Finding Aid to the Jewelle Taylor Gibbs papers BANC MSS 2016/130
Beatrix Scolari and Marjorie Bryer
The Bancroft Library
2017
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Jewelle Taylor Gibbs papers
Source:
Gibbs, Jewelle Taylor
Creator:
Gibbs, Jewelle Taylor
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2016/130
Physical Description:
12.6 Linear Feet
(10 cartons, 1 volume)
Date (inclusive): 1967-2016
Abstract: This collection documents the career of Jewelle Taylor Gibbs, professor emerita at the School of Social Welfare at the University
of California, Berkeley, and the first African American professor appointed to an endowed chair in the University of California
system.
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 1-10 are open for research. The volume contains a file with an interview that is closed to researchers until 2064.
Accruals
No future additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Jewelle Taylor Gibbs papers were given to The Bancroft Library in 2016 by Jewelle Taylor Gibbs.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternative forms of this collection.
Biography
Jewelle Taylor Gibbs, professor emerita at the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, a clinical
psychologist, and noted writer, was born November 4, 1933 to Margaret Morris and the Reverend Julian A. Taylor. Gibbs grew
up in Connecticut, graduated from Ansonia High School, and received her B.A. (cum laude) in Social Relations (specializing
in Behavioral Sciences) from Radcliffe College in 1955. She met James Lowell Gibbs, Jr., a graduate student in anthropology,
at Harvard in 1954, and they married in 1956. Gibbs earned a certificate at the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in business administration
in 1959 and worked at the Pillsbury Company for two years. The couple moved to Palo Alto when James Lowell Gibbs became a
professor at Stanford. Jewelle Taylor Gibbs received her M.S.W. in Psychiatric Social Work at University of California, Berkeley
in 1970. She, and worked as a clinical social worker at Stanford University for five years before returning to Berkeley, where
she earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1980. Gibbs started teaching at the School of Social Welfare in 1979, and became
the first African American professor appointed to an endowed chair in the University of California system when she became
the Zellerbach Family Fund Professor of Social Policy, Community Change and Practice. Her research interests include adolescent
psychosocial problems, mental health in working class and communities of color, juvenile justice issues, biracial and bicultural
identity issues, and urban social policy.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jewelle Taylor Gibbs papers, BANC MSS 2016/130,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.
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An Oral History with Jewelle Taylor Gibbs (BANC MSS 2014/161)
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Scope and Content Note
This collection documents the career of Jewelle Taylor Gibbs, professor emerita at the School of Social Welfare at the University
of California, Berkeley, and the first African American professor appointed to an endowed chair in the University of California
system.
The collection is divided into five series: Correspondence, Writings and Research, Teaching and Administrative Materials,
Professional Activities, and Personalia. Gibb's original folder titles were retained.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gibbs, Jewelle Taylor -- Archives
University of California, Berkeley -- Faculty.
University of California, Berkeley. School of Social Welfare
African American college teachers--California--Berkeley
African American Youth
African American men
Psychiatric social work -- Study and teaching
Children of minorities -- Mental health.
California -- Race relations.
Racially mixed women -- United States -- Biography.
Gibbs, Jewelle Taylor
Gibbs, Jewelle Taylor
Series 1.
Correspondence
1979-2016
Physical Description: Carton 1; Carton 2, folders 1-13
Scope and Content Note
Consists primarily of incoming and outgoing professional correspondence with students and colleagues at the University of
California, Berkeley and other institutions. There is a small amount of personal correspondence, including reproductions of
letters Gibbs wrote to and received from Martin Luther King, Jr. between 1956 and 1964.
Carton 1, Folder 1
Journal Editors
1979-1987
Carton 1, Folder 2
Re: Dissertation
1980-1981
Carton 1, Folder 8
Higginbotham, Judge A. Leon
1981-1987
Carton 1, Folder 10
Journal of Social Work and Human Sexuality
1984
Carton 1, Folder 11
Harvard-Radcliffe re: Sabbatical
Spring 1985
Carton 1, Folder 29
British Correspondence
1993-1994
Carton 1, Folder 30
University of Toronto, Canada
Fall 1994
Carton 1, Folder 4
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Copies)
2005
Carton 2, Folder 7-8
Miscellaneous Letters and Mailings
1993-1996
Carton 2, Folder 9-11
Inauguration invitations, including Harvard President Neil Rudenstine and Governor Gray Davis
1991-2011
Carton 2, Folder 12
Mailings from President Obama
circa 2009-2013
Carton 2, Folder 13
Gibbs' Family Holiday Letters
2010-2016
Series 2.
