Papers, 1934-1989.

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Papers, 1934-1989.

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Correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, scrapbooks, annual reports, manuscripts, photographs, journal articles, notebooks, address books and postcards assembled and generated, 1922-1989, during Joseph Lee's political career and participation in civic activism. Materials pertain to Lee's participation in the fight to save Boston's West End from demolition in the 1950s and 1960s (includes photographs ca. 1957 of West End prior to destruction) and his investigation of Boston's Cocoanut Grove Fire in 1942. His participation on the Boston School Committee during the 1930s to 1970s provides materials reflecting the challenges of the Committee during the 1960s with issues such as busing, integration and the creation of Metco. Materials also pertain to Lee's unsuccessful runs for mayor (1941 and 1945), Governor's Council (1940), Senate campaigns (1942, 1944) and the U.S. House of Representatives from the 11th District (1946). Lee's interest in recreation is strongly present in materials of the Boston Board of Recreation (which developed and supplied school playgrounds) and the Massachusetts Committee to Further Outdoor Recreation which he founded and chaired. Materials related to the Community Boating program, established by Lee in 1937, are also present in the collection. Also included are materials pertaining to Lee's manuscripts, "How to Sail a Boat," "American Manifesto," and "Smoulder a Patch."

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Boston Athenaeum

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Cocoanut Grove (Boston, Mass.)

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Lee, Joseph, 1902-1992.

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Involved in politics and community issues, Joseph Lee (1902-1992) served on the Boston School Committee from 1937-1941, 1953-1957, and 1959-1971. Lee was a harsh critic of urban renewal and the destruction of Boston's West End in the 1950s and 1960s. He organized and chaired the Massachusetts Committee to Further Outdoor Recreation and participated in the development of the Boston Board of Recreation. In 1937, Lee founded the Community Boat Club on the Charles River. Lee also ran unsuccessfully ...

Boston, Mass. School Committee

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