The professional papers of the founders of the Black Think Tank, Drs. Nathan and Julia Hare. The collection documents their work at the consulting firm, Nathan Hare's tenure at San Francisco State - particularly the establishment of a Black Studies Department at the college - and his work at The Black Scholar, and Julia Hare's career as an author and motivational speaker. The papers include correspondence, writings, personalia, research files, and audiovisual materials.

Nathan Hare was born in 1933 in Oklahoma. He graduated from Langston University in Oklahoma, and earned a doctorate in Sociology from the University of Chicago. Hare began his academic career as a sociology professor at Howard University in 1961. According to his biography, his increased involvement with the Black Power movement and his leadership in campus protests led to his dismissal from Howard in 1967. In 1968, Hare was hired at San Francisco State, where he was involved in the strike to establish the Black Studies Department. Hare was fired from State in 1969. That same year, he co-founded the journal The Black Scholar, with Robert Chrisman and Allan Ross. Hare resigned from The Black Scholar in 1975. He earned a second Ph.D., in clinical psychology. and set up a private psychotherapy practice in San Francisco. Hare was also a professional boxer.

22 linear feet (16 cartons, 1 box, 1 flat box)

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