Inventory of the Ernest C. Smith Family Collection SPC.2019.019

Karen Clemons

California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections

February 2020

University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)

1000 E. Victoria St.

Carson, CA 90747

Business Number: 310-243-3895

archives@csudh.edu

URL: https://www.csudh.edu/libarchives/

Contributing Institution: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections

Title: Ernest C. Smith Family Collection

source: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Los Angeles Branch

source: California Teachers Association

source: United Teachers Los Angeles

source: National Education Association

Creator: Smith, Ernest C.

Creator: McElroy, Lynetta A.S.

Creator: Smith Vincent, Cheryl

Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2019.019

Physical Description: 18 boxes

Physical Description: 67 Linear Feet

Date (inclusive): 1930-2011; undated

Abstract: This collection contains material belonging to Ernest C. Smith and his family. The majority of the collection contains documents regarding Ernest's life as a sheet metal contractor; teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District; educator; politician; and African American civil rights activist. This collection includes: articles, reports, certificates, correspondence, event programs, photographs, ephemera, and other material. Also included in this collection are items that belonged to two of his Ernest's daughters- Cheryl L. Smith Vincent and Lynetta Ann Smith McElroy; as well as a dissertation and curriculum vitae belonging to Foraker Ulysses Smith.

Language of Material: English .

Scope and Contents

The Ernest C. Smith Family Collection (1930-2011; undated) contains 17 boxes and 66.68 linear feet of material belonging to Ernest C. Smith and his family. The majority of the collection contains documents regarding Ernest's life as a sheet metal contractor; teacher; educator; politician; and African American civil rights activist. Series One contains personal papers such as correspondence; greeting cards; notes; diplomas; transcripts; wedding invitations; commencement programs; resumes; material related to church and religion; and other material belonging to Ernest C. Smith, Cheryl L. Smith Vincent, Lynetta Ann Smith McElroy, and Foraker Ulysses Smith. Series Two contains material related to Ernest's professional career including documents related to his time as a sheet metal contractor; and newsletters, programs, ephemera, meeting notes, reports, and other material generated from Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), National Education Association (NEA), and California Teachers Association (CTA) collected from when Ernest was a teacher. Also included in this series is material from Ernest's time as member of the Los Angeles Branch's Executive Committee with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) including meeting minutes; awards dinner and convention programs; and material related to H.R. 40, Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African American Act. Finally, Series Two contains materials from Ernest's senate campaigns; documents from his time as a coordinator for Yvonne W. Brathwaite's California State Assembly campaign; and other material related to politics. Series Three contains journal issues and articles; essays; fact sheets; and other material related to education, race, civil rights, and activism; and Series Four contains mostly photographs featuring the Smith family and their friends at various events and gatherings.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into four series:

Series I: Personal Papers, 1948-2010; undated
Sub-Series A: Ernest Smith Personal Papers, 1948-2010; undated
Sub-Series B: Smith Family Personal Papers, 1974-1978
Series II: Professional Materials, 1930-2011; undated
Sub-Series A: Sheet Metal Contracting, 1950-1996; undated
Sub-Series B: Teaching and Education, 1930-2009; undated
Sub-Series C: Activism and Politics, 1960-2011; undated
Series III: Subject Files, 1963-2010; undated
Series IV: Photographs and A/V Material, circa 1930s-2000s; undated
Sub-Series A: Photographs; circa 1930s-2000s
Sub-Series B: A/V Material; undated

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Lynetta A.S. McElory, June 2019

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Karen Clemons, February 2020

Preferred Citation

For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Biographical / Historical

Ernest "Ernie" C. Smith was born December 14, 1929 in Bastrop, Louisiana to Carl David Smith and Luvinia (Tinkschell) Johnson. The Smith family moved from Louisiana to Los Angeles circa 1944. Ernest attended Thomas Jefferson High School where he graduated in 1948, and went on to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATT College), Los Angeles Southwest College (LASW College), UCLA, and Cal State Los Angeles where he received his Bachelor of Arts in industrial arts in 1975. In 1978 he received his Master's Degree in School Management and Administration from Pepperdine University. After graduating from college, Ernest taught Industrial Arts and Social Studies at a few secondary schools in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for twenty-six years. He was also very active in his participation in education associations and held memberships in California Industrial Education Association, California Democratic Council, Epsilon Pi Tau, Alpha Psi Chapter Cal State LA, California Teachers Association, and United Teachers Los Angeles- where he was a part-time information assistant and served on the board of directors for 12 years.

