The Northampton State Hospital was opened in 1858 to provide moral therapy to the “insane,” and under the superintendency of Pliny Earle, became one of the best known asylums in New England. Before the turn of the century, however, the Hospital declined, facing the problems of overcrowding, poor sanitation, and inadequate funding. The push for psychiatric deinstitutionalization in the 1960s and 1970s resulted in a steady reduction of the patient population, the last eleven of whom left Northampton State in 1993.

With the Government Documents staff, SCUA has digitized the annual reports of the Northampton State Hospital from the beginning until the last published report in 1939. The reports appeared annually from 1856 until 1924 and irregularly from then until 1939.

By the time Massachusetts ratified the Eighteenth Amendment banning the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol in 1918, the Pioneer Valley’s temperance societies had been active for over 75 years. Working “in all suitable ways … [to promote] discontinuance [of the use of alcohol] all throughout the Community”, the Northampton Temperance Association, the Factory Village Total Abstinence Society, and the Northampton Martha Washington Temperance Society recruited members, held meetings, elected presidents, and wrote explicit constitutions.

The Northampton Temperance Association collection contains copies of constitutions, meeting minutes, pledge lists, and membership records from three like-minded Pioneer Valley organizations from 1828 to 1847.

Organization in Northampton, Massachusetts that met in members’ homes for the purpose of helping working people spend their evenings in valuable reading and discussion, and for furthering the culture of the home as well as the individual. The organization also sponsored flower garden competitions, an evening school for adults, a school for the household arts, an after school play program for children, a Golden Age club, and a day camp. Photocopied records include Board of Directors minutes, Directors’ reports, and correspondence.

The Antislavery Collection contains several hundred printed pamphlets and books pertaining to slavery and antislavery in New England, 1725-1911. The holdings include speeches, sermons, proceedings and other publications of organizations such as the American Anti-Slavery Society and the American Colonization Society, and a small number of pro-slavery tracts.

George W. Barton was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts in 1896. After attending Concord High School in Concord, Barton began his studies in horticulture and agriculture at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst. The collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, announcements, and his herbarium, and relates primarily to his career at the Massachusetts Agricultural College where he studied horticulture and agriculture from 1914-1918.

Miriam U. Chrisman, 1964

A noted scholar of the social impact of the German Reformation, Miriam Usher Chrisman was born in Ithaca, New York, on May 20, 1920. With degrees from Smith College, American University, and Yale, she served for over thirty years on the faculty of the Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, becoming a well-loved professor and treasured mentor to a generation of students.

A faithful and colorful correspondent, the bulk of Miriam Chrisman’s papers consist of letters written to family and friends stretching from her college days at Smith through the year before her death. The bulk of the correspondence is with her husband, Donald Chrisman, an orthopedic surgeon who was enrolled at Harvard Medical School during their courtship. Soon after the Chrismans married in November 1943, Donald left for active duty in the Navy on the U.S.S. Baldwin. The couple’s war correspondence is unusually rich, offering insight on everything from the social responsibilities of married couples to their opinions on the progression of the war. Of particular note is a lengthy letter written by Donald during and immediately after D-Day in which he provides Miriam a real-time description of the events and his reactions as they unfold. Later letters document Miriam’s extensive travels including a trip around the world. .

With a $50,000 grant from the philanthropist John Clarke, Gardiner Green Hubbard founded the Clarke Institution for Deaf Mutes in 1867, a school predicated on the importance of acquiring oral skills for children with hearing loss. Opened in Northampton, Mass., under the direction of Harriet B. Rogers, Clarke differed philosophically from schools such as the American School for the Deaf, where sign language was used for instruction, by stressing speech-reading and speech as the primary methods of communication. With notable supporters such as Alexander Graham Bell, Clarence W. Barron, and Calvin Coolidge and his wife Grace (a former teacher), the school became a pioneer in training teachers in auditory and oral methods and in recognizing the importance of early intervention and mainstreaming children into neighborhood schools. Working in partnership with Smith College, Clarke began offering a master’s degree in Education of the Deaf in 1962. Known as the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech since 2010, the school has opened additional campuses in Boston (1995), Jacksonville (1996), New York (1999), and Philadelphia (2001).

