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Collection: SC-0104 University Archives and Special Collections Joseph P. Healey Library University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, Massachusetts 02125 library.archives@umb.edu MASSACHUSETTS ROCK AGAINST RACISM RECORDS 1979-1987, bulk 1982-1987 Accession Number: 102-03, 111-09 Repository: University of Massachusetts Boston. University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Massachusetts Rock Against Racism Title: Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records Date [inclusive]: 1979-1987, bulk 1987 Extent: 11 linear feet Language: English Citation: Courtesy of the University Archives and Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston: Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records Processing Information: Processed by Lani Smith in December 2002. Reprocessed by Jessica Holden in November 2011. Finding aid updated by Jessica Holden in November 2017. Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open for research. Copyright: Copyright restrictions may apply. PROVENANCE The Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records were donated to University Archives and Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston by Reebee Garofalo in two accessions: the first on September 24, 2002, and the second on August 8, 2011. ARRANGEMENT AND PROCESSING NOTES The original arrangement of folders and original folder titles were retained. HISTORICAL NOTE Massachusetts Rock Against Racism (RAR) came together at a time when the City of Boston and its surrounding areas were rocked by racism. This was especially focused on the youth population as court-ordered desegregation and busing intensified problems. RAR’s name came from a movement started in England in the mid-1970s. It was organized and cofounded in the Boston area in 1979 by a group of volunteers consisting of musicians, radio announcers, and educators, including Reebee Garofalo who was at that time an assistant professor in the College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) at UMass Boston. Designed to confront issues of racism University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 2 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu in the Boston area, RAR used popular music and mass media as educational tools to address race relations for high school kids and the community. RAR carried out its mission through presentations to high school students, concerts and festivals, broadcast and TV productions, workshops, performances, community screenings, and with print and media coverage. Can't Music Bring Us Together? was the first in a series of multi-media presentations held at a variety of area high schools from 1979 to 1981 which used popular music as a means to talk about issues of racism. They held the first in a series of benefit concerts and outdoor festivals on July 10, 1980, which featured a variety of multi-ethnic, multi-racial performance styles. In 1982 they began video production on cable with a TV show entitled But Can You Dance to It? which was “designed to use popular music from different cultures as a vehicle for overcoming racial and cultural isolation.” The show was taped at Somerville Community Access and broadcast to an estimated 240,000 subscribers. It was the winner of a national cable TV award in 1983. In fall 1983 they received a contract from the Boston Public School Department. Until then they were run on a volunteer basis. This, combined with other grants, contributions, as well as office space at UMass Boston, allowed RAR to have a paid professional staff, a board of directors, and interns. A mixed group of students from District Nine high schools were gathered to undergo “extensive workshop training in the areas of race relations, music history and video production.” Expanding on the success of the cable TV show, the Boston Public Schools Video Project was initiated to enhance awareness of other cultures and improve race relations in the public schools. It was a collaboration between RAR, UMass Boston, District Nine of the Boston Public Schools, and The Boston Community Access and Programming Foundation. Half hour shows were produced by youth from Boston high schools and broadcast on cable TV. The First and Second Annual Boston Youth Culture Festivals were held at Jamaica Pond in 1984 and 1985. RAR was involved in setting up the event, performing in it, and videotaping it for cable. In 1985, Youth Leadership Project was developed to work with a group of students who had been through their programs to deliver and develop workshops and performances. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Reebee Garofalo has been a professor at UMass Boston since 1978 in the College of Public and Community Service. Garofalo has used mass media and popular music as a form of critical thinking, study, education, and as a tool for activism through projects like Rock Against Racism. He has written and edited several books as well as articles for popular and scholarly publications. He served as chairperson of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US, and sits on the National Advisory Board of the Archives of African American Music and Culture. He is currently involved in launching a new degree program at CPCS, UMass in Community Media and Technology. He also plays drums and sings with the Blue Suede Boppers. University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 3 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu SCOPE AND CONTENT This collection documents the activities of the organization Massachusetts Rock Against Racism and its founder, Reebee Garofalo. The collection covers the time period of 1979 to 1987 with the majority of the materials covering 1982-1987. Original order and folder title have been maintained. Formats include articles, brochures, correspondence, flyers, pamphlets, financial records, meeting minutes, memorandum, newsletters, and video tapes. SERIES OUTLINE This collection is arranged in four series as follows: Series I. Administrative and Project Files Series II. Fundraising and Foundations Series III. Agency Information Series IV. Videos SERIES DESCRIPTIONS Series I. Administrative and Project Files This series includes administrative records of the organization. This includes contracts and forms, organizational plans, correspondence, mailing lists, and personnel files. Staff and board minutes and budgets are also included. The series documents projects and events sponsored by RAR. The files include cable TV shows, concerts, performances, festivals, Youth Leadership Project and the Boston Public School Video Project. Folders include scripts and outlines, memorandum, student questionnaires, financial statements, and release forms. Series II. Fundraising and Foundations Funding for RAR came through various foundations and grants. This series contains both fundraising information and foundation files. The foundation files are in alphabetical order. Files include information about foundations, proposals, and correspondence. Series III. Agency Information This series documents state and local agencies that worked with RAR on various projects. Formats include articles, correspondence, brochures, forms, newsletters, and meeting minutes. Series IV. Videos This series documents issues related to racism and popular music. Include are tapes made by the Boston Public School Video Project, events and concerts, interviews, and work tapes. The tapes contain raw footage and finished products. Formats include ¾” tapes and VHS. University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 4 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu CONTAINER LIST Box: 1 Series I. Administrative and Project Files 1-3: BPS/RAR Videotape Project 1. New contract with UMass, 1980-1983 November 2. Population to be served: Boston Public