Guide to the Denise L. McIver Black Lives Matter Protest Posters Collection

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Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives
Title: Denise L. McIver Black Lives Matter Protest Posters Collection
source: McIver, Denise L.
Identifier/Call Number: TBC.DLM
Physical Description: 1.98 linear feet
Date: 2020
Abstract: The Denise L. McIver Black Lives Matter Protest Posters Collection consists of posters, notes, a flyer, and a sign that document the Black Lives Matters protests in Hollywood, California, from May to July 2020. Posters were created by multiple protestors and the materials were collected by Denise L. McIver, a research librarian at California African American Museum, during the protests.
Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

The Denise L. McIver Black Lives Matter Protest Posters Collection consists of posters, notes, a flyer, and a sign that document the Black Lives Matters protests in Hollywood, California, from May to July 2020. Posters were created by multiple protestors and the materials were collected by Denise L. McIver, a research librarian at California African American Museum, during protests. Posters are made out of cardboard, poster paper, corrugated plastic, envelopes, and paper bags. Some posters are signed and dated. The materials refer to the killings of George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, and Breonna Taylor, racism, white privilege, and police brutality.
Collection folders are arranged alphabetically by title.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Denise L. McIver, 2023

Preferred Citation

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Processing Information

Elizabeth Peattie, 2023

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Ephemera
McIver, Denise L.

 

Folder 1

Poster, 2020

Box 1, Folder 1

Posters, 2020

Box 1, Folder 2

Posters, 2020

Box 1, Folder 3

Posters, Notes, and Flyer, 2020

Box 1, Folder 4

Sign, LADOT (Los Angeles Department of Transportation), 2020