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Community Organizing Archive


Organized in 2006 by Brown alumni Bob Cohen (1968), Jim Dickson (1968), and Ken Galdston (1968), and co-founded with the Swearer Center for Public Service, the COA comprises collection of archival and manuscript papers of Brown alumni and students engaged in public service for the betterment of communal life in the United States through NGOs.

Format(s): Pamphlets, Manuscripts, Broadsides, Graphics, Letters, Documents
Library: John Hay, Collections Annex
NOTE: Portions of this collection are housed off-site. Prior notice is needed for retrieval

Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
Records for most or all of this collection are not available on BruKnow

Other Online Access:
Research Guide: Community Organizing Archive

Related Collections:
Beckwith (David) Papers
Cohen (Robert F., Jr.) Papers
Dickson (James C.) Papers
French American Charitable Trust (FACT) Records
Needmor Fund Records
Rhode Island Disability Vote Project Records
Chinn (Susan) Papers
Community Organizer Genealogy Project oral history interview Collection
Galdston (Kenneth A.) Papers
American Association of People with Disabilities Records