Preliminary Guide to the Sojourner Kincaid Rolle Papers CEMA 55

Finding aid prepared by Callie Bowdish
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-9010
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu; URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections
March 2013


Title: Sojourner Kincaid Rolle papers (Preliminary Guide)
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 55
Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 15.0 linear feet (105 videos and 13 crates)
Date (inclusive): 1960-2012
Abstract: The papers of African-American poet and playwright, peacemaker, community activist, and television producer Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, have been established in CEMA. Her poetry includes chapbooks, inclusion in various anthologies and literary journals and a body of uncollected work, some of which has been choreographed for dance presentation and performed as theater. In 2002, she co-wrote with Robert A. Potter “Ayo’s Journey”, a multidimensional theater performance about the transatlantic slave trade, based on a 12-poem cycle. This production was directed by Val Limar. Four of her poems were produced as short plays by the group “Dramatic Women.” This collections consists of correspondence, photographs, broadsides, ephemera, and audio and video recordings. It will be expanding to include her literary manuscripts and scrapbooks that document her educational, activist and artistic activities in the Santa Barbara community.

Scope and Content

This collection is yet to be processed. The Outragous Women video productions, from 1989-1994 are listed. Some of them are available streaming online. This collections consists of correspondence, photographs, broadsides, ephemera, and audio and video recordings. It will be expanding to include her literary manuscripts and scrapbooks that document her educational, activist and artistic activities in the Santa Barbara community. Materials related to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Committee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's activities, poetry societies and other civic organizations in Santa Barbara are part of her papers.

Access Restrictions

Collections is open for research. Service copies of audiovisual items may need to be made before viewing or listening. Please consult Special Collections staff for further information.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Sojourner Kincaid Rolle Papers, CEMA 155. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Custodial History note

Gift of Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, 2005

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Kincaid-Rolle, Sojourner
African American poets
African Americans -- California -- Santa Barbara
African Americans -- Human rights workers
African Americans -- playwrights
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day -- California -- Santa Barbara

 

