Guide to the Kenneth A. Galdston papers, 1951-2012

John Hay Library , University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Published in 2015

Collection Overview

Title:	Kenneth A. Galdston papers
Date range:	1951-2012
Creator:	Galdston, Kenneth A.
Extent:	27.0 Linear feet
Abstract:	The materials collected and partly organized by Kenneth A. Galdston consist of literature on community organizing, meeting notes, periodicals, class notes from Brown, clippings and supplementary material.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library , University Archives and Manuscripts
Collection number:	MS.2011.002

Scope & content

The Kenneth A. Galdston papers consist of records related to community organizing and Galdston's education at Brown University. Materials include meeting minutes, notes, agendas, calendars, periodicals and printed ephemera and cover a period from the early 1950s through 2007.

Series I. Organizations contains the records of two organizations with which Galdston was affiliated: The Midway Organization which was based in the neighborhoods around Midway Airport in Chicago and the United Citizens Organization, a lay Catholic organization based in Buffalo, New York.

Series II. Community organizing consists of various guidebooks and collected printed materials.

Series III. Education contains materials related to Galdston's undergraduate coursework, including notebooks and papers, as well as his involvement in athletic, social, and political organizations during his student years.

Series IV. Publications contains popular periodicals and journals relating to community organizing.

Series V. Additions comprises additions to the collection including subject files, notebooks, and diaries related to Galdston's ongoing community organizing work.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Brown University. Class of 1968.
• Community Organizing Archive (Brown University).
• Midway Organization.

Subject Topics

• Community organization
• Government, Politics and Law

Document Types

• Bulletins
• Calendars
• Correspondence
• Newsletters
• Notebooks
• Pamphlets

Subject Topics

• Government, Politics and Law

Arrangement

The collection is organized in five series:

• I. Organizations, 1971-1978
• II. Community organizing, circa 1962-1996
• III. Education, 1964-1968
• IV. Publications, circa 1956-1978
• V. Additions, circa 1986-2012

Biographical/Historical note

Kenneth A. Galdston graduated from Brown University in 1968. He attended the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) training program at the University of Maryland and later the Yale School of Organization and Management. Over the course of his career, Galdston was a community organizer in North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Buffalo, New York; Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut; Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts; and, as the lead organizer of the InterValley Project, helped leaders and organizers build additional community organizations elsewhere in Massachusetts and in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. The collection contains literature on community organizing, detailed meeting notes, periodicals, class notes from Brown University, newspaper clippings, and appointment books.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	Access to the collection is restricted by donor agreement. Permission of the donor, Kenneth A. Galdston, is required for use.
Use of the materials:	Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	Kenneth A. Galdston papers, Ms.2011.002, Brown University Library.
Contact information:	John Hay Library , University Archives and Manuscripts Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148 Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	Gift of Kenneth A. Galdston, 2010-2015.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff.
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-09-08
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sponsor:	Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Additional Information

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