Finding Aid to the Mary Perry Smith papers BANC MSS 2016/195
Beatrix Scolari and Marjorie Bryer
The Bancroft Library
2017
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Mary Perry Smith papers
Creator:
Smith, Mary Perry
source:
Autin, Kathryn
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2016/195
Physical Description:
13.1 Linear Feet
(10 Cartons, 2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1950-2014
Date (bulk): 1964-2010
Abstract: The Mary Perry Smith papers document her career as an educator and advocate for Black filmmakers. The bulk of this collection
consists of records from two organizations Smith co-founded, the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Program (MESA)
and the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, but there are also materials related to her career as a teacher at Oakland Technical
High School.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Conditions Governing Access
Cartons 1-9 and Boxes 1-2 are open for research. Carton 10 includes restricted personal information and is closed to researchers
until 2053.
Accruals
No future additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Mary Perry Smith papers were given to The Bancroft Library in 2016 by Kathryn Autin.
Biography
Mary Perry Smith was born in Evansville, Indiana in 1926. She attended Ball State University as an undergraduate, earned a
Master's from Purdue University, and began her teaching career in Texas. While in Texas, she met her husband, educator and
community leader, Norvel L. Smith. The couple moved to the Bay Area and settled in Oakland, where Smith began her long career
as an educator, community activist, philanthropist, and an advocate for Black filmmakers and African American cultural institutions.
In 1969, while teaching geometry at Oakland Technical High School, she helped launch the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement
(MESA) Program. Smith left teaching in 1977 to work on MESA full time, eventually becoming a board member. She co-founded
the Black Filmmakers' Hall of Fame in Oakland in 1974 and served on the board of the Oakland Museum. Smith died in 2015.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternative forms of this collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Mary Perry Smith papers, BANC MSS 2016/195c,The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by Beatrix Scolari and Marjorie Bryer in 2017
Related Collections
An interview with Mary Perry Smith, co-founder of MESA (BANC MSS 2005/247c)
Norvel L. Smith papers (BANC MSS 2016/199)
Scope and Content Note
The Mary Perry Smith papers document her career as an educator and advocate for Black filmmakers. The bulk of this collection
consists of records from two organizations Smith co-founded, the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Program (MESA)
and the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. The collection is divided into three series: MESA, Oakland Technical High School, and
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. Original groupings of records and folder titles were retained when possible.
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Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Smith, Mary Perry, 1926- -- Archives
African American teachers -- California -- Oakland
Mathematics, Science, Engineering Achievement Program
Minority Students -- Vocational Guidance -- California
Mathematics -- Vocational Guidance
Engineering -- Vocational Guidance
Science -- Vocational Guidance
Mathematics -- Study and teaching.
Education -- California -- Oakland
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, Inc.
Smith, Mary Perry
Autin, Kathryn
Series 1.
MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement) Program
1964-2010
Physical Description: Cartons 1-7; Carton 8, folders 1-11;, Carton 10; Boxes 1-2
Arrangement
Divided into eight subseries, 1.1 Correspondence; 1.2 Administrative Materials; 1.3 Board of Directors; 1.4 Program Materials;
1.5 Reports; 1.6 MESA History Project; 1.7 Newspaper Clippings and Articles; and 1.8 Student Records
Scope and Content Note
Contains materials related to the Math, Engineering, Science Achievement program co-founded by Mary Perry Smith in 1970. The
program provides academic support and encouragement to students of color and students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds
so they can excel in math and the sciences and pursue studies in STEM fields in and beyond high school. The program, which
was developed in conjunction with the University of California, Berkeley, gradually spread across the state.
Subseries 1.1
Correspondence
1969-2010
Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 1-27
Scope and Content Note
Consists of incoming and outgoing professional and personal correspondence with MESA directors, personnel, alumni, and partner
organizations. Includes correspondence addressed to Smith's husband, Norvel.
