Descriptive Summary
Access
Access Restrictions
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Biography / Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title:
The Flatlands newspaper collection
Dates: 1966-1968
Collection number: MS 197
Collector:
Oakland Public Library (Calif.)
Collection Size:
2 linear feet
(1 oversized box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract:
The Flatlands newspaper collection consists of 34 issues of
The Flatlands newspaper printed from 1966-1968. The newspaper consists of news and op-ed articles, profiles, photographs, and events calendars
mostly related to poverty, education, housing, police brutality, and politics in East and West Oakland.
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
The Flatlands Newspaper Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
The Flatlands newspaper collection, MS 197, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland,
California.
Acquisition Information
Newspapers were collected by staff at the Oakland Public Library.
Processing Information
Processed by Sean Heyliger, September 7, 2016.
Biography / Administrative History
The Flatlands newspaper was an independent newspaper printed in Oakland from 1966-1968[?] and focused on issues related to poverty, education,
housing, police brutality, and politics in East and West Oakland. The newspaper’s slogan was “tell it like it is and do what
is needed” and advocated for government accountability and reform for those affected and displaced by housing developments
and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). The newspaper’s staff included Alexandra Close and Darrow Bishop, a staff photographer,
Lynn Phipps, and a 14 person editorial board of Curtis Lee Baker, Vera Bumcrot, Mark Comfort, Gloria Comfort, Urban Dennis,
Gene Drew, Bill Goetz, Pauline Goetz, John George, Bill Lowe, Jerry Leo, Jack Ortega, Agnes Woods, and Ralph Williams.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Flatlands newspaper collection consists of 34 issues of
The Flatlands newspaper printed from 1966-1968. The newspaper consists of news and op-ed articles, profiles, photographs, and events calendars
mostly related to poverty, education, housing, police brutality, and politics in East and West Oakland.
Arrangement
Series I. The Flatlands 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.