Commemorator Newspaper Collection, 1991-2012

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Summary

Creators:
The Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party and Dickson, Melvin
Abstract:
The Commemorator newspaper was a newspaper printed in South Berkeley from 1990-2013 by the Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party. The newspaper collection consists of 54 issues of Commemorator newspaper printed from 1990-2012.
Extent:
2 linear feet (1 oversized box)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Commemorator newspaper collection, MS 202, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Commemorator newspaper collection consists of 54 issues of Commemorator newspaper printed from 1990-2012. The newspaper consists of reports on the activities of the Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party, profiles and activities of former Black Panther Party members, community news and op-ed articles, letters to the editor, photographs, and events listings.

Biographical / historical:

The Commemorator newspaper was a newspaper printed in South Berkeley from 1990-2013 by the Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party and focused on promoting the goals of the Black Panther Party as outlined in its Ten Point Program. The newspaper served to teach the history, goals, and principles of the Black Panther Party, as well as report community news mostly related to living wage employment, violent crime, and adult literacy. In addition to the newspaper, programs of the Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party included a Monthly Film Series highlighting demands for education, health care, housing, and jobs, and the Bobby Hutton Literacy Program. The newspaper editorial staff included Melvin Dickson, Clifford Cody, and Leroy Dupree.

Acquisition information:
Newspaper issues were collected and donated to the African American Museum Library at Oakland by Melvin Dickson on December 30, 2016.
Processing information:

Processed by Sean Dickerson, January 25, 2017. Six issues (vol. 1 no. 1, vol. 1 no. 2, vol. 4 no. 2, vol. 9 no. 1, vol. 11. no. 3, vol. 13 no. 1) were originally donated and formed part of the African American Museum & Library at Oakland Vertical File Collection and are included here for digital access only.

Arrangement:

Series I. Commemorator Newspaper

Physical location:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.) Oakland, CA 94612
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

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 Commemorator Newspaper Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

Preferred citation:

Commemorator newspaper collection, MS 202, 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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