International Institute of Boston Records, 1924-1955

International Institute of Boston

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One of fifty such organizations throughout the United States, the International Institute of Boston was part of a national movement within the YWCA to serve the urban immigrant community. The Boston International Institute had its inception in 1923, and opened in 1924. It was described as a "Service Bureau for Foreign-Speaking People". Through case, group, and community work the staff sought to provide information, education, personal service, and assembly to its clients. ...

U.S. NewBerry Club

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Boston Council of Social Agencies

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Boston Young Women's Christian Association (Massachusetts)

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The Boston Young Women's Christian Association (BYWCA) was founded in 1866; it was one of the first, and the prototype, for all subsequent YWCAs in the United States. It is also one of the oldest extant voluntary agencies in Boston. In 1858, Mrs. Lucretia Boyd, a city missionary, first voiced concern for the moral and physical welfare of young women and girls coming from the country to work in Boston. In 1866 a group of women led by the civic reformer Pauline Durant, wif...

Boston Soldier and Sailors Recreation Committee.

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Boston Hospitality Committee for Japanese Resettlement.

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