Christodora House Records, 1897-1991

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Series I: Administration

Includes administrative correspondence and memos, constitution and by-laws, contribution lists, corporate certificates, funding agency files, Head Worker and Executive Director correspondence, membership lists, newsclippings, promotional materials, program reports, and publications.

Folders arranged alphabetically. Documents arranged chronologically.



Box 1 Folder 1 Anniversaries, 1947, 1957


Box 1 Folder 2 Athletics, 1906; 1941


Box 1 Folder 3 Biele Correspondence, 1932-35


Box 1 Folder 4 Budget Proposal, 1935


Box 1 Folder 5 Calendar, 1906


Box 1 Folder 6 Camp Ampersand, 1968


Box 1 Folder 7 Camper Lists, 1916, nd


Box 1 Folder 8 Christmas, 1917, 1941-58


Box 1 Folder 9 "The Christodora,", 1898, 1912-14, 1927


Box 1 Folder 10 "The Christodora Hymn,", nd


Box 1 Folder 11 "The Christodora News,", 1934-35, 1944


Box 1 Folder 12 "The Christodora Year Book,", 1915


Box 1 Folder 13 City of Christodora House, 1916-17


Box 1 Folder 14 Constitution and By-laws, 1897-1987


Box 1 Folder 15 Contributions, 1911-24


Box 1 Folder 16 Contributions, 1925-30


Box 1 Folder 17 Contributions, 1927-29, 1933-34



Box 2 Folder 1 Contributions, 1927-36


Box 2 Folder 2 Contributions, 1933


Box 2 Folder 3 Corporate Certificates, 1897-1981


Box 2 Folder 4 Dances, 1931-47


Box 2 Folder 5 Drama and Dance Performances, 1906-59, nd


Box 2 Folder 6 Financial Ledger, 1897


Box 2 Folder 7 "Flagship,", 1947


Box 2 Folder 8 Flyers and Announcements, 1934-50s, nd


Box 2 Folder 9 Gershwin, nd


Box 2 Folder 10 Guest Register, 1918-39


Box 2 Folder 11 Guest Register, 1933-38


Box 2 Folder 12 Health Service, 1935-50



Box 3 Folder 1 Histories, 1926-80s


Box 3 Folder 2 Reminiscences, 1939


Box 3 Folder 3 History-Edward Steiner, 1940


Box 3 Folder 4 Harry Hopkins, 1930s


Box 3 Folder 5 "Information for Members,", 1941-42


Box 3 Folder 6 James Foundation, 1941-49


Box 3 Folder 7 James Foundation, 1950-59


Box 3 Folder 8 James Foundation, 1960-65


Box 3 Folder 9 MacColl Correspondence, 1903-35


Box 3 Folder 10 MacColl Memorial, 1939-40


Box 3 Folder 11 MacColl Reception, 1937



Box 4 Folder 1 Manice Education Center, 1980s-90s


Box 4 Folder 2 Membership, 1936-48


Box 4 Folder 3 Membership-Boys, 1920-21


Box 4 Folder 4 Membership-Boys, 1921-22


Box 4 Folder 5 Membership-Girls, 1920-21


Box 4 Folder 6 Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1928-56


Box 4 Folder 7 Music Program, 1906-47


Box 4 Folder 8 National Federation of Settlements, 1940-46


Box 4 Folder 9 Neighborhood Statistics, 1930, nd


Box 4 Folder 10 Newsclippings, c., 1898-1966


Box 4 Folder 11 Northover Camp, 1908-1972


Box 4 Folder 12 Northover Camp-Song Books, nd



Box 5 Folder 1 Organization Chart, nd


Box 5 Folder 2 Other Organizations, 1936-59


Box 5 Folder 3 Press Release, 1962


Box 5 Folder 4 Program and Event Schedules, 1945-59, nd


Box 5 Folder 5 Program Reports and Proposals, c. 1930-86, nd


Box 5 Folder 6 Promotional Materials, 1906-80s


Box 5 Folder 7 Real Estate-147 Avenue B, 1928-48, 1984-86


Box 5 Folder 8 Real Estate-84-86 East First Street, 1964-67


Box 5 Folder 9 Real Estate-Massachusetts, 1981-85


Box 5 Folder 10 Relocation, 1947


Box 5 Folder 11 Residents, 1930-47


Box 5 Folder 12 Staff Manuals, 1932-42


Box 5 Folder 13 Struwing Correspondence, 1945, nd


Box 5 Folder 14 Thrift Fund, nd

Series II: Board of Directors

Includes annual reports, board member correspondence, and minutes.