The records of the Clarke School offer rich documentation of the history of oral deaf education in the United States and insight into the experience of deafness in America. The collection includes extensive correspondence of school administrators and teachers, organizational materials, records of the school’s programs, and an essentially complete run of the school’s annual reports and other publications. An extensive set of genealogical and genetic records generated by the research staff at the school is restricted for 75 years from the date of creation.

[ A ][ B ][ C ][ D ][ E ][ F ][ G ][ H ][ I, J ][ K ][ L ][ M ][ N ]
[ O ][ P, Q ][ R ][ S ][ T ][ U ][ V ][ W ][ XYZ ]

P

Pagan Association, UMass (Religious Groups) (1989- )

RG-45/70/P3

Paintings

see Portraits (Iconographic Materials) RG-182/2

see also Water Color Paintings (Memorabilia, general) RG-183/5

Pakistani Student Association (PSA) (1996- )

RG-45/40/P2

Pan Hellenic Council (1959-1983)

RG-45/90/P3

see also Social Union (1872-1940) RG-45/90/S6

Pandemonia (1971-1972)

RG-25/S7/00

Panoramic Photos

RG-170

PAP

see Photo Archives Project (PAP) RG-172

Parachute Club, Sport (1975-1995)

RG-45/40/P3

Parchment, The Sylvan

see Sylvan Parchment, The (1976) RG-45/00/S11

Parents Day (Official University Committee) (1925)

RG-40/2/P2

Parents Newsletter (1962-1968)

RG-1/00/4

Parking and Transportation Council (1972-1975)

RG-40/2/P3

see also Traffic and Parking Appeals Board (1972- ) RG-40/2/T7

Parking Appeals Board, Traffic and

see Traffic and Appeals Board (1972- ) RG-40/2/T7

Parking Coordinator, Transportation

RG-30/20

see also Transit Service (Student Senate Committee) RG-45/7/T7

and

Parking Services (1994- ) RG-35/21

Parking Enforcement

see Parking Services RG-35/21

Parking Office

see Parking Coordinator RG-30/20

Parking Services (1994- ) RG-35/21

Parking Services (1994- )

RG-35/21

Pass-Fail, ad hoc Sub-Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1967)

RG-40/2/A3

Patent Review Committee (Faculty Senate, 1986-1987)

RG-40/2/A3

Pau, France–UMass Summer School at

see French and Italian Department–Pau, France (UMass Summer School) RG-25/F9

PAUMA

see Professional Association of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (PAUMA) RG-40/5/P7

see also Professional Staff Organization (PSO) RG-40/5/P7.7

PAUMA Bulletin (1987-1989)

RG-40/5/P7

Payroll, Personnel

see Personnel, Payroll (Human Resources Office) RG-35/2

Peace and Justice in the Middle East, UMass Faculty and Staff for (unofficial organization) (1990-1991)

RG-40/3/P1

Peace Corps (UMass Training Program, Africa) (1962)

see International Programs RG-6/4/9

Peace in Central America, Faculty and Staff for (unofficial organization)

RG-40/3/P2

Peacemakers, UMass (1982-1984)

RG-45/80/P4

see also Peacemakers Records (1963-1990) MS309

Peer Sex Education Program RG-30/15/2/2

Pelham Quarry

see Quarry, Pelham (Physical Plant) (1866) RG-36/50/Q8

People for A Socially Responsible University (PSRU)(Student Social Action Group) (1989-1990)

RG-45/80/P5

People For Choice (Student Social Action Group) (1989)

RG-45/80/P6

People’s Gay Alliance

see Gay Alliance, People’s (Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Alliance) RG-45/40/G3

People’s Market (1974- )

RG-45/40/P4

People’s Market — Collective Works (2002)

see Collective Works (People’s Market) (2002) RG-45/00/C4.9

People’s News-Stand (1975-1977)

RG-45/40/P4.5

PERI

see Political Economy Research Instiute (PERI) (1998- ) RG-25/E1.6

Personnel Affairs, ad hoc Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1971)

