Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Finding Aid of Fredrick K. Foote Jr. Collection
Dates: 1967-1990
Collection Number: Fredrick K. Foote Jr. Collection located in box in Special Collection room, LRC 307
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 0.4 Cubic Feet (11 folders)
Repository:
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, California 95822
Abstract: The Fredrick K. Foote Jr. Collection consists of a broad range of materials created and accumulated by Fredrick K. Foote Jr.
throughout his attendance at Sacramento City College during the turbulent 1960's. It not only documents Mr. Foote’s time at
Sacramento City College, but also the history of the turbulent times during the Vietnam War during the 1960’s. Items date
from 1967 to 1990.
Language of Material: English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Sacramento City College Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Preferred Citation
Finding Aid of Fredrick K. Foote Jr. Collection. Sacramento City College
Biography/Administrative History
Fredrick K. Foote is a Sacramento native, Sacramento City College student and later an instructor. Mr. Foote left Sacramento
City College to serve in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, after completing his service he returned to Sacramento City
College. During the Vietnam War campus life had become somber and subdued. Mr. Foote had a new appreciation for standing
up for what he believes in after serving in the Air Force. Mr. Foote co-found the Black Student Union a group for African-American
students on the SCC campus. The work of Mr. Foote and his fellow SCC students led to the creation of the School of African
American Thought in Oak Park neighborhood, a satellite campus of SCC for ethnic studies courses.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains a number of items related to the civil rights movement at Sacramento City College. The collection
also contains correspondence between campus clubs and the Los Rios Community College District. Information on the Black Student
Union including club minutes and club publications are in the collection. The collection includes full editions of The Pony
Express and clippings, as well as several copies of Third World News a newspaper on minority issues. In addition, the collection
contains items about Mr.Foote himself including correspondence with district and campus administration.
Unfoldered:
Deed of Gift (copy)
Frederick K. Foote list of publications
Main Line Fall 2014
Main Line Article about Mr. Foote Fall 2014
Pioneer Yearbook Spring 1969
Pioneer Yearbook Fall 1968-9
Additional Collection Guides:
Folder 1: Sacramento City College I
Folder 2: Sacramento City College II
Folder 3: Oak Park School and African-American Thought
Folder 4: Black Student Affairs
Folder 5: Black City News Paper
Folder 6: Third World News
Folder 7: Third World Liberation Front
Folder 8: UC Davis
Folder 9: Investments
Folder 10: FOIA Act
Folder 11: The Chicago "7