Access Restrictions
Use Restrictions
Processing Information
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Title: Wenonah Valentine collection
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 146
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.42 linear feet
(1 document box, 1 flat file drawer)
Date: 2000
Abstract: Wenonah Valentine is the executive director of iDream For Racial Health Equity, a training and advocacy project dedicated
to supporting positive birth outcomes in the African American community. As a notable art dealer, her collection includes
artworks by Mary Heussenstam and Jacqueline Valentine. Included in this collection are announcement posters, audio and video
tapes in relation to infant health, and various biographical and organizational files.
Physical Location: Box 1 located in Vault 3, Aisle 55, Column 3. Posters are located in Vault 3, flat file drawers.
Language of Materials: The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Processing Information
Processed by Mari Khasmanyan and Sylvia Baldwin, 2015. Supplemental material processed by Leonardo Vargas, 2016.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Wenonah Valentine collection, CEMA 146. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Wenonah Valentine, June 2012.
Biography
Wenonah Valentine is a notable businesswoman and social entrepreneur who is skilled in spreading racial equality for minority
generations in the field of health education. Valentine is the executive director of iDream For Racial Health Equity, a training
and advocacy project dedicated to supporting positive birth outcomes in the African American Community.
Wenonah received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Santa Barbara with majors in Black Studies
and Economics. She has a Masters of Business Administration degree from Azusa Pacific University, and is certified by Pasadena
City College in Early Child Development Administration.
Valentine currently serves as a community partner for USC Diversity in Healthcare Leadership Initiative as well as an advisor
for the National Black MBA Association-- Los Angeles Chapter. She has served on the UCSB Alumni Association Board of Directors
since 2010. Valentine also runs an art dealership named AnointedGraphics.
Scope and Content
Wenonah Valentine is the executive director of iDream For Racial Health Equity, a training and advocacy project dedicated
to supporting positive birth outcomes in the African American community. She is also a notable art dealer whose collection
includes artworks by Mary Heussenstam and Jacqueline Valentine. Included in this collection are announcement posters, audio
and video tapes in relation to infant health, and various biographical and organizational files.
Arrangement
The biographical and organizational files are arranged by subject and date. The artwork series is arranged alphabetically
by artist.