RG-40/2/A3

Personnel and Financial Services, Director of

see Business Office, Director of Personnel and Financial Services RG-35/3

Personnel, Assistant Vice President for Labor Relations

see Assistant Vice President for Labor Relations and Personnel RG-3/17/1

Personnel Office Newsletter (1962, 1966-1968, 1972-1975)

RG-35/2

Personnel-Payroll (Human Resources Office)

RG-35/2

Personnel-Payroll (Human Resources Office)–Classified Employment Opportunities

see Classified Employment Opportunities ("Yellow Sheet") RG-35/2

Personnel-Payroll (Human Resources Office)–Employment Opportunities

see Employment Opportunities ("Beige Sheet") RG-35/2

Personnel/Payroll (Human Resources Office)–Personnel Office Newsletter

see Personnel Office Newsletter RG-35/2

Personnel Policies ad hoc Committee on, Multicampus Academic (1974-75)

see Inter-Campus Committees (2-campus and 3-campus) RG-3/100

Personnel, Vice President for Labor Relations and, Assistant

see Vice President for Labor Relations and Personnel, Assistant RG-3/17/1

Perspectives (Housing Services) (1980-1985)

RG-32/00

Pest Control Guide for Commercial Growers in Massachusetts and Connecticut

see Extension Service, Cooperative– Pest Control Guide for Commercial Growers in

Massachusetts and Connecticut (1971-1975) RG-15/8

Pesticide Chemical Information Center

RG-25/E4.9

Phi Alpha Theta (Honor Society)

RG-45/60/P2

Phi Beta Kappa (Honor Society) (1932- )

RG-40/3/P3

Phi Beta Kappa News Bulletin (1937-1965)

RG-40/3/P3

see also Key Reporter, The (1936-1963, 1974-1978) RG-40/3/P3

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program

see Phi Beta Kappa RG-40/3/P3

Phi Beta Sigma (1985-1989)

RG-45/90/P4

Phi Delta Kappa (1984, 1993)

RG-45/90/P5

Phi Eta Sigma (Honor Society)

RG-45/60/P5

Phi Kappa Phi (Honor Society) (1904- )

RG-40/3/P4

Phi Mu Delta (1980-1993)

RG-45/90/P5.2

Phi Sigma Alpha (Honor Society)

RG-45/60/P6

Phi Sigma Delta (1978, 1985)

RG-45/90/P5.5

Phi Sigma Kappa (1873-1973)

RG-45/90/P5.6

Phi Sigma Pi (1996)

RG-45/60/P6.25

Philosophy Department

RG-25/P2

Phonodiscs (Sound Recordings)

RG-185/1

Photo Archives Project (PAP)

RG-172

Photo Center (Photographic and Motion Picture Services)

RG-5/7

Photo Center Slide Collection

RG-187/2

Photo Collection, Fred Moore

see Fred Moore Photo Collection RG-173

Photo Negatives Collection

see University Photo Negatives Collection RG-171

Photographer’s Association (1962-1973)

RG-45/40/P5

Photographic and Motion Picture Services

see Photo Center (Photographic and Motion Picture Services) RG-5/7

Photographic Services (University Relations and Development)

see Photo Center RG-5/7

Photographs

RG-100 thru RG-176

Photographs (proof sheets)

see Proof Sheets (photographs) RG-176

Photography Club, University

see Photographer’s Association RG-45/40/P5

Photos, Oversize

see Oversize Photos RG-175

see also Lithographs RG-182/1

Photos, Panoramic

see Panoramic Photos RG-170

Physical Education, Men’s Department

RG-25/P3.1

Physical Education, Professional Preparation in

RG-25/P3.3

Physical Education, School of

see School of Physical Education RG-18

Physical Education, Women’s Department (WOPE)

RG-25/P3.2

Physical Plant (Department)

RG-36

Physical Plant Department, Director

RG-36/1

Physical Plant Publications

RG-36/00

see also Mainstay (Physical Plant) (1969-1978) RG-36/00

Physical Plant Subject Files

RG-36/50

Physical Sciences Library (1961- )