Folders arranged alphabetically. Documents arranged chronologically.



Box 6 Folder 1 Annual Reports, 1902-04


Box 6 Folder 2 Annual Reports, 1905-06


Box 6 Folder 3 Annual Reports, 1908-09


Box 6 Folder 4 Annual Reports, 1910-11


Box 6 Folder 5 Annual Reports, 1912, 1915


Box 6 Folder 6 Annual Reports, 1916-17


Box 6 Folder 7 Annual Reports, 1918-19


Box 6 Folder 8 Annual Reports, 1920-22


Box 6 Folder 9 Annual Reports, 1923-26


Box 6 Folder 10 Annual Reports, 1927-34


Box 6 Folder 11 Annual Reports, 1941-42


Box 6 Folder 12 Annual Reports, 1948-49


Box 6 Folder 13 Annual Reports, 1950-56


Box 6 Folder 14 Annual Reports, 1957-63



Box 7 Folder 1 Annual Reports, 1964-66


Box 7 Folder 2 Annual Reports, 1966-68


Box 7 Folder 3 Annual Reports, 1968-70


Box 7 Folder 4 Annual Reports, 1970-72


Box 7 Folder 5 Annual Reports, 1972-74


Box 7 Folder 6 Annual Reports, 1974-76


Box 7 Folder 7 Annual Reports, 1976-78


Box 7 Folder 8 Annual Reports, 1980-81


Box 7 Folder 9 Annual Reports, 1986


Box 7 Folder 10 Annual Reports, 1987


Box 7 Folder 11 Annual Reports, 1988


Box 7 Folder 12 Members-Elliman, 1964-66


Box 7 Folder 13 Members-James, 1909-37


Box 7 Folder 14 Members-Lincoln, 1959-68


Box 7 Folder 15 Members-Manice, 1961-63


Box 7 Folder 16 Members-Manice, Correspondence, 1935-38



Box 8 Folder 1 Members-Miscellaneous, 1913, 1946-76


Box 8 Folder 2 Minutes, 1897-1905


Box 8 Folder 3 Minutes, 1905-11


Box 8 Folder 4 Minutes, 1912-15


Box 8 Folder 5 Minutes, 1916-18


Box 8 Folder 6 Minutes, 1919-20


Box 8 Folder 7 Minutes, 1921-23


Box 8 Folder 8 Minutes, 1924-27


Box 8 Folder 9 Minutes, 1928-30


Box 8 Folder 10 Minutes, 1931-33


Box 8 Folder 11 Minutes, 1934-35



Box 9 Folder 1 Minutes, 1936


Box 9 Folder 2 Minutes, 1937-38


Box 9 Folder 3 Minutes, 1939-40


Box 9 Folder 4 Minutes, 1941-42


Box 9 Folder 5 Minutes, 1943-44


Box 9 Folder 6 Minutes, 1945-46


Box 9 Folder 7 Minutes, 1947


Box 9 Folder 8 Minutes, 1948


Box 9 Folder 9 Minutes, 1949


Box 9 Folder 10 Minutes, 1950


Box 9 Folder 11 Minutes, 1951


Box 9 Folder 12 Minutes, 1952


Box 9 Folder 13 Minutes, 1953



Box 10 Folder 1 Minutes, 1954


Box 10 Folder 2 Minutes, 1955-56


Box 10 Folder 3 Minutes, 1957-58


Box 10 Folder 4 Minutes, 1959-60


Box 10 Folder 5 Minutes, 1961-62


Box 10 Folder 6 Minutes, 1963-64


Box 10 Folder 7 Minutes, 1965


Box 10 Folder 8 Minutes, 1966


Box 10 Folder 9 Minutes, 1967


Box 10 Folder 10 Minutes, 1968


Box 10 Folder 11 Minutes, 1969-70


Box 10 Folder 12 Minutes, 1971-72


Box 10 Folder 13 Minutes, 1973-75



Box 11 Folder 1 Minutes, 1976-77


Box 11 Folder 2 Minutes, 1978-79


Box 11 Folder 3 Minutes, 1980


Box 11 Folder 4 Minutes, 1981


Box 11 Folder 5 Minutes, 1982


Box 11 Folder 6 Minutes, 1983


Box 11 Folder 7 Minutes, 1984


Box 11 Folder 8 Minutes, 1985


Box 11 Folder 9 Minutes, 1986


Box 11 Folder 10 Minutes, 1987-88


Box 11 Folder 11 Minutes, 1989-91

Series III: Clubs

Includes attendance books, constitutions and by-laws, correspondence, dues ledgers, membership lists and minutes.

