, #6, 117)

(Ill, 112, 113, #4, If 5)

Ull, 112, If 3, #4, If 5)

(111,112, #3, 114, If 5, 116)

(111, 112)


Box 47

Box 48 ·

Box 49

·Box 50

18. Miscellaneous Bills and Records and Correspondence with

Tenants of Specific Buildings, 1940-1969,

a. 606 Columbus Ave~, ca, 300 items, (#3)

b. 610 Columbus Ave., ca,• 100 items. (//1)

c. 18-20 Elbert Street, ca, 50 items, (//2)

d. 85 Harri~if Street, ca, 15 items, (//3)

e, 30 Howland Street, ca, 100 items, (//4)

f, 30 Parker Street, Cambridge, ca. 250 items,. (115, #6)

g. 9-9A Ruthven Street, ca, 80 items, (117)

h, 43 Rutland Sq'' ca, 40 items, (//8)

i. 47 Rutland Sq,, ca, 125 items, (//9)

j. 49 Rutland Sq,, ca, 50 items, (Ill)

k, 31-33 Waban St,, ca. 15 items. (//2)

1, 164 Walnut Ave,, 'ca, 100 items, (113)

m, 274-275A Walnut Ave,, ca. 75 items. (//4)

XIII, Photographs

Autographed photos: 811 x 10''. v (Y. John Volpe, 10 photos; Francis A.

Sargent, 6 photos. (#1)

.B, Robert Gould Shaw House, ca, 1930 1s, 12 photos, (#2)

C, Friends and Houses, ca, 1930, 20 photos, (1/2)

D, Armstrong-Hemenway Foundation, ca, 1939, 2 photos. (#3)

E, Banquets,. Meetings, Public Ceremonies, ca, 1940 's·•-1960' s,

ca, 130 photos, (1/4)

F, ~'wtfe and daughter, ca, 194021:'%-Q.,}photos, (115) ,RO

G, Portraits of JDS, J5 photos, 9 proofs, (//6)

H, Harvard University, Class of 1929, 10th and 25th Reunions;

Boston Latin School Banquet, 1960; Wentworth By The Sea,

ca, 1960, All are rolled up,


· Box 50

Box 51

Box 52

I, 10" x 20" photos, (117)

a, NAACP, 5th Annual Awards Banquet, 1964,

b, Banquets to honor:

i, Rev, Richard M, Owens, 1966,

ii, Dr, William A, Hinton, 1954,

iii, Assoc, Justice Edward 0, Gourdin, 1959,

XIV, PRINTED MATERIAL

A, Scrapbooks

1, Green Scrapbook, Black History, Includes photographs of:

Phyllis Wheatley letter, May 6, 1774 and title page of her

POEMS; Frederick Douglass letter, Jan, 13, 1856; Robert

Gould Shaw monument; Crispus Attucks Monument; Charles Srn,tt\

Street meeting house; Setrth School on Beacon Hill,

2~ Brown Scrapbook, Armstrong-Hemenway Foundation, Appointment &

Activities; Speaking Engagements; Wendell Willkie

Presidential Campaign, 1939-1941, Clippings, programs,

incl:

~arley, J, W, Telegram, Oct, 10, 1940, (Invitation to be ·present at Willkie speech),

3, White Scrapbook, Armstrong-Hemenway Foundation, Civil Rights,

NAACP activities, 1939-1943, Clippings, programs,

4, Red Scrapbook with Tulips, Civil Rights, Race Relations,

Birth of Daughter, 1944-1947, _Clippings,

5, Brown Scrapbook, Civil Rights, Race Relations., Black Activities

and History, 1945-1948, Clippings incl, program for

Roland Hayes Concert, 1945-1946 Season, laid in,

6, White Scrapbook, Federal and Home Finance Agency, West

Newbury Town activities, 1960-1962, Clippings,


Box 52

Box 53

B. Other Printed Material and Loose Newsclippings

1, Robert Gould Shaw House, and Father's Club Anniversary

Celebration, 1953, and Outer South End Joint Planning

Committee, 1934-1938, ca, 10 items, (Ill)

2. Marriage to Mary Bradley Dawes, May, 1938, ca, 50 items,

Birth of daughter, 1944, 1 clip, Death of brother, 1964, {#2) !<-u<'.,J11,,::, !) Steele- 't3rnve.sTof\e.-

3. Armstrong-Hemenway Foundation, 1946, Ca, 10 items, (#3)

4. Massachusetts Congregational Christian Conference, Election

as Moderator, 1954 and other items re Congregational

Church, ca, 50 items, (#4)

5, Massachusetts Parole Board, 1954-1958, ca, 50 items. (#5)

6. Housing and Home Finance Agency, .1960-1962, ca., 20 items, (116)

7, Mass, Dept, of Commerce, Dept. Commissioner for Urban Renewal,.

