Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Karabel, Jerome B
- Abstract:
- This collection documents Jerome Karabel's work as chair of the Admissions and Enrollment Committee at UC Berkeley, in addition to his involvement in the opposition to Proposition 209.
- Extent:
- 11.65 linear feet (9 cartons and 1 flat box)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Jerome B. Karabel papers, MSS 2015/174, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection documents Jerome Karabel's work as chair of the Admissions and Enrollment Committee at UC Berkeley, in addition to his involvement in the opposition to Proposition 209. Proposition 209, passed in 1996, prohibited the University of California and other state institutions from using race, ethnicity or sex as criteria in public employment, public contracting and public education. Materials in the collection include subject files, clippings, reports, notes, committee files, interview transcripts, polling data, correspondence, and other material related to Karabel's research and tenure at UC Berkeley.
- Biographical / historical:
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Jerome B. Karabel (1950-) joined the University of California, Berkeley Sociology Department in 1984. His primary field of research is in the social consequences and politics of university admissions. In 1989 Professor Karabel was the chair of the Admissions and Enrollment Committee at UCB, which produced a report entitled "Freshman Admissions at Berkeley: A Policy for the 1990's and Beyond." In 1996 he helped coordinate the opposition to Proposition 209, known as the California Civil Rights Initiative, which amended the California State Constitution to prohibit public institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, sex or ethnicity.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Jerome B. Karabel, 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Jessica Tai in 2024. Materials were rehoused in archival boxes and described at the file level. Some materials have been retained in their original folders.
- Arrangement:
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Subject files are listed alphabetically by folder title. Karabel's working files are listed at the end of the series.
- Physical location:
- Many Bancroft Library collections are stored off-site and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- DACS
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For additional information about the University of California, Berkeley Library's permissions policy please see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/permissions-policies
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Jerome B. Karabel papers, MSS 2015/174, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481