African American Posters from the Elizabeth and James Abajian Collection of Afro-Americana, approximately 1960-1975, bulk 1967-1970

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Summary

Title:
African American posters from the Elizabeth and James Abajian collection of Afro-Americana
Dates:
approximately 1960-1975, bulk 1967-1970
Creators:
Abajian, James de T.
Abstract:
Posters promoting African American cultural events and political issues, particularly in San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Extent:
69 prints in 1 box and 3 oversize folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], [African American posters from the Elizabeth and James Abajian collection of Afro-Americana, BANC PIC 1982.034,The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of posters promoting African American cultural events and political issues, particularly in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Some Black Panther posters included.

Biographical / historical:

Collector James de Tarr Abajian (1914-1986), bibliographer and historian of African American history, was the chief librarian of the California Historical Society from 1949-1968. He was also director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Special Collection at San Francisco Public Library from 1969-1971.

Acquisition information:
The African American posters from the Elizabeth and James Abajian collection of Afro-Americana were given to The Bancroft Library by James de T. Abajian.
Processing information:

Items were grouped by size and foldered in the 1980s. In 2016 items were rearranged with like subjects together within each size designation and were assigned item numbers and inventoried.

Arrangement:

Items grouped by size and roughly grouped by topical content within each size group (i.e. political posters were grouped together, cultural event promotions were grouped together, etc.) Items 1-54 (size C) are smaller than 20x24 in.; items 55-64 (size D) are between 20x24 and 24x36 in.; items 65-68 (size E) are between 24x36 and 32x40 in.; item 69 (size F) is larger than 32x40 in.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bancroft Library staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2016-04-21 16:16:15 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], [African American posters from the Elizabeth and James Abajian collection of Afro-Americana, BANC PIC 1982.034,The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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