1962-1965, clippings, magazines, ca, 100 pieces incl.

several about his heart attack in 19~ (#7)

8,· .Mass, Dept .• of Community Affairs, 1965-1970, ca. 50 items,

incl. "The New Department of Community Affairs" by JDS

in The Lens, August, 1969, (Ill)

9. West Newbury, 1946-1970. Ca, 50 items, incl, article on JDS

in Ebony, Oct. 1953, (112) ) 0

10, Programs and Leaflets mentioning JDS, 1925-1964, ca, ~items

including material re Boston Latin School,· church programs

at which JDS spoke, (113)

11, News stories mentioning JDS, 1938-1968, ca, 50 items, (1/4) \. bvS1/\lfi•;, orcl ir. ('/f;:1C, .· J/r u.)Vtds cc... /o,, :and,. (CA.,l S /;[J (1r',.Jn r: 12, Programs of events attended by JDS, 1939-1950.ts, ca, 10 items, (1/4)

/~, • ,J. -r. ,:;, A u._ ,ri{L. t1.1 .. vu


13. General leaflets, pamphlets, clippings, Most about civil

rights, race prejudice, housing and other urban problems.

1933-1963, ca. 100 items.

Box 53 (#5, #6)

Box 54 (#1, #2)

14. National and world affairs, incl,

"Recent Social Trends", New York Times, Section 2, Jan. 2,

1933.

Death of President Coolidge, Boston Evening Transcri£!_,

Jan, 5, 1933,

2 French newspapers: Ce Soir, Oct. 30, 1937; Le Figaro,

Nov. 8, 1937, (//3)

15. Articles by William Worthy~ 1941, .1953, 6 items, several in

foreign publications. (#4)

16. Obituaries of JDS. January, 1970, Newspaper clippings, ca, 40

items with a copy of West Newbury's "Resolutions on the

death of Town Moderator,,, 11 , carbon typescript, 1 p, (1/5)

Steele, Julian (7/1/09)

Steele, Julian

#727

7/1/09

Preliminary Listing

I. Correspondence.

A. Files; includes ALS, TLS, ANS, greeting cards, and telegrams; printed

materials; financial and legal materials.

Box 55 1. ALombards,@ ca. 1940s. [F. 1]

2. AGertrude Lombard,@ 1938-1953. [F. 2]

3. AAlexander M. Steele,@ ca. 1930s-1950s. [F. 3]

4. AMinnie Ellis Steele,@ 1891-1944. [F. 4]

5. AEmilie Dawes Steele,@ 1944. [F. 5]

6. ARonald Spencer Steele,@ 1942. [F. 6]

7. AHelen and Alice Ellis,@ ca. 1870s-1961. [F. 7-8]

a. Will of Helen Morris Ellis, 8/3/45.

b. Will of Alice Margaret Ellis, 2/14/47.

8. Untitled, re: Vermont property owned by JS, 1960s. [F. 9]

9. AAda (Taylor) Dawes,@ ca. 1940s-1950s; includes: [F. 10]

a. TL to Ada (Taylor) Dawes from JS, 8/5/32.

10. AFred Dawes,@ 1918-1919. [F. 11]

11. APolly (Dawes) Steele,@ subfiles include:

a. Trip to Europe, June-July 1932. [F. 12]

b. 1932-1962, n.d. [F. 13-25]

c. Bridget (Davison) Palmer, 1930s-1980s, n.d. [F. 26-34]

B. Brooke, Edward W. (Sen.-MA), TLS to JS, 1 p., 6/21/66. [F. 35]

C. Teacher=s Information Form of Alice M. Ellis, ca. 1932. [F. 36]

Box 56 D. Various correspondents, 1930s-1960s, n.d. [F. 1-5]

II. Manuscripts

A. By JS.

1. AStatement of Mr. Julian D. Steele to the Councillors of the Robert

Gould Shaw House,@ TS with holograph corrections, 3 p., 4/12/38.