Carton 1, Folder 1
Brown, John F. – Commission on Teacher Credentialing
1984
Carton 1, Folder 3
Darling, Crystal
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 5
Finnell, Robert
1977-1996
Carton 1, Folder 8
Miller, William
1973-1978
Carton 1, Folder 10
Somerville, Bill
1969-1973
Carton 1, Folder 14-16
MESA General – Incoming and Outgoing
1970-1991
Carton 1, Folder 17
MESA at California State University Northridge
1977
Carton 1, Folder 18
University of California, Berkeley, Mills College
1975-1976
Carton 1, Folder 19
Collaboration with the Northern California Council of Black Professional Engineers and the United States Energy Research and
Development Administration
1975-1977
Carton 1, Folder 20
Received During Absence
1980-1981
Carton 1, Folder 21
MESA Responses to Requests for Comments, Handwritten Notes
1983-1991
Carton 1, Folder 22-23
Junior Center of Arts and Sciences, Advisory Board Member/African American inventors
1991-1995
Carton 1, Folder 25
Letters Addressed to Norvel Smith
1985-1995
Carton 1, Folder 26-27
Personal and Personalia
circa 1987-1999
Subseries 1.2
Administrative Materials
1970-2008
Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 28-70; Carton 2 folders 1-56; Box 2, folders 1-2
Scope and Content Note
Includes annual reports; materials from award programs; budgets; conference and workshop materials; directories of participants;
fundraising materials; governance plans and other planning and implementation documents; newsletters; public relations materials;
staff directories, handbooks, and meeting materials; and brochures for other organizations. Please note that there is overlap
with Subseries 1.4, Program Materials.
Carton 1, Folder 29
Starting Educational Grant
1970
Carton 1, Folder 30
"Consider the Sciences" Conference – Professional Development Program, University of California, Berkeley
1976
Carton 1, Folder 31
Student Learning Project Proposals
1976-1978
Carton 1, Folder 32
Conferences and Workshops Attended
1977
Carton 1, Folder 33
Work with Bob Finnell
1977
Carton 1, Folder 34-42
Handbooks for MESA Advisors
1977-1986
box 2, Folder 1
MESA Advisors' Handbook
Fall 1999
Carton 1, Folder 43
University of California, Irvine – Saddleback High Program
1977
Carton 1, Folder 44
Field Trip Evaluations
1977-1978
Carton 1, Folder 45-50
MESA Directories
1977-1985
Carton 1, Folder 51
Job Descriptions
1977-1979
Carton 1, Folder 52-55
MESA Workshops, including Advisors' Workshop Reports – Asilomar
1977-1979
Carton 1, Folder 56
Awards and Recognition
1977-1992
Carton 1, Folder 57
University of California Berkeley Newsletter, including MESA Information
1978
Carton 1, Folder 58
Black Students Interested in Engineering and Science (BESSA) – University of California, Berkeley – Brochure
circa 1978
Carton 1, Folder 60-63
MESA Advisors' and Coordinators' Workshops
1978-1985
Carton 1, Folder 64-70
MESA Newsletters
1978-1994
Carton 2, Folder 1-5
MESA Newsletters
1995-2007
Carton 2, Folder 6
Notes, Magazine of Learning Article, Certificate Template
1979
Carton 2, Folder 7-8
Checklists for MESA Coordinators
1979-1981
Carton 2, Folder 9
Program Reporting Forms
1979
Carton 2, Folder 10-11
MESA Center Checklist and Profile
1979
Carton 2, Folder 14a
Working with Industry Guidelines
1980
Carton 2, Folder 15
Mary Perry Smith Resume
circa 1980
Carton 2, Folder 16
"Directory of Campus Activities for Elementar and Secondary School Students and Teachers," University of California, Berkeley
1981
box 2, Folder 2
MESA Leadership Conference
1982
Carton 2, Folder 18-20
MESA Coordinator Procedures Handbook
1983
Carton 2, Folder 22
Revisions to Directors Procedure Handbook
1985
Carton 2, Folder 23
MEP Administrative Assessments
circa 1985
Carton 2, Folder 24
MESA Employment Resource Catalog (Draft)
1985
Carton 2, Folder 25
MESA Participation in National Urban League Conference
1986
Carton 2, Folder 26-31
Advisors' Conferences and Participant Directories
1988-1991
Carton 2, Folder 32
MESA/MEP Program Planning Document
1989
Carton 2, Folder 33
Article in Carnegie Quarterly
1990
Carton 2, Folder 34
Kareem Abdul Jabbar Fundraising
1991
Carton 2, Folder 35
Preliminary Design of the MESA Program Review
1994
Carton 2, Folder 36
Resource Development
circa 1994
Carton 2, Folder 39
MESA Awards Program
undated
Carton 2, Folder 50-51
MESA Informational Materials and Prospectus
circa 1993-2008
Carton 2, Folder 52
University of New Mexico MESA Program
1999
Carton 2, Folder 53-55
Letterhead and Logo Folders
undated
Carton 2, Folder 56
Informational Materials – Other Organizations
undated
Subseries 1.3
Board of Directors
1969-2014
Physical Description: Carton 2, folders 57-75; Cartons 3-4; Carton 5, folder 1-7
Scope and Content Note
Consists of records related to the Board of Directors of MESA, including awards and celebrations; financial records; grant
proposals; materials related to conferences and workshops; meeting minutes and agenda; program evaluations, plans and reports;
and student surveys.
