Guide to the Melvin Dickson and M. Gayle "Asali" Dickson papers M2872
Gurudarshan Khalsa
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2023
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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.
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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
Box 1, folder 1
Two original drawings by M. Gayle "Asali" Dickson
Box 1, folder 2
Flyers for M. Gayle "Asali" Dickson events
2019-2020
Box 1, folder 3
Flyers for Black Panther Party events
2009-2018
Box 1, folder 4
Melvin Dickson documents
1941-2020
Scope and Contents
Documents include: marriage certificate, divorce papers, discharge papers, resumes, photocopies of birth certificate, Laney
College Black Student Union certificate of appreciation, flyer for a Commeroration Committee for the Black Panther Party event
honoring Melvin Dickson, and other documents.
Box 1, folder 6
Melvin Dickson death certificate and memorial sign-in book
2018
Box 1, folder 7
Melvin Dickson obituary, Oakland Post
2018
Box 1, folder 8
Printed Dickson family recipes
Box 1, folder 9
Postcard from Robyn Spencer to Melvin Dickson
1997
Box 1, folder 10
Photographs
1981-2005
Scope and Contents
The photographs of friends and family. Most of the photographs have captions and the locations include Oakland, West Memphis,
New York, and Chicago.
Box 1, folder 11
United States Copyright Office certificates of copyright registration
1985-1989
Scope and Contents
The certificates are for an "Epic Poem of Super Bowl 23rd" and "A Smile for Liberation".
Box 1, folder 12
Gift agreements
2016-2018
Box 1, folder 13
Photocopy of Black Panther Party meeting notes
September 9, 1972
Box 1, folder 14
The Sun-Reporter
1970
Scope and Contents
Includes endorsement for Ron Dellums and article about Aretha Franklin providing bail for Angela Davis.
Box 1, folder 15
Release Huey, Vol. 1, No. 1
1987
Box 1, folder 16
Legal briefs from case of Joseph Bivens
1974-1998
Box 1, folder 17
Miscellaneous leaflets. flyers and correspondence
1994-2016
Scope and Contents
Includes flyers for the Black Panther Party's 50th anniversary, a Justice for Huey bumper sticker, a letter from Clayton Traylor
regarding the Bay Area Community Labor College's Black History Month celebration, a Rebecca Riots with Rachel Garlin flyer
(La Pena event), Why Oakland has no record stores - a poem by Paradise, flyer for Li'l Bobby Hutton Literacy Campaign at the
Black Repertory Group, California Service Worker newsletter, and other materials.
Box 1, folder 18
Remembering the real dragon: An interview with George Jackson
1971
Box 1, folder 19
Photocopy of Black Panther Party platform and program leaflet
October, 1966
Box 1, folder 20
Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party
circa 1990-2010
Box 1, folder 21
Commemorator - subscription pitch and distribution leaflet
Box 2, folder 1
Commemorator, Volume 1, Numbers 1-10
1990-1991
Box 2, folder 2
Commemorator, Volume 2, Numbers 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10
1992-1993
Box 2, folder 3
Commemorator, Volume 3, Number 12
1993
Box 2, folder 4
Commemorator, Volume 4, Numbers 1 and 3
1994
Box 2, folder 5
Commemorator, Volume 5, Numbers 1-4, 6
1995
Box 2, folder 6
Commemorator, Volume 6, Numbers 1 and 2
1996
Box 2, folder 7
Commemorator, Volume 7, Numbers 1-3
1997
Box 2, folder 8
Commemorator, Volume 8, Numbers 2-3
1998
Box 2, folder 9
Commemorator, Volume 9, Number 1
1999
Box 2, folder 10
Commemorator, Volume 10, Number 1
2000
Box 2, folder 11
Commemorator, Volume 11, Numbers 1-2
2001
Box 2, folder 12
Commemorator, Volume 12, Number 1
2002
Box 2, folder 13
Commemorator, Volume 13, Numbers 1-3
2003
Box 2, folder 14
Commemorator, Volume 14, Numbers 1-3
2004
Box 2, folder 15
Commemorator, Volume 15, Numbers 1-3
2005
Box 3, folder 1
Commemorator, Volume 16, Numbers 1-2
2006
Box 3, folder 2
Commemorator, Volume 17, Numbers 1-2
2007
Box 3, folder 3
Commemorator, Volume 18, Number 2
2008
Box 3, folder 4
Commemorator, Volume 19, Number 1
2009
Box 3, folder 5
Commemorator, Volume 20, Number 1
2010
Box 3, folder 6
Commemorator, Volume 21, Numbers 1-2
2011
Box 3, folder 7
Commemorator, Volume 22, Issue 1
2012
Box 3, folder 8
Commemorator, final copy
2018
Box 4, folder 1
It's about time
1999-2001
Scope and Contents
Includes Vol. 3, Nos. 4-5, Vol. 4, No. 2, Vol. 5, No. 2, and Vol. 5, No. 4
Box 4, folder 2
Harambee, Vol. No. 8
1967
Box 4, folder 3
Uprising: The Watts Summer Festival Edition
1967
Box 4, folder 4
San Jose Drum, Vol. 1, Issue 3
1971
Box 4, folder 5
The New African, Vol. 3, No. 4
1971
Box 4, folder 6
East Bay Express, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times
2015-2018
Box 4, folder 7
The Village Voice, Vol. XIV, No. 58
November 27, 1969
Box 4, folder 8
Shaka: Published by the Black Journalism Workshop, San Jose College
1971
Box 4, folder 9
The Black Times, Vol. 2, No. 2
1972
Box 4, folder 10
The Black Panther: International News Service, Vol. 1, No. 3
1997
Box 4, folder 11
The Black Panther: Black Community News Service
2012-2018
Box 5, folder 1
The Black Panther, Vol. V, No. 2 (photocopy)
July 18, 1970
Box 5, folder 2
The Black Panther, Vol. VII, No. 22 (photocopy)
January 22, 1972
Box 5, folder 3
The Black Panther, Vol. VIII, No. 9 (photocopy)
May 20, 1972
Box 5, folder 4
The Black Panther, Vol. VIII, No. 20 (photocopy)
August 5, 1972
Box 5, folder 5
The Black Panther, Vol. IX, No. 16
February 3, 1973
Box 5, folder 6
The Black Panther, Vol. X, No. 4 (photocopy)
June 9, 1973
Box 5, folder 7
The Black Panther, Vol. IX, No. 27 (photocopy)
April 21, 1973
Box 5, folder 8
The Black Panther, Vol. X, No. 17 (photocopy)
September 8, 1973
Box 5, folder 9
The Black Panther Party, Vol. X, No. 22 (photocopy)
October 13, 1973
Box 5, folder 10
The Black Panther, Vol. XII, No. 7 (photocopy)
September 7, 1974
Box 5, folder 11
The Black Panther, Vol. XII, No. 15 (photocopy)
November 2, 1974
Box 5, folder 12
The Black Panther, Vol. XII, No. 16 (photocopy)
November 9, 1974
Box 5, folder 13
Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party presents a tribute to the Oakland Community School
Box 5, folder 14
The San Francisco Bay View, Vol. 41, No. 11
November, 2016
Scope and Contents
The issue covers the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party.
