Collection on Race, Ethnicity and Student Activism
Finding aid prepared by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, in 2017. Updated by Andrea Hoff, University Archivist,
in 2019.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Collection on Race, Ethnicity and Student Activism
Date (inclusive): 1966-1969
Collection Number: UA 133
Creator:
University of California, Riverside
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains programs, newspaper clippings, fliers, posters, and other materials related to race and ethnicity
both on and off the UC Riverside campus in the late 1960s. Topics addressed in the collection include information on ethnic
studies, African American students, Mexican American students, protests, and related campus events. The collection also includes
materials related to events and issues that happened off campus, such as housing discimination, farm worker strikes, and elections.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. University of California, Riverside, Collection on Race, Ethnicity and Student
Activism (UA 133). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
The provenance of this collection is unknown. It may have been created by library staff who collected these documents from
a variety of sources.
Processing History
Processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, in 2017.
Processing of the University of California, Riverside Collection on Race, Ethnicity and Student Activism was completed by
undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives
Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser,
Collections Management Librarian.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains programs, newspaper clippings, fliers, posters, and other materials related to race and ethnicity
both on and off the UC Riverside campus in the late 1960s. Topics addressed in the collection include information on ethnic
studies, African American students, Mexican American students, protests, and related campus events. The collection also includes
materials related to events and issues that happened off campus, such as housing discimination, farm worker strikes, and elections.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following two series:
- Series 1. Campus issues and events, 1968-1969
- Series 2. Off-Campus issues and events, 1966-1969
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
University of California, Riverside
African American students
Civil rights
Discrimination in higher education
Mexican American students
Minorities -- Education (Higher)
Ethnicity
Race
Student movements
Labor
Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970
Discrimination in housing
Genres and Forms of Materials
Clippings (information artifacts)
Fliers (printed matter)
Posters
Series 1. Campus issues and events
1968-1969
Series Scope and Contents
The series contains items related to race and ethnicity on the UC Riverside campus, with an emphasis on student activism related
to these issues. Topics included are ethnic studies integration, African American and Mexican American student groups and
activities, and other campus events. Materials in the series include programs, fliers, surveys, brochures, posters and articles.
Also included for some campus events are detailed summaries of what occurred at that event.
Box 1, Folder 2
Bibliographies
1968-1969
Material Specific Details: Includes the following bibliographies: "La Raza: Books about Mexican Americans," 1968; "Negro History: A Selective Bibliography
of the Afro-American Experience," compiled by Venita McPherson, Assistant Reference Librarian, 1969; "American Literature:
Black Voices (Afro-American Literature 1940-1968 in UCR Library)," compiled by Venita McPherson, Assistant Reference Librarian,
1969; and "Basic Bibliography on Black History (chronologically ordered)," 1969.
Box 1, Folder 4
Campus Events with Summaries
1968-1969
Box 1, Folder 5
Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
1969
Box 1, Folder 7
UCR Courses and Departments related to Race and Ethnicity
1969
Box 1, Folder 8
Residence Hall Issues
1969
Box 1, Folder 9
Spiro Agnew for Homecoming Queen Campaign
1968
Box 1, Folder 11
United Mexican-American Students (UMAS)
1969
Box 1, Folder 12
Virgil Premo Protest
1969
Series 2. Off-Campus issues and events
1966-1969
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains items related to civil rights and labor issues occurring around the UC Riverside campus that affected
UCR students, including Riverside housing discrimination, farm worker strikes, local elections, and Riverside schools. Materials
in the series include programs, brochures, fliers, and news clippings.
Box 1, Folder 13
Eldridge Cleaver
1968-1969
Box 1, Folder 15
Migrant Workers and Delano Grape Strike
1968-1969
Box 1, Folder 16
Lectures and Conferences related to Race and Ethnicity
1969
Box 1, Folder 17
Employment and Education Programs
1969
Box 1, Folder 19
Riverside Housing Discrimination
1966
Box 1, Folder 20
Riverside Schools - Tutorial Project
1968-1969
Box 1, Folder 21
Riverside Unified School District
1969
