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Guide to the Oakland Black Cowboy Association Records
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Administrative files and history

Physical Description: 4 folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

Consists of files of the Oakland Black Cowboy Association executive committee, a short organizational history and statement of goals, membership lists, a City of Oakland proclamation, and a proposal for a horseback riding program.

Arrangement

Arranged by format.
Box 1:1

Statement of goals of the association [two copies] circa 1980s

Box 1:1

Executive members of the Black Cowboy Association circa 1980s

Box 1:1

History of the Black Cowboy Association [three copies] circa 1984

Box 1:2

Executive meetings 1977-1991

Box 2:4

Membership lists and cards undated

Box 1:13

City of Oakland proclamation, “Black Cowboys Day,” 1977

Box 1:12

“A horseback riding program sponsored by the Black Cowboy’s Association and the East Oakland Youth Development Center,” circa 1980s

 

Black Cowboy Parade

Physical Description: 36 folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

Consists of posters, programs, maps, ribbons, t-shirts, and administrative files documenting the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade.

Arrangement

Arranged by format.
 

Publicity material

Box 1:3

Parade history and factsheets 1977-1984

Box 1:4

Flyers 1976-1979

Box 1:5

Flyers 1980-1983

Box 1:6

Flyers 1984-1985

Box 1:7

Flyers 1986-2014

Box 3:7

Calendar 2016

Box 1:8

Programs 1977-1981

Box 1:9

Programs 1982-2015

Box 1:10

Programs 2015-2016

Box OM 30:2

Posters 1977, 1982

Box OM 30:11

Posters 1983-1984

Box OM 30:3

Posters 1989-1991

Box OM 30:4

Posters [two copies] 1992

Box OM 30:5

Posters [two copies] 1993

Box OM 30:6

Posters [four copies] 1994

Box OM 30:7

Posters 1995-1996

Box OM 30:8

Posters 1997

Box OM 30:9

Posters 1995-2004

Box OM 30:10

Posters 2013-2018

Box 1:11

Entry forms 1977-1991

Box 1:12

Parade route map 1982, 1986, 2014

Box 1:14

News releases 1979-1992

Box 2:14

Ribbons 1979-1986

Box 5

T-shirts 1997, 2009

 

Administrative files

Box 1:15

Advertising rates 1979-1985

Box 2:1

Endorsements 1978-1979

Box 2:2

Entry list and trophy winners 1979-1986

Box OM 30:1

Entry list and trophy winners 1984

Box 2:3

City of Oakland parade permits 1981-1985

Box 2:5

Budgets 1979-1986

Box 2:6

Checks and receipts 1978-1984

Box 2:7

Annual parade fundraising letter 1981-1985

Box 2:8

Correspondence 1977-1998

Box 2:9

Letters returned to sender 1982-1984

Box 2:10

Envelopes [empty] 1980-1984

Box 2:11

Blank letterhead 1979-1984

Box 2:12

Olympia beer and Markstein Beverage Co. advertisement 1980

 

Fundraising events

Box 2:13

Raffle tickets 1982-1987

Box 2:13

Flyers 1982-1991

 

Photographs

Box 6

Woman riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade at the corner of 11th and Grove streets [001] circa 1980s

Box 6

Woman riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [002] circa 1980s

Box 6

Man and horse standing with crowd at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [003] circa 1980s

Box 6

Men and women on horseback in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [004] circa 1980s

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [005] circa 1980s

Box 3:2

Two women in western wear standing next to horse and cart in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [006] circa 1980s

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [007] 1980

Box 3:2

Man and girl riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [008] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [009] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as on lookers stand on sidewalk [010] 1980

Box 3:2

Woman riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [011] 1980

Box 3:2

Woman riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [012] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [013] 1980

Box 3:2

Man cooking at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [014] 1980

Box 3:2

Man and woman riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [015] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [016] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [017] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [018] 1980

Box 3:2

Group of men riding horses in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [019] 1980

Box 3:2

Group of men riding horses in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [020] 1980

