Berkeley Interracial Committee records., 1946-1951

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Title:: Records of the Berkeley Interracial Committee
Dates:: 1946-1951
Creators:: Selvin, Joel Sisson, Mary California Federation for Civic Unity
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Extent:: 1 box (.2 linear ft.)
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Preferred citation:: Records of the Berkeley Interracial Committee. Berkeley Historical Society

Scope and content:: The collection contains minutes of meetings, constitution, program materials, and correspondence. One folder has material on Negro History Week, 1947-1950, and on the California Federation for Civic Unity.
Biographical / historical:: The Berkeley Interracial Committee was created to promote interracial justice and harmony and to oppose racial segregation and discrimination. Joel Selvin and Mary Sisson active in the committee. An oral history with Joel Selvin will be found at the San Francisco State University labor archives; The Bancroft Library has issues of the Berkeley Interracial Committee News.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Berkeley Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1946-1951
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright has not been assigned to the Berkeley Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the archivist of the Society. Permission for publication is given as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:: Records of the Berkeley Interracial Committee. Berkeley Historical Society

Location of this collection:: Berkeley Historical Society

1931 Center Street

Berkeley, CA 94704, US