Writings and Research
1967-2016
Physical Description: Carton 2, folders 14-66; Cartons 3-5; Carton 6, folders 1-16; Volume 1
Scope and Content Note
Consists of drafts, and reprints of, and correspondence and publicity materials related to, Gibbs' writings and publications.
These include journal articles; book chapters, outlines, and reviews; conference presentations; lectures; monographs; op-ed
pieces; and work from graduate school. Includes different versions of Gibbs’ memoir, and her University of California, Berkeley
oral history. There are also case studies, and grant and research materials related to Gibbs’ work on young Black males, depression
in adolescent females, bi-racial adolescents, British youth, and Los Angeles post-Rodney King. Please note. there is some
overlap with Series 4, Professional Activities.
Carton 2, Folder 14-18
Graduate School papers, research projects, and disseration
1967-1980
Carton 2, Folder 19-66
Journal articles, book chapters, book proposals, book reviews, conference presentations, lectures, op-ed pieces, and related
materials
1973-1992
Carton 3, Folder 1-69
Journal articles, book chapters, book proposals, book reviews by Gibbs and about her works, conference presentations, lectures,
monographs, and related materials
1990-2013
Carton 4, Folder 1
Jewelle's Political Articles
1991-1999
Carton 4, Folder 2
Book Reviews for Journals, Publishers, and Newspapers
circa 1998-2000
Carton 4, Folder 3
Citations of Jewelle Taylor Gibbs' Books and Articles – 1982-1996
1997
Carton 4, Folder 5-7
Auburn House Publishing Company, including Contract, Guide, and Correspondence
1986-1988
Carton 4, Folder 8-10
Psychological Treatment of Minority Children and Adolescents/
Children of Color: Psychological Interventions with Minority Youth (Gibbs and Huang)
1986-1987
Carton 4, Folder 11-12
Jossey-Bass Publishers, including Contract and Correspondence re: Books
1987-2003
Carton 4, Folder 13
Young Black and Male in America: An Endangered Species – Correspondence and Publicity
1987-1988
Carton 4, Folder 14
Order Blanks for Books, Book Jacket
circa 1988-1996
Carton 4, Folder 16
Proposal for Los Angeles Book (Revised) (
Race and Justice: Rodney King and O.J. Simpson in a House Divided
1996
Carton 4, Folder 17-20
The California Crucible – Outline, Contract, Manuscript, Correspondence
1998-2000
Carton 4, Folder 22-23
Preserving Privilege – Editors' Comments, Media Contacts, Book Signings, Interviews
2000-2001
Carton 4, Folder 24-31
University of California, Berkeley, Oral History – Drafts, Edited Transcripts, and Epilogue
2002-2007
Carton 4, Folder 32-41
Brief Encounters: Memoirs of a Preacher's Daughter, unpublished manuscript – Contract, Correspondence, Family Info, Notes, Research Material, and Chapter Drafts
1992-2016
Carton 5, Folder 1-9
Brief Encounters: Memoirs of a Preacher's Daughter, unpublished manuscript – Chapter Drafts
1990-2014
Carton 5, Folder 10-29
Destiny's Child: Memoirs of a Preacher's Daughter – Manuscript; Publicity Materials; Book Talks, Signings, and Reviews; Correspondence; Lectures; and materials re: Publicist
Janice Edwards
2010-2016
Carton 5, Folder 30
Time Magazine – "Race and Reform on Campus," "Black Mood on Campus"
1969
Carton 5, Folder 31
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
1980
Carton 5, Folder 32
Bio-Medical Research Grants
1980-1984
Carton 5, Folder 33
Research Grants and University of California, Berkeley Faculty Development Grant
1981-1986
Carton 5, Folder 34-38
Depression in Adolescent Females Study – Coding Protocol, Biographical Questionnaires, Master Lists of Subjects, and Follow
Up Interviews
1982-1984
Carton 5, Folder 39
Depression Referral Project, University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley
1983-1984
Carton 5, Folder 40-43
Bi-Racial Adolescents and Families Study
1986-1990
Carton 6, Folder 1
Mason-Gibbs Research Project
1990
Carton 6, Folder 2
I-Pride and Interracial Organizations
1991
Carton 6, Folder 3-5
Zellerbach Family Fund – Grant Expense Account, Reports, Correspondence
1992-1999
Carton 6, Folder 6
British Research Project – Phase I (Coding Protocol)
Spring 1992
Carton 6, Folder 7
Malcom X PIE Project – Final Evaluation
Fall 1992
Carton 6, Folder 8
Research Trip to England
Summer 1993
Carton 6, Folder 11
Los Angeles Study Post-Rodney King
1993-1995
Volume 1
Los Angeles Study: Charles L. Rachal Interview, May 12, 1994
1994
Restrictions on Access
Materials are restricted until 2064.