Along with his career and commitment to teaching and education, Ernest was also involved with church, politics, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Ernest was chairman of the board of trustees at St. Mark United Methodist Church; founded the Zephyr Democratic Club; held memberships of the Committee for Reprehensive Government and California Democratic Council; worked as a coordinator for Yvonne Braithwaite Burke's election campaign to California State Assembly in 1966, later serving as Burke's field deputy; volunteered for former President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign; and in 1978 Smith ran for the California State Senate seat in the 30th District. As a life member of the NAACP; Smith served on the Los Angeles Branch's Executive Committee, had volunteer duties serving as chair of the Political Action Committee; was partially responsible for organizing a town hall meeting in April 2003 regarding HR40, a bill by Congressman John Conyers Jr. "A Commission to Study Reparations Proposals for African Americans Act"; was the assistant treasurer from 2003-2004; and won NAACP's volunteer of the year in 2003.

Smith and his wife Mary Ann had five children: Cheryl L. Smith-Vincent; Lynetta Ann Smith McElroy; Tracie Wilson; Phillip Bowdoin; and Lesley Pierce.

Sources: "Annual Roy Wilkins Freedom Fund Awards Dinner, Continuing to Make Difference in the Community" [program]; "Resume, Ernest C. Smith" and other material located in the Ernest C. Smith Family Collection, SPC. 2019.019

Separated Materials

This collection contains books, pamphlets, and DVDs that are separated from the archival collection.

"The Block" by Herb Goro. Random House, Inc., 1970
"Surviving and Thriving 365 Facts in Black Economic History" by Julianne Malveaux. Last Word Productions, Inc., 2010
"Emerging Artists: Figurative Abstraction", Second Biennial Exhibition. California Afro-American Museum, 1988
"The Black West. A Documentary and Pictorial History" by William Loren Katz. 1971
"The Negro in Modern American History Textbooks" 3rd edition. American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, October 1968
"The Second People's Song Book, Lift Every Voice! With an Introduction by Paul Robeson. Edited by Irwin Silber. A People's Artists Publication, 1953
"The ABC Picture Book of Eminent Negroes Past and Present" by Thomas M. Southern. The ABC Publishing Co. 1951
"Freedom Destination Corps U.S.A., A Black Man's Last Plea" by Cleveland O. Harris. 1961
"The Hero. A Short Biography of Patrice Emery Lumumba" by R.C. Kamanga. circa 1960s
"Family Life and School Achievement, Why Poor Black Children Succeed or Fail" by Reginald M. Clark. University of Chicago Press, 1983
"A Guide to Negro Marketing Information". U.S. Department of Commerce, September 1966
"Assimilation and the Jewish People" by Paul Novick. October 1964
"How to Love a Black Woman" by Muntu Mwaminifu (Thomas Meloncon) Truth Publication, 1980
"And Don't Call Me a Racist! A Treasury of Quotes on the Past, Present, and Future of the Color Line in America". Selected and arranged by Ella Mazel. Argonaut Press, 1988
"Code Name: The Long Sobbing. The Allies, The Axis, and the Victims: An Anthology from D-Day to V-E Day". Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1994
"Debating Race with Michael Eric Dyson" Basic Civitas Books, 2007
"The Movement, Documentary of a Struggle for Equality" Text by Lorraine Hansberry, Simon and Schuster, 1964
"Understanding the Riots, Los Angeles Before and After the Rodney King Case" by the staff of the Los Angeles Times, 1992
"19 Sixties, a Cultural Awakening Re-evaluated 1965-1975". Organized by the California Afro-American Museum. Essays by Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Curator; Cecil Fergerson, Contributor. 1989
"Family Ties: Restoring Unity in the African American Family" by Colleen Birchett, Ph.D Urban Ministries Inc., 2006. "Workbook for "Family Ties: Restoring Unity in the African American Family" written by Rev. Cheryl P. Clemetson, Ph.d. Evangeline Carey. Edited by Kathryn Hall. 2006
[DVD] "Protect Voting Rights: Renew the VRA" Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 2005
[DVD] "Matthew Kennedy: One Man's Journey" a film by Nina Kennedy; undated

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Education

Education, higher -- California

Race relations

Civil rights

California -- Politics and government -- 1951-

Reparations for historical injustices -- United States

Sheet-metal work

Los Angeles (Calif.)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Los Angeles Branch

California Teachers Association

United Teachers Los Angeles

National Education Association

Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department

Series I: Personal Papers 1948-2010; undated

Physical Description: 1.96 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains two sub-series. Sub-series A: Ernest Smith Personal Papers contains material belonging to Ernest and is comprised of correspondence; event programs; music and ballet programs; material related to religion and church; and certificates of appreciation. The majority of this sub-series is in regards to Ernest's education and includes diplomas, transcripts, and teaching credentials. Sub-series B: Smith Family Personal Papers contains material belonging to Ernest's relatives including two of his children, Lynetta and Cheryl; and includes wedding invitations; and commencement programs and invitations. Also included in this sub-series are a dissertation and curriculum vitae belonging to Foraker Ulysses Smith.

