The Data Center records consist of portions of its enormous vertical file as well as admistrative files and a capture of the organization's website. Not all vertical files from the center came to Bancroft. Some had been damaged by water and mold at the Data Center's location in Oakland, California and were not selected for acquisition. Most of the file date from the 1970s through the 1990s, but, because of the organization's roots as part of The North American Congress on Latin America, the Data Center records also contain materials dating back to the 1960s. Data Center also acquired many materials via donation from the public. In some subject areas, materials (often received as donations), date back the the 1930s

This history is taken verbatim from a 1995 history of the Data Center provided to The Bancroft Library by Fred Goff in 2000. The history does not include details about the Data Center after 1994.

395 linear feet (314 cartons, 2 boxes, 5 flat boxes, and 3 oversize folders)

Collection is open for research process.