Guide to the Elmer M. Sanders Collection

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Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives
Title: Elmer M. Sanders Collection
Creator: Sanders, Elmer M.
Identifier/Call Number: URB.EMS
Extent: 0.42 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1952-1980
Abstract: Elmer M. Sanders was a prominent African-American leader in the city of Pacoima, CA. His papers document the personal achievements of the Sanders family, their involvement in community affairs, and the educational efforts of the Trainers of Teacher Trainers project (TTT) of San Fernando Valley State College (now CSUN) in 1969.
Language of Material: English

Biographical Information:

Elmer M. Sanders is a prominent African-American leader in the community of Pacoima.

Scope and Contents

The Elmer M. Sanders Collection documents and highlights the personal achievements of the Sanders family and their involvement in community affairs and the educational efforts of Trainers of Teacher Trainers Project (TTT) of the San Fernando Valley State College (now CSUN) in 1969. The collection consists of two series: Personal Files (1952-1980), and San Fernando Valley State College Trainers of Teacher Trainers Project Files (1969).
Series I, Personal Files, consists of correspondence, pamphlets, publications, certificates, resumes, programs and newsclippings which combine to document the remarkable accomplishments of Elmer M. Sanders, his son Don Paul Sanders and daughter Robin L. Sanders. Also included are documents on community activities taking place in Los Angeles and Pacoima, including the Regional Conference of Community Leaders on Equal Employment Opportunity in 1963. The files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Series II, San Fernando Valley State College Trainers of Teacher Trainers Project Files, consists of the paperwork for the implementation of San Fernando Valley State College Trainers of Teacher Trainers Project, including budget notes, model of budget summary, plan of operation, program development grant and summary outline. The files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Arrangement of Materials:

Series I: Personal Files, 1952-1980
Series II: San Fernando Valley State College Trainers of Teacher Trainers Project Files, 1969

Electronic Format:

Digital reproductions of selected items in this collection are available electronically as a part of the San Fernando Valley History Digital Library  .

Related Material

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Elmer M. Sanders, 11/1981

Preferred Citation:

For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials  guide.

Processing Information:

Robert G. Marshall, Xiaoquan Han, January 1988

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Documents

 

Series I: Personal Files, 1952-1980

Box 1, Folder 1

Correspondence, 1952-1979

Box 1, Folder 2

Invitation, 1979

Box 1, Folder 3

Pacoima Committee: Program of Black History Week

Box 1, Folder 4

Pacoima Property Owners Association, Inc.: Expo '80 Program, 1980

Box 1, Folder 5

Regional Community Leaders Conference: Working Papers, 1963 November 14

Box 1, Folder 6

Sanders, Don Paul: Certificates, 1973-1980

Box 1, Folder 7

Sanders, Elmer M.: Resume

Box 1, Folder 8

Sanders, Robin L.: Resume

Box 1, Folder 9

San Fernando Valley Sun: Newspaper, 1966 July 24

Box 1, Folder 10

Souville Foundation: The Big Shootout, 1979

Box 1, Folder 11

UCLA Daily Bruin: Newspaper, 1977 January 28

Box 1, Folder 12

UCLA School of Medicine: Oath Ceremony Program, 1979 June 8

 

Series II: San Fernando Valley State College Trainers of Teacher Trainers Project Files, 1969

Box 1, Folder 13

Budget Notes, 1969

Box 1, Folder 14

Master Teacher, Elementary, 1969

Box 1, Folder 15

Master Teacher, Secondary, 1969

Box 1, Folder 16

Model of Budget Summary, 1969

Box 1, Folder 17

Plan of Operation, 1969

Box 1, Folder 18

Program Development Grant, 1969

Box 1, Folder 19

Summary Outline, 1969