Carton 6, Folder 12
Evaluation of the New Columbus School
1996-1997
Carton 6, Folder 13-14
Survey on Race and Ethnic Relations
1997-1998
Carton 6, Folder 15
Marginality and Mobility Study
1997-1998
Carton 6, Folder 16
Clippings on Race Issues and Politics, Education, Health, Urban
circa 2009-2015
Series 3.
Teaching and Administrative Materials
1979-2016
Physical Description: Carton 6, folders 17-44; Carton 7, folder 1-45
Scope and Content Note
Consists of materials related to Gibbs tenure as a professor in the School of Social Work at the University of California,
Berkeley. Includes teaching evaluations, course materials, promotion and tenure files, and materials related to her service
on the University's Task Force on Women's Safety and Campus Climate and the Academic Senate Committee on the Status of Women
and Ethnic Minorities.
Carton 6, Folder 17-23
Course Materials
1981-1990
Carton 6, Folder 24
Doctoral Orals/Qualifying Exams/Dissertation Committee Memos
1981-1996
Carton 6, Folder 25-33
Teaching and Course Evaluations
1979-1990
Carton 6, Folder 34
Career Development Info
1979-1982
Carton 6, Folder 35-39
Merit and Mid-Career Reviews
1980-1994
Carton 6, Folder 40-41
Course Load Information
1987-1997
Carton 6, Folder 42-44
Bio-Bibliographies
1979-2000
Carton 7, Folder 1-20
Promotion Files
circa 1990
Carton 7, Folder 21
Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley
1980-1986
Carton 7, Folder 22-27
University of California Berkeley, School of Social Welfare – Catalogs, Dean's Search Committee, Dean's Dinner, Graduation,
Publications
1980-2009
Carton 7, Folder 28
University of California, Berkeley – New Faculty Orientation
1989
Carton 7, Folder 29
Provosts' Academic Affirmative Action Council Report
1989
Carton 7, Folder 30-33
Task Force on Women's Safety and Campus Climate
1986-1988
Carton 7, Folder 34-39
Academic Senate Committee on the Status of Women and Ethnic Minorities
1986-1993
Carton 7, Folder 40
Clinton-Gore Campaign/Cal Faculty
Fall 1992
Carton 7, Folder 41
50th Anniversary Committee for the School of Social Welfare
1992-1994
Carton 7, Folder 42
Honoring Women at Cal
1995
Carton 7, Folder 43-44
Aminatta Forna/Harkness Fellowships – Mentor Information
1996-1997
Carton 7, Folder 45
Continued Involvement with University of California, Berkeley
2010-2016
Series 4.
Professional Activities
1980-2016
Physical Description: Carton 7, folders 46-50; Carton 8; Carton 9, folders 1-36
Scope and Content Note
Consists of materials related to professional organizations and cultural institutions Gibbs was involved with, and the and
political activities she participated in. Includes brochures and programs; conference materials and presentations; consulting
work; and lectures. Organizations represented include the American Orthopsychiatry Association, Radcliffe College Board of
Trustees, Museum of the African Diaspora, the Smart Set, and the National Museum of African American Museum History and Culture.
Please note, there is overlap with Series 2, Writing and Research.
