Records of the Berkeley Interracial Committee

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2016

Descriptive Summary

Title: Records of the Berkeley Interracial Committee

Dates: 1946-1951

Collection Number: 1978.098

Creator/Collector: Selvin, Joel Sisson, Mary California Federation for Civic Unity

Extent: 1 box (.2 linear ft.)

Repository: Berkeley Historical Society

Berkeley, California 94704

Abstract: Contains minutes of meetings, constitution, program materials, etc.

Language of Material: English

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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

Biography/Administrative History

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.

Scope and Content of Collection

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.