Sub-Series A: Ernest Smith Personal Papers 1948-2010; undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains personal correspondence such as greeting cards; event programs; obituaries; material related to Ernest Smith's education such as diplomas, transcripts, resume, and teaching credentials; certificates of appreciation that are not related to his professional career; clippings about Smith; material related to religion and church; music and ballet programs; and other documents.

box 1, folder 1

General Correspondence 1965-2005; undated

Scope and Contents

contains mostly birthday, anniversary, Christmas cards, and invitations.

box 1, folder 2

Programs- obituaries, reunions, exhibits, and others 1952, 1980s, 2001, 2007

box 1, folder 3

Notes. Contains mostly names and addresses for various individuals and organizations 1997; undated

box 11

contact information

Scope and Contents

this box contains index cards with names and addresses for presumably Ernest Smith's associates, friends, and family.

box 1, folder 4

Red Cross blood donation certificate of appreciation; Washington DC Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. Founder's Roll of Honor; Father of the Year award letter from Committee of Women for Good Government 1971, 2002, undated

box 8, folder 11

City of Los Angeles 60th birthday congratulatory certificate from Tom Bradley December 14, 1989

box 1, folder 5

Great Wall of China excursion certificate and brochure undated

box 8, folder 8

Programs- Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, and Leningrad Kirov Ballet 1960-1966

box 8, folder 9

music programs- "Belafonte in Person"; and "the 5th Dimension" 1969; undated

box 1, folder 6

business and membership cards; name tags; pins; and ribbons 1960s-1970s, 2009; undated

box 1, folder 7

autograph book, "school-day memories of Thomas Jefferson High class of Prometheans" 1948

box 1, folder 8

embossed "E.Smith" hardcover notebook (blank) undated

box 1, folder 9, box 12

clippings featuring Ernest Smith undated

box 1, folder 10

resume and biography 1974; undated

box 1, folder 11

diplomas and certificates of completion- Thomas Jefferson High School 1948

Scope and Contents

The Thomas Jefferson High School diploma is located within a holder that also contains a graduation program and black-and-white photographs of Smith's relatives.

box 1, folder 12

California State University Los Angeles- certificates of graduation, transcripts, Epsilon Pi Tau materials; UCLA extension course certificate 1973-1975

box 1, folder 13

Pepperdine University- photocopies of diplomas, transcripts, notes, and other related material 1976-1978

box 1, folder 14

State of California Special Teaching Credential; Standard Designated Teaching Credential; other credential material; LA Valley College and California State University Dominguez Hills transcripts 1974-1980

box 1, folder 15

Shenandoah Avenue Block Club documents 2000, 2006

box 1, folder 16

Bethel Missionary Baptist Church programs including program for grand entrance and dedicatory services 1980, 2009-2010

box 1, folder 17

material related to "Sanctuaries of Safety California-Pacific Annual Conference"; and safe sanctuaries policy and procedures, Saint Mark United Methodist Church 2002-2005

box 1, folder 18

United Methodist Ministries- Los Angeles District board of trustees meeting agendas, reports, minutes, flyers, memorandums, and other related documents 2003-2005

box 1, folder 19

Saint Mark United Methodist Church vacation bible school photographs and certificates of appreciation 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010

Sub-Series B: Smith Family Personal Papers 1974-1978, 1997

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains material belonging to Ernest's relatives. Material belonging to his daughters Lynetta and Cheryl are comrprised of wedding invitations and other related documents; correspondence; and commencement programs and invitations. Also included in this sub-series are a disseration and curriculum vitae belonging to Foraker Ulysses Smith, and a family reunion t-shirt.

box 8, folder 4

Lynetta A. (Smith) McElroy- wedding invitations; thank you notes sent to Ernest and Mary Ann Smith; commencement programs and invitations; and other related documents 1975-1987

box 8, folder 5

Cheryl (Smith) Vincent- wedding invitation; commencement programs and invitations; and diploma 1977-1979

box 8, folder 6

Foraker Ulysses Smith, "A Multidimensional Evaluation of Social Systems". A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Planning, University of California Los Angeles 1974

box 8, folder 7

Foraker U. Smith curriculum vitae circa 1978

box 12

Dennis, McDonald, Tinkshell family reunion [t-shirt] 1997

Series II: Professional Materials 1930-2011; undated

Physical Description: 2.86 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents

This series is comprised of three sub-series.

