Guide to the California African American historical photos collection CEMA 136
Finding aid prepared by Callie Bowdish and Mari Khasmanyan.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
Business Number: Phone: (805) 893-3062
Fax Number: Fax: (805) 893-5749
special@library.ucsb.edu
Title: California African American historical photos collection
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 136
Language of Material:
English.
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): approximately 19th century-20th century
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
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.
Acquisition Information
This collection is of an unknown provenance.
Scope and Content
This collection includes photos and documents from historical African American/Chicano(a) figures in California. There are
21 black and white images of various historical figures. The collection also includes two book covers and miscellaneous writings
from the 19th and 20th centuries. The photos and text in this collection appear to have been previously displayed in the Natural
History Museum of Los Angeles.
box 1, folder 1
A Black American in Mexican San Diego by David J. Weber
box 1, folder 9
American Traveler's Guide to Negro History
box 1, folder 9
Black Heritage is Us Booklet
box 1, folder 4
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Paperwork
box 1, folder 9
The Hidden Sources of Negro History by C. Vann Woodward
box 1, folder 5-8
"The Negro in California: An Annotated Bibliography" by Miriam Matthews
1781-1910