[F. 6]

2. AWould You Want Your Daughter to Marry a Black Man?@

holograph with corrections, 10 p. n.d. [F. 7]

III. Printed Materials.

A. Files.

1. A1938 Newsclips-Negro Press.@ [F. 8]

2. Untitled, re: homemaking, ca. 1920s-1930s. [F. 9]

3. ACongressional Record, 5/24/38.@ [F. 10]

B. Loose newspaper clippings, re: JS, ca. 1930s. [F. 11]


IV. Financial and Legal Materials.

A. Legal materials, includes land deeds, mortgage documents, and insurance

documents, ca. 1920s-1930s, includes: [F. 12]

1. (Copy of) birth certificate of Mary Bradley Dawes, 5/6/32. [F. 13]

2. (Copy of) marriage certificate of Julian D. Steele and Mary Bradley

Dawes, 8/17/71.

B. Financial materials; includes bills and savings bonds, ca. 1920s-1940s.

[F. 14]

V. Personal Memorabilia.

A. Certificate of Church Membership of Mary Dawes Steele, 2nd

Congregational Church of West Newbury, Massachusetts, 4/6/47. [F. 15]

B. Simmons College graduation commencement program, graduating Etta

Mildred Steele, 6/13/32.

C. Invitation to Testimonial Dinner for JS, Director of the Robert Gould

Shaw House, 5/17/36.

D. Certificate of completion of AFundamental Economics and Social

Philosophy,@ by Minnie E. Steele, 6/16/41.

E. Business card for Joseph A. E. Steele, Pianist and Teacher.

F. Resolution upon death of JS, n.d.

G. Certificate of appreciation presented to JS from the city of Malden. 9/4/69.

H. Certificate of life membership in NAACP plaque presented to JS, Mar.

1964. [Loose]

I. Distinguished Service Award to JS, from the Boston Latin School

Association, 11/24/65.

Additional personal memorabilia are located in the Large Size Material section of

this preliminary listing.

VI. Photographs.

A. Files, may include negatives; contact sheets; and correspondence.

1. A1930s and 1940s, Shaw House, Breezy Meadows, VT, England

Trip,@ 148 black and white prints; includes 2 postcards to JS.

[Env. 1]

2. A1954-1957 West Newbury (MA) and Aunt Helen=s (Ellis),@ 9

black and white prints. [Env. 2]

3. AArmstrong-Hemenway,@ 1 black and white print. [Env. 3]

4. AEarly Images, >30s and >40s,@ 10 black and white prints. [Env. 4]

5. ACommissioner Steele,@ 12 black and white prints, 1 negative.

[Env. 5]

6. AJ.D.=s Pictures,@ re: headshots of JS, 13 black and white prints.

[Env. 6]

7. AMay 6, 1939- Armstrong-Hemenway Foundation Boston,@ 3 black

and white prints. [Env. 7]


8. APhotos-Steele,@ 1 black and white print, includes biographical

sketch of JS, 2 p.; 1 ALS to JS, 1 p., n.d. [F. 16]

9. APhotos Taken in 1954-Harvard Class of >29, 25th Reunion,@ 11

black and white prints. [Env. 8]

10. APhotos Taken at Town Hall meeting and Crane Neck St.,@ 13

black and white prints, 2 proofs, includes biographical sketch of

JS, 2 p. [Env. 9]

11. ASteele,@ re: headshots of JS, 3 black and white prints. [Env. 10]

12. ASwearing-in-State House as Commissioner of Community Affairs,

Nov. 1968,@ 15 black and white prints, 3 contact sheets. [Env. 11]

13. AVermont- August 1951, Taylors etc., H. Moon,@ 5 black and white

prints; includes:

a. 4 black and white prints of Henry Moon (close friend of JS

and member of NY NAACP). [Env. 12]

14. AVT. Pictures,@ 3 black and white prints. [Env. 13]

15. JS and Polly (Dawes) Steele in VT, 13 black and white prints.

[Env. 14]

