Guide to the Grass Roots Cultural Center Records
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2007-12-11
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Guide to the Grass Roots Cultural Center Records
1978/1984
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Grass Roots Cultural Center Records
Dates: 1978-1984
Identification: MS-0119
Creator:
Grass Roots Cultural Center
Physical Description: 0.42 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Spanish;Castilian
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Historical Note:
The Grass Roots Cultural Center and bookstore in Golden Hill existed to empower, enlighten, and uplift San Diego's progressive
community through the presentation and support of otherwise unavailable cultural expression. The Grass Roots Cultural Center
focused on three main areas: assisting significant cultural workers and organizations representing a broad cross-section of
San Diego's progressive community; offering a multi-cultural selection of educational and inspirational materials at the bookstore,
otherwise not readily available in San Diego; and providing a diverse series of programs which carefully integrated superior
artistic quality with serious social significance.
Though the Grass Roots Cultural Center ceased storefront operations in 1986, Grass Roots Events still presents concerts, programs,
and special events. It also sponsors programs through its project Corrientes Mexicanas.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Genre/Form of Material:
Organizational Records
Topical Term:
Cultural industries -- California -- San Diego -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Grass Roots Cultural Center (San Diego, Calif.) -- Archives
Liberalism -- California -- San Diego -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
San Diego (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- Sources
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Grass Roots Cultural Center Records, Special Collections and University
Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes histories, articles of incorporation, financial expenditure examples, bookstore sales, fliers, programs,
and events.
Detailed List of Contents
Box 1
Bylaws; articles of incorporation
Box 1
Financial: examples of expenditures
1979-1986
Box 1
Newsletters
circa 1980-1986
Box 1
Bookstore sales ledger, May-September 1982; daily sales sheets, January-March 1984
Box 1
Staff manual, June 1983; retreat program, September 1984
Box 1
Pete Seeger concert correspondence
circa 1980-1986
Box 1
Event flyers, programs, newsreleases
circa 1980-1986
Box 1
San Francisco Mime Troup: flyer, photo, postcard
Box 1
Corrientes Mexicanas miscellaneous
circa 1989
