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African American Posters from the Elizabeth and James Abajian Collection of Afro-Americana
BANC PIC 1982.034
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English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: African American posters from the Elizabeth and James Abajian collection of Afro-Americana
creator:
Abajian, James de T.
Identifier/Call Number: BANC PIC 1982.034
Physical Description:
69 prints
in 1 box and 3 oversize folders
Date (inclusive): approximately 1960-1975, bulk 1967-1970
Abstract: Posters promoting African American cultural events and political issues, particularly in San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be
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the library's online catalog.
Collection is open for research.
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of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
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.
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.
Within this listing, "signed" refers to a printed signature of an artist within the print, not an autograph.
The listing provided is a brief title list only.
[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.
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.
James de T. Abajian papers (BANC MSS 86/213 c)
James de T. Abajian index files and scrapbooks, 1950-1986 (BANC MSS 86/206 c)
James de T. Abajian African American bibliography correspondence (BANC MSS 85/137 c)
James de T. Abajian collection of Black (African-American) ephemera (BANC MSS 82/77 c)
African Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area: photographs from the Elizabeth and James Abajian collection of Afro-Americana
(BANC PIC 1985.079)
African American greeting cards from the Elizabeth and James Abajian collection of Afro-Americana (BANC PIC 1982.036)
Portraits of African-Americans from the Elizabeth and James Abajian collection of Afro-Americana (BANC PIC 1982.035)
Collection of posters promoting African American cultural events and political issues, particularly in San Francisco and the
Bay Area. Some Black Panther posters included.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
African Americans--California
Posters
Abajian, James de T.
Black Panther Party