16. Headshots of JS, 5 proofs, black and white. [Env. 15]

17. Headshots of JS, 27 black and white prints, 1968. [F. 17]

18. JS and group, 2 black and white prints, 3 postcards. [Env. 16]

19. Snow drifts, 4 black and white prints. [Env. 17]

20. Emilie Steele, 9 black and white prints, ca. 1950s. [Env. 18]

21. JS and Polly (Dawes) Steele, 6 black and white prints. [Env. 19]

22. Honeymoon of JS and Polly (Dawes) Steele, 15 black and white

prints, 15 negatives. [Env. 20]

23. JS and Polly (Dawes) Steele on VT farm, ca. 1930s, 34 negatives.

[Env. 21]

B. Professional.

1. JS with John F. Collins (Mayor-Boston, MA), 3 black and white

prints ca. 1960s. [F. 18]

2. JS with Frank Sargent (Gov.-MA), 4 signed black and white prints,

1 additional black and white print, 1969.

3. JS with Department of Community Affairs summer interns, black

and white print, 1969.

4. JS with John A. Volpe (Gov.-MA) and group at swearing-in

ceremony and the State House, 11 black and white prints, (8

signed), 1968.

5. JS with group and Irving E. Kane (Mayor- Lynn, MA), 1 signed

black and white print, ca. 1960s.

6. JS with group at function for the Armstrong-Hemenway

Foundation, black and white print, ca. 1960s.

7. JS with group at Barbados Independence Celebration, Office of


Prime Minister Barrows, 1 black and white prints, December 1966.

8. Hearing on Republican platform at Fanueil Hall, Sen. Edward J.

Brooke testifying before committee of St, signed black and white

print to JS, ca. 1968.

9. JS with group at signing of the Cambridge and Somerville Projects

for Low-and-Middle-Income Housing, black and white print, ca.

1960s.

10. JS with group includes Lew Weinstein at Governor=s Conference at

Somerset Hotel, black and white print, 3/20/68.

11. JS with group at swearing-in as Deputy Administrator of Housing

and Home Finance, Washington DC in the office of Leverett

Saltonstall (Sen.-MA), 5 black and white prints, 1960. [F. 19]

12. JS with Anthony Kriskobaskas, Chas McKean, Cyrille Landry

(Mayor- Gardner, MA), and Charles E. Asher, black and white

print, ca. 1960s.

13. JS with Polly (Dawes) Steele, Florence Lewis, Sprague Coolidge,

Mildred Davenport, and Walter White at N.A.A.C.P. Banquet,

black and white print.

14. USS Mason Commissioning, black and white print, 3/22/44.

15. JS with group at Housing Finance Agency (Mass.), 3 mounted

black and white prints, 1969.

16. JS with Robert Wood, black and white print, ca. 1960s.

17. JS with staff of Department of Community Affairs, ca. 1960s.

18. JS with Julian Ray Wilkins at Brandeis University, black and white

print, 1969.

19. JS with Mr. and Mrs. Parker Mason (town clerk) at Town Meeting

of West Newbury, 3 black and white prints, ca. 1960s.

20. JS with Christian Herter (Secretary of State, MA) and group, 11

signed black and white prints, ca. 1950s-1960s.

21. JS with group and Bill Batis, signed black and white print, ca.

1960s.

22. JS with Ed Lagne, Monsignor Lolly, and Gov. Volpe at meeting for

Boston Redevelopment Authority, 1 black and white print, ca.

1960s.

23. JS while working at the Department of Community of Affairs,

black and white print, ca. 1968-1969.

24. JS with Robert Wood, signed black and white print, ca. 1960s.

25. JS with Elliott Richardson, signed black and white print, ca. 1960s.

26. 8 black and white prints, 1 negative of JS and various colleagues,

ca. 1950-1960s. [F. 20]

C. Personal.

1. Ca. 1890s-1900s, re: [F. 21]

a. Alexander M. Steele and Minnie Ellis Steele, black and


white cabinet card.

b. Alexander M. Steele, 2 black and white cabinet cards.

c. Etta Thomas Cottin, inscribed ATo Mrs. Steele,@ black and

white print.

2. Alice Margaret Ellis and Helen Morris Ellis, 3 black and white

prints, 1 negative. [F. 22]

3. Polly (Dawes) Steele, 5 black and white prints; includes: [F. 23]

a. Whitfield Robinson, Jane Hinton, Polly Steele, and Cyril

Jones, black and white print, ca. 1940s.