Carton 2, Folder 57-64
Grant Proposals, including National Science Foundation, Mathematics Workshop, Creation of a Program in Business and Economics
at University of California, Berkeley
1969-1988
Carton 2, Folder 65-69
Advisory Committee, Advisory Board, Board Committees
1970-1977, 1995
Carton 2, Folder 70-75
Meeting Materials, including Agendas, Budgets, Memos, Minutes, Proposals, Reports
1970-1989
Carton 3, Folder 1-23
Meeting Materials, including Agendas, Budgets, Memos, Minutes, Proposals, Reports
1987-2009
Carton 3, Folder 24-30
Financial Records, including Budgets, Travel Receipts, Funding, Fiscal Reports
1971-1995
Carton 3, Folder 31
Student Questionnaire
1973
Carton 3, Folder 32-34
Belmont High School – Cal State Los Angeles Program
1976-1980
Carton 3, Folder 35
MESA Coordinating Agency Conference Documents
1977
Carton 3, Folder 36-42
MESA Expansion Proposal and Conference
1977
Carton 3, Folder 43
Visits to MESA Centers
1977-1978
Carton 3, Folder 44
Student Survey Results, Workshop, Meeting Materials
1977-1979
Carton 3, Folder 46-48
Assistant Director for Center Programs – Reports
1978-1981
Carton 3, Folder 49-51
Conferences and Workshops, including National Urban League Conference and San Diego
1979-1985
Carton 3, Folder 52
Speech Materials
1977-1984
Carton 3, Folder 53-55
Planning, Program Calendars, Budgets
1979-1986
Carton 3, Folder 56-57
MESA Summaries, Program Summaries
1981-1990
Carton 3, Folder 58
Mary Perry Smith Resume
circa 1982
Carton 3, Folder 59
Executive Director Search
1983
Carton 3, Folder 60
Mary Perry Smith Award
1983
Carton 4, Folder 1-8
Junior MESA Expansion/Program, including Planning Sessions, Symposiums, Meetings, Guidelines
1983-1985
Carton 4, Folder 9
Melvin Bell Final Report
1984
Carton 4, Folder 10
Evaluation for Proposed Program
1984
Carton 4, Folder 12
Student Incentive Ideas
circa 1984
Carton 4, Folder 13
MESA Proposed Expansion Strategy
1985
Carton 4, Folder 15
End of the Year Events, Meetings
1985
Carton 4, Folder 16
Center Directors Meeting
1985
Carton 4, Folder 17
Los Angeles Council of Black Professional Engineers-MESA Negotiations
1986
Carton 4, Folder 18-23
American Association for the Advancement of Science/Office of Opportunities in Science Linkages Project, including Agendas,
Meetings, Parents' Workshops, Letters of Thank You
1986
Carton 4, Folder 24
Transcript of Smith Interview – Linkages Project
1986
Carton 4, Folder 26
MESA Day, Other Memos
1989-1990
Carton 4, Folder 27
MESA Statewide Business Plan
1989-1990
Carton 4, Folder 28
MESA Center Directors' Retreat, San Luis Obispo
1990
Carton 4, Folder 30-31
MESA 20th and 30th Anniversary Celebrations
1990, 2001
Carton 4, Folder 32
Advisors' Survey, Outreach Strategies
1992-1993
Carton 4, Folder 33
Awards Banquet and Other Events
1992-1996
Carton 4, Folder 34
MESA Community College Programs
1993
Carton 4, Folder 35
Draft of the Fundraising and Development Plan for the MESA Statewide Coalition/Alliance
1993-1994
Carton 4, Folder 36
MESA Review and Improvement Efforts
1994-1997
Carton 4, Folder 37-39
MATI (MESA Advisors' Training Institute
1995-2001
Carton 4, Folder 40
MESA San Francisco Project
1996
Carton 4, Folder 41
Michael Aldaco-Chuck DeVore Correspondence
1996
Carton 4, Folder 42
MESA Problems – Kinard Group Consultation, De-funding Los Angeles Programs
1996-1999
Carton 4, Folder 43
Budget, Advisor Awards
1997-1998
Carton 4, Folder 44
Los Angeles MESA – Reforming California State University Long Beach and Loyola Marymount University Programs
1999
Carton 4, Folder 45
Roster, Expanding Eligibility, Data, Correspondence
1999-2002
Carton 4, Folder 48
