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University of California, Berkeley, American Cultures Center records
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Contributing Institution:
University Archives
Title: University of California, Berkeley, American Cultures Center records
Creator:
University of California, Berkeley American Cultures Center
Identifier/Call Number: CU-597
Physical Description:
23.75 linear feet
(19 cartons)
Physical Description:
2.43 GB
(56 files)
Physical Description:
2 sound cassettes
Date (inclusive): 1970-2016
Abstract: Contains records of the American Cultures Center and material related to the creation and implementation of the American Cultures
requirement at UC Berkeley.
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.
Language of Material:
English
.
Collection is open for research.
Additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer from the American Cultures Center, on November, 2014. Additions were made on October, 2018.
Materials within this collection maintain the original physical organization found at time of acquisition. Collection is arranged
and described at the container level.
Rooted in histories of powerful student organizing, the American Cultures (AC) Center promotes the teaching and learning of
race, racism, and anti-racism within institutions, communities, and local and transnational lives. The center supports community
engagement for courses and enhances student learning by creating social justice projects that impact community partners and
the university. Passed by the UC Berkeley Senate in 1989, the AC requirement was the first and only campus-wide graduation
requirement for all UC Berkeley undergraduate students. AC courses are offered in more than fifty departments in many different
disciplines at both the lower and upper division level.
[Identification of item], University of California, Berkeley, American Cultures Center records, CU-566, University Archives,
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Processed by Jessica Tai in 2023. Materials were rehoused in archival boxes and described at the container level. Some materials
have been retained in their original folders. Some original folder titles have been maintained and are indicated by quotation
marks.
Digital records were received on one CD-R and two 3.5" floppy disks. The files were scanned for viruses using Malware Bites.
One 3.5" floppy disk was blank. The remaining 3.5" floppy disk was forensically disk imaged by Library staff using AccessData
FTK Imager. The CD-R was logically copied using the Digital Archivist Resource Toolkit (DART).
Collection contains records of the American Cultures Center and material related to the creation and implementation of the
American Cultures requirement at UC Berkeley. Material includes clippings, committee minutes, correspondence, course and student
petitions, course proposals, course surveys, department files, event and seminar materials, fellowship applications, flyers,
grant proposals, reports, and syllabi.
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.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Culturally relevant pedagogy
Multicultural education
Social justice and education
Universities and colleges -- Curricula -- United States
University of California, Berkeley American Cultures Center