Folders arranged chronologically. Documents arranged chronologically.



Box 12 Folder 1 Aimwell, 1916


Box 12 Folder 2 Aimwell, 1918-20


Box 12 Folder 3 Aloha, 1908-09


Box 12 Folder 4 Aloha, 1909-10


Box 12 Folder 5 Aloha, 1915-16


Box 12 Folder 6 Alpals, 1922-23


Box 12 Folder 7 Alpals, 1922-23


Box 12 Folder 8 Alpals, 1923-24


Box 12 Folder 9 Bluebird, 1916-17


Box 12 Folder 10 Bluebird, 1916-20



Box 13 Folder 1 Bluebird, 1917-19


Box 13 Folder 2 Boy Scouts, 1924-25, 1951-52


Box 13 Folder 3 Button, 1918-21


Box 13 Folder 4 Button, 1918-27


Box 13 Folder 5 Button, 1919-22


Box 13 Folder 6 Button, 1921-24


Box 13 Folder 7 Carol, 1926-27


Box 13 Folder 8 Clionion, 1898-99


Box 13 Folder 9 Clionion, 1898-99



Box 14 Folder 1 Clionion, 1910-11


Box 14 Folder 2 Club/House Council-Minutes, 1919-27


Box 14 Folder 3 Club/House Council-Minutes, 1929-34


Box 14 Folder 4 Club/House Council-Minutes, 1935-36


Box 14 Folder 5 Debate Notes, 1938


Box 14 Folder 6 Deoc/Amister, 1923-26


Box 14 Folder 7 Girl Scouts, 1944-51


Box 14 Folder 8 Hamilton, 1920-21


Box 14 Folder 9 Happy Heart, 1911-19


Box 14 Folder 10 Happy Heart, 1911-16, 1925



Box 15 Folder 1 Helping Hand, 1917-30


Box 15 Folder 2 Loyalty-Constitution, 1897


Box 15 Folder 3 Loyalty-Correspondence, 1898


Box 15 Folder 4 Loyalty-Correspondence, 1899


Box 15 Folder 5 Loyalty-Correspondence, 1900-01


Box 15 Folder 6 Loyalty-Correspondence, 1902-03


Box 15 Folder 7 Loyalty-Correspondence, 1904-14


Box 15 Folder 8 Loyalty-Correspondence, 1915-17


Box 15 Folder 9 Loyalty-Correspondence, 1925-26


Box 15 Folder 10 Loyalty-Correspondence, nd


Box 15 Folder 11 Loyalty-Minutes, 1897-98


Box 15 Folder 12 Loyalty-Minutes, 1898-1900


Box 15 Folder 13 Loyalty-Minutes, 1908-11


Box 15 Folder 14 Loyalty-Minutes, 1911-12


Box 15 Folder 15 Loyalty-Minutes, 1913-15



Box 16 Folder 1 Loyalty-Minutes, 1916-19


Box 16 Folder 2 Loyalty-Minutes, 1920-26


Box 16 Folder 3 Lucy Larcom, 1902-07


Box 16 Folder 4 Miscellaneous, 1922-44, nd


Box 16 Folder 5 Mother's-Minutes, 1904-06


Box 16 Folder 6 Mother's-Minutes, 1905-08


Box 16 Folder 7 Mother's-Minutes, 1907-10


Box 16 Folder 8 Mother's-Minutes, 1910-15


Box 16 Folder 9 Mother's-Minutes, 1919-22


Box 16 Folder 10 Mother's-Minutes, 1923-24


Box 16 Folder 11 Mother's-Miscellaneous, 1903-15, 1944-52



Box 17 Folder 1 Mother's-Roll Books, 1903, 1915-24


Box 17 Folder 2 Northover Cadets, 1918


Box 17 Folder 3 Patriotic, 1910-12


Box 17 Folder 4 Poet's Guild, 1940-41, nd


Box 17 Folder 5 Sangster, 1897-98


Box 17 Folder 6 Sangster, 1899-1902


Box 17 Folder 7 Sangster, 1905-10


Box 17 Folder 8 Sangster, 1913-14



Box 18 Folder 1 Sangster, 1919-21


Box 18 Folder 2 Service, 1917-20


Box 18 Folder 3 Spartan, 1919-21


Box 18 Folder 4 Spartan, 1921, nd


Box 18 Folder 5 Steadfast, 1903-04, nd


Box 18 Folder 6 Steadfast, 1910-12


Box 18 Folder 7 Sunshine, 1900-05