RG-8/3/10

Physics and Astronomy–Cognitive Development Project

RG-25/P3/3

Physics and Astronomy Department

RG-25/P3

See also collections relating to members of the Physics Department

Physics and Astronomy–Five College Astronomical Society

RG-25/P3

Physics and Astronomy–Five College Radio and Astronomy Observatory

RG-25/P3

Physics and Astronomy–Scientific Reasoning Research Institute

RG-25/P3/3

Pi Beta Phi (1964-1966)

RG-45/90/P5.7

Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) (1988)

RG-45/90/P5.9

Pi Tau Sigma (Honor Society)

RG-45/60/P6.5

Picketing, ad hoc Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1967-1971,1987)

RG-40/2/A3

Picketing and Recruitment, Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1987)

RG-40/2/A3

Pierce College (School of Management)

RG-12/6

PIKE

see Phi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) RG-45/90/P5.9

Pistol Team

see Sports-Men’s Pistol Team (1966) RG-18/2

Placement Files (Microfilm)

RG-190/9

Placement Service, Career Planning and

see Career Planning and Placement Service RG-30/9/5

see also Placement File (Microfilm) RG-190/1

Planning

see Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) RG-4/3/3

Office of Institutional Research and Planning (OIRP) RG-4/3/4

Planning and Budget, Office of

see Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) RG-4/3/3

Planning and Facilities Development, Office of

RG-36/3

Planning and Resource Development Series

see Holdsworth Natural Resources Center–Planning and Resource Development Series (#’s 1-28) RG-15/3

Planning Committee (Faculty Senate, 1970-1980)

RG-40/2/A3

see also Campus Planning Committee (Faculty Senate, 1956-1960, 1974-1975) RG-40/2/A3

Campus Physical Planning Committee (Faculty Senate, 1974- ) RG-40/2/A3

Master Planning Committee (Faculty Senate, 1961-1974) RG-40/2/A3

Long Range Planning Committee, ad hoc (Faculty Senate, 1966-1971) RG-40/2/A3

Planning Office (1965- )

RG-6/15/4

Planning, Project

see Director of Business Procedure and Project Planning RG-3/4/5

Planning, Vice President for

see Vice President for Planning RG-3/7

Plans (Cartographic Materials)

RG-181/4

Plant and Soil Sciences Department

RG-25/P4

Plant Biology

RG-25/P4.5

Plant Pathology Department

RG-25/P5

Plant Pathology–Florists’ and Gardeners’ Club

RG-25/P5

Plaque (Student Publication) (1939)

RG-45/00/P4

Plaques (Memorial)

see Memorial Stones and Plaques (Physical Plant) RG-36/50/M4

see also Plaques (Memorabilia, General) RG-183/3

Plaques (Memorabilia, general)

RG-183/3

see also Memorial Stones and Plaques RG-36/50/M4

Plato User’s Group Newsletter, UMass

see Massachusetts CAI Consortium Newsletter (1985- ) RG-29/00

Plays, Films and (Posters)

see Films and Plays (Poster Collection) RG-180/4

Poetry Circular (Student Publication) (1963)

RG-45/00/P5

Pointers for Pork Profits

see Extension Service, Cooperative–Pointers for Pork Profits (1949, 1954, 1968-1974) RG-15/8

Police

RG-30/18

Police Officers, International Brotherhood of

see International Brotherhood of Police Officers (NAGE) RG-40/5/P6

Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) (1998- )

RG-25/E1.6

Political Science Department

RG-25/P6

Political Science Department–Public Administration, Graduate Program

RG-25/P6/1

Polity (Political Science Department) (1968- )

RG-25/P6/00

Polo Team

see Sports-Men’s Polo Team (ca. 1896) RG-18/2

Polymer Research

see Center for University of Massachusetts-Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP) RG-25/P7.5

Polymer Research Institute

RG-9/8

see also Polymer Science and Engineering Program RG-25/P7

Polymer Science and Engineering Program

RG-25/P7

Pomology

see Plant and Soil Sciences RG-25/P4

Pond, Campus

see Campus Pond and Isle of View (Physical Plant) RG-36/104/P6

Poor Women’s Task Force (Everywoman’s Center)

