Eubanks (Jonathan) Photograph Collection, circa 1969-1990s, bulk 1969

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Summary

Title:
Jonathan Eubanks photograph collection
Dates:
circa 1969-1990s, bulk 1969
Creators:
Eubanks, Jonathan
Abstract:
The Jonathan Eubanks Photograph Collection includes seven photographs of Black Panther Party members at a “Free Huey” rally held in 1969, including portraits of prominent party members Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge and Kathleen Cleaver, and Bobby Seale. Also included is a portrait of Marcella Ford taken in the 1990s.
Extent:
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Jonathan Eubanks photograph collection, MS 150, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Jonathan Eubanks Photograph Collection includes seven photographs of Black Panther Party members at a “Free Huey” rally held in 1969, including portraits of prominent party members Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge and Kathleen Cleaver, and Bobby Seale. Also included is a portrait of Marcella Ford taken in the 1990s.

Biographical / historical:

Jonathan Eubanks (1927- ) is a documentary and portrait photographer from Oakland, California recognized for his work with the Black Panther Party. He followed the party and their leaders, documenting their lives and activities, including rallies to free the party leader Huey Newton after his arrest for allegedly killing an Oakland police officer. Eubanks’ has had a distinguished career as a photojournalist and documentary and portrait photographer and his work has been published in various books, including studies of traditional arts and folk life in Oakland, California.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to the African American Museum Library at Oakland by the Northern California Center for Afro American History and Life.
Processing information:

Processed by Jennifer Pickens, July 16, 2014.

Arrangement:

Series I. Photographs

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Bibliography:
Frist Center for the Visual Arts (n.d.) Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African American Photography. Washington DC: Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture & Smithsonian Institution.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Jennifer Pickens
Date Prepared:
© 2013
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Jennifer Pickens. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: August 13, 2014.

Access and use

Restrictions:

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish from the Jonathan Eubanks Photograph Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

Preferred citation:

Jonathan Eubanks photograph collection, MS 150, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Location of this collection:
659 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612, US
Contact:
(510) 637-0198
aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org
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