Guide to the Commemorator Newspaper Collection
Sean Dickerson
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
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Oakland, California 94612
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African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Guide to the
Commemorator Newspaper Collection
Collection number: MS 202
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Sean Dickerson
- Date Completed:
- January 25, 2017
- Encoded by:
- Sean Dickerson
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title:
Commemorator Newspaper Collection
Dates: 1991-2012
Collection number: MS 202
Creator:
The Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party
Creator:
Dickson, Melvin
Collection Size:
2 linear feet
(1 oversized box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
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.
Physical location: African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Oakland, CA 94612
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Access Restrictions
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Publication Rights
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.
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.
Biography / Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Arrangement
Series I.
Commemorator Newspaper
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
African Americans--California--Newspapers.
Black Panther Party. Commemoration Committee
Black Panther Party—History--Sources.
Black Panther Party--Newspapers.
Social justice--California--Newspapers.
Commemorator Newspaper
1990-2012
Physical Description: 54 volumes
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes 54 issues of
Commemorator newspaper published between 1990-2012.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Box OM 28:3
Volume 1, Number 1 [four copies]
1990-11
Box OM 28:3
Volume 1, Number 2 [two copies]
1990-12
Box OM 38
Volume 1 Number 3
1991-01
Box OM 38
Volume 1, Number 4
1991-02
Box OM 38
Volume 1, Number 6 [two copies]
1991-04
Box OM 38
Volume 1, Number 7
1991-05 – 1992-06
Box OM 38
Volume 1, Number 10
1991-11
Box OM 38
Volume 2, Number 1
1992-01 – 1992-02
Box OM 38
Volume 2, Number 3
1992-09
Box OM 38
Volume 2, Number 5
1992-05
Box OM 38
Volume 3, Number 5 [two copies]
1993-03
Box OM 38
Volume 3, Number 7 [two copies]
1993-04
Box OM 38
Volume 3, Number 7
1993-05
Box OM 38
Volume 3, Number 10 [two copies]
1993-10
Box OM 38
Volume 3, Number 12 [two copies]
1993-12
Box OM 38
Volume 4, Number 1 [two copies]
1994-06
Box OM 28:3
Volume 4, Number 2 [two copies]
1994-09
Box OM 38
Volume 4, Number 3 [two copies]
1994-12
Box OM 38
Volume 5, Number 1 [two copies]
1995-03
Box OM 38
Volume 5, Number 2 [two copies]
1995-05 – 1995-06
Box OM 38
Volume 5, Number 3
1995-08
Box OM 38
Volume 5, Number 4 [special edition]
1995-08
Box OM 38
Volume 5, Number 6
1995-12
Box OM 38
Volume 6, Number 1
1996-04
Box OM 38
Volume 6, Number 2 [two copies]
1996-08
Box OM 38
Volume 7, Number 1
1997-02
Box OM 38
Volume 7, Number 2 [two copies]
1997-07
Box OM 38
Volume 8, Number 1
1998-03
Box OM 38
Volume 9, Number 1
1999-08
Box OM 38
Volume 10, Number 1
2000-02
Box OM 38
Volume 11, Number 1
2001-02
Box OM 38
Volume 11, Number 2 [two copies]
2001-06
Box OM 28:3
Volume 11, Number 3 [two copies]
2001-12
Box OM 38
Volume 12, Number 1 [two copies]
2002-10
Box OM 38
Volume 13, Number 2 [two copies]
2003-05
Box OM 38
Volume 13, Number 3 [two copies]
2003-10
Box OM 38
Volume 14, Number 1 [two copies]
2004-02
Box OM 38
Volume 14, Number 2
2004-07
Box OM 38
Volume 14, Number 3 [two copies]
2004-10
Box OM 38
Volume 15, Number 1 [two copies]
2005-03
Box OM 38
Volume 15, Number 2 [two copies]
2005-05
Box OM 38
Volume 15, Number 3
2005-12
Box OM 38
Volume 16, Number 1 [two copies]
2006-07
Box OM 38
Volume 16, Number 2 [two copies]
2006-10
Box OM 38
Volume 17, Number 1 [two copies]
2007-02
Box OM 38
Volume 17, Number 2 [two copies]
2007-07
Box OM 38
Volume 18, Number 1 [two copies]
2008-01
Box OM 38
Volume 18, Number 2 [two copies]
2008-10
Box OM 38
Volume 19, Number 1 [two copies]
2009-09
Box OM 38
Volume 20, Number 1 [two copies]
2010-07
Box OM 38
Volume 20, Number 1 [two copies]
2011-04
Box OM 38
Volume 21, Number 2 [two copies]
2011-10
Box OM 38
Volume 22, Number 1 [two copies]
2012-10-22