Schools, undated 3. Summer project, 1983 September-1984 May 4. Cash receipts/disbursements, 1980-1986 5. Contracts, 1985 July-1986 May 6. Division of public charities, 1985 July-1986 May 7. Dylan, Bob: Blood on the Tracks sheet music, 1975 8-12: English High School 8. Credit list, undated 9. Pre-awareness test, undated 10. Questionnaires, undated 11. Schedule, undated 12. Script, undated 13. Federal tax information, 1983-1987 May 14. Financial statements [1], 1981-1989 15. Financial statements [2], 1983-1991 16-20: First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival 16. Credits, 1984 August 17. Crew list, undated 18. Production assistants, undated 19. Release forms, 1984 August 20. Schedule, 1984 August-October 21. Forms, 1981 August-1985 June 22. “In Practice: Rocking Against Racism in Massachusetts,” 1986 23. Incoming correspondence, 1981 March-1986 June 24. Incoming correspondence [2], 1986-1989 March 25-34: Jeremiah E. Burke 25. Credit list, undated 26. Meeting notes, undated 27. Miscellaneous, undated 28. Outgoing correspondence, 1984 February-March University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 5 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 29. Pre-awareness test, undated 30. Questionnaires, undated 31. Release forms, 1984 March 32. Script outline, undated 33. Student activities list, undated 34. Student passes, 1983 January 35-41: Madison Park 35. Credit list, undated 36. Notes, 1983 November-December 37. Pretest, undated 38. Questionnaires, undated 39. Rehearsal announcement, 1984 February 40. Script, undated 41. Script outline, undated 42. Mailing labels, 1985 November 43-47: Open Arts Festival 43. Agreement, 1981 September 44. Financial statement, 1981 September 45. Outgoing correspondence and publicity announcement, 1981 July-September 46. Planning, 1981 June 47. Program flow and information sheet, 1981 September 48. Operational plans, 1985-1986 49. Organizational activities, 1979 December-August 1985 50. Outgoing correspondence, 1983 April-1986 August 51. Outgoing correspondence: letters of recommendation, 1983 September-1986 July 52-56: Personnel 52. Evaluations, 1985 April-1986 53. Internal memos, 1983 November-1986 September 54. Mary Frances Smith miscellaneous, 1983 September-1986 March 55. Resumes, 1983 August-1986 June 56. Work study, 1985 January-May 57. Public service announcements, 1984 August-1986 July 58. RAR archive, 1979 July-1981 September 59. RAR board development, 1985 December-1987 University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 6 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 60-66: RAR Board Information 60. Annual RAR board meeting: 1986, 1981 April-1987 61. FY ’87 vision of RAR, 1987 62. Information forms, 1985 December-1986 January 63. Minutes, notices of board meetings, agendas, 1983 August-1986 September 64. Previous board prior to 2/86, undated 65. RAR board 9/10/86, 1986 December-1988 66. RAR board members listing, 1985 December 67. RAR budgets, 1984 September-1987 68. RAR current, 1983 June-1985 March 69-76: RAR Projects 69. But Can You Dance to It, 1979 December-1983 September 70. Hip Hop Documentary (video 6/9/85), 1985 June 71. Mass. RAR Black Women and Attorney’s Performance, 1983-1984 72. RAR April ’85 Benefit: Run DMC, 1985 April 73. RAR Educational Forum, 1984 November-1985 February 74. RAR fifth anniversary, 1984 December 75. RAR/UMass Boston Festival, 1980 December-1981 May 76. Youth Leadership Project, 1984 September-1985 June 77. RAR staff meeting minutes, 1983 September-1985 July 78. RAR stamp, undated 79-101: RAR Youth TV Series Information 79. Advisory board meeting minutes, 1986 January 80. Application, undated 81. Boston Indian Council recruit list, 1986 March 82. Cape Verdean students youth TV series, undated 83. Community agencies that received mailing asking for ideas, undated 84. Credits, 1986 85. Cultural organizations who received mailing asking for ideas, undated 86. Host listing for RAR youth series, 1986 February-June 87. Incoming correspondence, 1985 November-1986 January 88. Minutes of meetings, 1986 January-February 89. Miscellaneous, 1986 January-April 90. Outgoing correspondence, 1985 November-1986 April 91. Permission slips, 1986 January 92. Phone listing, undated 93. Program outline, 1986 January-June University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 7 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 94. Release forms, 1986 March-April 95. Resource people or organizations for Native Americans (events), undated 96. Retreat materials, 1986 January 97. Rotations, undated 98. Rules, undated 99. Running order, undated 100. Skit, undated 101. Who’s here forms, undated Box: 2 102. Reebee Garofalo personal papers, 1983 July-1985 January 103-111: Second Annual Boston Youth Culture Fest 103. Budget projection, undated 104. Introduction, 1985 September 105. Miscellaneous, 1985 September 106. Opening and closing credits, 1985 September 107. Outgoing correspondence, 1985 July-December 108. Pre-production meeting, 1985 September 109. Production crew, 1985 September 110. Releases, 1985 September 111. Schedule, 1985 September 112. Speeches, 1985 June 113. State tax information, 1985 July-1987 June 114. Subcommittee information, 1986 March-June 115. Support Center, The, 1983 March-1986 June 116. Tax forms, 1987 June-1988 January 117. “Wrong Account” IRS correspondence, 1985 September-1987 June Series II. Fundraising and Foundations 1-2: A.C. Ratshesky Foundation 1. Guidelines, undated 2. Proposals, 1983 November 3. Associated Grant-Makers of Massachusetts, 1983 November 4-5: Bank of Boston 4. General information, 1984 5. Guidelines, undated University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 8 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 6. Bank of New England, undated 7. Boston Committee, 1983 October-1984 September 8. Boston Foundation, 1985-1986 January 9-12: Boston Globe Foundation 9. General information, 1982 10. Guidelines, undated 11. Incoming correspondence, 1984 July-1986 April 12. Proposals, 1981 July-1986 April 13-14: Boston Women’s Fund 13. Application information, 1986 April 14. General information, undated 15-16: BPS/RAR Video Project 15. Letters, scripts, etc., 1983 June-1984 February 16. Proposal, 1980-1984 June 17. Burgess Urban Fund, 1986 March-May 18. Cabot Family Charitable Trust, 1983 19-21: Church Home Society, The 19. General information, 1983 November 20. Incoming correspondence, 1983 March-1985 August 21. Proposals, 1983 October-1985 June 22. Communications Consortium, The, undated 23. Correspondence, 1983 September-1984 November 24. Digital Equipment Corporation, undated 25. Disbursement schedules, 1984 January-1985 September 26. Division of Employment Security, 1985 June-1986 June 27. Faculty development grant, 1981 28-31: Foley, Hoag and Eliot 28. Annual report, 1984 29. Correspondence, 1983 August-1985 June 30. Guidelines, 1984-1985 31. Proposals, 1979 December-1985 April 32. Fund for the Arts, The, undated 33. Fundraising information, 1980 July-1986 July University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 9 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 34-35: Godfrey M. Hyams Trust 34. General information, 1983 35. Incoming correspondence, 1983 August-1984 September 36-44: Haymarket People’s Fund 36. 1985 proposal, 1985 April 37. 