Christopher Columbus Community Center Records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the Christopher Columbus Community Center’s mission to provide alternative recreational opportunities for youth within the Italian-American community of Boston’s North End. Established in 1972, the Christopher Columbus Community Center sought to maintain a community center that provided a creative environment for youth to explore their interests and potential. It was part of the North End Teen Collaborative, a four-agency organization which worked to strengthen youth programs in the North End. The Center partnered with the North Bennet Street Industrial School for two years, streamlining their programs and resources. Included in the collection are board of governance meeting minutes, grants and contracts,and administrative records.
Dates
- 1972-1980
- Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1998
Creator
- Christopher Columbus Community Center (Boston, Mass.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Established in 1972, the Christopher Columbus Community Center’s mission was to combat growing youth delinquency and increased school drop-out rates within the North End community. Located at 44 Prince Street, Boston, Massachusetts, the facility was owned by the Archdiocese of Boston.
The Christopher Columbus Community Center provided programs in education, creative arts, and physical education, serving youth ages 7 to 18. It ran a homework tutoring program, a GED course for high school drop-outs, and a local theater production company. A joint program with children from Chinatown and South Boston provided weekly events and excursions for North End youth. The Center partnered with the Charles River Creative Arts Program to run a summer theater group. It was also a member of the Teen Center Alliance, which worked to strengthen youth outreach programs in the Boston area.
The Christopher Columbus Community Center was part of the North End Teen Collaborative, a four-agency collaborative effort that was formed after an increase in community violence and vandalism among youth. Established in 1974, the agencies within the collaborative were the Christopher Columbus Community Center, the North Bennet Street Industrial School, the North End Union, and the North End Community Action Program. The North End Community Health Center also provided support.
A partnership between the Christopher Columbus Community Center and the North Bennett Street Industrial School occurred from 1977-1979 which saw an integration of staff, facility usage, and other resources. The Christopher Columbus Community Center closed its doors after the Archdiocese of Boston sold the building.
Extent
0.50 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains records from the Christopher Columbus Community Center (CCCC) from 1972-1980. The CCCC was a non-profit organization located at 44 Prince Street in Boston’s North End. The collection documents the Center’s efforts to combat youth delinquency and increased school drop-out rates by providing educational, creative, and physical services. Records include governance meeting minutes, administrative records, and grants and contracts.
Arrangement
Arranged into 5 sections:
Administrative
Governance
Grants
Proposals
Programs
Physical Location
This collection is stored off-site and will require additional time to review, retrieve, and make available in the reading room.
Source of Acquisition
Donation
Method of Acquisition
Frank Limoncelli
Processing Information
Finding aid written by Vincent Capone, May 2013.
Processing Information
This electronic finding aid is transcribed from legacy data. In many cases, transcriptions were not verified against collection materials at the time of transcription. As a result, this finding aid could be incomplete and might only reflect a partial understanding of the material.
Statement on harmful description
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- Ethnic neighborhoods -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- North End. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Non-profit organizations -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- North End. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- North End (Boston, Mass.) -- Community facilities. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Youth development -- Massachusetts -- Boston. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Christopher Columbus Community Center Records
- Date
- 05/00/2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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