4. Julian Steele, 8 black and white prints. [F. 24]

5. Steele farm in Vermont, re: JS and Polly Steele, 5 black and white

prints, ca. 1940s. [F. 25]

6. Re: family, Emilie Dawes Steele, 8 black and white prints, ca.

1940-1950s. [F. 26]

7. Re: JS and Polly (Dawes) Steele, 2 color prints, ca. 1960s. [F. 27]

VII. Large Size Material.

Package 2 A. Boston Latin School diploma awarded to JS, 1925.

B. Department of Education, State of Georgia license and diploma awarded

to Alice Margaret Ellis, 1924.

C. Certificate of Completion of ABoston Rapid Legible Business Writing,@ awarded to Gertrude Steele, 1916.

D. Certificate of Completion of AInstruction in the Everett Grammar School,

City of Boston@ awarded to Alice Margaret Ellis, 1885.

E. Department of Education, State of Georgia, AProfessional General

Elementary Teacher=s Certificate awarded to Alice Margaret Ellis, 9/01/24.

Steele, Julian #727

10/26/09 Preliminary Listing

Added to Box 56 I. Correspondence. A. File, “Q-Miscellaneous,” 1945. [F. 28] B. Personal and professional letters. 1. Drafts of letters from JS. a. TL to Samuel J. Elder, 1 p., 9/21/31 (2 drafts). b. TLS to Alfred J. Baker Lewis, 1 p., 12/22/40 (2 drafts). 2. Unknown. TL to JS, 2 p., 6/17/32 (mimeograph copy). 3. Herter, Christian A. TLS to Wesley C. Webster re: JS’ appointment to the State Parole Board, 1 p., 5/28/54. 4. Harris, Maceo A. ALS to JS and Polly (Dawes) Steele, 4 p., ca. 1943, includes black and white print of Lt. Maceo A. Harris. 5. Saltonstall, William. TLS to Polly (Dawes) Steele, 1 p., 1/19/82. II. Manuscripts. A. File, “Speech Materials,” re: urban development and housing. [F. 29] B. Untitled speech delivered by JS, 3 p.,7/30/37, re: governmental support of public recreation programs. [F. 30] C. “An Oral History: Julian D. Steele, 1906-1970,” by Martha Burrill, 29 p., 1/6/72. [F. 31] D. “Report of Fieldwork at Armstrong-Hemenway Foundation,” by Edwina Magee, 2 p., n.d. [F. 32] III. Professional Materials. A. Subject files; includes photographs, printed materials, and correspondence. 1. “Presentation of Julian Steele Papers - April 1980,” includes: [F. 33] a. Saltonstall, William L. TLS to Polly (Dawes) Steele, 1 p., 4/3/80. b. Cromwell, Adelaide. TLS (photocopy) to Henry Lee Moon, 1 p., 5/6/80. c. Black and white print of Polly (Dawes) Steele and Emilie Steele at the “Presentation of Julian Steele Papers,” reception, 4/11/80. 2. Untitled file re: Boston community and urban development, includes: a. Statement of protest of discrimination within the Federal Theatre Group, TS, 3 p., ca. 1937. [F. 34] Steele, Julian (10/26/09) Page 1 of 7

b. Allen, Samuel. TL to Charles S. Johnson re: the social conditions in Boston, 2 p., 1/21/25. c. Essay on history of Robert Gould Shaw House, with plea for expansion and fundraising, by unidentified author, TS, 2 p., n.d. d. “Report of the Headworker for the Months of June, July, August, and September of 1932,” by unidentified author, TS, 4 p., ca. 1932. B. Resumes for JS, 2 drafts, ca. 1961-1962, 1969. [F. 35] C. JS’s holograph notes re: recreation and community development in Boston, 3 p., n.d. IV. Legal Materials. A. Land Indenture between P. Alston Waring and Alexander M. Steele, Mar. 30, 1906. [F. 36] B. Registry of Probate of Alice M. Ellis to her sister Helen M. Ellis, 1/29/52. V. Financial Materials. A. Receipts and expenditures for “Camp and # 10 Hammond Street,” 1936. B. “Robert Gould Shaw House, Inc-Budget For 1936.” VI. Printed Materials. A. “The Commonwealth and Urban Renewal,” pamphlet produced by the Department of Commerce and Development, 1969; includes TLS from JS to Edward W. Brooke, 1 p., 5/29/69. [F. 37] B. “Journal of Housing,” no. 8, Aug.-Sep. 1969; includes “The State and Urban Renewal,” article written by JS, 4 p. (3 copies). [F. 38] C. Newsletters. [F. 39] 1. “Boston City Reporter,” Sep. 1947. 2. “The Lens,” Aug. 1969. D. Programs. 1. Ward-Belmont Conservatory, Annual Orchestra Concert, featuring Polly (Dawes) Steele, 5/10/28. 2. Robert Gould Shaw Thirty Years Celebration, 1938. 3. Housing for the Elderly, City of Haverhill, building dedication in memory of JS, 6/6/71. 4. Presentation of the Julian Steele papers at Mugar Memorial Library, Department of Special Collections, 4/11/80. Box 57 E. Files; may include correspondence, photographs, and professional materials. 1. “Clippings from W. Newbury,” ca. 1950s-1960s. [F. 1] 2. Untitled, re: JS, ca. 1970s, includes: [F. 2] a. Photographs. Steele, Julian (10/26/09) Page 2 of 7

