Cross Cultural Center Records, 1960-2018

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Summary

Abstract:
The collection includes print and digital historical and operational records and photographs related to the founding and activities of the UC Davis Cross Cultural Center (CCC).
Extent:
30 linear feet and 105.6 GB
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Cross Cultural Center Records, AR-229, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes print and digital historical and operational records and photographs related to the founding and activities of the UC Davis Cross Cultural Center (CCC).

The digital files are mainly images documenting CCC activities, though they also include some images from UC Davis LGBTQIA Resource Center events.

The physical collection contains operational records used by CCC staff and records and photographs related to yearly CCC events. Materials include print materials such as event programs, flyers, and planning materials. Audiovisual materials such as VHS and cassette tapes are also included in the collection, as well as other 3D materials such as scrapbooks, photo albums, and artifacts.

Biographical / historical:

The mission of the UC Davis Cross Cultural Center (CCC) is to celebrate and promote the heritage and culture of historically underrepresented, currently underserved, and marginalized groups. It sponsors multicultural arts and educational programs and performances, including cultural heritage days, folklorico dance troupe Danzantes del Alma, community retreats, and peer-to-peer education groups.

The CCC was founded in 1990 as a direct result of student activism and political struggle. In May 1990, four students launched a hunger strike on the steps of Mrak Hall in response to experiences of discrimination on campus. They presented a list of demands to be met in order to end the hunger strike, including: launching an official investigation into alleged racism in the Spanish Department, establishing an on-campus ethnic and cultural center, and increasing the number of full-time faculty members in the Afro-American, Asian American, Native American, and Chicano Studies Programs. After six days of fasting, an agreement was reached with university administration and a work group soon formed to plan a campus cultural center. In late May, the work group announced the projected opening of the center at the Ag Extension building, and the Cross Cultural Center formally opened its doors there in Fall of 1992. The Ag Extension building remained home to the Cross Cultural Center until January 2012, when the CCC moved to the newly constructed Student Community Center.

Sources:

"Cross Cultural Center Hxstory." Cross Cultural Center website, 2020. https://ccc.ucdavis.edu/about/hxstory. Accessed 10 July 2020.

"UC Davis Cross Cultural Center - About." Facebook, 2020. https://www.facebook.com/pg/UCDavis.CrossCulturalCenter/about/. Accessed 10 July 2020.

Processing information:

Liz Phillips processed the digital files in this collection using ExifTool (https://exiftool.org/) to retrieve file metadata, OpenRefine (https://openrefine.org/) to structure and normalize the file metadata, and Harvard Library's ArchivesSpace import plugin (https://github.com/harvard-library/aspace-import-excel) to create the finding aid. This work was done in 2020.

Vanessa Cardona-Ocegueda arranged and described the physical files in 2025.

Digital files in this collection are, for the most part, not yet identified at an individual level.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into 8 series, 7 of which comprise the physical materials and 1 which comprises the digital materials. The 7 series describing the physical materials have 40 sub-series.

The arrangement of the series and sub-series is as follows:

  • Series 1: Cross Cultural Center (CCC), 1974-2016
  • Sub-Series 1.1: Programs and Events, 1987-2015
  • Sub-Series 1.1.1: Promotional and Planning Materials, 1989-2010
  • Sub-Series 1.1.2: Photographs and Audiovisual Materials, 1987-2015
  • Sub-Series 1.2: Operating Records, 1988-2015
  • Sub-Series 1.2.1: Staff Events, Retreats, and Conferences, 1988-2015
  • Sub-Series 1.2.2: Manuals and Guidelines, 1990-2014
  • Sub-Series 1.3: Miscellaneous Files, 1974-2016
  • Sub-Series 1.3.1: Newspapers, 1990-2011
  • Sub-Series 1.3.2: Photographs and Audiovisual Materials, 1974-2015
  • Sub-Series 1.3.3: Other, 1987-2016
  • Series 2: African American and African Diaspora Events, Programs, and Records, 1965-2011
  • Sub-Series 2.1: Black Family Week/Black Family Day, 1965-2004
  • Sub-Series 2.1.1: Promotional and Planning Materials, 1965-2001
  • Sub-Series 2.1.2: Photographs, 1995-2004
  • Sub-Series 2.2: Events and Conferences, 1975-2011
  • Sub-Series 2.3: Miscellaneous Files, 1984-2002
  • Series 3: Asian American and Pacific Islander Events, Programs, and Records, 1980-2012
  • Series 3.1: Asian Pacific Culture Week, 1986-2011
  • Sub-Series 3.1.1: Promotional and Planning Materials, 1987-2011
  • Sub-Series 3.1.2: Photographs, 1986-2001
  • Sub-Series 3.2: Asian Pacific Islander Leadership Conference, 1980-2011
  • Sub-Series 3.3: Miscellaneous Files, 1988-2012
  • Series 4: Chicana/o/x or Latina/o/x Events, Programs, and Records, 1972-2016
  • Sub-Series 4.1: Danzantes del Alma de UC Davis, 1972-2013
  • Sub-series 4.1.1: Promotional and Planning Materials, 1992-2013
  • Sub-series 4.1.2: Photographs, 1972-2012
  • Sub-Series 4.2: La Raza Cultural Days 1989-2016
  • Sub-series 4.2.1: Promotional and Planning Materials, 1989-2016
  • Sub-series 4.2.2: Photographs, 1997-2006
  • Sub-Series 4.3: Miscellaneous Files, 1984-2016
  • Sub-Series 4.3.1: Events, 1987-2016
  • Sub-Series 4.3.2: Operating Records, 1984-2012
  • Sub-Series 4.3.3: Other, 1984-2012
  • Series 5: Indigenous/Native American Events, Programs, and Records, 1960-2015
  • Sub-Series 5.1: Powwow and Native American Culture Days, 1979-2015
  • Sub-Series 5.1.1: Promotional and Planning Materials, 1979-2015
  • Sub-Series 5.1.2: Photographs and Audiovisual, 1998-2006
  • Sub-Series 5.2: Gorman Museum of Native American Art, 2011
  • Sub-Series 5.3: Miscellaneous Files, 1960-2012
  • Sub-Series 5.3.1: Events, 1996-2011
  • Sub-Series 5.3.2: Operating Records, 2004-2011
  • Sub-Series 5.3.3: Other, 1960-2012
  • Series 6: Middle Eastern North African and South Asian (MENASA) Events, Programs, and Records, 2002-2016
  • Sub-Series 6.1: Events and Records, 2002-2016
  • Sub-Series 6.2: Photographs, undated
  • Series 7: Artifacts, bulk undated; 2010
  • Series 8: Digital Records, February 2005 - May 2018
Physical / technical requirements:

Digital file formats include AVI, DOC, DOCX, GIF, JPEG, M4V, MOV, MP4, MTS, NEF, PDF, PNG, PPTX, PSD, THM, TIFF, XMP, and ZIP.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Please contact Archives and Special Collections for inquiries regarding the Digital Files.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Cross Cultural Center Records, AR-229, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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