1985 proposal, agreement, follow-up report form, letters, 1985 May-December 38. Annual reports, 1982-1986 39. General correspondence, 1985 May-1986 June 40. Grant application, questions, etc., undated 41. Haymarket 1986 proposal, 1986 April-November 42. Haymarket News, 1984 June-1986 43. Proposal 1984, 1983 September-November 1984 44. Resource listing, undated 45. Historic Neighborhoods Foundation, 1984 December-1985 March 46-47: Jesse B. Cox Charitable Trust 46. General information, 1984 September-1985 June 47. Proposals, 1979 December-1984 October 48-51: Lotus Development Corporation 48. General information, 1985 September 49. Guidelines, undated 50. Incoming correspondence, 1985 May-September 51. Proposals, 1984 September-1986 August 52-55: Mass. Council on Arts and Humanities 52. General information, 1982 December-1986 July 53. Mass. Council contract, 1985 December-1986 June 54. Program evaluation 1986, 1987 August 55. Proposals, 1981 September-1986 August 56. Mass. Foundation for Arts and Humanities, undated 57-59: National Conference of Christians and Jews 57. Anytown Massachusetts Program, 1985 August 58. Applications for program (Anytown), 1985 August 59. Project Aires info, 1984 May-1985 July 60. New England War Tax Resistance, undated University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 10 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 61-62: Old South Church Fund 61. General information, 1984 August-1985 July 62. Proposals, 1979 December-1984 October 63-65: Polaroid Foundation 63. General information, 1982-1984 March 64. Incoming correspondence, 1983 October-1984 May 65. Summary sheet, 1983 November 66-73: Proposals 66. Articles of interest, 1980 July-1985 August 67. Audits 81-85, 1980-1985 June 68. History and goals, undated 69. IRS tax letter 1984, 1984 March 70. Letters of support, 1979 November-1985 September 71. Organizational activities, undated 72. RAR promo/proposals, 1979 December-1986 June 73. Resumes, undated 74-75: Public Service Endowment Grant 74. General information, 1983 August-1986 January 75. Proposals, 1986 January 76-77: Raytheon Company 76. General information, undated 77. Outgoing correspondence, 1984 September 78. Requisition forms, invoices, etc., 1983 August-1986 January 79-81: Research Information 79. General information, undated 80. Massachusetts Foundation Directory, 1983 81. Miscellaneous notes, 1983 June 82. Resist, 1983 83. Vingo Trust II, 1983 August 84. W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1983 85. Youth Leadership Retreats, 1985 January University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 11 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu Box: 3 Series III. Agency Information 1-8: ABCD Agency Information 1. ABCD summer payment time sheets 1984, 1984 July-August 2. ABCD Summerworks 1985, 1985 May-1986 May 3. Agency request form worksite agreement, 1984-1985 June 4. Enrollee and supervisor questionnaires 1984, 1984 August 5. Incoming correspondence general, 1984 June-1985 September 6. Pre-awareness test given to ABCD employees, 1984 July 7. Summerworks Program 1984, 1984 May-1985 May 8. Worksite agreements 1985, 1985 July 9. Articles of interest, 1980 July-1985 August 10. Black Rock Coalition, 1985 December-1986 May 11. Boston City Lights, 1982 April-1985 March 12-22: Boston Community Access Programming Foundation 12. Access foundation forms: miscellaneous, 1984 June-August 13. Access programming forms: van request form, undated 14. Agreement between Cablevision of Boston and Boston community, 1893 June 15. Exempt letter, 1984 January 16. Floor manager’s cues, undated 17. Minor release form, undated 18. Miscellaneous, 1986 January-March 19. Program proposal, 1984 February-September 20. PSAs, undated 21. Standard release form, undated 22. Workshop application, undated 23-27: Boston Public Schools 23. Circulars, 1984 February-1985 May 24. Directory of District Offices, 1985 June 25. General information, 1979 December-1984 August 26. Incoming correspondence, 1984 December-1986 February 27. School profiles, 1985 January-February 28. Brighton High School portable programs, 1975 29-31: Brochures 29. Draft of RAR brochure, undated 30. General, 1984-1986 June University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 12 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 31. International Women’s Day 1985, 1985 February-March 32-34: Cable Access Information 32. Cable access news, 1980 November-1986 April 33. General correspondence, 1983 February-1984 December 34. National Federation of Local Cable Programmers, 1986 February 35-38: Chapter 636 35. Budget: program priority, 1984 36. Evaluation forms, 1984 January 37. Incoming correspondence, 1983 December-1985 February 38. Mini-grants, 1983 October-1984 January 39. Commission members, undated 40. Contact people for talent, 1981 July-1986 August 41-47: Cultural Education Collaborative 41. Cable television, 1983-1984 42. General information, 1981 September-1984 April 43. Incoming correspondence general, 1983 December-1986 February 44. Inventory of all current programs and funding sources, 1983-1984 February 45. Meetings, 1983 November-1984 April 46. Newsletter, 1983 April-December 47. Renewing partnership with the Boston Public Schools (cultural institutions), 1983-1984 April 48. Cultural institutions, 1983-1984 June 49. Department of Education: 766 Conference, 1978 November-1984 October 50. Hyde Park United, 1986 March-May 51. Jobs for youth, undated 52. Mass. Cultural Alliance (ODEDCO), 1985 September-1987 53. Mass. Department of Education consultant application, 1982-1985 September 54. Miscellaneous [1], 1980 August-1987 August 55. Miscellaneous [2], 1985-1987 February 56. Multicultural education: daycare, 1974 March-1983 57. Multicultural Project for Communication and Education, Inc., 1986 58-61: Rainbow Coalition 58. By-laws, 1984 April 59. General information, 1984 July 60. Minutes of meetings, 1984 July-October University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 13 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 61. Rainbow fundraiser, undated 62. RAR, 1984 August-1988 July 63. RAR article, 1984 June-1986 May 64. Scheduling, 1984 February-1986 June 65. School committee and city councilors listings, 1984-1987 66. SOS Racisme, 1984-1986 January 67. Staff meeting agendas, 1985 March 68. Standard invoices, school department, 1985 May 69. Summer college work study program, 1985 February 70. Support Center, The: materials used for July 31, ’85 meeting with Kathy Locke, 1985 April-1986 71-72: Youth Coalition (Diane Cummings) 71. Letters, 1986 April-June 72. Minutes, 1986 July-August Box: 4 Series IV. Videos 1. But Can You Dance to It?, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1982 2. Living in a Rainbow World, executive producer Fran Smith, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 April 8 3. Mass RAR Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 April 8 4. Mass RAR Second Annual Youth Culture Festival Live from Jamaica Pond Sugar Bowl, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 September 22 5. RAR fall 85 concert at Jamaica Pond, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 6. RAR Metro Sun City tape II, Free South Africa Day, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 March 26 7. RAR Metro Sun City tape III, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 8. RAR practice tape, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 January 31 9. RAR Rockumentary, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 June 10. Raw footage Cape Verdean piece: Bunker Hill Studio, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 May 16 11. Reebee Garofalo’s interview used for Break Fever: Mass Rock Against Racism, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 12. Student forum RAR, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 March 25 13. Troy and William [illegible] at MLK Concert, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated Box: 5 14. AIDS: High Risk, VHS, undated 15. Appreciation Night 1990, Diane Joyce, VHS, 1990 16. Cape Verdean event, MPHS, tape II, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 14 University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 14 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 17. Cape Verdean show, tape one, audio begins halfway through, “Raw Footage,” 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 14 18. Damaged