AIGA Boston Chapter Founding Letter from 1983

Retrieved from the AIGA Boston archives in 2026, this letter from 1983 appears to mark the official founding of the AIGA Boston Chapter. The letter is co-written and co-signed by W. John Lees and Stephen Korbet. The letter is addressed to Ms. Allison Schacter, the Membership and Chapter Coordinator at AIGA National in New York City. The letter is set on letterhead from “Herman and Lees Associates.”

The letter proposes the formation of the AIGA Chapter with geographic limits extending to all of Massachusetts and also Providence, Rhode Island. The enclosed signatures mentioned in the letter have not been located. Attached to the letter is a proposed budget for 1985-1986, with categorized entries for income and budget items.