Presidential Award for Excellence
2000
Carton 4, Folder 49
Board Retreat at Oracle
2001
Carton 4, Folder 60
MEP and MCCP Advocacy Toolkits
2005
Carton 4, Folder 61-63
Advocacy Toolkit to Combat Budget Cuts
2005-2007
Carton 4, Folder 65
MESA Academy for Science and Mathematics Educators (MASME), including Conference
2007-208
Carton 4, Folder 66
Labor and Workforce Development Project
2007-2008
Carton 5, Folder 1
Work with State Politicians
2007-2008
MESA Academy for Science and Mathematics Education Conference
2008
Carton 5, Folder 2
Conference – MESA in Its 40s
2008
Carton 5, Folder 3
Student Leadership Conference
2014
Carton 5, Folder 4
Multi-Year Strategic Plan and Related Documents
2014
Carton 5, Folder 5
MESA Expansion into Teacher Insurance Activities
undated
Carton 5, Folder 7
Notes from Conference Speeches Heard
undated
Subseries 1.4
Program Materials
Circa 1950-2008
Physical Description: Carton 5, folders 8-59; Carton 6; Boxs 1; Box 2, folder 3
Scope and Content Note
Consists of materials related to MESA programs. There are letters of recommendation, student questionnaires and evaluations,
handbooks, rosters, pamphlets, correspondence from MESA graduates, conference and workshop materials, photographs, and audio-visual
material. Smith wrote some letters of recommendation before MESA existed; some of the correspondence and photographs are personal,
not professional. Student-related materials that do not contain personal contact information can be found here. Please note
that there is overlap with Subseries 1.2, Administrative Materials.
Carton 5, Folder 8-12
Letters of Recommendation, including College Applications
1961-1981
Carton 5, Folder 13
Lawrence Hall of Science
1967-1970
Carton 5, Folder 14
MESA Notes to Students and Miscellaneous
circa 1970-1972
Carton 5, Folder 15
Student Interview Notes
1971
Carton 5, Folder 16
MESA Correspondence and Rosters
circa 1970-1977
Carton 5, Folder 17-28
MESA Students and Graduates, including Correspondence, Information, Board Rosters
1970-1988
Carton 5, Folder 29-31
Tutoring
1970-1978, undated
Carton 5, Folder 32
Journal Log of MESA Activities
1970-1972
Carton 5, Folder 33
Program Explanation Sheets
1970-1972
Carton 5, Folder 34-40
Student Questionnaires and Evaluations
1970-1977
Carton 5, Folder 41-42
Student Reports, includes Correspondence, Summer, Absences, Field Trips
circa 1976-1977
Carton 5, Folder 43-49
Field Trips, including Standard Oil
1971-1978
Carton 5, Folder 50-51
Forms, including MESA Application Forms
1971-1978
Carton 5, Folder 52
Evaluation of MESA
1972-1977
Carton 5, Folder 53-54
Summer Jobs for MESA Students
1972-1978
Carton 5, Folder 55
Teaching Materials
1972-1977
Carton 5, Folder 56
MESA – Scholarships Won and Tutoring
circa 1973-1976
Carton 5, Folder 57
Bay Area Science Fair
1974
Carton 5, Folder 58-59
Informational Pamphlets, Blank Forms
1974-1991
Carton 6, Folder 1-2
Black Professional Engineers and African Scientific Institute
1974-1981
Carton 6, Folder 4-5
Resume Writing, Resumes, and Newspaper Clippings
1975-1978
Carton 6, Folder 6
College Planning Resources
1975
Carton 6, Folder 7-9
Oakland Technical High School, including Baccalaureate Award Night, and Graduation
1975-1976
Carton 6, Folder 10
University of California, Berkeley Study Guide for Chemistry
1975
Carton 6, Folder 11-12
MESA Student Meetings
1975-1978
Carton 6, Folder 15-16
Career and Academic Counseling
1976
Carton 6, Folder 17-21
Awards Banquets, including East Bay MESA, Programs, 6th Annual, Advisors'
1977-1989
Carton 6, Folder 22-23
Summer School/Summer Programs
1978, 1990-1991
Carton 6, Folder 25
Incentives/Suggestions
1979