Sub-series A: Sheet Metal Contracting contains documents and other material related to Ernest Smith's career as a sheet metal contractor including documents regarding bonding and sheet metal contractor licensing and employment; Sheet Metal Workers' Trust Fund and Sheet Metal Workers International Association material; and blueprints drafted by Smith while he was at Los Angeles City College.

Sub-series B: Teaching and Education contains material from Ernest Smith's career as an industrial arts and social studies teacher for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), as well as his various roles as part of California Teachers Association (CTA), United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), and the National Education Association (NEA); and other documents related to teaching and education. Material in this sub-series includes: Smith's Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) personnel file; notes; certificates; letters and other documents from when Smith taught at John Muir Junior High School; certificates of appreciation; CTA, UTLA, NEA publications, reports, and ephemera; material related to University of California admissions data; information regarding inclusion and public school curriculum; and information related to Brown vs. Board of Education.

Sub-series C: Activism and Politics contains material from Ernest Smith's time as a member of the Los Angeles Branch's Executive Committee with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) where he also had a Life Membership; and his various positions and interests in politics and activism. Material includes: NAACP mission statement; reports; meeting minutes; Roy Wilkins Freedom Fund Awards dinner programs and invitations; convention programs; material related to the National Reparations Congress including meeting minutes, documents related to H.R. 40 Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African American Act; and documents regarding the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. This sub-series also contains material from Smith's time volunteering for former President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign; material from Smith senate campaigns; documents from his time as a coordinator for Yvonne W. Brathwaite's California State Assembly campaign; Zephyr Democratic Club documents; certificates; and other material.

Sub-series A: Sheet Metal Contracting 1950-1996; undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains material related to Ernest Smith's career as a sheet metal contractor. Included in this sub-series are documents regarding bonding and sheet metal contractor licensing and employment; Sheet Metal Workers' Trust Fund and Sheet Metal Workers International Association material; and blueprints drafted by Smith while he was at Los Angeles City College.

box 1, folder 20

Los Angeles City College Department of Engineering blueprints drafted by Ernest Smith May-June 1960

box 1, folder 21

material related to Contractors State License Board, bonding, and sheet metal contractor licensing 1994-1996

box 1, folder 22

material related to Sheet Metal Workers' Trust Funds; Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local Union No. 108; Bates Air Conditioning Contractors, Inc.; apprenticeship certificate; and notes 1954, 1957, 1980s, 1995; undated

box 2, folder 1

catalog and manual related to sheet metal work 1966; undated

box 2, folder 2

manuals and other documents related to heating and air-conditioning systems, ventilation, and electrical wiring 1950, 1957, 1960, 1964, undated

box 2, folder 3

"Problems in Engineering Drawing"; "Minute Layouts, Simplifies Complexities of Geometry" [manuals] 1953; undated

box 12

"Testimonial Dinner to Mike Quevedo Given by HOD Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Local 300, Alexandria Hotel Los Angeles" [photograph] September 17, 1959

Sub-series B: Teaching and Education 1930-2009; undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains material collected from Ernest Smith's career as an industrial arts and social studies teacher for Los Angeles Unified School District, and also from United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) including his time as an information assistant and on the board of directors; and material generated from California Teachers Association (CTA), and the National Education Association (NEA). Material in this sub-series includes: Smith's Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) personnel file; notes; certificates; letters and other documents from when Smith taught at John Muir Junior High School; certificates of appreciation; California Teachers Association (CTA); United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA); and National Education Association (NEA) publications, reports, ephemera, notes, and other material; material related to University of California admissions data; information regarding inclusion and public school curriculum; and information related to Brown vs. Board of Education.

box 2, folder 4

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) personnel file 1930, 1973-1987, 1995

box 2, folder 5

California Retired Teachers Association "portfolio of vital information"; social security booklet on retirement undated

box 2, folder 6

John Muir Junior High School- notes, certificates of appreciation, letters, and personnel file 1971-1987

box 2, folder 7, box 12

certificates of appreciation- California Teachers Association (CTA),National Education Association (NEA), United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), LAUSD 1981-1984; 1995; 2002-2010

box 2, folder 8

UTLA Black Education Committee 7th and 12th annual community conference programs April 1980; January 1985

box 2, folder 9

"United Teacher", newspaper of United Teachers Los Angeles Vol. XIV, No. 5; Vol. XVI, No.7; [unknown volume and issue number] November 8, 1982; December 10, 1984; October 7, 1994

Scope and Contents

Vol. XVI, No. 7 and article from unknown issue are both missing pages.