(i) Black and white print of JS at work, ca. 1930s- 1940s. (ii) Black and white print of family on porch of house, ca. 1910s. (iii) 2 black and white prints of unidentified woman. b. Correspondence. (i) ALS from JS to Minnie Steele (JS’ mother), 2 p., 2/9/33. (ii) ALS from “Laura” to Minnie Steele, 3 p., Feb. 21, 1895. c. Program for the dedication of the “First Elderly Project of Melrose,” 9/26/71. 3. Untitled, re: JS and family, ca. 1950s-1970s. [F. 3] F. Magazines, may include articles re: JS, 1923-1968. [F. 4] Additional printed material is located in the Large Size Material section of this preliminary listing. VII. Personal Memorabilia. A. Transcripts of courses Alice M. Ellis enrolled in at Columbia University, 1920-1935. [F. 5] B. Transcripts of courses Helen M. Ellis enrolled in at Columbia University, 1924-1935. C. Certificate of completion of “Special Subject Certificate in Music,” by Alice M. Ellis, 9/1/24. D. Certification card of Alice M. Ellis for completion of “Education C-103, School and Social Order,” from Georgia State College, 2/20/39. E. JS’ diploma from Harvard University, 1929. F. Invitation to swearing-in ceremony of JS as Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, 11/7/68. G. Gift tag from Emilie Steele to “Granny” and “Grandpa,” Christmas 1947. H. Business card for Joseph A. E. Steele (JS’ brother), “Teacher of Pianoforte and Accompanist,” n.d. I. Valentine’s Day card from JS to Polly (Dawes) Steele, n.d. J. Crayon drawing by Alexander Lombard (JS’ nephew), n.d. Additional personal memorabilia are located in the Large Size Material section of this preliminary listing. VIII. Scrapbooks. A. JS’ wake service guestbook, 1970. [F. 6] IX. Photographs. A. Photo albums. 1. Album of JS’ relatives and their friends, ca. 1890s-1900s (disassembled for preservation purposes). [Env. 1-7] Steele, Julian (10/26/09) Page 3 of 7

