About Freedom House Project Details Publish In 2007, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners awarded Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department $20,336 for a project to digitize and…

…their properties, and the city failed to provide basic services such as trash collection, snow removal, and street repair. Abandoned cars were everywhere, and empty lots became hazardous. Black homeowners,…

…center. Desegregation services unavailable from the city were provided by members of the Coordinated Social Services Council. The Council, along with the Institute, the Freedom House Coalition, and parents, expanded…

…with you when you come to the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department. If you would like to order an image, contact the Archives with the image identification…

…area of Upper Roxbury. In 1949, the dream became a reality, and Freedom House began what has been over 65 years of service to the community. The Snowdens brought their…

…school children. Lewis Jr. High School students submitted over 200 essays in a contest sponsored by the CURAC Education Committee. The committee provided tours of Washington Park and information about…

…goal by linking the community to existing services and creating services where they were lacking. Integrated Roxbury Early programming focused primarily on activities for children, youth, and adults that would…

Massachusetts: Northeastern University Archives Receives Grant to Digitize Photographs Documenting Boston’s Roxbury Neighborhood, 1950-1975 The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners has awarded Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department…

…  Board of Directors, 1956 Standing left to right: Joel Krensky, Francis Perkins, Otto Snowden, Mary Jones, Norman I. Ruby, Muriel Snowden, W. Wentworth Perkins. Seated left to right: Frank…

Biographical Sketches Muriel S. Snowden, daughter of a successful dentist, grew up in an upper-middle class all-white neighborhood in New Jersey. Upon arriving at Radcliffe as a freshman, Muriel was…