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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Kennell A. Jackson papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0802
Physical Description:
36.25 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1968-2000
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Language of Material:
English .
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in
original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Kennell A. Jackson Jr.(1941-2006) earned a bachelor's degree from Hampton Institute, now
Hampton University, in 1962 and went on to win fellowships to study at the University of
California-Los Angeles, the University of Ghana and Cambridge University, before earning his
doctorate from UCLA. He joined Stanford's faculty in 1969 as assistant professor of African
history. At Stanford, he served as Branner Hall's resident fellow for a quarter century and
as director of the African and African American Studies Program throughout the 1980s. In
1996, he published book
America is Me: The Most Asked and Least Understood Questions
About Black American History
. His other publication, co-edited with drama professor
Harry J. Elam Jr.,
Black Cultural Traffic: Crossroads in Global Performance and
Popular Culture
was published posthumously by the University of Michigan Press.
[identification of item], Kennell A. Jackson Papers (SC0802). Dept. of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The materials in this collection include research notes, course materials, correspondence,
and photographs.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections 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. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
African Americans -- Study and teaching.
African Americans -- History -- Study and teaching (Higher).