RG-7/2/2/4

Population Studies, Certificate Program in

RG-25/P6.2

Portraits (Iconographic Materials)

RG-182/2

Portuguese Club (1976-1977)

RG-45/40/P6

Portuguese Department

see Hispanic Literature and Linguistics RG-25/H4

Post-War Period, Massachusetts State College in the

see Massachusetts State College in the Post-War Period (Official University Committee) (1944) RG-40/2/M4.5

Poster Collection

RG-180

Poster Collection, Miscellaneous/Art

RG-180/5

Poultry Club (1927-1954)

RG-45/40/P6.5

POWER

see Progressive Organization of Women’s Rights (POWER) (1989) RG-45/80/P7

Pow-Wow (Student Publication) (1948)

RG-45/00/P6

Precisionettes (Special Student Interest Group) (1946-1965)

RG-45/40/P7

Pre-Law Association (1966-1986)

RG-45/40/P7.4

Pre-Medical Society (1982)

RG-45/40/P7.5

President, Selection Committee to Advice on (Faculty Senate, 1969)

RG-40/2/A3

President, Selection of a (Official University Committee) (1927, 1932-1933, 1968-1969)

RG-40/2/P6

President’s Cabinet

see Cabinet, President’s RG-3/12

Presidents, Individual (1864- ) RG-3/1

see also Presidents (Photographs) RG-110/1

President’s Office

RG-3

President’s Office, Organization Charts (1967- )

RG-3/00/1

President’s Office, Publications (1948- )

RG-3/00

Presidents Photographs

RG-110/1

Press, Committee on Faculty Senate (Faculty Senate, 1962- )

RG-40/2/A3

Press Information (Commencement)

RG-1/7/1

Press, UMass

see University Press RG-10/4

Principal Investigators, Faculty Group of (1978)

RG-40/3/P7

Print Shop (Campus Center)

RG-37/6

Printed Materials (Oversize Materials)

RG-184

Printout (Massachusetts Data, Center for) (1983-1984)

RG-15/8.3

Privacy Task Force

see Committees in Student Affairs–Privacy Task Force RG-30/1/3

Prize Essays

see Awards, Prizes RG-1/11

Prizes

see Awards, Prizes RG-1/11

Process Design and Control, Center in, Industry/University

see Chemical Engineering Department–Industry/University Center In Process Design and Control RG-25/C2/3

Procurement

RG-35/6

Production

see Design and Production RG-39/6

Professional Association of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (PAUMA)

RG-40/5/P7

Professional Association of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst–Bulletin (PAUMA)

see PAUMA Bulletin RG-40/5/P7

Professional Employees, Union of

see Union of Professional Employees (UPE) RG-40/5/P8

Professional Personnel, Chancellor’s Committee on (1966-1972)

RG-40/2/P7

Professional Preparation in Physical Education

see Physical Education, Professional Preparation in RG-25/P3.3

Professional Schools, Associate Provost for

see Provost for Professional Schools, Associate (1971-1976) RG-6/14

see also Schools themselves RG-12 thru 18

Professional Staff Appeals Committee

RG-40/5/P7.5

Professional Staff Organization (PSO) (1984- )

RG-40/5/P7.7

Professors, American Association of University

see American Association of University Professors (AAUP) RG-40/5/A2

Program and Budget Council of Faculty Senate (Faculty Senate, 1973- )

RG-40/2/A3

Program for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Concerns (1986- )

RG-30/2/6

see also People’s Gay Alliance RG-45/40/G3

Lesbian Union RG-45/40/L4

Program Groups (Student)

see Fine Arts/program groups (Student) RG-45/45/50

Programs, Academic

see Academic Departments, Programs, Institutes, Centers RG-25

Programs (School of Education) (1967-1977)

RG-13/3/25

Progress Report (Experiment Station, 1888- )

see Experiment Station (1888- )–Progress Report (1962- ) RG-15/2.2

Progressive Candidates Pool

RG-45/13

Progressive Organization of Women’s Rights (POWER) (1989-1996)