Edge, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 19. Footage: City Hall interview with Irving School students, show choir from Illinois, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 9 20. Heavy metal and Satanism, VHS, undated 21. Interview RAR rappers, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 22. Interview with rappers, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 February 21 23. Little Steven interview with Reebee, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 26 24. Minnie B. Ward interview, tape I, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 February 25. Minnie B. Ward interview, tape II, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 February 26. One Life to Live, soap opera, Phil Donahue, VHS, undated 27. Open Arts Festival, 3/4” tape, 1982 September 28. Oprah: Censorship, Racism and Music, Channel 5 News, VHS, undated 29. Racism and Music, Small Sacrifices I & II, VHS, undated 30. Reebee’s Rap, 3/4” tape, undated 31. Rock Against Racism, tape two, 3/4” tape, 1981 September 32. Unidentified tape, 3/4” tape, undated 33. Washington Irving School, 3/4” tape, 1986 May 22 34. Women of the Calabash, Tufts, VHS, fall, 1984 Box: 6 35. English master, English High all the Way Live, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 36. J.E. Burke master, Jeremiah and Burke Jam, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 37. Mass RAR: The First Five Years and then Some, 3/4” tape, 1986 May 13 38. Project Aries, Respect Among the Races, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 39. Rock Against Racism Rocumentary tape 4, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 40. Rock Against Racism tape III, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 March 18 41. Rock Against Racism: The First Five Years, 3/4” tape, 1985 February 19 Box: 7 42. Channel 5 World of Difference special, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 July 26 43. English & Burke: English High All the Way Live, J.E. Burke Jam, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 March 19 44. English High: copy, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 March 19 45. First Five Years and Some More, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 May 46. Madison Park Rocks! Produced 23 April ’84, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1984 April 23 47. Mass RAR Inc.: First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 September 21 48. Mass. Rock Against Racism First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 August University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 15 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 49. RAR Channel 56, New England Tonight, Changing Lanes, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 50. RAR Rockumentary tape I, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1985 June 9 51. RAR Rocumentary tape II, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1985 June 9 52. Tape 3, Curry/Troy & Will, Gun Brothers Again, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated Box: 8 53. Black McCappers Soul MCs, 3/4” tape, undated 54. But Can You Dance to It? 3/4” tape, undated 55. Edited roll of Slow Turtle interview, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 56. First Youth Cultural Festival, RAR, crowd shots, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 August 19 57. Graffiti, raw footage for Rockumentary, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1985 May 58. Intro shots, Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, undated 59. Mass RAR 20 minute screening, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 60. RAR Youth Culture tape #3, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 August 19 61. RAR Youth Group student interviews, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 2 62. Rock and Rap, Cambridge Rindge and Latin, 3/4” tape, undated 63. Rock Against Racism, Diane Willis, Channel 7, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 64. Rock Against Racism tape I, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 March 18 65. Rock Against Racism tape II, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 March 18 Box: 9 66. City Hall, May 9th, Snow White, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 67. Discussion on racism, Donna West, 3/4” tape, undated 68. First Youth Cultural Festival, raw footage, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 August 19 69. Genny & Steven, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 28 70. Intro and outro footage, tape two, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 71. Madison Park High School, Cape Verdean event, shot at Roland Hayes Division of Music, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 14 72. News dub, Donna Summer, 3/4” tape, 1984 March 13 73. RAR 2nd tape, racism tape, 3/4” tape, undated 74. RAR Living in a Rainbow World, Donna and Slow Turtle’s interview, tape one, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 9 75. RAR Reynolds, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 76. Reebee Garofalo, Strawberries 12, unedited, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1983 January 24 77. Rock Against Racism work tape, Washington Irving Middle School Theater Arts Show, tape one, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 22 78. Slow Turtle tape 2, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated Box: 10 79. But Can You Dance to It? edit master, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 80. Groupo Coqui and Duo of Terror with DJ Scratch, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 16 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 81. Interviews, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 82. Madison Park Rocks, 3/4” tape, undated 83. Mass RAR Youth Cultural Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 84. Mass Rock Against Racism “Rockumentary,” 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 June 9 85. Modern Man and Mackrey RAR, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 86. One People, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 87. RAR Int Fran, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 88. “XAX” part 1, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated Box: 11 89. 15 minute clips, RAR/BPS videotape, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 90. Copy 18 work dub, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 91. Intro to Industrial Microcomputer Systems, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes 92. June 2 work dub, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 93. Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 94. Living in a Rainbow World II, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 April 4 95. Mass RAR, Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 96. Mass Rock Against Racism, First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 97. One People, Mackrey Close and Famine Intro, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 98. RAR Int, Reebee, Fran, Dan, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 99. Rock Against Racism First Five Years, first half, 3/4” tape, undated 100. Rock Against Racism, “Jeremiah and Burke” Jam, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 101. Tape 2, Silver Streak and Scratch, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 102. Washington Unit with Val Humes, George and Martha Washington portraits, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1980 July 3 103. “XAX” part 2, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated
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Title | Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records, 1979-1987, bulk 1982-1987 |
CollectionID | SC-0104 |
FA_Identifier | UASC-SC-0104-FA |
Decades - Collection |
1970-1979 1980-1989 |
Publisher | University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library |
