Snowden, Muriel S. (Muriel Sutherland), 1916-

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From the description of Reminiscences of Muriel S. Snowden: oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86131836

Muriel S. and Otto P. Snowden were the founders and co-directors of Freedom House, a center for neighborhood improvement and community activism in the racially mixed neighborhood of Roxbury, Massachusetts.

From 1949 until their retirement in 1984, the Snowdens were influential leaders in Boston's African American community. Muriel S. Snowden was raised in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, graduated from Radcliffe College in 1938, and attended the New York School of Social Work from 1943-1945. She married Otto P. Snowden in 1944 and moved to Boston where she became active in many civic organizations. She was executive director of the Cambridge Civic Unity Commission. Otto Phillip Snowden lived in Boston for most of his life. He graduated from Dorchester High School, attended Howard University from 1933-1937, and was a special graduate student at Boston University School of Social Work. He was director of St. Mark's Social Center before and after his military service in World War II. He was active in many professional and civic associations and was co-recipient of numerous awards with his wife.

From the description of Muriel S. and Otto P. Snowden papers, 1911-1990, 1947-1985. (Northeastern University). WorldCat record id: 38107737

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referencedIn Records of the Junior League of Boston, 1897-1994 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Snowden, Muriel S. (Muriel Sutherland), 1916-. Interview with Muriel S. Snowden : oral history transcript / tape recorded interview conducted by Cheryl Gilkes in 1977. Black Women Oral History Project, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977-1984. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Snowden, Muriel S. Reminiscences of Muriel S. Snowden: oral history, 1977. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Black Women Oral History Project. Records, 1976-1997 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Black Women Oral History Project transcripts, 1976-1981 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
creatorOf Snowden, Muriel S. (Muriel Sutherland), 1916-1988. Muriel S. and Otto P. Snowden papers, 1911-1990, 1947-1985. Northeastern University, Snell Library
referencedIn Interviews of the Black Women Oral History Project, 1976-1981 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Black Women Oral History Project transcripts, 1976-1981. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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associatedWith Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Black Women Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Black Women Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Black Women Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Black Women Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Cambridge Civic Unity Commission (Cambridge, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Freedom House (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Freedom House (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Gilkes, Cheryl, person
associatedWith Gilkes, Cheryl. person
associatedWith Junior League of Boston. corporateBody
associatedWith National Council of Negro Women. corporateBody
associatedWith Pan African Congress. corporateBody
associatedWith Snowden, Gail. person
associatedWith Snowden, Otto Phillip, 1914-1995. person
associatedWith St. Mark's Social Center (Roxbury, Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Sutherland, William, 1918- person
associatedWith Women's Information Network Service. corporateBody
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Boston (Mass.)
Massachusetts--Boston
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African American civic leaders
African American families
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African American women
African American women
African American women political activists
African American women social reformers
Community development, Urban
Social work with African Americans
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Birth 1916

Death 1988

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