Stanford University, Black Community Services Center records, 1973-2024

Summary

Title:

Stanford University, Black Community Services Center, records

Dates:

1973-2024

Creators:

Stanford University. Black Community Services Center and Stanford University. Black Community Services Center

Abstract:

Correspondence, memoranda, proposals, questionnaires, programs, publications, and flyers pertaining to the activities of Black students at Stanford and the history of the Center. Other Black groups represented include the Black Recruitment and Orientation Committee, Ujamaa House, Joint Center for African Studies, Stanford African Student Association, Stanford Black Pre-Medical Organization, Stanford Out of South Africa, and Black Graduate Student Association.

Extent:

50 Linear Feet

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[item identification], Stanford University, Black Community Services Center, records (SC0369). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, memoranda, proposals, questionnaires, programs, publications, and flyers pertaining to the activities of Black students at Stanford and the history of the Center. Other Black groups represented include the Black Recruitment and Orientation Committee, Ujamaa House, Joint Center for African Studies, Stanford African Student Association, Stanford Black Pre-Medical Organization, and Stanford Out of South Africa.

Biographical / historical:

The Black Community Services Center is a division of the Dean of Student Affairs. It initiates and coordinates Black student involvement in community service programs and provides primary advising and support services for Black Voluntary Student Organizations.

Acquisition information:

Administrative transfers, 1989 - 2025.

Physical location:

Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

African American college students
Stanford University

Names:

Stanford University. Dean of Student Affairs
Stanford University. Black Community Services Center
Stanford University. Black Community Services Center

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

University Archives staff

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-06 14:11:32 -0700 .

Restrictions:

Accession ARCH-2023-009 is restricted for 75 years from date of creation and may be made available in 2045. Otherwise, materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[item identification], Stanford University, Black Community Services Center, records (SC0369). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, University Archives

Stanford University Archives, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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