Video

Item V1498/UM

1. Manuel Unzueta 1990 October 12

Physical Description: 60.0
 

1. Manuel Unzueta, 1990 October 12

Item V1499/UM

2. Themba Sadiki 1993 October 18

Physical Description: 60.0
 

2. Themba Sadiki , 1993 October 18

Item V1500/UM

3. Mayor Sheila Lodge 1992 September 28

Physical Description: 60.0
 

3. Mayor Sheila Lodge, 1992 September 28

Item V1501/UM

4. Annette Cordero n.d.

Physical Description: 60.0
 

4. Annette Cordero, n.d.

Item V1502/UM

5. Abdulhamid Akoni -Storyteller 1991 December 26

Physical Description: 60.0
 

5. Abdulhamid Akoni -Storyteller, 1991 December 26

Item V1503/UM

6. A Tribute To Jacqueline Taylor n.d.

Physical Description: 60.0
 

6. A Tribute To Jacqueline Taylor, n.d.

Item V1504/UM

7. A Luta Continua n.d.

Physical Description: 60.0
 

7. A Luta Continua, undated

Item V1505/UM

8. Antonia Castaneda 1992 April 20

Physical Description: 60.0
 

8. Antonia Castaneda, 1992 April 20

Item V1506/UM

9. Henry Brown 1994 March 7

Physical Description: 60.0
 

9. Henry Brown, 1994 March 7

Item V1507/UM

10. Martha Sadler 1992 September 21

Physical Description: 60.0
 

10. Martha Sadler, 1992 September 21

Item V1508/UM

11. Kim Carter 1994 August 15

Physical Description: 60.0
 

11. Kim Carter, 1994 August 15

Item V1509/UM

12. Ella Williams 1993 May 17

Physical Description: 60.0
 

12. Ella Williams, 1993 May 17

Item V1510/UM

13. Susan Frascella 1991 October 28

Physical Description: 60.0
 

13. Susan Frascella, 1991 October 28

Item V1511/UM

14. Jim Kennedy 1993 September 27

Physical Description: 60.0
 

14. Jim Kennedy, 1993 September 27

Item v1512/UM

15. Roulette William Smith PhD 1993 December 6

Physical Description: 60.0
 

15. Roulette William Smith PhD , 1993 December 6

Item V1513/UM

16. Aileen Hernandez 1993 February 8

Physical Description: 60.0
 

16. Eileen Hernandez, 1993 February 8

Item V1514/UM

17. Leslie Lembo 1993 April 12

Physical Description: 60.0
 

17. Leslie Lembo, 1993 April 12

Item V1515/UM

18. Deborah de Camaret 1994 February 28

Physical Description: 60.0
 

18. Deborah de Camaret, 1994 February 28

Item V1516/UM

19. Joyce Howerton 1992 January 3

Physical Description: 60.0
 

19. Joyce Howerton, 1992 January 3

Item V1517/UM

20. John Muir 1991 September 16

Physical Description: 60.0
 

20. John Muir, 1991 September 16

Item V1518/UM

21. Anita Mackey 1992 January 6

Physical Description: 60.0
 

21. Anita Mackey, 1992 January 6

Item V1519/UM

22. Charlene Hunter-Gault 1993 November 2

Physical Description: 60.0
 

22. Charlene Hunter-Gault, 1993 November 2

Item V1520/UM

23. Montessori school visits KCTV 1993 March 21

Physical Description: 60.0
 

23. Montessori school visits KCTV , 1993 March 21

Item V1521/UM

24. Shirley Kennedy 1991 August 12

Physical Description: 60.0
 

24. Shirley Kennedy , 1991 August 12

Item V1522/UM

25. Reverend Pat Patrick 1991 January 28

Physical Description: 60.0
 

25. Bishop Pat Patrick, 1991 January 28

Item V1523/UM

26. Tribute To Chumash Elders 1992 October 5

Physical Description: 60.0
 

26. Tribute To Chumash Elders, 1992 October 5

Item V1524/UM

27. Sandra Lizzaraga 1993 October 4

Physical Description: 60.0
 

27. Sandra Lizzaraga, 1993 October 4

Item V1525/UM

28. Sonny Harper Part 1 1994 January 24

Physical Description: 60.0
 

28. and 29. Sonny Harper Part 1 and 2, 1994 January 24

Item V1526/UM

29. Sonny Harper, Part 2 1994 January 24

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1527/UM

30. Huayaka Taki 1990 December 10

Physical Description: 60.0
 

30. Huayaka Taki, 1990 December 10

Item V1528/UM

31. Jeannie Class & Genene Knudson Hoffman 1990 January 8

Physical Description: 60.0
 

31. Jeannie Class & Genene Knudson Hoffman, 1990 January 8

Item V1529/UM

32. Gail Rappaport 1994 August 24

Physical Description: 60.0
 

32. Gail Rappaport, 1994 August 24

Item V1530/UM

33. Jonathan Young/Joseph Campbell Library 1994 October 24

Physical Description: 60.0
 

33. Jonathan Young/Joseph Campbell Library, 1994 October 24

Item V1531/UM

34. Katie Ingram Poet 1992 May 4

Physical Description: 60.0
 

34. Katie Ingram Poet, 1992 May 4

Item V1532/UM

35. Marsha Bailey Women's Economic Ventures 1993 September 13

Physical Description: 60.0
 

35. Marsha Bailey Women's Economic Ventures, 1993 September 13

Item V1533/UM

36. Bishop Pat Patrick 1992 February 3

Physical Description: 60.0
 

36. Bishop Pat Patrick, 1992 February 3

Item V1534/UM

37. Santa Barbara Teens/United Youth Empowered 1993 June 21

Physical Description: 60.0
 

37. Santa Barbara Teens/United Youth Empowered, 1993 June 21

Item V1535/UM

38. Santa Barbara Teens/Akil Hill Et Al 1994 March 28

Physical Description: 60.0
 

38. Santa Barbara Teens/Akil Hill Et Al, 1994 March 28

Item V1536/UM

39. Reverend Leander Wilkes 1993 January 11

Physical Description: 60.0
 

39. Reverend Leander Wilkes, 1993 January 11

Item V1537/UM

40. Michelle Lawyer 1993 February 22

Physical Description: 60.0
 

40. Michelle Lawyer, 1993 February 22

Item V1538/UM

41. Bill Downey 1991 February 18

Physical Description: 60.0
 

41. Bill Downey, 1991 February 18

Item V1539/UM

42. Perry Longo And Gene Hoffman 1993 May 3

Physical Description: 60.0
 

42. Perry Longo And Gene Hoffman, 1993 May 3

Item V1540/UM

43. Mrs. Anita Mackey 1993 April 19

Physical Description: 60.0
 

43. Mrs. Anita Mackey, 1993 April 19

Item V1541/UM

44. Delia Horowitz Dee Duncan 1990 March 5

Physical Description: 60.0
 

44. Delia Horowitz Dee Duncan, 1990 March 5

Item V1542/UM

45. Babatunde Fuleyami And Onja Lawson 1992 November 23

Physical Description: 60.0
 

45. Babatunde Fuleyami And Onja Lawson, 1992 November 23

Item V1543/UM

46. Ann Marie Cruz 1994 August 22

Physical Description: 60.0
 

46. Ann Marie Cruz, 1994 August 22

Item V1544/UM

47. Montino Burbon 1994 September 12

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1545/UM

48. Patrick Davis 1993 June 7