RG-45/80/P7

Progressive Student (Student Publications) (1984)

RG-45/00/P7

Project ABLE (Affirmative Business Leadership Education) (School of Management)

RG-12/2

Project Bridge (1968)

RG-40/2/P8

Project I Can (College of Arts and Sciences) (1992)

RG-11/8

Project Pulse

see Student Affairs Research and Education Office (SAREO) RG-30/27

Project STRIDE (Springfield Teacher Recruitment to Increase Diversity In Education (1996- )

RG-13/1/2

Project 10, Inquiry Program

RG-32/5

see also Inquiry Program (School of Education) RG-13/4/2/1

Proof Sheets/Contact Sheets (Photographs)

RG-176

Property and Receiving

RG-35/13

Protests and Demonstrations, Student

see Student Protests and Demonstrations RG-45/101

Provost

see Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost RG-6/1

Provost, Assistant to the

RG-6/1/1

Provost for Faculty Relations, Associate (1983-1989)

RG-6/8

Provost for Professional Schools, Associate (1971-1976)

RG-6/14

see also schools themselves RG- 12-18

Provost for Special Programs, Associate (1968-1982)

RG-6/4

see also departments RG-25/A-Z

Provost for Undergraduate Education, Associate (1972-1973, 1981- )

RG-6/10

Provost for University Outreach, Interim Vice

RG-6/6

Provost for Women and Minority Groups, Associate (1968-1981)

RG-6/13

see also Affirmative Action Office RG-4/7

Everywoman’s Center RG-7/2

Provost’s Administrative Council

see Deans Council; Provost’s Administrative Council; Academic Deans Meeting (1955-1972) RG-6/2

Provost’s Task Force on Academic Computing

see Computing, Provosts Task Force on Academic (1984-1985) RG-40/2/C6.7

PSA

see Pakistani Student Association (PSA) (1996- )

Psi Chi (Honor Society) RG-45/60/P7

PSO

see Professional Staff Organization (PSO) (1984- ) RG-40/5/P7.7

PSRU

see People for a Socially Responsible University (PSRU) (Student Social Action Group) RG-45/80/P5

Psychological Services Center

RG-25/P8.4

Psychology Department

RG-25/P8

Psychology Department–Behavioral Biology, Dept. of

RG-25/P8

Psychology Department–Cognitive Science Society

RG-25/P8/3

Psychology Newsletter (1987- 1990)

RG-25/P8/00

Psychometric and Evaluation Research, Laboratory of (School of Education)

RG-13/3/23/3.1

Public Administration, Bureau of

see Bureau of Public Administration RG-25/P6.4

Public Administration, Graduate Program in

see Political Science Department–Public Administration, Graduate Program in RG-25/P6

Public Affairs

RG-5

see also Public Affairs (President’s Office) RG-3/10

Public Affairs (President’s Office)

RG-3/10

see also Public Affairs RG-5

Public Affairs, Director of

RG-5/1

Public Affairs Publications

RG-5/00

Public Art Sites, Galleries and

see Galleries & Public Art Sites (Physical Plant) RG-36/50/G2

Public Health Center, Northeast Regional Environmental

see Northeast Regional Environmental Public Health Center RG-17/1/1

Public Health, Division of

RG-17/1

see School of Public Health and Health Sciences RG-17/1

Public Health, Division of–Biopharmaceutical Research Unit

RG-17/1

Public Health, Division of–Biostatistics Technical Reports

RG-17/1

Public Health, Division of–Newsletter (1984-1987)

RG-17/1

Public Health, School of (1989-1993)

see School of Public Health and Health Sciences (1993- ) RG-17

Public Higher Education, Campus Convention on the Future of, Coordinating Committee on the

see Campus Convention on the Future of Public Education, Coordinating Committee on (1995- ) RG-40/3/C2

Public Information (President’s Office)

RG-3/20

Public Information, Office of (Public Affairs)

RG-5/3

see also Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Development, RG-39/1.

