National Association for the Advancement of Colored People collection, 1912-2002
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. and East Bay Negro Historical Society.
- Abstract:
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Collection includes newsletters, brochures, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, convention programs, ephemera, scrapbooks, and records created by national, regional, and local California branches of the NAACP. The collection is organized into five series: West Coast Regional Office records, California regional and local branch records, NAACP publications, 2nd Annual Youth Conference scrapbook, and newspaper clippings.
- Extent:
- 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes + 1 oversized box)
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People collection, MS 87, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Collection includes newsletters, brochures, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, convention programs, ephemera, scrapbooks, and records created by national, regional, and local California branches of the NAACP. The collection is organized into five series: West Coast Regional Office records, California regional and local branch records, NAACP publications, 2nd Annual Youth Conference scrapbook, and newspaper clippings. The West Coast Regional Office records include assorted press releases, memoranda, training workshop manuals, publications and annual convention records. Most of the notes and convention records were collected by Tarea Hall Pittman.
The California regional and local branch records are mostly various flyers, newsletters, invitations, and pamphlets created by local and regional branches of the NAACP in California. Materials are organized alphabetically by branch and chronologically thereafter. The scrapbook contains telegrams, correspondence, programs, flyers, and newspaper clippings documenting the 2nd annual youth conference held in Oakland, California in July, 1942. Material in the collection was collected by the East Bay Negro Historical Society.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Sean Heyliger, 11/21/2013.
- Arrangement:
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Series I. West Coast Regional Office records Series II. California regional and local branch records Series III. NAACP publications Series IV. 2nd Annual Youth Conference scrapbook Series V. Newspaper clippings
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Civil rights movements--California--History--20th century.
- Names:
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Archives.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Branches, chapters, etc.--California--Los Angeles.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Branches, chapters, etc.--California--Oakland.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
- Preferred citation:
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People collection, MS 87, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
- Location of this collection:
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659 14th StreetOakland, CA 94612, US
- Contact:
- (510) 637-0198