https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/a31008058ecf7a6b49a4baeb9f625a54.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=jX2pOyY492a5wtHQbmpOjfAtY0Yw5vvpKqcGvnAcRct4vUsJ5xM4Jcm7Dd8k6%7E-GfU30zf-OHJQymMBAH2nG0yIYgKKL8ZigAmKxzXHB6ID137MxiyRHNowFI2%7E3BG5ELqu737JDVcAA4ukfL8%7E3mBeii1wSmCS3a8jSWVH44cncb0HB9HBkRTOQpGB9XCBMYXmqH48ZUPdTOtoltJNoZjdUOfrOFVi6k%7E29PGOKbSSg86TufA%7EAXL00sGjQIzM6YT6mGf1Y1zQtGWMTbAUp57mc0%7EtCgJ0Rv97stKQGPNbgg40dR-Hl2ya9nSiFhQsPlHr61eI0hUvks69mLHScxg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 9603260bd70665c7dc27009423eda22c PDF Text Text Archives and Records Finding Aid COLLECTION NUMBER: Coll. #02 David Scondras Collection COLLECTION SUMMARY Creator(s): Title: Extent: Date Span: Repository: David Scondras Papers of David Scondras 29 Linear feet (27 Boxes – 4 Record Cartons) 1960 - 2012 The History Project, Archives, and Records Department Finding aid prepared for The History Project, Archives, and Records Department by William Holden, volunteer. Biographical Note: David Scondras was born on January 5, 1946 in Lowell, Massachusetts to first generation GreekAmerican parents, George and Dorothy. After graduating with honors from Lowell High School, David attended Harvard University where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics in 1968. In 1974 David received his Master's Degree in economics from Northeastern University. A longtime community activist and educator, Scondras received nationwide attention for his work around arson prevention. In 1976 he co-founded the Symphony Tenants Organizing Project (STOP), whose work led to the conviction of a thirty-one member arson-for-profit ring in the Fenway area. In 1977 David helped draft and lobby for the first comprehensive anti-arson law in the country. A lifelong advocate for the rights of tenants and senior citizens, Scondras is a noted lecturer on issues around human rights, anti-racism, anti-homophobia and arson prevention. He is an international human rights activist and has travelled to El Salvador and Nicaragua to observe, local and national elections and to speak on human rights issues. Scondras was chosen by the Harvard/ Radcliff Alumni Against Apartheid to be a candidate for the Harvard Board of Overseers; Bishop Tutu endorsed his candidacy. In 1971 Scondras along with numerous other community activists founded the Fenway Community Health Center and obtained federal funding to provide medical services to neighborhood residents. David Scondras was elected to the Boston City Council in 1983 and became the first openly gay individual elected to that body. During his ten-year tenure, he advocated for the gay and lesbian community, opposing then-Governor Michael Dukakis' decision to deny gay couples the right to adopt. As a member of Boston City Council, Scondras worked on a variety of issues from; fair and affordable housing, minority rights, rat control, to developing a water table land trust to help endangered properties in the Boston area. He led a boycott of Coors Beer to end its funding of political extremist groups and introduced and won approval of a Human Rights Ordinance that, for 1 �the first time, protected the gay and lesbian citizens of Boston. He established a Human Rights Commission, and led an effort to bring about a coalition of community and political activists to pass the State's Gay Rights Bill. It was reported by the Boston Globe that Scondras, during his time in City Council, sponsored over 150 legislative Scondras was an early proponent of funding for HIV/AIDS research, and in 1987 founded The Boston Human Rights Institute, (BHRI) a not-for-profit organization. It was established and incorporated as a direct result of the Coors Beer Boycott Settlement. After Scondras lost re-election in 1994, the BHRI was unofficial renamed Search For A Cure, to refocus its mission dedicated to AIDS education, prevention and research not only locally, but around the world. SUBJECT TERMS People Names: Albert "Dapper" O'Neil Barney Frank Bruce Bolling Charles Stuart Christopher Norris Elaine Noble Felix Arroyo Gary Do@erman Ginny Apuzzo Jackson Hall James Kelly Jesse Jackson Jmoki Bacon (Smoky) Junis French Wall Michael Dukakis Nathaniel West Peter Medoff Raymond Flynn Robert Krebs Stella Traffrod Stephen Edwin Hill Ted Kennedy Tom Keane William Kunstler Organization Names: AIDS Action Committee Atlanta Business and Professional Guild Boston Aging Concerns Young and Old United Inc. (BACYOU) Boston Center for Older Americans 2 �Boston Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance (BLGPA) Cambridge Neighborhood Committee on Vietnam Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights Democratic Socialists of America East Bay Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club Fenway Community Development Corporation Fenway Community Health Center Fenway Lesbian and Gay Friends and Neighbors Fenway Project Area Committee (FENPAC) Gay and Lesbian Association Political Action Committee Gay and Lesbian Elected and Appointed Officials Harvard