Cambridge Municipal Elections 1985 Collection
Collection
Identifier: CHC048
Collection Description
This collection, of unknown provenance, was received for processing in November 2007. It contains the electioneering materials of ten City Council candidates and four candidates for the School Committee, all running in the 1985 Cambridge, Massachusetts municipal elections. These brief materials consist of brochures, fliers, and letters describing the qualifications and positions of each candidate. Four lapel buttons are also included. Brief though they are, these personal statements give insight into the issues of paramount concern to the voters at this particular juncture of the city’s history.
Dates
- 1985
Language of Materials
Material is in English.
Access
Collection is available for research under the CHC rules of use.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question, unless otherwise designated.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to understand and observe copyright law and to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyright. Questions concerning copyright and permission to publish should be directed to the Cambridge Historical Commission Archives.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to understand and observe copyright law and to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyright. Questions concerning copyright and permission to publish should be directed to the Cambridge Historical Commission Archives.
Historical Note
Candidates for the Cambridge City Council all spoke to the single most important issue of concern to voters at that time: rent control and housing. Most of the candidates strongly supported rent control, increased community oversight of real estate development, and the protection of home owners.
An historic first took place in this election: the candidacy of Hugh Russell for City Council, the first openly gay individual to stand for an elected city office. While mentioning many of the same issues as the other candidates, Mr. Russell’s primary concern was in support of the gay and lesbian community: promoting several measures to assist AIDS sufferers and equal rights for gays and lesbians in Cambridge.
An historic first took place in this election: the candidacy of Hugh Russell for City Council, the first openly gay individual to stand for an elected city office. While mentioning many of the same issues as the other candidates, Mr. Russell’s primary concern was in support of the gay and lesbian community: promoting several measures to assist AIDS sufferers and equal rights for gays and lesbians in Cambridge.
Extent
2 inches (1 box)
Abstract
This collection contains the electioneering materials of ten City Council candidates and four candidates for the School Committee, all running in the 1985 Cambridge, Massachusetts municipal elections. These brief materials consist of brochures, fliers, and letters describing the qualifications and positions of each candidate. Four lapel buttons are also included.
Collection Arrangement
- Series I -- Cambridge City Council
- Series II -- Cambridge School Committee
Physical Location
Collection is stored on-site
Provenance
Provenance Unknown. Received for Processing, November 2007.
Processing Information
Processing and finding aid by Alice Dodds, November 2007.
Encoded by: Brittany Fox, July 2020.
Encoded by: Brittany Fox, July 2020.
- Title
- Inventory of the Cambridge Municipal Elections Collection, 1985
- Author
- Processing and finding aid by: Alice Dodds, November 2007; machine-readable finding aid by: Brittany Fox, July 2020.
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Was Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge Historical Commission Archives Repository
Contact:
831 Massachusetts Avenue
2nd Floor
Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 US
617-349-4683
histcomm@cambridgema.gov
831 Massachusetts Avenue
2nd Floor
Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 US
617-349-4683
histcomm@cambridgema.gov