Carton 6, Folder 26
Team Learning Materials
1979-1980
Carton 6, Folder 27-31
Student Handbooks, Manuals
circa 1979-1987
Carton 6, Folder 32
"MESA: In Action" – Student Newsletter
1980
Carton 6, Folder 34
Mary Perry Smith KSOL Interview by Bill Somerville/Tanya and Wendy's Dinner with Norvel and Mary Smith – Audiotape
1982
Carton 6, Folder 35-36
Study Skills Workshop
circa 1982
Carton 6, Folder 37
MESA Operations Manual
circa 1983
Carton 6, Folder 38
Bell High School Handbook
1985
Carton 6, Folder 39-40
Rules for 1989 MESA Day/MESA Day Schedules
1988-1993
box 2, Folder 3
Pacific Bell MESA Day – Academies Contest Rules for 1999-2000
1999
Carton 6, Folder 42
Parent/Student Conference
1998
Carton 6, Folder 44-48
Photographs, Negatives, and Cards – MESA and Personal, including Travel
circa 1950-1982
Carton 6, Folder 49
MESA 20th Anniversary Commemerative Frame and Photograph
1990
Carton 6, Folder 51
"MESA – University of California, Irvine"
undated
Carton 6, Folder 52
Lecture on Need for Math
undated
box 1
Artifacts – Buttons, Clocks, Plaques
circa 1978-2008
Subseries 1.5
Reports
circa 1966-1995
Physical Description: Carton 7, folders 1-38
Arrangement
Divided into reports by and about MESA, and reports about education more generally.
Scope and Content Note
Reports by and about MESA measure the program’s impact. These include annual reports, College Board test results, enrollment
summaries and reports on college enrollment, evaluations, grant reports, interim reports, proposals, reports to investors,
and a student thesis. There is also an article by Smith, "Early Identification and Support: The University of California MESA
Program."
More general reports focus on equity in education and include studies on teaching in Oakland and on Chicano and Spanish-speaking
students in Los Angeles; barriers to, opportunities for, and retention of women and minority students in engineering and mathematics;
discussions of University of California Berkeley partnerships with high schools, resources for undergraduates, and a McNair
Scholars annual report; and reports on Black teachers.
Subseries 1.6
MESA History
1991-1993
Physical Description: Carton 7, folders 39-71; Carton 8, folders 1-3
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of drafts of an unpublished book about MESA book,
Nurturing Excellence in Education, written by several founders, Mary Perry Smith, Bill Somerton, and Robert Finnell. It includes correspondence with publishers,
and interviews with Rich Alvidrez, Tomas Arciniega, L. Baack, Victor Carey, Lodwrick M. Cook, Laura Darby, Fred Easter, Bob
Finnell, Steven Flournoy, Ben Fraticelli, Ted Fuller, Bill and Irma Somerton, Domingo Torres-Rangel, Thomas Woodson, and Julian
Zaragoza.
Carton 7, Folder 39
Research Materials
circa 1991
Carton 7, Folder 40
"Oakland Tech High School 1970...a School in Transition"
1991
Carton 7, Folder 41
Crossroads Radio Program
circa 1992
Carton 7, Folder 43-45
Staff and Program Leader Profiles
circa 1992
Carton 7, Folder 65-71
Drafts, Publishing Materials
1991-1993
Carton 8, Folder 1-3
Draft/Editing of Book
1992-1993
Subseries 1.7
Newspaper Clippings
1970-2005
Physical Description: Carton 8, folders 4-11
Scope and Content Note
Consists of newspaper clippings and articles about MESA, Oakland Tech, and University of California, Berkeley; and diversity
in, and access to education for students of color and women in the Bay Area and nationally. Includes MESA's clipping file.
Subseries 1.8
MESA Student Records
1968-1978
Physical Description: Carton 10
Restrictions on Access
Files in this subseries are restricted and closed to researchers until 2053.
