African American Museum & Library at Oakland Vertical File Collection, 1828-2017

Summary

Creators:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract:
The African American Museum & Library at Oakland Vertical File Collection consists of programs, flyers, correspondence, posters, pamphlets, and ephemera collected by the African American Museum & Library at Oakland. The East Bay Negro Historical Society began vertical files in the late 1960s, collecting ephemera and newspaper clippings about African American history and culture. The vertical files are arranged alphabetically by subject, organization, or last name, and include correspondence, programs, flyers, and pamphlets mostly about African American organizations and cultural institutions in the Oakland and the East Bay during the mid-20th century (1940s-1970s).
Extent:
61.5 linear feet (82 boxes + 13 oversized boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

African American Museum & Library at Oakland Vertical File Collection, MS 179, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The African American Museum & Library at Oakland Vertical File Collection consists of programs, flyers, correspondence, posters, pamphlets, and ephemera collected by the African American Museum & Library at Oakland. The East Bay Negro Historical Society began vertical files in the late 1960s, collecting ephemera and newspaper clippings about African American history and culture. The vertical files are arranged alphabetically by subject, organization, or last name, which is followed by a / and a short description of the item. The collection includes correspondence, programs, flyers, and pamphlets mostly about African American organizations and cultural institutions in the Oakland and the East Bay during the mid-20th century (1940s-1970s). The vertical files include church programs and ephemera of numerous African American churches in Oakland and Berkeley, California, and flyers and pamphlets on African American radicalism in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s-1970s.

Processing information:

Processed by Sean Heyliger, 08/21/2015. Updated for additions on August 24, 2016. Updated for additions on September 17, 2016. Updated for additions (Acc. 2016-090) on December 14, 2016.Updated for additions (Acc. #2017-016 and Acc. #2017-017) on April 21, 2017.Updated for additions (Acc. 2016-090) on December 14, 2016. Updated for additions (Acc. #2017-032, #2017-35, #2017-038, #2017-039 and #2017-040) on October 6, 2017. Updated by Sean Heyliger for additions Acc.# 2017-041 and 2017-044 on October 7, 2017. Updated by Sean Heyliger for additions Acc.# 2017-014, 2018-013, 2018-014, 2018-018, 2018-020, 2018-021, 2018-022 and 2018-023 on October 31, 2018. Updated for additions accessions #2018-028, #2018-029 on November 17, 2018.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by either subject, organization, or last name.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland Vertical File Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

Preferred citation:

African American Museum & Library at Oakland Vertical File Collection, MS 179, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Location of this collection:
659 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612, US
Contact:
(510) 637-0198
aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org
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