Description
The
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Vertical File Collection consists of programs, flyers, correspondence, posters, pamphlets, and
ephemera collected by the
African American Museum & Library at Oakland. The East Bay Negro Historical Society began vertical files in the late 1960s, collecting ephemera
and newspaper clippings about
African American history and culture. The vertical files are arranged alphabetically by subject, organization, or last name, and include correspondence,
programs, flyers, and pamphlets mostly about
African American organizations and cultural institutions in the Oakland and the East Bay during the mid-20th century (1940s-1970s).