James Baumohl study of Berkeley homeless people.
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Title: James Baumohl study of Berkeley homeless people.
Dates: 1969-1972
Collection Number: 2015.038
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 box (.4 linear ft.)
Repository:
Berkeley Historical Society
Berkeley, California 94704
Abstract: Material written by and collected by James Baumohl for his study of street people in Berkeley.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Berkeley Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the archivist of the Society. Permission for publication is given 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.
James Baumohl study of Berkeley homeless people.. Berkeley Historical Society
Transferred from the Berkeley Public Library.
Biography/Administrative History
Baumohl did his work under the auspices of a city/university community affairs committee. He published his Down and Out in
Berkeley in 1974.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers collected by Baumohl include such topics as drugs and drug treatment, transient youth and youth programs, People's
Park, written by various individuals and groups, some for city agencies, some individual opinion pieces.
Homeless persons--California--Berkeley
Youth--California--Berkeley