Carton 7, Folder 46
Consulting/Lecturing re: Young Black Males/Black Youth
1980-1999
Carton 7, Folder 47
Miscellaneous Brochures and Programs
1980-1993
Carton 7, Folder 48
Office of Public Information, University of California, Berkeley
1981
Carton 7, Folder 49
Black Women's Educational Policy and Research Network
1981
Carton 7, Folder 50
National Urban League
1981-1983
Carton 8, Folder 1-14
American Orthopsychiatry Association Annual Meetings, including Conference Papers, Conference on Race-Related Police Violence
1992-2000
Carton 8, Folder 15-18
Carnegie Foundation/Corporation, including Conferences on Black Adolescents and Young Black Males
1983-1988
Carton 8, Folder 19
Democratic National Convention/Program, San Francisco
1984
Carton 8, Folder 20
Children's Defense Fund
1984
Carton 8, Folder 21
University of California, San Francisco/Women's Health Project
1984
Carton 8, Folder 22
Joint Center for Political Studies
1984-1997
Carton 8, Folder 23
Bunting Institute Information
1985
Carton 8, Folder 24
Harvard – DuBois Institute
1985
Carton 8, Folder 25
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
1985-1988
Carton 8, Folder 26
African-American Historical Society "Women of Courage" Exhibit
1986
Carton 8, Folder 27
Professional Activities
1986-1990
Carton 8, Folder 28
Lectures on Supervision – Japan Workshop
September 1987
Carton 8, Folder 29
University of California, Los Angeles Conference on the Status of Women
May 1987
Carton 8, Folder 30
Aiobashi Family Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
1986-1988
Carton 8, Folder 31
National Association of Social Workers Conference on Families in Transition
1987
Carton 8, Folder 32
Congressional Black Caucus
1989
Carton 8, Folder 33
Speech to Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Banquets
July 1989
Carton 8, Folder 34
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference
1990
Carton 8, Folder 35-36
Professional Activities
1990-1994
Carton 8, Folder 37
Speeches/Lecture Invitations
1990-1991
Carton 8, Folder 38
United States Senate Hearing on Black Males
May 1991
Carton 8, Folder 39
21st Century Commission on African American Males
May 1991
Carton 8, Folder 40
Conference Information
1991-1992
Carton 8, Folder 41
Feinstein Campaign for Senator
1992
Carton 8, Folder 42-43
Radcliffe College Board of Trustees, including 40th Reunion
1991-1995
Carton 8, Folder 44
University of Toronto – Visiting Professor
1993
Carton 8, Folder 45
Renaissance Weekend
March 1994
Carton 8, Folder 46
Auburn Calloway Case v. Fed Ex
1995-1996
Carton 8, Folder 47
International Social Work Conference, Hong Kong
July 1996
Carton 8, Folder 48
Professional Activities
1997-1998
Carton 8, Folder 49
Lectures on Race and Justice and News Clippings
1997-1999
Carton 8, Folder 50
International Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference
1998
Carton 8, Folder 51
Health Futures of Youth II: Pathways to Adolescent Health Conference
1998
Carton 8, Folder 52
International Symposium of the Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development
1999
Carton 8, Folder 53
Cable TV Channel Six Program Ideas
1999-2000
Carton 8, Folder 54
Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee – 2000 Election
1999-2000
Carton 8, Folder 55
Commencement Address to Alliant University
2001
Carton 8, Folder 56
Black Leadership Forum
2001
Carton 9, Folder 4-12
Museum of the African Diaspora, including materials related to the Board of Directors and Galas
2003-2015
Carton 9, Folder 13-17
Smart Set – National Conclaves, Chapter Reports, Savannah Chapter
2004-2014
Carton 9, Folder 18
The Links, Inc., San Francisco Chapter
2006-2014
Carton 9, Folder 18a
St. Paul's Towers – Marketing, Oakland, California
2010-2016
Carton 9, Folder 19-20
History Makers/Black History Makers
2010-2014
Carton 9, Folder 21
Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy
2011-2016
Carton 9, Folder 22-30
National Museum of African American History and Culture – Contacts, Correspondence, Visit to D.C. and White House. Grand Opening
2011-2016
Carton 9, Folder 32
Presentation for Cal-Safe Program
January 2013
Carton 9, Folder 33
Black History Month/United States Veterans' Administration, Palo Alto – Talk
March 2014
Carton 9, Folder 34
Alpha Kappa Alpha 70th Anniversary Event, San Francisco, November 6
2016
Carton 9, Folder 35
Speech, "Raising Healthy Children," Santa Clara County, Black Infant Program Task Force
February 2016
Carton 9, Folder 36
Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church – Long-Range Planning Committee
2016
Series 5.
Personalia
1985-2010
Physical Description: Carton 9, folders 37-40; Carton 10
Scope and Content Note
Consists of datebooks that have personal and professional information, and materials related to trips Gibbs took (for business
and pleasure) with her husband to Spain, Greece, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Bali, Japan, Australia, the Canadian Rockies,
and the Southwest. Includes photographic materials, itineraries, souvenirs, correspondence, notes, and articles on destinations,
as well as a diary Gibbs kept during her trip to Austrailia.
Carton 10, Folder 1
"Miscellaneous Talks on American Society" – Book in English and Chinese – Gift from Elaine Chan
circa 1984
Carton 10, Folder 2-15
Souvenirs from,Travels and Information about Trips
1988-1999, undated
Carton 10, Folder 16
[Haizlip Event], Lowell's Graduation
July 1988
Carton 10, Folder 17
Slide Inventory – Far East Photos, plus Daily Notes and Expense List
1988
Carton 10, Folder 18-21
Slides from Travels in Europe and Asia
July 1988-1993
Carton 10, Folder 21-33
Photographs and Negatives from Trips to Minnesota, Europe, and Asia, including Passport Photos (Some for Scrapbooks)
1987-1996
