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Title:
The Combination magazine collection
Dates: 1964-1978
Collection number: MS 200
Creator:
McCarty, Brackeen.
Collection Size:
1 linear foot
(1 box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Oakland, CA 94612
Abstract:
The Combination magazine collection includes 21 issues of
The Combination magazine published between 1964-1978. The magazine includes photographs, short articles, and local advertisements on African
American social organizations, entertainment, sports and fashion events in Northern California.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Permission to publish from
The Combination magazine collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
The Combination magazine collection, MS 200, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Magazine issues were collected and donated to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland by Edward and Virginia Douglas
and Sean Heyliger.
Processed by Sean Heyliger, September 13, 2016. Finding aid updated on September 27, 2017 for new accession #2017-032.Finding
aid updated on October 5, 2017 to add digitized content.
Biography / Administrative History
The Combination (1963-1978?) was an African American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California by editor and publisher Brackeen McCarty,
owner of the Bay Area Printing Company. The magazine featured photographs and short articles on African American social organizations,
entertainment, local politics and advertisements of African American-owned businesses such as Jenkin’s Bar-B-Q, Ray’s Club,
and local barbershops.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Combination magazine collection includes 21 issues of
The Combination magazine published between 1964-1978. The magazine includes photographs, short articles, and local advertisements on African
American social organizations, entertainment, sports and fashion events in Northern California.
Series I.
The Combination magazine
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Oakland (Calif.)--Culture.
Oakland (Calif.)--Social conditions.
African Americans--California--Oakland--Social conditions--20th century.