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The 66 Green Street rooming house was a lesbian-only residence located in Northampton, Massachusetts, circa 1975 to 1992. The house had a live- in manager, but was run in a cooperative spirit, rotating cleaning chores and some residents sharing in the preparation of meals. A notebook was always kept in the central hallway for residents to write messages to each other. In 1992 the building was sold and became a co-ed rooming house.
The collection consists of house logbooks including announcements, phone messages, minutes of occasional house meetings, and personal messages between residents. The entries are revealing of the women's personal lives, daily life in the rooming house, and the Northampton lesbian community. In the January 1983 book, there is some discussion pertaining to the murder of a resident outside of Northampton, by another resident who was since incarcerated at Bridgewater State Mental Hospital.
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Green Street Lesbian Rooming House Records, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.