University International Gay and Lesbian Pride Coordinators Ionian Society Lesbian and Gay Progressive Democratic Organization (LGPDO) Maine Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance Massachusetts AIDS Advisory Board Massachusetts Department of Public Health Massachusetts Gay Political Caucus Massachusetts Tenants Organization Men of all Colors Together Ministry of the Homeless National Conference of Openly Lesbian and Gay Elected and Appointed Officials National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) National March on Washington National Organization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Public Officials (LGBPO) Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay Northeast Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans Inc. Northeast Lesbian and Gay Student Union Conference Northeastern University Old South Association Rainbow Coalition of Boston Search For A Cure Southeastern Conference for Lesbian and Gay Men (June of each Year) Symphony Tenants Organizing Project (STOP) The Right to Privacy Foundation Turnpike Property Development Authority Related Collections: Collection # 5 – March on Washington Gay and Lesbian Defense Committee Collection#58 – Fenway Community Health ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 3 �Terms of Use/Copyright: Unrestricted, though some items in the collection are copyrighted by individuals and/or organizations outside The History Project. Contact the History Project for further information: 29 Stanhope Street Boston, MA 02116 617.266.7733 info@historyproject.org www.historyproject.org Scope and Content Notes: The collection consists of 27 boxes that have been arranged chronologically to preserve the intended original order started by David Scondras and his partner Robert Krebs. Scondras' collection contains a variety of printed media (local, national, and international), including newspaper articles, (original and photocopied,) whole newspapers, and magazines. The collection also consists of personal journals, daily appointment calendars, correspondence, speeches, and press releases from the Boston City Council. Legislative documents, and court cases can also be found throughout the collection. Other materials include, miscellaneous writings and poetry by Scondras, photographs, video and audiotapes, buttons and political brochures. The collection is in the English language with the exception of one document written in Chinese and translated. The materials in the collection focus on David's involvement in many local and national organizations and include such topics as HIV/AIDS, anti-gay violence, gay and lesbian rights, tenant rights, political campaigns to name a few. In order to aid in the discovery of this chronological collection, a topical index has been created which specifies the event/subject and where the documents are located within the collection. Topical Index: Subject/Event Location of Materials A Bill to End Arson by STOP Albert "Dapper" O'Neil Biographical File (1974-1992) Air Rights Feasibility Study AnX-Arson Handbook Urban EducaXonal Systems Arson Court Case Against State of Massachuse@s Boston Arson Issues 1979-1982 Boston Boyco@ of Coors Beer Boston City Finance Reports of Campaign ContribuXons Boston Condom Vending Machine Debates Boston Globe Index of Scondras 1980-1996 Boston Tenant OrganizaXon vs. Kevin White Boston Water Table Issues 1985-1990 Boston's Lesbian and Gay Community RecogniXon Dinners Campaign Check Stubs Charles Stuart Legal Case (October 1989) CincinnaX Gay Pride 1978 End of 1992 May 1991-February 1992 1979 June 1981 Throughout Years December 1987 December of Each Year 1992-1993 End of 1996 October 1981 End of 1990 November of Each Year December of Each Year October 1989 June 1988 4 �Condominium Conversions Correspondence with Senator John Kerry regarding AIDS Directory of Community Services for the Boston Center for Older Americans DomesXc Partnership Commission "Family ProtecXon Act" DomesXc Violence in Boston Edmund Shamsi and Buckminster Housing Issues 1986-1991 El Salvador Travel and Daily Journals Fair Housing Condo-Conversion RestricXons Fenway 20th Anniversary Fenway Arson – Symphony Tenants Organizing Project Fenway Community Health History and CreaXon Fenway History Fenway Preliminary Proposal Foreign Policy Folder 1989-1991 Gay Bashings in the Fens Gay Saunas: Venues of HIV Transmission or AIDS PrevenXon? Grasshopper Incident Court File: Do@erman et al vs. Boston City Council Gulf War Reader University of California Harvard: InsXtuXonal Class Bias Report InternaXonal Gay Pride Coordinators Conference Irish-American GLB Group of Boston vs. City of Boston Jack Mills, et al vs. Edward J King et al (Case to Get Funding to stop Arson) James Kelly Biographical File 1980-1984 Jesse Jackson Rally, New Hampshire Jesse Jackson Cross Country Rally List of Scondras sponsored legislaXon 1984-1990 Mapplethorpe Exhibit Protest Margaret Fuller House RenovaXons Massachuse@s Municipal Officials Conference Miami Gay Pride Names Project: NaXonal AIDS