Box 3:2

Men on horseback carrying flags in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [021] 1980

Box 3:2

Men on horseback carrying flags in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [022] 1980

Box 3:2

Group of men riding horses in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [023] 1980

Box 3:2

Men on horseback carrying flags in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [024] 1980

Box 3:2

Group of men riding horses in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [025] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding rearing horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [026] 1980

Box 3:2

Horse and cart in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [027] 1980

Box 3:2

Men and women on horseback in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [028] 1980

Box 3:2

Men and women on horseback in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [029] 1980

Box 3:2

Men and women on horseback in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [030] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [031] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [032] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [033] 1980

Box 3:2

Child riding Shetland pony in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [034] 1980

Box 3:2

Women on horseback in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [035] 1980

Box 3:2

Man wearing Indian headress in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [036] 1980

Box 3:2

Woman riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [037] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [038] 1980

Box 3:2

Men and women on horseback in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [039] 1980

Box 3:2

Men riding horses in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [040] 1980

Box 3:2

Men riding horses in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [041] 1980

Box 3:2

Man pulling horse's tail in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [042] 1980

Box 3:2

Men riding float in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [043] 1980

Box 3:2

Man driving Corvette in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [044] 1980

Box 3:2

Man driving Corvette in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [045] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [046] 1980

Box 3:2

Men riding horses in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [047] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [048] 1980

Box 3:2

Man riding horse in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade as onlookers stand on sidewalk [049] 1980

Box 3:2

Men riding horses in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [050] 1980

Box 6

Men on horseback riding in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade past the Wells Fargo Bank building [051] circa 1980s

Box 6

Group of children marching in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [052] circa 1980s

Box 6

Crowd watching the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [053] circa 1980s

Box 6

Man on horseback riding in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [054] circa 1980s

Box 6

Oakland Public Library Bookmobile parked at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [055] circa 1980s

Box 6

Young cheerleaders marching in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [056] circa 1980s

Box 6

Men and women on horseback riding in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [057] circa 1980s

Box 6

Man speaking at microphone on stage at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [058] circa 1980s

Box 6

Men on horseback riding in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [059] circa 1980s

Box 6

Oakland Public Library Bookmobile in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [060] circa 1980s

Box 6

Man on horseback riding in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [061] 2003

Box 6

Two men leaning against pickup truck pulling a horse trailer during the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [062] 2003

Box 6

Group of women dancing in front of the No on Prop 54 tent at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [063] 2003

Box 6

Skyline High School band marching in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [064] 2003

Box 6

Two men leaning against pickup truck pulling a horse trailer during the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [065] 2003

Box 6

Man on horseback riding in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [066] 2003

Box 6

Horse tied to trailer at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [067] 2003

Box 6

Boy riding horse as it is petted by woman [068] 2003

Box 6

Man standing next to barbeque grill at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [069] 2003

Box 6

Man giving thumbs up sign standing at the No on Prop 54 tent during the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [070] 2003

Box 6

SoulBeat Man and Woman of the Year Eric Rogers and Edna Lewis riding in car in the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [071] 2003

Box 6

Crowd assembled in front of the DeFremery Recreation Center during the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [072] 2003

Box 6

Horses in the street during the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [073] 2003

Box 6

Group of women dancing in front of the No on Prop 54 tent at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [074] 2003

Box 6

DJ standing under the No on Prop 54 tent at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [075] 2003

Box 6

Woman on horseback waving during the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [076] 2003

Box 6

Crowd assembled in front of the DeFremery Recreation Center during the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [077] 2003

Box 6

Horse eating hay from horse trailer during the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [078] 2003

Box 6

Two young men on horseback at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [079] 2003

Box 6

Woman on horseback waving to man holding black, red and green American flags during the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [080] 2003

Box 6

DJ standing under the No on Prop 54 tent at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [081] 2003

Box 6

Food vendors at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [082] 2003

Box 6

Three women on horseback at the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [083] 2003

Box 6

Horses in the street during the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade [084] 2003