Creator | University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston |
Collection Category |
Activism Arts School Desegregation |
OCR Text | Collection: SC-0104 University Archives and Special Collections Joseph P. Healey Library University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, Massachusetts 02125 library.archives@umb.edu MASSACHUSETTS ROCK AGAINST RACISM RECORDS 1979-1987, bulk 1982-1987 Accession Number: 102-03, 111-09 Repository: University of Massachusetts Boston. University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Massachusetts Rock Against Racism Title: Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records Date [inclusive]: 1979-1987, bulk 1987 Extent: 11 linear feet Language: English Citation: Courtesy of the University Archives and Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston: Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records Processing Information: Processed by Lani Smith in December 2002. Reprocessed by Jessica Holden in November 2011. Finding aid updated by Jessica Holden in November 2017. Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open for research. Copyright: Copyright restrictions may apply. PROVENANCE The Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records were donated to University Archives and Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston by Reebee Garofalo in two accessions: the first on September 24, 2002, and the second on August 8, 2011. ARRANGEMENT AND PROCESSING NOTES The original arrangement of folders and original folder titles were retained. HISTORICAL NOTE Massachusetts Rock Against Racism (RAR) came together at a time when the City of Boston and its surrounding areas were rocked by racism. This was especially focused on the youth population as court-ordered desegregation and busing intensified problems. RAR’s name came from a movement started in England in the mid-1970s. It was organized and cofounded in the Boston area in 1979 by a group of volunteers consisting of musicians, radio announcers, and educators, including Reebee Garofalo who was at that time an assistant professor in the College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) at UMass Boston. Designed to confront issues of racism University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 2 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu in the Boston area, RAR used popular music and mass media as educational tools to address race relations for high school kids and the community. RAR carried out its mission through presentations to high school students, concerts and festivals, broadcast and TV productions, workshops, performances, community screenings, and with print and media coverage. Can't Music Bring Us Together? was the first in a series of multi-media presentations held at a variety of area high schools from 1979 to 1981 which used popular music as a means to talk about issues of racism. They held the first in a series of benefit concerts and outdoor festivals on July 10, 1980, which featured a variety of multi-ethnic, multi-racial performance styles. In 1982 they began video production on cable with a TV show entitled But Can You Dance to It? which was “designed to use popular music from different cultures as a vehicle for overcoming racial and cultural isolation.” The show was taped at Somerville Community Access and broadcast to an estimated 240,000 subscribers. It was the winner of a national cable TV award in 1983. In fall 1983 they received a contract from the Boston Public School Department. Until then they were run on a volunteer basis. This, combined with other grants, contributions, as well as office space at UMass Boston, allowed RAR to have a paid professional staff, a board of directors, and interns. A mixed group of students from District Nine high schools were gathered to undergo “extensive workshop training in the areas of race relations, music history and video production.” Expanding on the success of the cable TV show, the Boston Public Schools Video Project was initiated to enhance awareness of other cultures and improve race relations in the public schools. It was a collaboration between RAR, UMass Boston, District Nine of the Boston Public Schools, and The Boston Community Access and Programming Foundation. Half hour shows were produced by youth from Boston high schools and broadcast on cable TV. The First and Second Annual Boston Youth Culture Festivals were held at Jamaica Pond in 1984 and 1985. RAR was involved in setting up the event, performing in it, and videotaping it for cable. In 1985, Youth Leadership Project was developed to work with a group of students who had been through their programs to deliver and develop workshops and performances. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Reebee Garofalo has been a professor at UMass Boston since 1978 in the College of Public and Community Service. Garofalo has used mass media and popular music as a form of critical thinking, study, education, and as a tool for activism through projects like Rock Against Racism. He has written and edited several books as well as articles for popular and scholarly publications. He served as chairperson of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US, and sits on the National Advisory Board of the Archives of African American Music and Culture. He is currently involved in launching a new degree program at CPCS, UMass in Community Media and Technology. He also plays drums and sings with the Blue Suede Boppers. University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 3 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu SCOPE AND CONTENT This collection documents the activities of the organization Massachusetts Rock Against Racism and its founder, Reebee Garofalo. The collection covers the time period of 1979 to 1987 with the majority of the materials covering 1982-1987. Original order and folder title have been maintained. Formats include articles, brochures, correspondence, flyers, pamphlets, financial records, meeting minutes, memorandum, newsletters, and video tapes. SERIES OUTLINE This collection is arranged in four series as follows: Series I. Administrative and Project Files Series II. Fundraising and Foundations Series III. Agency Information Series IV. Videos SERIES DESCRIPTIONS Series I. Administrative and Project Files This series includes administrative records of the organization. This includes contracts and forms, organizational plans, correspondence, mailing lists, and personnel files. Staff and board minutes and budgets are also included. The series documents projects and events sponsored by RAR. The files include cable TV shows, concerts, performances, festivals, Youth Leadership Project and the Boston Public School Video Project. Folders include scripts and outlines, memorandum, student questionnaires, financial statements, and release forms. Series II. Fundraising and Foundations Funding for RAR came through various foundations and grants. This series contains both fundraising information and foundation files. The foundation files are in alphabetical order. Files include information about foundations, proposals, and correspondence. Series III. Agency Information This series documents state and local agencies that worked with RAR on various projects. Formats include articles, correspondence, brochures, forms, newsletters, and meeting minutes. Series IV. Videos This series documents issues related to racism and popular music. Include are tapes made by the Boston Public School Video Project, events and concerts, interviews, and work tapes. The tapes contain raw footage and finished products. Formats include ¾” tapes and VHS. University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 4 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu CONTAINER LIST Box: 1 Series I. Administrative and