box 2, folder 10

UTLA South Area election material for board of directors position 1983

box 2, folder 11

UTLA retirement dinner dance program; and retirement card June 17, 1995

box 2, folder 12

material related to United Teachers of Los Angeles Race Matters Forum and education consultant Noma LeMoine January 6, 2005; September 2005

box 2, folder 13

UTLA and African American Education Committee Twenty-Sixth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Awards Dinner program April 27, 2006

box 2, folder 14

photograph of UTLA members undated

box 12

Road Atlas of United States, Mexico, and Canada in an embossed UTLA folder 1985

box 3, folder 1

CTA, UTLA- embossed folders undated

box 3, folder 2

CTA, UTLA- ribbon and luggage tag undated

box 3, folder 3

CTA and UTLA related notes and contact information 2008; undated

box 12

UTLA- African American Educators [tote-bag] undated

box 3, folder 4

"Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee" year-end report the CTA board of directors June 2007

box 3, folder 5

California Teachers Association- "A Guide to CTA's Human Rights and Community Outreach Program and Services" [booklet] 2009

box 3, folder 6

California Teachers Association- material related to CTA/NEA legislative contact program; member expense statements (blank) 2010

box 3, folder 7

California Teachers Association community outreach department folder. Folder contains flyers regarding 40th anniversary of Voting Rights Act of 1965 undated

box 3, folder 8

National Education Association (NEA) publications- NEA Today; RA Today; "Reports on Implementation of Actions of the 2002 Representative Assembly"; and others July 1994; July 2001; July 2003; July 2004; 2009

box 3, folder 9

NEA Representative Assembly- new business motions regarding H.R. 40; inclusion of African American contributions in public school curriculum; and others 2000-2004

box 3, folder 10

NEA- folder, booklet regarding NEA-ATA merger, NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards Dinner ticket 2008; undated

box 3, folder 11

NEA Executive Committee Study Group reports on ethnic minority concerns undated

box 3, folder 12

"Motions/Resolutions Presented to the Los Angeles city of Board of Education for Consideration" January 10, 2006

box 3, folder 13

LAUSD- Small Business Advisory Council agenda; Board of Directors Financing Meeting order of business September 13, 1999; January 10, 2006

box 4, folder 1

Material related to LAUSD's Action Plan for a Culturally Relevant Education that Benefits African American Students and All Other Students 2003-2004

box 4, folder 2

LAUSD- Monitoring Report No. 2, "Monitoring the Blueprint for Implementing the Action Plan for a Culturally Relevant Education That Benefits African American Students and All Other Students", Floraline I. Stevens and Associates April 2004

box 4, folder 3

LAUSD, "Closing the Achievement Gap. Improving Education Outcomes for Under Achieving Students" 2004

box 4, folder 4

LAUSD- NCLB review process team training manual circa 2005

box 4, folder 5

LAUSD purchasing branch vendor handbook undated

box 4, folder 6

Black Leadership Coalition on Education (BLCE) Position Paper on Low Achievement of the African-American Learner March 20, 1989

box 4, folder 7

articles and emails regarding minority scholarship opportunities 2000, 2003, 2009

box 4, folder 8

Forum on Education and the African American Student, Sacramento City College. Presented by "The Sacramento Area Coalition for Educational Change for African American Students" May 29, 2004

box 4, folder 9

career and college planning packet with brochures and one-sheets circa 2005

box 4, folder 10-11

material related to University of California admissions process, enrollment, and Alliance for Equal Opportunity in Education (2 folders) 2006-2008

box 4, folder 12

UC Berkeley- material related to applicants, outreach, recruitment, and marketing 2006-2007

box 4, folder 13

"African American Educational Opportunity Report", UC ACCORD and UCLA IDEA November 2007

box 4, folder 14

material related to resolution regarding "inclusion of African American contributions in all relevant curriculum in public schools" 1996-2001; undated

box 4, folder 15

information regarding inclusion of African American, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans in public school curriculum 1999; March-April 2004

box 4, folder 16

material related to Brown vs. Board of Education- articles, pamphlets, and 50th anniversary commemorative material 2000, 2003-2005

box 18, folder 1

UTLA, LAUSD, NEA, and other education related buttons 2000, 2004, 2007; undated

Sub-series C: Activism and Politics 1960-2011; undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains material from Ernest Smith's time as a member of the Los Angeles Branch's Executive Committee with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) where he also had a Life Membership, and his various positions and interests in politics and activism. Material includes: NAACP mission statement; reports; meeting minutes; Roy Wilkins Freedom Fund Awards dinner programs and invitations; convention programs; material related to the National Reparations Congress including meeting minutes; documents related to H.R. 40, Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African American Act; and documents regarding the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. This sub-series also contains material from Smith's time volunteering for former President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign; material from Smith senate campaigns; documents from his time as a coordinator for Yvonne W. Brathwaite's California State Assembly campaign; Zephyr Democratic Club documents; certificates; and other material.