Memorial NaXonal March on Washington Needle Exchange Program Neighborhood Disarmament: Gun Amnesty Buy-Back Program Northeast Lesbian and Gay Student Union Conference Piggyback Tax Rat Control Ordinance MeeXngs Rent Control TesXmony (Symphony Tenants Organizing Project) Scondras InvesXgaXon into Cheri Cinema Assault Scondras Sex Scandal – Cheri Cinema Scondras Sex Scandal – InvesXgaXon Report June 1981 August 1994 1970-1974 February 1992 July 1992 End of 1991 March 1990 June 1982 March 1991 1977-1979 1971-1974 2012 1971 End of 1991 May - August 1989 June 1992 End of 1987 End of 1990 1969 October 1987 Feb-March 1993 June 1981 End of 1984 February 1988 April 1988 End of 1990 August 1990 September 2006 February 1988 June 1988 October 1987 October 1987 April 1988 April 1990 March of Each Year April 1991 April 2006 December 1977 September 1996 September - December 1996 September 1996 5 �Scondras Gay Bashing Scondras Loses City Council ajer 10 years Scondras NaXonal Sex Offenders Registry Removal PeXXon Scondras PoliXcal Plakorm and Issues Statement Scondras PosiXon Paper Smear Campaign Against Scondras St. Alphonsus House 1989-1990 Turnpike Property Development Authority, 1984-1990 Urban Redevelopment General Law LegislaXve Amendments War Conference, Washington D.C. November 1996 November 1993 September-October 2007 January 1983 August 1981 September 1987 End of 1990 End of 1990 1975 February 1988 Speech and Writings Index: Year 1983 Date Unknown Topic/Title/Ac/vity/Event Human Rights - Southeastern Conference 1984 October November Reagan and Nicaragus - Philadelphia New York Times ArXcle on Nicaraguan ElecXon 1985 Undated Undated Undated April May May June August September November November Struggle for Respect and Dignity - Gay and Lesbian Alliance Community Development - Boston Candidates Condo Night A Message for the Leaders of this State Keynote Address: Gertrude Stein DemocraXc Club DemocraXc Party Concerns - Mass. Democrate Party ProtesXng Foster Care Decision - Boston City Plaza History of Human Progress - Human Rights Rally DemocraXc Party and Fairness - DemocraXc Nat. Commi@ee Reagan - Central America Solidarity AssociaXon AIDS - Municipal ElecXons Commi@ee L.A. Jump for JusXce ArXcle 1986 Undated Undated Undated Undated Undated January February February February March August August August Miscellaneous Notes Human Dignity - Lambda Center for Human Rights Human Rights Movement - Peabody Gay Student Union Mel King Like Jews in the Wilderness You Have A World to Build - Bates College PoliXcs - Maine College PoliXcs - New York University Keynote Address - Atlanta Business and Professional Guild Human Rights - South Africa Freedom Day Keynote - Southeastern Conference Lesbian and Gays Mel King - Boston Gay and Lesbian PoliXcal Alliance PoliXcs - Wesleyan College 6 �September October October PoliXcs - Pride Commi@ee, Richmond VA PoliXcs - Houston Gay Caucas Police CorrupXon 1987 Undated Undated Undated July August August Miscellaneous Notes Freedom Fighters - Pro Pac AIDS Ollie North Day Proposal - Boston City Council Fundraiser Speech - March on Washington Commi@ee March on Washington - Lesbian and Gay Rights Luncheon 1988 Undated February April August August September September November December Miscellanous Notes Jessie Jackson - DemocraXc NaXonal Commi@ee Pilot Needle Exchange Program - Special Commi@ee Solid Waste - MassPIRG Robert Travaglini for Senate AIDS (Jack Wills for David Scondras) Bob Donner - Memorial Service PoliXcal - Emmanuel College Student Government Violence - AnX-Violence Vigil, Harkord Ct 1989 Undated April April September Unity Social Apartheid - Iowa Funraising Kickoff Speech - Zanzibar Coal Miner's Strike, St. Paul 1990 Undated June July July December Gant - North Carolina Gay Pride - City Hall Labor AcXon - CASA Rally Cape Islands CoaliXon George Bush - Trinity Church Copley 1991 Undated January January March June July July October November December December Miscellaneous Notes George Bush and War - Boston Common George Bush and War - Washington DC Peace and America - Arlington Street Church The Open Deal - Beacon Hill News PoliXcal Endorsement MeeXng AborXon - State House Freedom Fighters - IAL/GPC Annual Conference The Real State of Our Country - Community Church of Boston 57 Hemeneway Street Policy Academy Q & A with David Scondras 7 �1992 Undated Undated Undated Undated January January March March March May Miscellaneous Notes Condom Speech The Kiss Draj ArXcle for Gay Community News Time of Beginnings - Beacon Hill News Family ProtecXon Act Neighborhood Concerns - Beacon Hill News Family - ROFA St. Patricks Day Speech - Irish Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Freedom Fighters - Symposium XIX Presque Isle ME 1993 Undated March Family ProtecXon Act Gay and Military - Gay Veterans from Vietnam 1994 April The Gay Slate: Kennedy and Weld Series: Series I: Pre-City Council Years This series contains David's work prior to being elected as City Councilman and sheds light on many facets of David's political and urban work in and around the