Project Files 1-3: BPS/RAR Videotape Project 1. New contract with UMass, 1980-1983 November 2. Population to be served: Boston Public Schools, undated 3. Summer project, 1983 September-1984 May 4. Cash receipts/disbursements, 1980-1986 5. Contracts, 1985 July-1986 May 6. Division of public charities, 1985 July-1986 May 7. Dylan, Bob: Blood on the Tracks sheet music, 1975 8-12: English High School 8. Credit list, undated 9. Pre-awareness test, undated 10. Questionnaires, undated 11. Schedule, undated 12. Script, undated 13. Federal tax information, 1983-1987 May 14. Financial statements [1], 1981-1989 15. Financial statements [2], 1983-1991 16-20: First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival 16. Credits, 1984 August 17. Crew list, undated 18. Production assistants, undated 19. Release forms, 1984 August 20. Schedule, 1984 August-October 21. Forms, 1981 August-1985 June 22. “In Practice: Rocking Against Racism in Massachusetts,” 1986 23. Incoming correspondence, 1981 March-1986 June 24. Incoming correspondence [2], 1986-1989 March 25-34: Jeremiah E. Burke 25. Credit list, undated 26. Meeting notes, undated 27. Miscellaneous, undated 28. Outgoing correspondence, 1984 February-March University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 5 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 29. Pre-awareness test, undated 30. Questionnaires, undated 31. Release forms, 1984 March 32. Script outline, undated 33. Student activities list, undated 34. Student passes, 1983 January 35-41: Madison Park 35. Credit list, undated 36. Notes, 1983 November-December 37. Pretest, undated 38. Questionnaires, undated 39. Rehearsal announcement, 1984 February 40. Script, undated 41. Script outline, undated 42. Mailing labels, 1985 November 43-47: Open Arts Festival 43. Agreement, 1981 September 44. Financial statement, 1981 September 45. Outgoing correspondence and publicity announcement, 1981 July-September 46. Planning, 1981 June 47. Program flow and information sheet, 1981 September 48. Operational plans, 1985-1986 49. Organizational activities, 1979 December-August 1985 50. Outgoing correspondence, 1983 April-1986 August 51. Outgoing correspondence: letters of recommendation, 1983 September-1986 July 52-56: Personnel 52. Evaluations, 1985 April-1986 53. Internal memos, 1983 November-1986 September 54. Mary Frances Smith miscellaneous, 1983 September-1986 March 55. Resumes, 1983 August-1986 June 56. Work study, 1985 January-May 57. Public service announcements, 1984 August-1986 July 58. RAR archive, 1979 July-1981 September 59. RAR board development, 1985 December-1987 University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 6 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 60-66: RAR Board Information 60. Annual RAR board meeting: 1986, 1981 April-1987 61. FY ’87 vision of RAR, 1987 62. Information forms, 1985 December-1986 January 63. Minutes, notices of board meetings, agendas, 1983 August-1986 September 64. Previous board prior to 2/86, undated 65. RAR board 9/10/86, 1986 December-1988 66. RAR board members listing, 1985 December 67. RAR budgets, 1984 September-1987 68. RAR current, 1983 June-1985 March 69-76: RAR Projects 69. But Can You Dance to It, 1979 December-1983 September 70. Hip Hop Documentary (video 6/9/85), 1985 June 71. Mass. RAR Black Women and Attorney’s Performance, 1983-1984 72. RAR April ’85 Benefit: Run DMC, 1985 April 73. RAR Educational Forum, 1984 November-1985 February 74. RAR fifth anniversary, 1984 December 75. RAR/UMass Boston Festival, 1980 December-1981 May 76. Youth Leadership Project, 1984 September-1985 June 77. RAR staff meeting minutes, 1983 September-1985 July 78. RAR stamp, undated 79-101: RAR Youth TV Series Information 79. Advisory board meeting minutes, 1986 January 80. Application, undated 81. Boston Indian Council recruit list, 1986 March 82. Cape Verdean students youth TV series, undated 83. Community agencies that received mailing asking for ideas, undated 84. Credits, 1986 85. Cultural organizations who received mailing asking for ideas, undated 86. Host listing for RAR youth series, 1986 February-June 87. Incoming correspondence, 1985 November-1986 January 88. Minutes of meetings, 1986 January-February 89. Miscellaneous, 1986 January-April 90. Outgoing correspondence, 1985 November-1986 April 91. Permission slips, 1986 January 92. Phone listing, undated 93. Program outline, 1986 January-June University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 7 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 94. Release forms, 1986 March-April 95. Resource people or organizations for Native Americans (events), undated 96. Retreat materials, 1986 January 97. Rotations, undated 98. Rules, undated 99. Running order, undated 100. Skit, undated 101. Who’s here forms, undated Box: 2 102. Reebee Garofalo personal papers, 1983 July-1985 January 103-111: Second Annual Boston Youth Culture Fest 103. Budget projection, undated 104. Introduction, 1985 September 105. Miscellaneous, 1985 September 106. Opening and closing credits, 1985 September 107. Outgoing correspondence, 1985 July-December 108. Pre-production meeting, 1985 September 109. Production crew, 1985 September 110. Releases, 1985 September 111. Schedule, 1985 September 112. Speeches, 1985 June 113. State tax information, 1985 July-1987 June 114. Subcommittee information, 1986 March-June 115. Support Center, The, 1983 March-1986 June 116. Tax forms, 1987 June-1988 January 117. “Wrong Account” IRS correspondence, 1985 September-1987 June Series II. Fundraising and Foundations 1-2: A.C. Ratshesky Foundation 1. Guidelines, undated 2. Proposals, 1983 November 3. Associated Grant-Makers of Massachusetts, 1983 November 4-5: Bank of Boston 4. General information, 1984 5. Guidelines, undated University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 8 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 6. Bank of New England, undated 7. Boston Committee, 1983 October-1984 September 8. Boston Foundation, 1985-1986 January 9-12: Boston Globe Foundation 9. General information, 1982 10. Guidelines, undated 11. Incoming correspondence, 1984 July-1986 April 12. Proposals, 1981 July-1986 April 13-14: Boston Women’s Fund 13. Application information, 1986 April 14. General information, undated 15-16: BPS/RAR Video Project 15. Letters, scripts, etc., 1983 June-1984 February 16. Proposal, 1980-1984 June 17. Burgess Urban Fund, 1986 March-May 18. Cabot Family Charitable Trust, 1983 19-21: Church Home Society, The 19. General information, 1983 November 20. Incoming correspondence, 1983 March-1985 August 21. Proposals, 1983 October-1985 June 22. Communications Consortium, The, undated 23. Correspondence, 1983 September-1984 November 24. Digital Equipment Corporation, undated 25. Disbursement schedules, 1984 January-1985 September 26. Division of Employment Security, 1985 June-1986 June 27. Faculty development grant, 1981 28-31: Foley, Hoag and Eliot 28. Annual report, 1984 29. Correspondence, 1983 August-1985 June 30. Guidelines, 1984-1985 31. Proposals, 1979 December-1985 April 32. Fund for the Arts, The, undated 33. Fundraising information, 1980 July-1986 July University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 9 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 34-35: Godfrey M. Hyams Trust 34. General information, 1983 35. Incoming correspondence, 1983 August-1984 September 36-44: Haymarket People’s Fund 36. 1985 proposal, 1985 April 37. 