Guide to the The Flatlands Newspaper Collection
Sean Heyliger
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 The Flatlands Newspaper Collection
Collection number: MS 197
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Sean Heyliger
- Date Completed:
- 2016-09-08
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
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.
The Flatlands
1966-1968
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes 34 issues of
The Flatlands newspaper published between 1966-1968.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Box OM 11:6
Volume 1, Number 1
1966-03-12
Box OM 11:6
Volume 1, Number 2
1966-03-26
Box 11:6
Volume 1, Number 3 [two copies]
1966-04-09
Box OM 11:7
Volume 1, Number 4 [two copies]
1966-04-23
Box OM 11:7
Volume 1, Number 5 [two copies]
1966-05-07
Box OM 11:7
Volume 1, Number 6
1966-05-21
Box OM 11:8
Volume 1, Number 7
1966-06-05
Box OM 11:8
Volume 1, Number 8 [two copies]
1966-06-18
Box OM 11:8
Volume 1, Number 9
1966-07-02
Box OM 11:9
Volume 1, Number 10
1966-07-16
Box OM 11:9
Volume 1, Number 11 [two copies]
1966-07-30
Box OM 11:9
Volume 1, Number 12 [two copies]
1966-08-13
Box OM 11:10
Volume 1, Number 13
1966-08-27
Box OM 11:10
Volume 1, Number 14 [two copies]
1966-09-11
Box OM 11:10
Volume 1, Number 15 [two copies]
1966-09-11
Box OM 11:11
Volume 1, Number 16 [two copies]
1966-10-08
Box OM 11:11
Volume 1, Number 17
1966-10-22
Box OM 11:11
Volume 1, Number 18 [two copies]
1966-11-05
Box OM 11:12
Volume 1, Number 19 [two copies]
1966-11-18
Box OM 11:12
Volume 1, Number 20
1966-12-03
Box OM 11:12
Volume 1, Number 21
1966-12-17
Box OM 11:13
Volume 1, Number 22 [misprinted date-1966] [two copies]
1967-01-01
Box OM 11:13
Volume 1, Number 23 [two copies]
1967-02-10
Box OM 11:13
Volume 1, Number 24 [two copies]
1967-03-11
Box OM 11:14
Volume 2, Number 1 [two copies]
1967-04-15
Box OM 11:14
Volume 2, Number 2
1967-05-08
Box OM 11:14
Volume 2, Number 3-4
1967-06-15
Box OM 11:15
Volume 2, Number 5 [two copies]
1967-09-06
Box OM 11:15
Volume 2, Number 6 [two copies]
1967-09-20
Box OM 11:15
Volume 2, Number 7
1967-10-04
Box OM 11:16
Volume 2, Number 8
1967-10-18
Box OM 11:16
Volume 2, Number 9
1967-11-01
Box OM 11:16
Volume 2, Number 10 [two copies]
1967-11-15
Box OM 11:17
Volume 3, Number 2 [two copies]
1968-07-22
