Guide to the Clyde Woods papers UArch FacP 85
Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Vasquez, February 2024.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2024 February
Title: Clyde Woods papers
Identifier/Call Number: UArch FacP 85
Creator:
Woods, Clyde Adrian (1957)
Language of Material:
English.
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
34.5 Linear Feet;
(33 cartons,1 flat box, 37 VHS tapes, and 1 DVD)
Date (inclusive): 1955-2011
Abstract: Papers of Clyde Woods, former associate professor of Black studies and acting director of the Center for Black Studies Research
at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by topic into 3 series:
- Series 1: Course and project materials
- Series 2: Manuscript materials
- Series 3: Community activism materials
Biographical / Historical
Clyde Adrian Woods (January 17, 1957 - July 6, 2011) was an associate professor of Black Studies and acting director of the
Center for Black Studies Research at the University of California, Santa Barbara since 2005. Previously, Dr. Woods also taught
at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Maryland.
With a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from UC Los Angeles, Dr. Woods developed a unique research program that engaged
social and public policy issues by examining the cultural practices of those oppressed by such policies. While at UCSB, he
engaged in two long-term research projects within the Department of Black Studies, one focused on rebuilding efforts in New
Orleans and the other on creating a network of community members and scholars studying race and policy issues in the Los Angeles
area, as well as led several campus-wide initiatives, including the Black California Project and the development of an environmental
racism-environmental justice curriculum initiative.
Throughout his career, Woods authored and edited four books -
In the Wake of Hurricane Katrina: New Paradigms and Social Visions;
Development Drowned and Reborn: The Blues and Bourbon Restorations in Post-Katrina New Orleans;
Black Geographies and the Politics of Place; and Development Arrested: Power and the Blues in the Mississippi Delta. At the time of his death, Woods was also working on a book on Black California, which was eventually edited and published
by his former colleagues as
Black California Dreamin': The Crises of California's African-American Communities.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials must be reformatted for access. Please contact the Department of
Special Research Collections in advance to request access.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through
the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to
the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator
and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assignees.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department
of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of
California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is
not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Clyde Woods papers, UArch FacP 85. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara
Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Scope and Contents
The collection mostly contains materials pertaining to Clyde Woods's career as an educator at Pennsylvania State University,
the University of Maryland, and UC, Santa Barbara; as well as materials related to his various research projects and publications.
Materials may include reference materials and notes, course materials and lecture notes, publications and drafts, conference
materials, correspondence, and audiovisual items.
Related Materials
Shirley Kennedy papers. UArch FacP 67. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
The Shirley Kennedy papers contain further information and materials on the Santa Barbara Building Bridges Community Coalition.
Series 1: Course and project materials
1955-2011
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials related to research topics that Clyde Woods used for his long-term projects and for teaching
courses at UC Santa Barbara, the University of Maryland, and at Pennsylvania State University. Topics cover urban planning
and social policies, education and prison systems, Black culture and music, slavery and Southern culture, and rebuilding efforts
in post-Katrina New Orealns and post-earthquake Haiti.
Materials may include photocopied and web printed reference materials, newspaper clippings conference materials, handwritten
notes and outlines, article and essay drafts, course materials and lecture notes, and correspondence.
box 8
New Orleans and the South
1992-2009
box 9
New Orleans and the South
2005
box 10
South and Class & Urban Studies
1992-2009
box 12
Urban Studies & Social Policy
2000-2005
box 13
Urban Studies & Social Policy
2000-2005
box 17
Los Angeles - Key Black Texts
1986-2005
box 20
Blues & Jazz - conference materials
1999-2009
box 21
Blues, Jazz & Hip-Hop
1996-2004
box 24
Prison Industrial Complex
1998-2003
box 25
D.C./Baltimore & Penn
1995-2005
box 26
D.C./Baltimore & Penn
2000-2005
box 27
NAACP & Lynching
2001-2005
box 28
Mixed research materials
1993-2003
Scope and Contents
Topics include Black art and culture, social policies, globalization, integration, imperialism, and slavery and labor. Also
includes materials from graduate students.
box 29
Mixed research materials
1975-2004
Scope and Contents
Topics include Puerto Rico, child labor, Harlem Renaissance, Disney Studies, tourism, and human geography.
box 30
Mixed research materials
1980-2011
Scope and Contents
Topics include environmental justice, tourism, Latino/Chicano culture, Haiti, and planning materials for the Black California
Dreamin' Conference.
box 31
Newspapers and special publications
1966-2008
Scope and Contents
Issues of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's (SNCC) The Movement newspaper, The Black Panther Intercommunal News
Service paper, and Ebony. Also includes Oxfam America's Mirror on America and Martin Scorsese presents The Blues promotional
publication.
item V17535/DVD
Talking with Doug: A Conversation with Douglas Redd
item V17537/VHS
Howard Hip - [Kawre]; Salt & Peppa - [Kane]
item V17539/VHS
How women negotiate loving Hip Hop yet still being offended by it; Ashley's Tape, Seals
item V17541/VHS
[Breaking t...illegible] on M+M
item V17544/VHS
MTV Awards; [illegible] Affirmative Action/Wayans [illegible], Don't Drink Juice
item V17547/VHS
Pimps Up - [Chap...] music
item V17548/VHS
Lion King [lop...illegible]; Morrison, Dr. Dre [illegible]; rap videos
item V17554/VHS
[Bndu], Comic View, [Jamie] Foy; NY News
item V17556/VHS
Comic View; Rap video [NA...illegible...w/ search]
item V17566/VHS
MTV Video Awards; Olympics Closing
item V17569/VHS
MTV - New Year; [illegible & Jazz]
item V17570/VHS
[Stan Smithe] 1998? video - BG [Servon Jah Rule] Terror Squad [illegible] 3 6 Mafia, Lox, [Comm...], MC8
item V17571/VHS
Rap / Jay Z Roll [Me] - Beyonce...
Series 2: Manuscript materials
1988-2010
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials related to Clyde Woods manuscripts for publication, beyond journal articles and conference
papers.
Materials may include photocopied and web printed reference materials, reprints, correspondence regarding editing and publication
agreements, book reviews, drafts, and handwritten notes and outlines. Also included are Dr. Woods course papers and dissertation
materials from his Ph.D. program at UCLA.
Series 3: Community activism materials
2000-2005
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials related to Clyde Woods work with the Santa Barbara Building Bridges Community Coalition.
box 34
SB Building Bridges
2000-2005
Conditions Governing Access
Some files in this box may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Research Collections in
advance to request access.
