Guide to the Susan Chinn papers, 1973-1981
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: |
Susan Chinn papers |
| Date range: |
1973-1981 |
| Creator: |
Chinn, Susan |
| Extent: |
0.25 Linear feet
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| Abstract: |
Documents collected and used by Susan Chinn during her time as an employee of Massachusetts Fair Share whose function is grass-roots community organizing for low and moderate income people for the state of Massachusetts. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
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| Collection number: |
MS.2015.017 |
Scope & content
Documents collected and used by Susan Chinn during her time as an employee of Massachusetts Fair Share whose function is grass-roots community organizing for low and moderate income people for the state of Massachusetts. The collection includes training manuals, Fair Share publications, an essay on the history of the organization, and documentation about the internal workings of the organization. Of particular note is a letter written by Susan Chinn in 1979 describing her experience being hired for Fair Share and her first weeks of work in the community of Springfield, MA.
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Arrangement
The folders are arranged alphabetically.
Biographical/Historical note
Susan Chinn began working as a community organizer with Massachusetts Fair Share in 1979. She was assigned to the Liberty Heights neighborhood of Springfield, MA. She worked with Massachusetts Fair Share until at least 1981. She then founded Parents United for Child Care in Boston, MA, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding the supply of quality, affordable child care and out-of-school care. She served as the program officer for the Proteus Fund and the Fund 2000, where her grantmaking focused on promoting civic participation. She was then the Executive Director of the Discount Foundation, a small private foundation that focuses on alleviating poverty by supporting exemplary programs to improve job opportunities for low-income people. Her next role was as the Director of Leadership Development at the Center for Community Change, where she helped to develop the Center’s electoral and youth leadership programs. Her most recent position is as the Program Director at the New Organizing Institute. She has a Masters Degree in History from the University of Illinois.
Bibliography: http://archive.neworganizing.com/profile/Sue-Chinn
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| 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: |
Susan Chinn papers, Ms.2015.017, 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
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
Gift of Susan Chinn. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Karen Eberhart. |
| Encoding: |
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit
2015-09-30 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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The Book of Readings
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1973-1980, undated |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Citizen/Labor energy Coalition - Crude Oil Decontrol
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1979 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Correspondence to Friends and Family
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1979 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Discussion Draft of Fair Share Organizing Drive Model
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1979 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Fair Share 1979 Legislative Agenda
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1979 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Fair Share Action Gets Result
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| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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The Fair Fighter
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1978 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Fair Share Massachusettes - Miscellaneous Agendas
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| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Fair Share News
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1979 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
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General Chronology of Events for Fair Share Circuit breaker Campaign
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| Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Getting Their Fair Share - from Boston Globe Magazine
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1981 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Handbook for Trainers
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| Box 1, Folder 13 |
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The History of Massachusetts Fair Share
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circa 1979 |
| Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Heating Oil - Documents
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1978-1979, undated |
| Box 1, Folder 15 |
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How Fair Share Works
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1977 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Massachusetts Fair Share - Brief Summaries of Major Campaigns
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1974-1978 |
| Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Massachusetts Fair Share - newspaper by Boston University Students
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1970s |
| Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Organizer Training Handbook
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1979-1980, undated |
| Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Parish Building Process
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| Box 1, Folder 20 |
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Reorganization Reports
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1980-1981, undated |
| Box 1, Folder 21 |
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Retrodollars, Not Petrodollars
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1979 |