Boston area. Especially noteworthy, is the period between 1971 and 1974 during which Fenway Community Health was conceptualized and incorporated. His early years, have been organized chronologically with folders consisting of an array of materials consisting of: correspondence, newspaper clippings, and personal and professional writings by David. Beginning in 1981 and running through 1982 David began his political campaigning, leading up to his election in 1983 (Series 2) Box 1: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2a: 2b: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7a: 7b: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: Biographical Information Miscellaneous Materials, n.d. Miscellaneous Materials, n.d. Pimps Story for Prison, n.d. Early Writings and Correspondence Writings and Correspondence, 1961 Writings and Correspondence, 1962 Writings and Correspondence, 1963 Writings and Correspondence, 1963 High School Yearbook, 1963 Writings and Correspondence, 1964 Writings and Correspondence, 1965 Writings and Correspondence, 1966 Writings and Correspondence, 1967 Writings and Correspondence, 1968 Writings and Correspondence, 1969 Fair Harvard: Institutional Class Bias, 1969 Box 2: 8 �Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2a: 2b: 2c: 3a: 3b: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 1970 1971 1971 1971 1972 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: January 1981 March 1981 April 1981 May 1981 June 1981 July 1981 August 1981 September 1981 October 1981 November 1981 December 1981 Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23: 24: January 1982 February 1982 March 1982 April 1982 May 1982 June 1982 July 1982 September 1982 October 1982 November 1982 December 1982 Undated 1982 Community Events Undated Box 3: Box 4 Series II: City Council Years (1983-1993) The largest series in the collection consists of twelve boxes and contains a daily/ month account of David's activities as the first openly gay City Councilman. Like the rest of his collection, this series is arranged chronologically by month and year. When available, each folder begins with David's daily itineraries, which will serve as a quick resource to the documents contained within. The folders contain a variety of documents including: correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, local events, political contributions and fund raising information, bills, receipts, and travel. Each year begins with a folder containing David's persona/professional appointment book. 9 �Box 1: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12a: 12b: 13a: 13b: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25: 26: 27: 28: 29a: 29b: Political Campaign Brochures, n.d. January 1983 February 1983 March 1983 April 1983 May 1983 June 1983 July 1983 August 1983 September 1983 October 1983 November 1983 November 1983 December 1983 December 1983 Undated 1983. Appointment Book, 1984 January 1984 February 1984 March 1984 April 1984 May 1984 June 1984 July 1984 August 1984 September 1984 October 1984 November 1984 December 1984 Undated 1984 James Kelly, 1978-1984 James Kelly, 1978-1984 Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7a: 7b: 8: 9: 10a: 10b: 11a: 11b: 12a: 12b: 13a: 13b: 14: 15: Appointment Book 1985 January 1985 February 1985 March 1985 April 1985 May 1985 June 1985 June 1985 July 1985 August 1985 September 1985 September 1985 October 1985 October 1985 November 1985 November 1985 December 1985 December 1985 Undated, 1985 City of Boston Resident Listings Box 2: 10 �Box 3: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2a: 2b: 2c: 3a: 3b: 4a: 4b: 5: 6: 7a: 7b: 7c: 8: 9: 10a: 10b: 11a: 11b: Appointment Book 1986 January 1986 January 1986 January 1986 February 1986 February 1986 March 1986 March 1986 April 1986 May 1986 June 1986 June 1986 June 1986 July 1986 August 1986 September 1986 September 1986 October 1986 October 1986 Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1a: 1b: 2: 3: 4a: 4b: 5: 6: 7a: 7b: 8a: 8b: 9a: 9b: 10a: 10b: 10c: 11a: 11b: 12: 13a: 13b: November 1986 November 1986 December 1986 Undated, 1986 SHAMSI: Buckmister Tenant Housing, 1986 SHAMSI: Buckmister Tenant Housing, 1986 Appointment Book 1987 January 1987 February 1987 February 1987 March 1987 March 1987 April 1987 April 1987 May 1987 May 1987 May 1987 June 1987 June 1987 July 1987 August 1987 August 1987 Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1a: 1b: 1c: 1d: 2a: 2b: 2c: 3a: September 1987 September 1987 September 1987 September 1987 October 1987 October 1987 October 1987 November 1987 Box 4: Box 5: 11 �Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 3b: 3c: 4a: 4b: 5: 6: 7: 8a: 8b: 9: 10: 11a: 11b: 12a: 12b: 12c: November 1987 November 1987 December 1987 December 1987 Undated 1987 Grasshopper Incident Court File, 1987 January 1988 February 1988 February 1988 March 1988 April 1988 May 1988 May 1988 June 1988 June 1988 June 1988 Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1a: 1b: 1c: 2: 3a: 3b: 4a: 4b: 5a: 5b: 6: 7: 8: 9: July 1988 July 