1985 proposal, agreement, follow-up report form, letters, 1985 May-December 38. Annual reports, 1982-1986 39. General correspondence, 1985 May-1986 June 40. Grant application, questions, etc., undated 41. Haymarket 1986 proposal, 1986 April-November 42. Haymarket News, 1984 June-1986 43. Proposal 1984, 1983 September-November 1984 44. Resource listing, undated 45. Historic Neighborhoods Foundation, 1984 December-1985 March 46-47: Jesse B. Cox Charitable Trust 46. General information, 1984 September-1985 June 47. Proposals, 1979 December-1984 October 48-51: Lotus Development Corporation 48. General information, 1985 September 49. Guidelines, undated 50. Incoming correspondence, 1985 May-September 51. Proposals, 1984 September-1986 August 52-55: Mass. Council on Arts and Humanities 52. General information, 1982 December-1986 July 53. Mass. Council contract, 1985 December-1986 June 54. Program evaluation 1986, 1987 August 55. Proposals, 1981 September-1986 August 56. Mass. Foundation for Arts and Humanities, undated 57-59: National Conference of Christians and Jews 57. Anytown Massachusetts Program, 1985 August 58. Applications for program (Anytown), 1985 August 59. Project Aires info, 1984 May-1985 July 60. New England War Tax Resistance, undated University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 10 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 61-62: Old South Church Fund 61. General information, 1984 August-1985 July 62. Proposals, 1979 December-1984 October 63-65: Polaroid Foundation 63. General information, 1982-1984 March 64. Incoming correspondence, 1983 October-1984 May 65. Summary sheet, 1983 November 66-73: Proposals 66. Articles of interest, 1980 July-1985 August 67. Audits 81-85, 1980-1985 June 68. History and goals, undated 69. IRS tax letter 1984, 1984 March 70. Letters of support, 1979 November-1985 September 71. Organizational activities, undated 72. RAR promo/proposals, 1979 December-1986 June 73. Resumes, undated 74-75: Public Service Endowment Grant 74. General information, 1983 August-1986 January 75. Proposals, 1986 January 76-77: Raytheon Company 76. General information, undated 77. Outgoing correspondence, 1984 September 78. Requisition forms, invoices, etc., 1983 August-1986 January 79-81: Research Information 79. General information, undated 80. Massachusetts Foundation Directory, 1983 81. Miscellaneous notes, 1983 June 82. Resist, 1983 83. Vingo Trust II, 1983 August 84. W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1983 85. Youth Leadership Retreats, 1985 January University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 11 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu Box: 3 Series III. Agency Information 1-8: ABCD Agency Information 1. ABCD summer payment time sheets 1984, 1984 July-August 2. ABCD Summerworks 1985, 1985 May-1986 May 3. Agency request form worksite agreement, 1984-1985 June 4. Enrollee and supervisor questionnaires 1984, 1984 August 5. Incoming correspondence general, 1984 June-1985 September 6. Pre-awareness test given to ABCD employees, 1984 July 7. Summerworks Program 1984, 1984 May-1985 May 8. Worksite agreements 1985, 1985 July 9. Articles of interest, 1980 July-1985 August 10. Black Rock Coalition, 1985 December-1986 May 11. Boston City Lights, 1982 April-1985 March 12-22: Boston Community Access Programming Foundation 12. Access foundation forms: miscellaneous, 1984 June-August 13. Access programming forms: van request form, undated 14. Agreement between Cablevision of Boston and Boston community, 1893 June 15. Exempt letter, 1984 January 16. Floor manager’s cues, undated 17. Minor release form, undated 18. Miscellaneous, 1986 January-March 19. Program proposal, 1984 February-September 20. PSAs, undated 21. Standard release form, undated 22. Workshop application, undated 23-27: Boston Public Schools 23. Circulars, 1984 February-1985 May 24. Directory of District Offices, 1985 June 25. General information, 1979 December-1984 August 26. Incoming correspondence, 1984 December-1986 February 27. School profiles, 1985 January-February 28. Brighton High School portable programs, 1975 29-31: Brochures 29. Draft of RAR brochure, undated 30. General, 1984-1986 June University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 12 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 31. International Women’s Day 1985, 1985 February-March 32-34: Cable Access Information 32. Cable access news, 1980 November-1986 April 33. General correspondence, 1983 February-1984 December 34. National Federation of Local Cable Programmers, 1986 February 35-38: Chapter 636 35. Budget: program priority, 1984 36. Evaluation forms, 1984 January 37. Incoming correspondence, 1983 December-1985 February 38. Mini-grants, 1983 October-1984 January 39. Commission members, undated 40. Contact people for talent, 1981 July-1986 August 41-47: Cultural Education Collaborative 41. Cable television, 1983-1984 42. General information, 1981 September-1984 April 43. Incoming correspondence general, 1983 December-1986 February 44. Inventory of all current programs and funding sources, 1983-1984 February 45. Meetings, 1983 November-1984 April 46. Newsletter, 1983 April-December 47. Renewing partnership with the Boston Public Schools (cultural institutions), 1983-1984 April 48. Cultural institutions, 1983-1984 June 49. Department of Education: 766 Conference, 1978 November-1984 October 50. Hyde Park United, 1986 March-May 51. Jobs for youth, undated 52. Mass. Cultural Alliance (ODEDCO), 1985 September-1987 53. Mass. Department of Education consultant application, 1982-1985 September 54. Miscellaneous [1], 1980 August-1987 August 55. Miscellaneous [2], 1985-1987 February 56. Multicultural education: daycare, 1974 March-1983 57. Multicultural Project for Communication and Education, Inc., 1986 58-61: Rainbow Coalition 58. By-laws, 1984 April 59. General information, 1984 July 60. Minutes of meetings, 1984 July-October University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 13 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 61. Rainbow fundraiser, undated 62. RAR, 1984 August-1988 July 63. RAR article, 1984 June-1986 May 64. Scheduling, 1984 February-1986 June 65. School committee and city councilors listings, 1984-1987 66. SOS Racisme, 1984-1986 January 67. Staff meeting agendas, 1985 March 68. Standard invoices, school department, 1985 May 69. Summer college work study program, 1985 February 70. Support Center, The: materials used for July 31, ’85 meeting with Kathy Locke, 1985 April-1986 71-72: Youth Coalition (Diane Cummings) 71. Letters, 1986 April-June 72. Minutes, 1986 July-August Box: 4 Series IV. Videos 1. But Can You Dance to It?, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1982 2. Living in a Rainbow World, executive producer Fran Smith, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 April 8 3. Mass RAR Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 April 8 4. Mass RAR Second Annual Youth Culture Festival Live from Jamaica Pond Sugar Bowl, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 September 22 5. RAR fall 85 concert at Jamaica Pond, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 6. RAR Metro Sun City tape II, Free South Africa Day, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 March 26 7. RAR Metro Sun City tape III, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 8. RAR practice tape, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 January 31 9. RAR Rockumentary, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 June 10. Raw footage Cape Verdean piece: Bunker Hill Studio, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 May 16 11. Reebee Garofalo’s interview used for Break Fever: Mass Rock Against Racism, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 12. Student forum RAR, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 March 25 13. Troy and William [illegible] at MLK Concert, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated Box: 5 14. AIDS: High Risk, VHS, undated 15. Appreciation Night 1990, Diane Joyce, VHS, 1990 16. Cape Verdean event, MPHS, tape II, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 14 University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 14 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 17. Cape Verdean show, tape one, audio