Public Manager’s Notebook (1981-1988)

see Institute for Governmental Services (IGS) RG-3/8

Public Policy and Administration, Center for

see Center for Public Policy and Administration (CPPA) (1997- ) RG-25/P6.3

Public Policy Committee (Student Senate) (1986- )

RG-45/7/P8

Public-Private Records, Student Affairs Task Force on (1974- )

see Committee in Student Affairs–Privacy Task Force RG-30/1/3

Public Relations, Publications and

see Publications and Public Relations (1954-1956) RG-40/2/P9.2

Public Safety (Department)

RG-30/17

see also Campus Safety News RG-30/17

Public Safety Department (Photographs)

RG-143

Public Safety Monthly Summaries (1973-1990)

RG-30/17

Public School Partnership (Five-College Inc. Program)

RG-60/5/2

Public School Students, Tutoring Enrichment Assistance Model for

see Tutoring Enrichment Assistance Model for Public School Students (TEAMS) RG-7/12

Public Service Council (1968)

see Inter-Campus Committees–Public Service Council RG-3/100

Public Service Fund

see Healy Endowment/Public Service Fund (Research and Graduate Studies) RG-9/2/4

Public Services (Library)

RG-8/3

Public Services Office (Library) (1953- )

RG-8/3/1

Public Student Coalition (Student Association) (1976)

RG-45/45/P8

Publications (Official University Committee) (1916-1927)

RG-40/2/P9

Publications and Broadcast Board, Student (1966, 1969)

RG-45/30/P8

Publications and Public Relations (Official University Committee) (1954-1956)

RG-40/2/P9.2

Publications Committee (Faculty Senate, 1970)

RG-40/2/A3

Publications Department

RG-39/8

Publications Office (Public Affairs)

RG-5/4

Publications, Official

see Printed, mimeos, etc. (University as a Whole) RG-1/00

Publications Policy (Official University Committee) (1949-1950)

RG-40/2/P9.1

Publications, Student

see Student Publications RG-45/00

Publicity

see UMass News (Release) RG-5/3

Publicity (Official University Committee) (1926-1927)

RG-40/2/P9.5

Publicity about UMass (Public Affairs)

RG-5/10

Histories and historians ‘ files (1898- ) RG-1 201

Pulse, Project

see Student Affairs Research and Education Office (SAREO) RG-30/27

Q

QTV Fraternity (1869-1997)

RG-45/90/Q8

Quarry, Pelham (Physical Plant) (1866)

RG-36/50/Q8

Quarterly, The (1958-1959)

see Collegian Quarterly (1938-1962) RG-45/00/C6.2

Quest Program, The (Chancellor’s Office) (1985- )

RG-4/9/1

Questor (Student Publication) (1974)

RG-45/00/Q8

Quilt Project, AIDS Memorial

see AIDS Memorial Quilt Project (1992- ) RG-11/20

Nancy E. Foster

For the better part of four decades, Nancy E. Foster was active in the struggle for social justice, peace, and political reform. From early work in civil rights through her engagement in political reform in Amherst, Mass., Foster was recognized for her work in the movements opposing war, nuclear power, and the assault on civil liberties after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Locally, she worked with her fellow members of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst and with interfaith coalitions to address problems of hunger and homelessness.

Centered in western Massachusetts and concentrated in the last decade of her life (2000-2010), the Nancy Foster Papers includes a record of one woman’s grassroots activism for peace, civil liberties, and social justice. The issues reflected in the collection range from the assault on civil liberties after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to immigration, hunger and poverty, the Iraq Wars, and the conflict in Central America during the 1980s, and much of the material documents Nancy’s involvement with local organizations such as the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst. The collection also contains a valuable record of Nancy’s participation in local politics in Amherst, beginning with the records of the 1972 committee which was charged with reviewing the Town Meeting.

A granting agency that advises and provides funding for grass roots, non-profit projects and organizations in order to bring about broad social change by addressing local issues and community needs. Records include minutes, reports, correspondence, successful and unsuccessful grant applications from Western Massachusetts organizations, grant source information, and grantee materials including organization reports, publications, member lists, clippings, and other materials.