2. Photocopies of photo album pages. [F. 7] B. Files; may include negatives strips. 1. “1/1/60 W. Newbury,” 11 color prints, 5 negatives. [Env. 8] 2. “1956 Quebec Fish trip W.N. snaps,” 10 color prints. [Env. 9] 3. “(About) 1953-1954, Emilie and Polly - VT also Phoebe Simms in Nott. - also J.D.S. - M.D.S., Em. In WN,” 6 black and white prints, 5 negatives. 4. “April 1955, West Newbury,” 7 color prints. [Env. 10] 5. “Haiti 1968, Velma Cox’s Snaps,” 9 color prints. [Env. 11] 6. “Emilie’s Proofs,” 10 photographic proofs, 1 black and white print, ca. 1950s, includes ALS from Polly (Dawes) Steele to Carl Fundukian, n.d. [Env. 12] 7. “Emilie’s Wedding Pictures,” 14 color prints, 4/2/67. [Env. 13] 8. “Julian’s Trip,” 3 black and white prints, 1957. [Env. 14] 9. “Maine, 1958,” 6 negatives, 7 color prints, 1 black and white print. [Env. 15] 10. “Maine, W. Newbury, Westtown,” 7 negatives, 3 color prints, 1958. [Env. 16] 11. “Negative Taken of Snap by Velma Cox,” 1 negative, 1968. [Env. 17] 12. “NY-Beth and Her Play School,” 1 negative, 21 color prints, n.d. [Env. 18] 13. “Plum Island with Bert and Merian Noyes-about 1950-1952,” 8 black and white prints. [Env. 19] 14. “Polly Steele, Jane Hinton, ‘Augusta,’ Dedham - in the 1940s,” 3 black and white prints. [Env. 20] 15. “Snaps of ‘Auguste,’ Julian’s Dog in the ‘1930s’,” 7 black and white prints. [Env. 21] 16. “Star Island and Horses,” 1953-1954, 5 negatives. [Env. 22] 17. “Vermont 1946-’47, Molly Lee and Henry,” 13 black and white prints. [Env. 23] 18. “Vermont, 1950,” 6 color prints. [Env. 24] 19. “Vermont, 1958 and at Pat Stewart’s Stephentown, NY,” 12 color prints. [Env. 25] 20. “Vermont with Hopes,” 15 black and white prints, n.d. [Env. 26] 21. “Versailles and on board Queen Mary, June, 1962,” 28 black and white prints. [Env. 27] 22. “VT Trip with Stokeses-September 1951,” 16 black and white prints, 15 negatives. [Env. 28] 23. “VT ‘30s,” 27 black and white prints, 8 negatives, 1930s. [Env. 29] 24. “West Newbury, 1950s,” 8 black and white prints. [Env. 30] Steele, Julian (10/26/09) Page 4 of 7

25. “West Newbury with the Davises,” 8 black and white prints, n.d. [Env. 31] 26. “West Newbury and Star Island, 1958,” 9 color prints. [Env. 32] 27. Untitled, re: farm life, family, and friends in Vermont, 126 black and white prints, ca. 1930s-1940s. [Env. 33] 28. Untitled, re: various black and white prints, includes: Polly (Dawes) Steele; JS in Cannes, France, 1963; Veteran’s Day Hudson, MA,1961; 2 color prints of JS, ca. 1960s-1970s; 1 black and white print of Polly (Dawes) Steele and JS in Zehrmatt, Switzerland, 1962. [Env. 34] 29. Untitled, re: Christmas celebration, 17 color prints, ca. 1970s- 1980s [Env. 35] 30. Untitled, re: Emilie Steele and Polly (Dawes) Steele at home, 6 black and white prints, ca. 1940s-1950s. [Env. 36] 31. Untitled, re: Emilie Steele in Malden, MA and various, 11 color prints, 2 negatives, ca.1960s-1970s. [Env. 37] 32. Untitled, re: scenery, 2 negatives, n.d. [Env. 38] 33. Untitled, re: Polly (Dawes) Steele and friend, 1 black and white print, 1 negative, n.d. [Env. 39] 34. Untitled, re: building dedication to JS, 2 black and white prints, 1 negative, 1971. [Env. 40] C. Professional, black and white print unless noted. Box 58 1. JS with Gobind Dey, Mayor of Calcutta, India at the Department of Community Affairs, 1968. [F. 1] 2. JS at the Office of Prime Minister of Barbados, with Prime Minister Errol Barrow and Victor Bynoe, Dec. 1966. 3. JS at the Business and Professional Men’s Club in Boston, ca. 1960s. 4. JS with Mass. Gov. John Volpe at swearing-in ceremony at the State House, 2 black and white prints (1 signed by Volpe), 1968. 5. JS with Mass. Gov. Frank Sargent and Sen. from Mass. Barbara Jordan, ca. 1968-1969. 6. JS with Mass. Gov. Christian Herter at swearing-in at the State House, Mr. Thomson of Governor’s Council from Andover, and Emilie Steele, signed print, 1954. 7. JS with Gov. Christian Herter, Herb Jackson, Wesley Crawford, Gus Means, and “Dr. Washington,” signed print, ca. 1954. 8. JS with Gov. Christian Herter and group at the swearing-in ceremony as a member of the Massachusetts Parole Board at the State House of Boston, 1954. Steele, Julian (10/26/09) Page 5 of 7