box 5, folder 1

NAACP- mission statement; constitution and by-laws; leadership, strategic goals, and resolutions; class action compliant NAACP v Ameriquest Mortgage Company 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007, undated

box 5, folder 2

NAACP, "Manual on Branch Election Procedure" 1998, 2000, undated

box 5, folder 3

NAACP- Los Angeles branch planning meeting documents; press releases; executive committee meeting documents; newsletters; flyers; notes; and other material 2003, 2005-2006, 2009

box 5, folder 4

NAACP- material related to voter fund, and political action committee 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

box 5, folder 5

NAACP- criminal justice manual; executive leadership mandatory certification training project; CA-NAACP website user guide 2002; undated

box 5, folder 6

NAACP- town hall meeting "Reparations and Prop. 54 Awareness" including pamphlets, flyers, notes, and other material 2003

box 5, folder 7

NAACP- material sent to Geraldine Washington regarding AB 583 "The California Clean Money and Fair Elections Bill" January 3, 2005

box 5, folder 8

articles and documents regarding Leon Jenkins and a Department of Real Estate hearing; letter from Jenkins to Dr. Geraldine Washington 2006-2007

box 5, folder 9

NAACP- Roy Wilkins Freedom Fund Awards Dinner program and invitation 2002, 2004, 2005

box 5, folder 10

NAACP- Annual Roy Wilkins Freedom Fund Awards Dinner program, invitation, material related to Smith's volunteer of the year award, and other material June 26, 2003

box 5, folder 11

NAACP- Roy Wilkins Freedom Fund Awards Gala, "Remembering the Legacy of Rosa Parks" scripts, programs, and correspondence 2005-2006

box 5, folder 12

NAACP- International Visitor Leadership Program documents regarding potential meeting at NAACP office August 2007

box 6, folder 1

NAACP- Roy Wilkins Freedom Fund Awards Gala agenda, program, and invitation 2009-2010

box 6, folder 2

NAACP- Centennial Convention program, delegate's handbook, and magazine 2009

box 6, folder 3

NAACP- 101st Annual Convention delegates reception ticket; 102nd Annual Convention program 2010-2011

box 6, folder 4

NAACP- ACT-SO 32nd Annual Awards Ceremony program July 8-12, 2010

box 6, folder 5

International Visitor Leadership Program- documents regarding potential meeting at NAACP office August 2007

box 6, folder 6

articles and other documents related to H.R. 40, Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act 1997, 2000-2002, 2006-2007; undated

box 6, folder 7

National Reparations Congress- meeting agendas, programs, meeting minutes, press releases, and other material July-August 2004

box 6, folder 8

"Slavery and Justice" report of the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice (two copies) undated

box 6, folder 9

"Response of Brown University to the Report of the Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice"; and articles about the committee 2004, February 2007

box 7, folder 1

material related to voting and voter registration including statistics, flyers, articles, and minority candidate endorsements 1960, 1963-1964, 2001

box 7, folder 2

Letters from Robert Farrell, Tom Bradley, George McGovern, and Edmund G. Brown to Smith regarding various political campaigns he supported 1961, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1975

box 7, folder 3

Committee for Representative Government- articles of incorporation, constitutional by-laws, and correspondence August 1963; undated

box 7, folder 4

California Legislature Assembly- correspondence; California State Seal; Assembly Bills 3 and 76; document entitled "New Assembly and Board of Equalization Districts"; notes 1963-1990; 2001

box 7, folder 5

Proceedings of the Electors of President and Vice President of the United States of America for the State of California held at the State Capitol City of Sacramento State of California December 14, 1964

box 7, folder 6

Zephyr Democratic Club- constitution, envelope, and letter from Robert C. Farrell 1965, 1974, undated

box 7, folder 7

Yvonne W. Brathwaite Campaign 1966-1971, 1977, 1992

box 7, folder 8

"California Legislature at Sacramento. Biographies and Photographs of Senate and Assembly Members and Officers. List of Senate and Assembly Members, Officers, Attaches, Committees, and Rules of the Two Houses" 1967, 1969, 1971, 1975

box 7, folder 9

California delegation to the Democratic National Convention- letter and certificate June 27, 1972

box 7, folder 10

California Democratic Delegation 1972 Democratic National Convention, Miami Beach [folder] 1972

box 7, folder 11

certificates- Smithsonian Construction Contribution; LA Voter Education Project; service to the City of Los Angeles; California State Senate 1976, 1977; 1989; undated

box 7, folder 12, box 12

Flyers, pamphlets, press release, and oversized banner regarding Smith's senate campaigns 1978; undated

box 7, folder 13

Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee Democrat of the Year certificate, and congratulatory letter from Julian C. Dixon May 1981