Scope and Content Note
Materials are restricted because they contain personal information. Similar files that do not contain personal information
can be found in Subseries 1.4, Program Materials. Restricted materials include MESA applications and rosters; information
on graduates, including scholarships received and “Let Us Stay in Touch” forms meant to encourage the next generation of MESA
students; plans for college, resumes, and employment information; letters of recommendation; applications for professional
development programs, the MESA Summer Enrichment Program, and summer engineering institutes; Oakland Tech math department
surveys; and reports.
Student files are arranged alphabetically by last name; other files are arranged by topic, then chronologically.
Series 2.
Oakland Technical High School Teaching Materials
circa 1961-1977, 2000
Physical Description: Carton 8, folders 12-30
Scope and Content Note
Consists of materials related to Smith's career as a math teacher at Oakland Technical High School. Includes teaching and
reference materials, Smith's notebooks and handwritten math lessons, files on student teachers, student magazines, and graduation
and class reunion programs.
Carton 8, Folder 12-17
Mary Perry Smith's Math Notebooks
1963-1964, undated
Carton 8, Folder 18-24
Math Games, Teaching Tools, and Reference Materials
circa 1962-1965
Carton 8, Folder 25
California Mathematics Council/National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Publications
1961-1966
Carton 8, Folder 26
Student Teachers
1974-1978
Carton 8, Folder 27-28
Student Magazine and Newspaper – "Illuminations" and "Scribe News"
1970-1975
Carton 8, Folder 30
Class of 1970 – 30th Reunion
2000
Series 3.
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
1977-2000
Physical Description: Carton 8. folders 31-48; Carton 9
Scope and Content Note
Consists of materials related to the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. These include board of directors' records; correspondence,
files on actors, directors and films; financial records; legal documents; materials related to the annual Oscar Micheaux award
ceremony, the Sidney Poitier fellowship, and UniWorld Entertainment; newspaper clippings; photographs;, and publicity materials.
Carton 8, Folder 31-45
Annual Oscar Micheaux Awards Ceremonies, including Scripts, Planning, Public Relations Binder, and Photographs
1977-1992
Carton 8, Folder 46
Black Independent Film Awards Ceremony Script
1991
Carton 8, Folder 47-48
President Margaret Smith Hicks
1977-1978
Carton 9, Folder 1-3
San Francisco Foundation Grant, Progress Report, Proposal
1978-1979, 1992
Carton 9, Folder 4
"Clarence Muse" Documentary Proposal – Thurman White and Woodi Webb
1978
Carton 9, Folder 5-8
Board of Directors – Budgets, Meeting Minutes, Calendars
1978-1979, 1998
Carton 9, Folder 9
Executive Committee Meeting
1979
Carton 9, Folder 13-15
Events – Film Lecture Series, Screenings, Workshops, Awards
1978-2000
Carton 9, Folder 16-17
Publicity Committee – Letters, Reports, Members
1980
Carton 9, Folder 19
Letters Seeking Corporate Contributions
1983-1984
Carton 9, Folder 20
Redevelopment Proposal For Fox Oakland Theater
1985
Carton 9, Folder 21
Griffin, Booker – President, Pan African Productions
1986
Carton 9, Folder 23-24
Funding and Finances
1987-2000
Carton 9, Folder 25-33
UniWorld Entertainment, including "America's Black Forum," Accounts, Photographs, and Legal Agreements
1988-1990
Carton 9, Folder 35
Lillian Media Awards Luncheon
1988
Carton 9, Folder 36
Requests for Information
1988-1992
Carton 9, Folder 37
Incoming Correspondence
1988-2000
Carton 9, Folder 39
Business Liability Insurance
1989
Carton 9, Folder 40
Matty Rich, "Straight Out of Brooklyn"
1991
Carton 9, Folder 42
Proposal to the Eastman Kodak Company for 20th Anniversary Program Funding
1992
Carton 9, Folder 43-45
Sidney Poitier Fellowship
1992
Carton 9, Folder 46
Andrew Eyck – Arusha Centre
1992
Carton 9, Folder 47
Marina Yarnell – National Geographic
1992
Carton 9, Folder 48
City of Oakland
1992-1993
Carton 9, Folder 49
National Endowment for the Arts Advancement Program
1992-1993
Carton 9, Folder 50
Black Filmmakers Festival Programs
1992-1996
Carton 9, Folder 51
World African Network
1993
Carton 9, Folder 53
Charles Blatcher – "Invisible Soldiers" Dispute
1999
Carton 9, Folder 55
CitiCentre Dance Theater
2000