Box 3:1

Newspaper clippings 1976-2008

 

VHS tapes

Physical Description: 11 VHS videotapes

Series Scope and Content Summary

Consists of 11 VHS videotapes of the Oakland Black Cowboy parade and promos for the Oakland Black Cowboy Association on KTOP Channel 10.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.
Box 4

Black Cowboys Parade 1987-10-24

Box 5

Black Cowboys Parade 1995-10-07

Box 5

Black Cowboys Parade 1996

Box 4

Black Cowboys Parade 1998-10-03

Box 4

Black Cowboys Parade, KTOP Channel 10 [two tapes] 1999-10-02

Box 4

Black Cowboy Parade / “Witness” undated

Box 4

Black Cowboys Association promo (J. Gabbert and T. Kilbert) / Late Sunday Night with James Gabbert / Detective Theatre 1991

Box 4

“Don’t leave out the cowboys,” KTOP Channel 10 undated

Box 4

KTOP Channel 10, Around Town – “Black Cowboys” undated

Box 4

Spotlight on the Black Cowboys Parade [two copies] undated

Box 3:3

Juneteenth picnic flyers 1982-1987

Physical Description: 1 folder

Series Scope and Content Summary

Consists of flyers advertising the Oakland Black Cowboy Association's Juneteenth picnic.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.
 

Clothing

Physical Description: 2 boxes

Series Scope and Content Summary

Consists of two parade t-shirts and a teal four-piece nylon cowboy suit.
Box OM 37

Teal four-piece nylon cowboy suit circa 1970s

Box 5

T-shirts 1997, 2009

 

Assorted printed material

Physical Description: 5 folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

Consists of assorted flyers, programs, directories, and business cards, mostly related to African American cowboys in Northern California.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.
Box 3:5

Afrikan Universal Library 5th annual Afrikan Intercultural Festival press release 1985

Box 3:5

BART Employees Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commemoration Committee program 1984

Box 3:5

Bay Area Black Directory 1981

Box 3:5

Bay Area Black Directory 1982

Box 3:5

Bay Area Black Women United quarterly newsletter 1981

Box 3:5

Bay Area Coalition of Conscience fact sheet on August 27th march for freedom, jobs, and equality in San Francisco [two copies] undated

Box 3:5

“Black cowboy: a bibliography of books, magazine, & newspaper articles at the Oakland Public Library,” 1976

Box 3:5

Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame program 1976

Box OM 30:1

Buffalo Soldiers Historical Society presents the Black Military History Series circa 1970s

Box 3:4

B.U.M.P. (Blacks Unified to Motivate Progress) 1967-1970 and undated

Box 3:5

Circle Stables jackpot calf penning flyer [three copies] undated

Box 3:5

Cox’s bail bond business card undated

Box 3:5

Dawn magazine 1983-05

Box 3:5

Dawson’s Disco Lounge presenting a disco western style champagne sip flyer 1981

Box 3:5

D & D Drill Team business card undated

Box 3:5

Ebony Jr.! vol. 5 no. 7 1978

Box 3:5

Inner City Bay Area presents Deadwood Dick/ Legend of the West by W.B. Burdine circa 1980s

Box 3:5

Ivey’s July 1984 calendar 1984

Box 3:6

Joe Sam: the Black West series undated

Box 3:6

John George business card undated

Box 3:6

Leon Savoy Bail Bond Agency business card undated

Box 3:6

Maritime Day (Jack London Square) brochure circa 1980s

Box 3:6

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day march and rally for jobs, peace, and equality flyer 1983

Box 3:6

Oakland calendar of events 1984

Box 3:6

Ravenswood Recreation and Parks District 6th annual Juneteenth Festival, East Palo Alto, California 1978

Box 3:6

Rev. D.M. Survine business card undated

Box 3:6

Tony Brown’s Journal show #516, “The Black West” transcript 1982

Box 3:6

San Francisco Juneteenth Parade program [four copies] 1985

Box 3:6

64th annual Rowell Ranch Rodeo program 1984