Concerned Citizens for Butchers Hill Records
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Scope and Contents
The Concerned Citizens for Butchers Hill Records documents the history and functions of the community organization between 1977 and 1997. Materials are mainly textual and include articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, publications, deeds, grants, and subject files relating to neighborhood and homeownership topics. Some subjects of note include tenants issues, rent, property taxes, section 8 housing, construction, zoning, and mortages.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1997
Creator
- Concerned Citizens for Butchers Hill (Baltimore, Md.) (Organization)
- Boitnott, Carolyn (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
CCBH was a neighborhood nonprofit organization in Baltimore City that was formally incorporated in March 1978. The group's focus was on fairness in housing; their goals included the prevention of the displacement of low-income renters in Butchers Hill, the development of community owned and controlled housing options for poor residents, and the promotion of home ownership among low-income families.
Extent
4.00 Linear Feet (4 containers)
Arrangement
Collection is arranged as an inventory.
Custodial History
The collection was donated to the University of Baltimore by Carolyn Boitnott in 2005.
Source
- Boitnott, Carolyn (Person)
Subject
- Concerned Citizens for Butchers Hill (Baltimore, Md.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Concerned Citizens for Butchers Hill Records
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives staff. Revised by Aiden Faust (2011). Revised by Laura Bell (April 2020).
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Baltimore Studies Archives Repository
H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, Room 104
1415 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore Maryland 21201 USA
410-837-4253
specialcollections@ubalt.edu