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Kenneth A. Galdston papers (MS.2011.002)

Brown University Library

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

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.