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Dickson (Melvin) and M. Gayle "Asali" Dickson papers
M2872  
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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Melvin Dickson and M. Gayle "Asali" Dickson papers
    Creator: Dickson, Melvin
    Creator: Dickson, M. Gayle "Asali"
    source: Dickson, M. Gayle "Asali"
    Identifier/Call Number: M2872
    Physical Description: 2.06 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 2 half manuscript boxes, and 1 flat box)
    Date (inclusive): 1941-2020

    Content Description

    This collection consists of printed materials, printed ephemera, leaflets, flyers, correspondence, photographic and digital materials relating to Black Panther Party members Melvin Dickson (1940-2018) and M. Gayle "Asali" Dickson. Included in the materials are 57 issues of The Commemorator, the newspaper for the Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], Melvin Dickson and M. Gayle "Asali" Dickson papers (M2872). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual & born-digital materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

    Conditions Governing Use

    While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Black power -- United States.
    Civil rights -- United States.
    Oakland (Calif.) -- History.
    Black Panther Party -- Newspapers
    Dickson, M. Gayle "Asali"
    Black Panther Party
    Black Panther Party. Commemoration Committee