1988 July 1988 August 1988 September 1988 September 1988 October 1988 October 1988 November 1988 November 1988 December 1988 Undated 1988 Constituent Reports, 1988 Needle Exchange Program Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4a: 4b: 5a: 5b: 5c: 6: 7a: 7b: 8a: 8b: 9a: 9b: 10a: 10b: Appointment Book, 1989 January 1989 February 1989 March 1989 March 1989 April 1989 April 1989 April 1989 May 1989 June 1989 June 1989 July 1989 July 1989 August 1989 August 1989 September 1989 September 1989 Box 6: Box 7: Box 8: Folder 1a: Folder 1b: October 1989 October 1989 12 �Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1c: 2: 3a: 3b: 4: 5: 6: 7a: 7b: 8a: 8b: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: October 1989 November 1989 December 1989 December 1989 Undated 1989 January 1990 February 1990 March 1990 March 1990 April 1990 April 1990 May 1990 June 1990 July 1990 August 1990 September 1990 Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6a: 6b: 7a: 7b: 8a: 8b: 9a: 9b: 10a: 10b: October 1990 November 1990 December 1990 Undated 1990 Sponsored Legislation, 1984-1990 El Salvador Diary El Salvador Diary Water Table Water Table Turnpike Property Development Authority Turnpike Property Development Authority Gulf War Gulf War St. Alphonsus Housing St. Alphonsus Housing Box 10: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3a: 3b: 4a: 4b: 4c: 5a: 5b: 6a: 6b: 7: 8: 9a: 9b: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14a: January 1991 February 1991 March 1991 March 1991 April 1991 April 1991 April 1991 May 1991 May 1991 June 1991 June 1991 July 1991 August 1991 September 1991 September 1991 October 1991 November 1991 December 1991 Undated 1991 Foreign Policy Box 9: 13 �Folder 14b: Folder 15: Foreign Policy Gulf War Reader Box 11: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2a: 2b: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18a: 18b: Appointment Book 1992 January 1992 January 1992 February 1992 March 1992 April 1992 May 1992 June 1992 July 1992 August 1992 September 1992 October 1992 November 1992 December 1992 Undated 1992 Europe Diary, 1992 Scondras Sponsored Legislation Constituent Services Statistics Handbook Albert "Dapper" O'Neil File Albert "Dapper" O'Neil File Box 12: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3a: 3b: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8a: 8b: 9: 10: 11: 12a: 12b: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: Appointment Book, 1993 January 1993 February 1993 February 1993 March 1993 April 1993 May 1993 June 1993 July 1993 July 1993 August 1993 September 1993 October 1993 November 1993 November 1993 December 1993 Undated 1993 Gay Elected Correspondence List Survey Summary and Polling Undated Materials Series III: Post City Council Years After David's defeat, he continued to stay active in city politics and ran for reelection on several occasions, but lost. Most of his work after 1993 focused on the Boston Human Rights Institute and Search for a Cure, two non-profit organizations that David started. The materials for these two organizations have been moved to their own collection, Search for A Cure MS Coll# __. The appointment books found 14 �from 1994 on, contains, David's personal appointments, reelection campaign appointments, as well as important information relating to the two non-profits. Box 1: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25: 26: 27: 28: 29: 30: 31: 32: 33: January 1994 February 1994 March 1994 April 1994 May 1994 June 1994 July 1994 August 1994 September 1994 October 1994 November 1994 December 1994 Undated 1994 Appointment Book 1995 January – March 1995 April – June 1995 July – September 1995 Appointment Book 1996 January – March 1996 April – June 1996 July – September 1996 October – December 1996 Undated, 1996 Boston Globe Index Appointment Book, 1997 January – June 1997 July – December 1997 Appointment Book, 1998 January – June 1998 July – December 1998 Appointment Book 1999 January – June 1999 July – December 1999 Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: Appointment Book 2000 January – December 2000 Appointment Book 2001 January – December 2001 January – December 2002 January – December 2003 January – December 2004 January – June 2005 July – December 2005 January – June 2006 July – December 2006 January – June 2007 July – December 2007 January – June 2008 July – December 2008 2009 – 2012 Box 2: 15 �Folder 17: Series IV: Fenway History, 2012 Speeches and Writings David's speeches, and writings span the ten-year period in which he held the elected position of Boston City Councilman. In keeping with the original order of the speeches, they are arranged chronologically by year, and then within year, by month, if known. Where titles, exact dates, or locations and events are not known, the speeches and notes are placed in the beginning of each folder for the corresponding year. Box 1: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1a: 1b: 1c: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: Folder 10: Folder 11: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Series V: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: Unknown Speeches and Writings, n.d. Unknown Speeches and Writings, n.d. Unknown Speeches and Writings, n.d. 