begins halfway through, “Raw Footage,” 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 14 18. Damaged Edge, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 19. Footage: City Hall interview with Irving School students, show choir from Illinois, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 9 20. Heavy metal and Satanism, VHS, undated 21. Interview RAR rappers, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 22. Interview with rappers, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 February 21 23. Little Steven interview with Reebee, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 26 24. Minnie B. Ward interview, tape I, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 February 25. Minnie B. Ward interview, tape II, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 February 26. One Life to Live, soap opera, Phil Donahue, VHS, undated 27. Open Arts Festival, 3/4” tape, 1982 September 28. Oprah: Censorship, Racism and Music, Channel 5 News, VHS, undated 29. Racism and Music, Small Sacrifices I & II, VHS, undated 30. Reebee’s Rap, 3/4” tape, undated 31. Rock Against Racism, tape two, 3/4” tape, 1981 September 32. Unidentified tape, 3/4” tape, undated 33. Washington Irving School, 3/4” tape, 1986 May 22 34. Women of the Calabash, Tufts, VHS, fall, 1984 Box: 6 35. English master, English High all the Way Live, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 36. J.E. Burke master, Jeremiah and Burke Jam, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 37. Mass RAR: The First Five Years and then Some, 3/4” tape, 1986 May 13 38. Project Aries, Respect Among the Races, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 39. Rock Against Racism Rocumentary tape 4, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 40. Rock Against Racism tape III, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 March 18 41. Rock Against Racism: The First Five Years, 3/4” tape, 1985 February 19 Box: 7 42. Channel 5 World of Difference special, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 July 26 43. English & Burke: English High All the Way Live, J.E. Burke Jam, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 March 19 44. English High: copy, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 March 19 45. First Five Years and Some More, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 May 46. Madison Park Rocks! Produced 23 April ’84, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1984 April 23 47. Mass RAR Inc.: First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 September 21 48. Mass. Rock Against Racism First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 August University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 15 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 49. RAR Channel 56, New England Tonight, Changing Lanes, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 50. RAR Rockumentary tape I, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1985 June 9 51. RAR Rocumentary tape II, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1985 June 9 52. Tape 3, Curry/Troy & Will, Gun Brothers Again, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated Box: 8 53. Black McCappers Soul MCs, 3/4” tape, undated 54. But Can You Dance to It? 3/4” tape, undated 55. Edited roll of Slow Turtle interview, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 56. First Youth Cultural Festival, RAR, crowd shots, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 August 19 57. Graffiti, raw footage for Rockumentary, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1985 May 58. Intro shots, Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, undated 59. Mass RAR 20 minute screening, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 60. RAR Youth Culture tape #3, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 August 19 61. RAR Youth Group student interviews, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 2 62. Rock and Rap, Cambridge Rindge and Latin, 3/4” tape, undated 63. Rock Against Racism, Diane Willis, Channel 7, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 64. Rock Against Racism tape I, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 March 18 65. Rock Against Racism tape II, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 March 18 Box: 9 66. City Hall, May 9th, Snow White, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 67. Discussion on racism, Donna West, 3/4” tape, undated 68. First Youth Cultural Festival, raw footage, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 August 19 69. Genny & Steven, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 28 70. Intro and outro footage, tape two, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 71. Madison Park High School, Cape Verdean event, shot at Roland Hayes Division of Music, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 14 72. News dub, Donna Summer, 3/4” tape, 1984 March 13 73. RAR 2nd tape, racism tape, 3/4” tape, undated 74. RAR Living in a Rainbow World, Donna and Slow Turtle’s interview, tape one, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 9 75. RAR Reynolds, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 76. Reebee Garofalo, Strawberries 12, unedited, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1983 January 24 77. Rock Against Racism work tape, Washington Irving Middle School Theater Arts Show, tape one, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 22 78. Slow Turtle tape 2, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated Box: 10 79. But Can You Dance to It? edit master, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 80. Groupo Coqui and Duo of Terror with DJ Scratch, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated University of Massachusetts Boston University Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid Collection: SC-0104 RAR 16 | Contact: library.archives@umb.edu 81. Interviews, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 82. Madison Park Rocks, 3/4” tape, undated 83. Mass RAR Youth Cultural Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 84. Mass Rock Against Racism “Rockumentary,” 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 June 9 85. Modern Man and Mackrey RAR, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 86. One People, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 87. RAR Int Fran, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 88. “XAX” part 1, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated Box: 11 89. 15 minute clips, RAR/BPS videotape, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 90. Copy 18 work dub, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 91. Intro to Industrial Microcomputer Systems, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes 92. June 2 work dub, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 93. Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 94. Living in a Rainbow World II, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 April 4 95. Mass RAR, Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 96. Mass Rock Against Racism, First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 97. One People, Mackrey Close and Famine Intro, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 98. RAR Int, Reebee, Fran, Dan, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 99. Rock Against Racism First Five Years, first half, 3/4” tape, undated 100. Rock Against Racism, “Jeremiah and Burke” Jam, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 101. Tape 2, Silver Streak and Scratch, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 102. Washington Unit with Val Humes, George and Martha Washington portraits, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1980 July 3 103. “XAX” part 2, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated |
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