Since I was an archivist before I became a real estate agent in Cambridge I couldn't help but be intrigued by an article in today's Cambridge Chronicle. The Chronicle reported that the archival records from the 1994 campaign that successfully led to the end of rent control in Massachusetts have been donated to the Cambridge Historical Society. At the time Boston, Brookline and Cambridge had rent control in place. Cambridge's rent control regulations were particularly stringent and feelings were strong on both sides of the issue.
The Cambridge Archives Project, an organization formed to improve information about and access to the various archival collections in Cambridge, is interested in acquiring other documentary evidence about rent control in Cambridge.
The Chronicle reports that the Historical Society is planning a symposium on rent control in November. That will be a very interesting gathering.
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