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1546/UM

49. Anna Galindo 1992 October 19

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1547/UM

50. Harriet Miller 1994 November 7

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1548/UM

51. Gender Issues: Linda Fardan, Paine Fardan, Lindeman 1994 October 17

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1549/UM

52. Robert Majak 1992 October 26

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1550/UM

53. Mark Elkbaum, Charlene Oreta 1994 April 11

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1551/UM

54. Juneteenth Solstice 1993 June 14

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1552/UM

55. Bright Hopes Santa Barbara Youth Nunnally-Boyd 1992 April 27

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1553/UM

56. Art Of Identity Poetry 1992 November 16

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1554/UM

57. Bill Of Rights: Johnson And Flacks 1991 December 16

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1555/UM

58. Robert Majak 1/2 Hour Part 1 1992 October 26

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1556/UM

59. Val Limar 1994 January 6

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1557/UM

60. Chick Streetman 1992 May 9

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1558/UM

61. Tracey Hall, HQ 1991 April 29

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1559/UM

62. Wake Up Santa Barbara Rodney King Aftermath Forum Part 1 1992 May 11

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1560/UM

63. Wake Up Santa Barbara Rodney King Aftermath Forum Part 2 1992 May 11

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1561/UM

64. Michel Odent 1989 March 6

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1562/UM

65. Outrageous Women 1989 November 18

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1563/UM

66. Chic Streetman Leslie King 1988 September 22

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1564/UM

67. Judy Baca, Joe Rodriguez, Alex Pereya, Gabriel Estabillo 1989 March 27

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1565/UM

68. Leslie King, Marilyn Scott, Dara Mark, Sojourner Kincaid-Rolle, Sherri Mendenhall 1989 September 4

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1566/UM

69. Abda- Hai Moore/ Maia 1990 August 13

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1567/UM

70. Luis Muñoz 1989 August 14

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1568/UM

71. Ken Carey "The First People" w/ Randy Tico 1988 September 8

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1569/UM

72. Frank Kelly 1989 June 19

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1570/UM

73. Luis Muñoz Trio 1989 August 10

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1571/UM

74. Silent Values (labeled as no sound) n.d.

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1572/UM

75. Denise Odom 1993 April 5

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1573/UM

76. Elinor Flewellin 1993 October 25

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1574/UM

77. Susan Miles Gulbransen 1994 April 25

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1575/UM

78. Matiana Grogan 1993 September 20

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1576/UM

79. Phillip Walker 1993 May 10

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1577/UM

80. Sacred Psychology" guests: Denni LeTourelle and Michael Ryan April 28

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1578/UM

81. Harry Ashmore 1994 September

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1579/UM

82. Being Alive': Joe Mortz 1994 October 31

Physical Description: 60.0
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83. Gateway to sacred transition' Bonnie Brandt 1994 September 12

Physical Description: 60.0
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84. A Conversation with Kate Braverman 1993 March 15

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1582/UM

85. Dr. Verna Vater 1994 October 31

Physical Description: 60.0
Item 1583/UM

86. Understand This" Jervey Tervalon 1994 October 10

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1715/UM

Outrageous Women: Reggie Pagaling 1990 June 25

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1716/UM

Dark Madonna, tape 1 n.d.

Physical Description: 20.0
Item V1717/VHS

Juneteenth and MLK float n.d.

Physical Description: 120.0
Item V1718/VHS

Apilln [illegible] Play with Sojouner n.d.

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1719/VHS

MLK Committee Juneteenth 1989 1989

Physical Description: 120.0
Item V1720/UM

Outrageous Women: Carol Lee Sanchez 1988 August 22

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1721/UM

Outrageous Women: Women in transition 1989 August 28

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1722/UM

Outrageous Women: Jacqueline Taylor et al 1988 October 3

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1723/UM

"Musicale" A Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. n.d.

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1724/UM

Outrageous Women: Violet Oaklander 1989 December 11

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1725/UM

Jim Wallis and Roger Wikling n.d.

Physical Description: 20.0
Item V1726/UM

Outrageous Women: Chic Streetman, tape 3 1992 October 3

Physical Description: 20.0
Item V1727/UM

Dark Madonna, tape 2 n.d.

Physical Description: 20.0
Item V1728/UM

Outrageous Women: Chic Streetman, tape 1 1992 October 3

Physical Description: 20.0
Item V1729/UM

Outrageous Women: Chic Streetman, tape 2 1992 October 3

Physical Description: 20.0
Item V1730/UM

Outrageous Women: Developing human character 1992 June 1

Physical Description: 60.0
Item V1731/UM

Outrageous Women: Pat Fish n.d.

Physical Description: 30.0
Item V1732/UM

Outrageous Women: Flow Video 1994 April

Physical Description: 20.0
Item V4829/UM

Outrageous woman : Sharon Hoshida 1994 April 4