box 7, folder 14

"The Capitol: A Pictorial History of the Capitol and of the Congress". 7th Edition. Sent to Smith by Julian Dixon circa 1982

box 7, folder 15

U.S. House of Representatives- visitor's passes, letter from Charles H. Wilson regarding Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson; Congressional Record Vol. 136, No. 83; DNC contributing member mailer 1990; 1993; undated

box 7, folder 16

President Clinton and Democratic National Committee commemorative prints and certificates; and postcards from Al Gore campaign 1995-1997; 2000-2001

box 7, folder 17

California Legislative Black Caucus Annual Symposium Folder. Folder contains CLBC history and roster; Brown University admissions information; articles regarding most powerful Black Executives and global influentials (Forbes Magazine, Time Magazine); PIC Committee Directory; and other documents 2002, 2003, 2006

box 7, folder 18

email with subject line "A Great Lesson in Bourgeois 'Democracy'- What Went Wrong in Ohio" January 2005

box 7, folder 19, box 8, folder 10, box 12

material related to President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign including flyers; stickers; fundraising and campaign documents; notes; calendar; posters; and correspondence 2007-2009

box 7, folder 20

Citizens for Redistricting Commission- notes and correspondence 2010; undated

box 12

L.A. Union "One by One by One" [t-shirt] undated

box 18, folder 1-3

buttons related to politics, activism, and political campaigns circa 1970s-2000s

Scope and Contents

Includes buttons such as: Goodlett for Governor; Holden for Congress; Johnson/Humphrey; Yvonne Brathwaite Burke for Supervisor; Fred Harris for President; Bradley for Governor; Shirley Chisholm for President; McGovern; Jessie Jackson; and others.

Series III: Subject Files 1963-2010; undated

Physical Description: 1.04 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents

This series contains reports; journal issues and articles; clippings; essays; fact sheets; flyers; and other material related to education, race, civil rights, activism, and poverty. Some topics covered in this series include African Americans and politics; Hurricane Katrina and the reconstruction of New Orleans; immigration; and other related subjects. Material in this series is organized chronologically.

box 8, folder 1

Los Angeles City Schools- "Art K-2: An Instructional Guide", "Enjoying Pictures" 1961; undated

box 8, folder 2

"Report on Mississippi" by the Mississippi Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights January 1963

box 8, folder 3

Sacramento Bee article entitled "LA Assemblyman Ferrell Legislates on Weekdays, Preaches Weekends" March 7, 1963

box 9, folder 1

President's Commission on the Status of Women "Report on the Committee on Civil and Political Rights"; and "Report on Four Consultations" August, October 1963

box 9, folder 2

5th and 6th Annual California Negro Leadership Conference programs 1963; 1965

box 8, folder 12

"Negro Women Workers in 1960". U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau. Bulletin 287 1964

box 9, folder 3

"News and Views at Fifty-Ninth" Vol. 1, No. 1 June 1966

box 9, folder 4

"Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders" March 1968

box 9, folder 5

"The Black Man in American Politics: A Course Outline". Published by Center on Urban and Minority Affairs August 1, 1969

box 9, folder 6

"The Black Politician, A Journal of Current Political Thought" Vol. 1, No.4; Vol. 2, No. 1 Spring, Summer 1970

box 9, folder 7

"Black Law Journal", Vol. 1, No. 1-2 Spring, Summer 1971

box 9, folder 8

The Joint Center for Political Studies' Guide to Black Politics 72. Part I. The Democratic National Convention June 26, 1972

box 9, folder 9

"The Hastings Community", Vol. XXIV, No. 1 Winter 1979

box 9, folder 10

The Grantsmanship Center "Program Planning and Proposal Writing"; California Student Aid Commission document regarding Cal Grants 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, undated

box 9, folder 11

"Fact Sheets on Institutional Racism". Compiled by the Council on Interracial Books for Children January 1982

box 9, folder 12

articles, essays, and clippings regarding education and teaching 1983, 2000, 2004, undated

box 9, folder 13

"Black Dispatches, Black American Contributions to Union Intelligence During the Civil War" Winter 1998-1999

box 9, folder 14

"Promising Initiatives to Improve Education in Your Community: A Guide to Selected U.S. Department of Education Grant Programs and Funding Opportunities" 2000

box 9, folder 15

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) packet containing press releases, fact sheets, brochures, magazines, and other documents June-August 2001

box 9, folder 16

"African American Yearbook: A Unique Resource and Referral Guide for and About African-Americans, 2nd edition" 2002

box 10, folder 1

African American Collaborative [draft] 2003

box 10, folder 2

"Color of Money: 2003. Campaign Contributions, Race, Ethnicity, and Neighborhood". Public Campaign, the Fannie Lou Hamer Project, and the William C. Velasquez Institute December 2003