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Speeches to Write, n.d. History of Lesbian and Gay Movement Politics, n.d. 2001 Book Materials & Chapters This series contains one box and consists of all of David's notes and research materials for writing his memoir, including early drafts. Box 1: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6a: 6b: 7: 8a: 8b: 8c: 9a: 9b: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14a: Press Kit Poems From Years in the Book Grandpa's Diary, 1932 Research Materials, n.d. Research Materials, 1960-1969 Research Materials, 1970-1979 Research Materials, 1970-1979 Research Materials, 1980-1989 Research Materials, 1990-1999 Research Materials, 1990-1999 Research Materials, 1990-1999 Research Materials, 2000-2010 Research Materials, 2000-2010 Preface Part I – Early Years Part II – Sexuality, Activism, Community Part III – An Openly Gay Candidate Part IV – Years in Office 16 �Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Series VI: 14b: 14c: 14d: 14e: 15a: 15b: 16a: 16b: 17: Part Part Part Part Part Part Part Part Part IV – Years in Office IV – Years in Office IV – Years in Office IV – Years in Office V – Post City Council V – Post City Council VI – Lawrence and Thought Crimes VI – Lawrence and Thought Crimes VII – What I've Learned Photographs The photographs in the two box series have been arranged topically. Box 1: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8a: 8b: 9: Personal Photographs David Scondras Beating, 1996 Mission Main Campaign Event, n.d. Faneuil Hall Speaking Event, 1993 Boston Pride, 1996 Fenway Community Health Center, 1971 Smoki Bacon Fundraiser, 1993 Shawmut Bank/Coal Miners Strike, 1989 Shawmut Bank/Coal Miners Strike, 1989 Publicity Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1a: 1b: 1c: 2a: 2b: 3: City Council City Council City Council Contact Sheets and Negatives Contact Sheets and Negatives Childhood and Ancestors Box 2: Series VII: Awards Series seven consists of one box containing the original awards and certificates that have been presented to David or the years. Photocopies of many of these certificates can ben found in the month/year folders in earlier series and contain letters and other materials associated with the award. Box 1: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: Peter Medoff Award, 1995 Mass Lesbian and Gay Bar Association, 1994 Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Award, 1986 GBL/GP Alliance, 1993 Area IV Youth Center Award, 2006 Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, 1989 International Network of Lesbian and Gay Officials, 1994 Special Committee on Waste Management, 1988 Deaconess Hospital Redevelopment, 1992 Certificate of Election, 1985 Union Medical Workers 'Sitramedhys", 1990 Massachusetts Tenants Organization, 1986 Hampshire College Distinguished Service Award, 1986 17 �Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25: 26: 27: 28: Fenway Community Development Award, 1986 Massachusetts Tenants Organization, 1985 Massachusetts Tenants Organization, 1994 Local 26 Victory Certificate, 1985 NAACP Certificate of Appreciation, 1985 Fenway Certificate of Appreciation, 1982 Entre Nous Inc., 1984 Boston Gay and Lesbian Political Alliance, 1984 Irish-American Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Pride Committee, n.d. Newbury Street League Service Award, 1991 City of Houston Texas, n.d. Gay Community News cover of Scondras, 1983 New England Gay and Lesbian Veterans, 1987 Unknown Awards, n.d. City of Cambridge – Area IV Spirit Award, 2006 Series VIII: Audio and Video Box 1: VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS VHS 20/20 TV Shows - Various 5 String Theory - For Recording Tape #1 Arson in Fenway - David on WGBH News Best of VH1 Videos Brothers CollecXons Brothers/AIDS Condo Conversions WGBH News David Scondras 50th Birthday Party David Scondras Debate / AIDS Walk / Cablevision 21 Houston Gay PoliXcal Caucus Inaugural David Scondras Journey to Mangochi Lambda Report 3# AIDS a Review of the SituaXon Le@ers from Vietnam Looking at President Bush Never Surrender Contract 88 H.E.R.E Local 26 People Are Talking: Gays Coming Out of the Closet Persian Gulf Crisis: Beyond the SancXons: Forum Politcal Campaigns in the News QuesXons about the War with David Scondras S.W.V.A with David Scondras Stage Door Hepburn & Ball Star Trek / Oscar Wilde Statehouse 14 / Gay Rights Protest Straight Talk: Gays in Boston Straight Talk: Gays in Boston WCVB TV Waste Management David Scondras City Hall Q&A No Date No Date February 1977 No Date No Date No Date October 1986 January 1996 October 1993 No Date No Date No Date No Date No Date September 1991 No Date June 1990 November 1990 No Date February 1991 September 1989 1937 No Date 1987 No Date January 1986 No Date 18 �VHS William Coors HUSC February 1987 Box 2 Reel to