ContentsScope and Contents of the Collection Organization of the Collection
Series 1. Administration 1943-1968 Series 2. Scrapbooks 1943-1945 |
Easthampton Community Chest Records, 1943-1969Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Anneliese Ostendarp.Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.2003
Administrative InformationCollection processed by Anneliese Ostendarp, 2003. Preferred CitationCite as: Easthampton Community Chest Records (MS 51). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst. The collection is open for research. Return to the Table of Contents Historical NoteIn 1943, Easthampton citizens incorporated the Easthampton Community War Fund to sponsor and conduct all fundraising for, and to distribute funds to, the relief and social agencies in the town. Nine years later in 1952, the organization was renamed the Easthampton Community Chest. Through the 1950's and early 1960's, however, the Chest failed to reach its campaign goals. Board minutes reflect the Chest's difficulties in finding volunteers to help with the campaigns, in educating the public and in developing interest in the Chest. Proposed solutions included dropping the Chest Drive, hiring a professional director, and holding a joint drive with the surrounding towns. The Easthampton Community Chest held its last drive in 1968. In 1969, the Easthampton Community Chest joined the Northampton Community Chest as the Hampshire United Fund. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionThe collection is approximately .75 feet and consists of two series, including Administration, 1943-1968 and Scrapbooks. Series I, Administration, contains the Easthampton Community Chest records maintained by the secretary in chronological order. Minutes (1943-1968), campaign reports, Presidents' and Treasurers' reports, and correspondence are found in a single sequence. Series II, Scrapbooks, contains three Easthampton Community War Fund scrapbooks. The scrapbooks document campaign activity and included newspaper clippings and other printed material (1943-1945). Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents Organization of the CollectionThis collection is organized into two series: Return to the Table of Contents Series 1. Administration 1943-1968Minutes (1943-1968), campaign reports, Presidents' and Treasurers' reports, and correspondence are found in a single sequence. Contains the Easthampton Community Chest records maintained by the secretary in chronological order. Series 2. Scrapbooks 1943-1945Contains three Easthampton Community War Fund scrapbooks. The scrapbooks document campaign activity and included newspaper clippings and other printed material (1943-1945). Series 1. Administration 1943-1968
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1943-1945
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