Box 19 Folder 1 Sunshine, 1907-09


Box 19 Folder 2 Sunshine, 1909-13


Box 19 Folder 3 Tansh Palofa, 1927-28


Box 19 Folder 4 Waiting, 1911


Box 19 Folder 5 Waverly, 1929-33


Box 19 Folder 6 Work and Win, 1907-09, 1912-13


Box 19 Folder 7 Work and Win, 1914-18

Series IV: Photographs

Black and white and color photographs and negatives. Subjects include settlement staff and program participants, neighborhood scenes, settlement buildings, and camp.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.



Box 20 Folder 1 Arts and Crafts, 1950s-60s


Box 20 Folder 2 Athletics, c. 1900s-60s


Box 20 Folder 3 Board Members, Residents and Staff, c. 1900s-80s


Box 20 Folder 4 Building Exterior, c. 1900s-60s


Box 20 Folder 5 Building Interior, c.1920s-50s



Box 21 Folder 7 Boys Programs, c. 1906-08

These photographs were likely taken by the photographer John Howard Toynbee Falk



Box 20 Folder 6 Camp-Building Exterior, c. 1910s-60s


Box 20 Folder 7 Camp-Building Interior, c. 1930s-50s


Box 20 Folder 8 Camp-Children, c., 1900s-60s


Box 20 Folder 9 Camp-Children-Boys, c. 1900s-50s



Box 21 Folder 1 Camp-Children-Girls, c. 1900s-50s


Box 21 Folder 2 Camp-Landscapes, c. 1910s-50s


Box 21 Folder 3 Camp-Miscellaneous, c. 1900s-50s


Box 21 Folder 4 Camp-Pool, c. 1940s-60s


Box 21 Folder 5 Children, c. 1900s-60s


Box 21 Folder 6 Dramatics, c. 1910s-61



Box 22 Folder 1 Environmental Education, c. 1980s


Box 22 Folder 2 Health Care, c. 1910s-50s


Box 22 Folder 3 Kiwanis Day Camp, 1964


Box 22 Folder 4 Miscellaneous, c. 1910s-50s


Box 22 Folder 5 Mother's Club, c. 1920s-40s


Box 22 Folder 6 Music Lessons, c. 1910s-50s


Box 22 Folder 7 National Federation of Settlements, 1947


Box 22 Folder 8 Neighborhood Scenes, c. 1900s-50s


Box 22 Folder 9 Senior Citizens, 1950s-60s


Box 22 Folder 10 Teenagers, c. 1910s-50s


Box 22 Folder 11 Wood Shop, 1950s


Box 22 Folder 12 Negatives-Camp, c. 1900s-60s


Box 22 Folder 13 Negatives-Environmental Education, c. 1980s


Box 22 Folder 14 Negatives-Miscellaneous, c. 1900s-60s



Box 26 Folder 1 Oversize Photographs, c. 1920-60s

Series V: Scrapbooks

Chronologically compiled scrapbooks contain administrative forms, annual reports, correspondence and memos, newsclippings, photographs, program flyers and announcements, promotional materials, publications, special event announcements, and tickets. Items fallen loose from some scrapbooks are contained in folders stored with the scrapbooks. Preservation photocopies of some scrapbooks have been made, and should be used by researchers.



Box 23 Folder 1 1897-1958


Box 23 Folder 2 1950s


Box 23 Folder 3 1960-61



Box 24 Folder 1 1898-1904


Box 24 Folder 2 1908-20



Box 25 Folder 1 1905-18


Box 25 Folder 2 1920-24



Box 26 Folder 1 Northover Camp, 1908-1918



Box 27 Folder 1 1927-30



Box 28 Folder 1 1931-34



Box 29 Folder 1 1936-40



Box 30 Folder 1 1940-45



Box 31 Folder 1 1945-55