Dorothy Hunt records of the Mayor’s Recreation Advisory Committee (MSS-0086)

The Dorothy Hunt records of the Mayor’s Recreation Advisory Committee details the creation of year-round recreation programs and buildings for the youth of Providence under Providence Mayor Dennis J. Roberts. There is correspondence between Dorothy Hunt and Providence Journal reporter Dorothy Pratt regarding the implementation of the fulltime recreation program for the City of Providence’s juvenile population as well as correspondence between Hunt and James Cronin, the city’s recreation department director.