box 10, folder 3

article entitled "The Special Challenge of Proposition 13" October 24, 2004

box 10, folder 4

email regarding "USA Today article on black spending" March 3, 2005

box 10, folder 5

Tennessee State Board of Education- material regarding African American History Curriculum October 21, 2005

box 10, folder 6

articles related to Hurricane Katrina Bill, HR 4197; and reconstructing New Orleans November 2005

box 10, folder 7

"The State of Black Los Angeles", Los Angeles Urban League 2005

box 10, folder 8

email and transcript of an interview regarding immigration April 2006

box 10, folder 9

"African American Yearbook. The Resource and Referral Guide for and about African Americans, 9th Edition" 2009-2010

box 10, folder 11

pamphlet regarding African American voting history (cover missing) undated

box 10, folder 12

UCLA Interdepartmental Program in Afro-American Studies informational brochures undated

box 10, folder 13

marketing materials for UCLA early academic outreach program; and welcome package undated

box 10, folder 14

essay entitled "White Man what Do You Know About the Negro? Negro What Do You Know About Yourself? by Marion Hill undated

box 10, folder 15

UCLA marketing material and brochures- Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; campus map; Sunset Village brochure undated

box 10, folder 16

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission- Los Angeles District office promotional material undated

box 10, folder 17

"African Americans in Los Angeles: Prospects for the 21st Century", edited by J. Eugene Grigsby III undated

box 10, folder 18

"McDonald's Salute to Black Inventors. Communication." Black Science Activity Books, Learning Activities (photocopy) undated

Series IV: Photographs and A/V Material circa 1930s-2000s; undated

Physical Description: 5.21 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents

This series is comprised of two sub-series.

Sub-Series A: Photographs contains photographs, color slides, and negatives featuring the Smith family and their friends at various events and celebrations such as holidays; graduations; funerals; birthdays; and others. Also included are headshots of the Smith family; and images taken at Ernest's campaign fundraising events; images taken at CTA and NEA events; and images taken at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.

Sub-series B: A/V Material contains six Scotch Magentic Tape reel-to-reel tapes with unknown contents. Two are labeled, "Blank 1 + 2" and "spliced (blank)".

Sub-Series A: Photographs circa 1930s-2000s

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains five boxes of photographs, color slides, and negatives featuring the Smith family and their friends at various events and celebrations such as holidays; graduations; funerals; birthdays; and others. Also included are headshots of the Smith family; and images taken at Ernest's campaign fundraising events; images taken at CTA and NEA events; and images taken at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.

box 13

Photographs circa 1940s-2000s

Scope and Contents

This box contains photographs of Smith family and friends; weddings; graduations; dinners; holidays; California Teachers Association events; campaign fundraiser events; photos related to Ernest Smith's state senate race; images taken at the 1972 Democratic National Convention; and others.

box 14

Photographs circa 1960s-1970s; 2000s

Scope and Contents

This box contains images taken possibly in Louisiana; photographs of churches; San Francisco; family; friends; possible industrial arts classes; parties; Cheryl Smith Vincent's wedding; CTA convention; NEA events; Ernest's 75th and 80th birthday celebrations; grandchildren (McElroys); Ernest's sister Brenda Smith Buahi; Foraker Smith; images taken at Ernest's Father of the Year award ceremony; elementary school events; and Lynetta A. Smith McElroy's University of Irvine graduation pictures.

box 15

Photographs circa 1970s-2000s

Scope and Contents

This box contains images related to Obama's Presidential campaign; elementary school events; CTA events; funerals; school class photos; holidays; Ernest's Pepperdine graduation; images taken at the Democratic National Convention; and others.

box 16

Photographs circa 1960s-2000s

Scope and Contents

This box contains images of graduations including one from Morehouse College; images of family; friends; vacation; Christmas; birthdays; and headshots of the Smith family.

box 17

Photographs, Slides, and Negatives circa 1930s-1960s

Scope and Contents

This box contains images of family; friends; children; and also includes color slides and negatives. Also included is an article from 1966 regarding the death of Ernest's wife, Eleanor Ruth Smith.

box 12

oversized photographs 2010; undated

Physical Description: 4 Photographic Prints

Scope and Contents

two portrait style photographs; one image of a flower; and one image of what looks like either a barn or warehouse.

Sub-Series B: A/V Material undated

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains six Scotch Magentic Tape reel-to-reel tapes with unknown contents. Two are labeled, "Blank 1 + 2" and "spliced (blank)".

box 10, folder 19-21

Scotch Magnetic Tape reel-to-reel. "Blank 1 +2"; "spliced (blank)"; four unlabeled undated