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Haymarket People's Fund Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1995-0021

Scope and Content

The Haymarket People's Fund Records consist of the organization's files on its Connecticut activities from 1974 - 1983 [bulk, 1974-1981], primarily in Hartford and Southern Connecticut (New Haven area). Files contain applications and background information on organizations requesting grants in each specified district.

Dates

  • undated, 1971-1983

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

History

The Haymarket People's Fund is an activist-controlled foundation committed to radical social change. It gives grants to grassroots groups throughout New England, which fight violence, poverty, and injustice, in an effort to empower oppressed communities. It was co-founded by George Pillsbury in 1974 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Fund seeks to help workers, people of color, women, tenants, people with disabilities, students, the elderly, gay men and lesbians, environmentalists, veterans, and welfare recipients. The Fund operates through tax-deductible contributions, which are then distributed to qualified groups who apply for grant assistance. The Haymarket cannot fund social service of advocacy projects; groups with budgets of more than $100,000; groups that receive large government or corporate grants; alternative businesses or institutions such as food co-ops or alternatives schools; groups with no fundraising plans other than Haymarket; or groups that have existed for less than one year.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Haymarket People's Fund is an activist-controlled foundation committed to radical social change. It gives grants to grassroots groups throughout New England, which fight violence, poverty, and injustice, in an effort to empower oppressed communities.

Arrangement

Series I: Hartford Files (undated, 1974-1983)

Series II: Southern Connecticut (undated, 1971-1982)

Acquisition Information

The Haymarket People's Fund Records were donated by the organization to the University of Connecticut in 1990, as part of a program to deposit files in an archival repository in each state served by the Haymarket People's Fund.

Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to civic, activist or alternative organizations that operate in Connecticut. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the Reading Room desk.

Title
Haymarket People's Fund Records
Status
Published
Author
Archives & Special Collections staff
Date
2004 April
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository

Contact:
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