Reel Reel to Reel Reel to Reel Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Glad Rally at Yale Tape 1 Glad Rally at Yale Tape 2 Mass. Dept. of Public Health PSA's Glad Rally Yale University Truth Talk Truth Talk Truth Talk Truth Talk Truth Talk Truth Talk Truth Talk Truth Talk Truth Talk Truth Talk Truth Talk Truth Talk Scondras on Howie Carr - 6 tapes Do@erman - 4 tapes Birthday Party at the Harvard Club We Can Dance Together David Scondras Iowa State University Birmingham Speech Misssa Luba Gourmet Typing "Boston" by Phil GenXli Greek Songs - 2 tapes David II Gult of the Breeders Council MeeXng Part 1 Michigan Speech Announcement Arlington Street Church Interview with Ros Goren LA March Commi@ee Fundraiser WRKO/Brudnoy Host: David Scondras New York Scondras W.M. Hemmigan Unity and Diversity Conference Keynote David Scondras Vicki to Robert #2 Elliot Pilshaw NaXve Tongue Trio Belcanto with Love April 1984 April 1984 No Date April 1984 July 1997 July 1997 August 1997 August 1997 October 1997 No Date No Date July 1997 September 1997 July 1997 No Date No Date No Date May 1994 January 1985 1985 March 1989 No Date No Date No Date 1984 No Date No Date June 1987 No Date May 1983 August 1986 August 1987 April 1984 No Date No Date 1986 May 1991 No Date No Date No Date 19 �Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e Casse@e DVD DVD 3.5" Disk Series IX: InsXtute - Barney Frank People are Talking ICA Debate Mass. Dept. of Public Health PSA's Scondras Dub Master - 2 tapes Dapper New Orleans Speech David Scondras Lecture News Commentery David Scondras Original Songs Scondras Campaign Video Project Human Rights Ralley at MC of Art UnidenXfied Tapes - 8 Arson Rethinking 9/11 Book Backup - 3 disks No Date September 1989 No Date No Date No Date September 1997 No Date March 1989 No Date No Date 1985 June 1985 No Date No Date No Date October 1996 Oversized Materials Box 1 Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Series X: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Fenway Award Presented by Michael Dukakis, 1983 Buckminster Tenants Association, 1988 Harvard Degree, 1986 Atlanta Honorary Citizen, 1986 HRC Merit Award, 1984 City Council Certificate From Mayor Flynn, 1985 Photograph Apartheid Event Boston 1996 City of Boston Fiscal Health and Basic City Services, 1987 Sketch Book Various full-size magazines Buttons Softballs Press Clippings This series was not part of David Scondras' collection. It was compiled by a close friend/aide and consists of 2 boxes. Each folder contains photocopies of press clippings from five major Boston newspapers (Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Ledger, Boston Tab, and Bay Windows) along with other smaller, local and non-local papers between the years 1983 and 1992. Box 1: Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Boston Globe Globe Globe Globe Globe Globe Globe Globe Prior to 1984 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 20 �Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25: 26: 27: 28: 29: 30: 31: 32: 33: Boston Globe 1991 Boston Globe 1992 Boston Herald Prior to 1985 Boston Herald 1985 Boston Herald 1986 Boston Herald 1987 Boston Herald 1988 Boston Herald 1989 Boston Herald 1990 Boston Herald 1991 Boston Herald 1992 Boston Ledger Prior to 1985 Boston Ledger 1985 Boston Ledger 1986 Boston Ledger 1987 Boston Ledger 1988 Boston Ledger 1989 Boston Tab Prior to 1985 Boston Tab 1985 Boston Tab 1986 Boston Tab 1987 Boston Tab 1988-1990 Boston Tab 1991-1992 Bay Windows 1983-1987 Bay Windows 1988-1992 Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23a: 23b: 23c: South End News 1985-1988 Gay Community News 1986-1990 Boston Phoenix 1990 Boston Phoenix, GCN, Fenway News 1991 Beacon Hill and Back Bay News 1985-1991 Alternate News (Kansas City) 1985-1986 Next 1988-1989 Fenway News 1977-2007 Gay and Lesbian Campaign Committee, 1979-1987 Run Ginny Run, 1988 Fenway Lesbian and Gay Friends and Neighbors Michael "The Duke" Dukakis Steam: A Quarterly Journal for Men, 1993-1994 Dispatch: Tom of Finland Foundation, 1994-1996 Out in the Mountain 1988-1995 Miscellaneous Newsletters, 1996-1999 Miscellaneous Publications Prior to 1987 Miscellaneous Publications, 1988 Miscellaneous Publications, 1989 Miscellaneous Publications, 1990 Miscellaneous Publications, 1991 Miscellaneous Publications, 1992 Miscellaneous Clippings Miscellaneous Clippings Miscellaneous Clippings Box 2: Series XI: Bound City Council Meeting Minutes 21 �Box 2: Book Book Book Book Book Book Book Book Book 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 22 �23 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Coll. 002: David Scondras Collection Finding Aid Description An account of the resource <p>David Scondras was born on January 5, 1946 in Lowell, Massachusetts to first generation Greek- American parents, George and Dorothy. After graduating with honors from Lowell High School, David attended Harvard University where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics in 1968. In 1974 David received his Master's Degree in economics from Northeastern University.