9. JS being sworn in at State House with Gov. John Volpe and Mass. Attorney General Elliott Richardson, black and white print, 1968. 10. JS at the swearing-in ceremony in Washington D.C. to Housing and Home Finance Agency Deputy Administration, Region I, with Sen. from Mass. Leverett Saltonstall, July 1960. 11. JS with Sen. from Mass. Edward W. Brooke, inscribed to JS, “To Julian with esteem, respect, and appreciation. Fondly, Ed,” ca. 1968. 12. JS at the Robert Gould Shaw House, 6/11/37. 13. JS with Gov. Frank Sargent and group, with Sen. from Mass. Michael Dukakis, signed by Gov. Sargent, ca. 1968-1969. 14. JS at gathering of the Mass. Housing Finance Agency, with John Ryan, Norman McIntosh, Gordon Emerson Jr., William J. White (?), and Cleo Geolet, 2 black and white prints, 1969. 15. JS in N.Y. Office of Housing and Home Finance Agency as Deputy Commissioner, 1959. 16. Re: JS, 3 black and white prints, ca. 1930s-1960s. D. Personal, black and white print unless noted. 1. JS and Ronald Hayes at Summer Theatre Opening in West Newbury, ca.1940s-1950s. [F. 2] 2. “Vermont,” n.d. 3. Mrs. Elcie McQueens, cabinet card, ca. 1880s-1900s. [Env. 1] 4. Etta M. Steele, 2 black and white prints, ca. 1920s-1930s. 5. Joseph Steele, 2 black and white prints, signed, 1924. 6. Group photo of young African-American chimney sweeps, stereograph, ca. 1870s-1880s. 7. “Picking Cotton on a Mississippi Plantation,” stereograph, 1909. 8. Emilie Steele, 4 black and white prints, ca.1946-1950. [Env. 2] 9. Emilie Steele, Polly (Dawes) Steele and friends in Rockport, MA, 5 black and white prints, 1946. [Env. 3] 10. Emilie Steele and Lydia Macey Torr, ca. 1950s 11. Ronda Lombard, ca. 1950s. [Env. 4] 12. Alexander Steele Lombard, black and white print, 1959. 13. Beth Ireland. [Env. 5] a. Color print, ca. 1968. b. 2 black and white prints, ca. 1969. c. Color print, Jan. 1970. 14. Etta Steele in her NYC, 108th St. apartment, color print, ca. 1960s. [Env. 6] 15. JS and Polly (Dawes) Steele at N.A.H.R.D. meeting in New Hampshire, color print, ca. 1960s. 16. Grandpa [Fred] Dawes, color print, Jan. 1966. Steele, Julian (10/26/09) Page 6 of 7

17. Grandpa [Fred] Dawes, Emilie Steele, and Beth Ireland at Fred Dawes’ 93rd birthday celebration, color print, 6/27/68. 18. Erica Lambe, Afrika Hayes Lambe, and Ronald Hayes at Christmas celebration, color print, 1970. 19. Ronald Steele and Beth Ireland at Christmas celebration, color print, 1970. 20. JS, Polly [Dawes] Steele, and friend in Jamaica, color print, 1969. [Env. 7] 21. Ben Burleson and Phoebe Patti wedding, 3 color prints, 6/21/72. 22. Bradley Cottage, Pemaquid Point, Maine, n.d. 23. Etta Steele and Ruth Steele at school, black and white print, ca. 1920s. [F. 3] 24. Memorial wreath/flower decoration, n.d. 25. Various JS’ relatives, ca. 1920s-1930s. [Env. 8] a. Joseph A. E. Steele. b. Alice Margaret Ellis and Helen Morris Ellis, 2 black and white prints. c. Group shot of women includes Alice Margaret Ellis and Helen Morris Ellis. 26. Various family and friends, includes JS, Polly (Dawes) Steele, and Emilie Steele, 6 black and white prints, 7 color prints, ca. 1940s-1970s. [Env. 9] Additional photographs are located in the Large Size Material section of this preliminary listing. XI. Large Size Materials. Package 3 A. Personal memorabilia. 1. Family genealogy of Steele family, written by Willie W. Steele, n.d. 2. Diploma of Minnie Steele for completion of the third year at Girls School of the City of Boston, July 3, 1886. B. Printed materials; excerpt from bill establishing the Department of Community Affairs in Massachusetts, photocopy, 1968. C. Photographs. 1. “Jefferson School,” class photograph with Etta Steels, black and white print, 1922. 1. “Jefferson School,” class photograph with Ruth Steele, black and white print, 1924. Steele, Julian (10/26/09) Page 7 of 7

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