</p> <p>A longtime community activist and educator, Scondras received nationwide attention for his work around arson prevention. In 1976 he co-founded the Symphony Tenants Organizing Project (STOP), whose work led to the conviction of a thirty-one member arson-for-profit ring in the Fenway area. In 1977 David helped draft and lobby for the first comprehensive anti-arson law in the country.</p> <p>A lifelong advocate for the rights of tenants and senior citizens, Scondras is a noted lecturer on issues around human rights, anti-racism, anti-homophobia and arson prevention. He is an international human rights activist and has travelled to El Salvador and Nicaragua to observe, local and national elections and to speak on human rights issues. Scondras was chosen by the Harvard/ Radcliff Alumni Against Apartheid to be a candidate for the Harvard Board of Overseers; Bishop Tutu endorsed his candidacy. In 1971 Scondras along with numerous other community activists founded the Fenway Community Health Center and obtained federal funding to provide medical services to neighborhood residents.</p> <p>David Scondras was elected to the Boston City Council in 1983 and became the first openly gay individual elected to that body. During his ten-year tenure, he advocated for the gay and lesbian community, opposing then-Governor Michael Dukakis' decision to deny gay couples the right to adopt. As a member of Boston City Council, Scondras worked on a variety of issues from; fair and affordable housing, minority rights, rat control, to developing a water table land trust to help endangered properties in the Boston area. He led a boycott of Coors Beer to end its funding of political extremist groups and introduced and won approval of a Human Rights Ordinance that, for the first time, protected the gay and lesbian citizens of Boston. He established a Human Rights Commission, and led an effort to bring about a coalition of community and political activists to pass the State's Gay Rights Bill. It was reported by the Boston Globe that Scondras, during his time in City Council, sponsored over 150 legislative initiatives.</p> <p>Scondras was an early proponent of funding for HIV/AIDS research, and in 1987 founded The Boston Human Rights Institute, (BHRI) a not-for-profit organization. It was established and incorporated as a direct result of the Coors Beer Boycott Settlement. After Scondras lost re-election in 1994, the BHRI was unofficial renamed Search For A Cure, to refocus its mission dedicated to AIDS education, prevention and research not only locally, but around the world.</p> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context THP-FA-002 Subject The topic of the resource Scondras, David Albert "Dapper" O'Neil Barney Frank Bruce Bolling Charles Stuart Christopher Norris Elaine Noble Felix Arroyo Gary Dotterman Ginny Apuzzo Jackson Hall James Kelly Jesse Jackson Jmoki Bacon (Smoky) Junis French Wall Michael Dukakis Nathaniel West Peter Medoff Raymond Flynn Robert Krebs Stella Traffrod Stephen Edwin Hill Ted Kennedy Tom Keane William Kunstler Organization Names: AIDS Action Committee Atlanta Business and Professional Guild Boston Aging Concerns Young and Old United Inc. (BACYOU) Boston Center for Older Americans Boston Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance (BLGPA) Cambridge Neighborhood Committee on Vietnam Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights Democratic Socialists of America East Bay Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club Fenway Community Development Corporation Fenway Community Health Center Fenway Lesbian and Gay Friends and Neighbors Fenway Project Area Committee (FENPAC) Gay and Lesbian Association Political Action Committee Gay and Lesbian Elected and Appointed Officials Harvard University International Gay and Lesbian Pride Coordinators Ionian Society Lesbian and Gay Progressive Democratic Organization (LGPDO) Maine Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance Massachusetts AIDS Advisory Board Massachusetts Department of Public Health Massachusetts Gay Political Caucus Massachusetts Tenants Organization Men of all Colors Together Ministry of the Homeless National Conference of Openly Lesbian and Gay Elected and Appointed Officials National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) National March on Washington National Organization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Public Officials (LGBPO) Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay Northeast Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans Inc. Northeast Lesbian and Gay Student Union Conference Northeastern University Old South Association Rainbow Coalition of Boston Search For A Cure Southeastern Conference for Lesbian and Gay Men (June of each Year) Symphony Tenants Organizing Project (STOP) The Right to Privacy Foundation Turnpike Property Development Authority Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Email info@historyproject.org for more information. David Scondras