Series I: Calendar and components 1995-1996
Black Santa Barbara historical community calendar paper 1996
January, black migration to the West 1995
February 1995
March, Anita Mackey, Santa Barbara's black pioneers photographs 1995
April 1995
May, Jerry Forney, marriage license, death certificates 1995
June, Willie M. Rowan photo 1995
July, black troops photos 1996
August, Civilian Conservation Corps 1995
October, NAACP photo 1995
December, photographs, St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church 1995
Black Santa Barbara historical calendar 1995
Santa Barbara black historical calendar 1996
Front cover image and photograph 1995
General calendar material unknown
Interview questions undated
Oral history presentation of the black Santa Barbara community undated
Photographs undated
Proof sheet undated
Miscellaneous articles and images undated
Series II: Subject files 1878-2011
Art and literature, miscellany undated
Barnes, Grover C. biographical notes undated
Bennet, James. "Medals of honor awarded at last to black World War II veterans," The New York Times January 14, 1997
Black culture, local newspaper articles, 1982-1989; Franklin, John Hope, Afro-American history: state of the art June 1988
Black farmers, Schweninger, Laura. "A vanishing breed: black farm owners in the South, 1651- 1982," Agricultural history, Vol. 163 No. 3 summer 1989
"Black history month events" Santa Barbara Independent (online version). February 10, 2011
Black resistance (political), articles about Santa Barbara County, in particular the Muslim community 1964-1967
Brantingham, Barney. Santa Barbara Independent news article, "Carpinteria's segregated past" February 10, 2011
Burns, Melinda. Santa Barbara News-Press article, "Chuch's mural paints angelic black homage" about St. Paul African Methodist Epsicopal Church September 6, 1992
Business, Santa Barbara Press photocopies, 1878; Hicks, Connie, biographical information undated
Census information for Madera County (1900), Alameda County (1880), Stanislaus County (1870); Santa Barbara Daily Press articles 1878
Chan, Betty and P.T. Joseph. African American women leaders in Santa Barbara: as assessment of leadership styles and the movement towards radicalism undated
Civic leaders, articles on Santa Barbara personages including Anita Mackey and Jerry Forney 1979-1993
Civil rights, 'Santa Barbara hatred' threats result as Negro seeks home, 1958; Negro job problem stressed at meet 1964 1958-1964
Community organizations/leaders in Santa Barbara County, including Elks Lodge 1987-1990
Discrimination, articles about Santa Barbara County 1965-1991
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Justice for All" brochure January 2016
Educators and education, articles and notes about Santa Barbara personages 1968-1994
History, beginnings - 1900, notes and articles about California and Santa Barbara, including photocopies from Santa Barbara High School yearbooks 1915-1941
Hopkins Family including Tate, Earline, biographical information undated
Jet Magazine clippings, "This week in history" ca. 1994
Jim Crow laws, in Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara (includes census information for Santa Barbara County for 1990) 1954
Jones, Henry. Biographical information undated
Kettmann, Matt and Welsh, Nick. Santa Barbara Independent news article, "Recognizing Santa Barbara's black history: how African Americans helped shape modern life on the American riviera" February 10, 2011
Kettmann Matt, and Welsh, Nick. Santa Barbara Independent. How African Americans helped shape modern life on the American riviera (online article, includes comments). February 10, 2011
L.A Watts Times complete newspaper. July 28, 1994
Lewis Chapel CME (Colored Methodist Episcopal) Church 50th Anniversary - Souvenir Program 12/17/1995
Los Angeles publications. Turning point 1994
Los Angeles publications. Festivals of Los Angeles 1994
McMillan, Jessie. Biographical information undated
Media, correspondence concerning "African-American and the media: historical racism vs. the new revolution" hearning, 1991, preconceived notions hinder ability to learn January 17, 1989
Migration, Chiacos, Elias, now and then column about Santa Barbara County 1990
Military, Santa Barbara Tuskegee Airmen including Lowell Steward undated
Military, Santa Barbara Tuskegee Airmen newspaper articles. "Black Eagles" by Dennis Green
Neill Wright. Santa Barbara Independent opinion article, "Black history 101" February 17, 2011
Norman, Floyd. Biographic information 1995
Pearson, Clarice. Biographic information. Political activism undated
Political Activism, articles about Santa Barbara NAACP including William Simms, 1969-1977 Miller, Karen, The History of Santa Barbara's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) undated
Project guidelines and worksheets undated
Religion, historical record of Santa Barbara St Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church and articles on St. Paul's mural 1937-1938
Research correspondence and notes ca. 1994
Rosbrough, Less. Biographic information undated
Santa Barbara African Heritage Film Series flyer February 2008
Second Baptist Church of Santa Barbara 90th Anniversary Celebration 09/17/2000
Simms, William "Bill." Biographic information undated
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church 1937
Tarver, Johnny. Biographic information 1994
The black and gold advisory board operating as the photo essay project task force, Dorothy Brilliant, photo essay project chair, African-Americans on the Central Coast: a photo essay depicting aspects of the life of the African-American community in the counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura (Ventura, CA: Black Gold Cooperative Library System) 1993
Violence against minorities, articles mostly pertain to Ku Klux Klan in Santa Barbara 1878-1991
Wilkes, Jamaal 09/12/2012
Wright, Dorothy. Biographic information May 16, 1994
Wright, Neil. Biographic information undated
Miscellany, articles and correspondence undated
Miscellaneous articles, Black WWII Veterans 1997
Miscellaneous articles 1963-1991
Miscellaneous articles, Santa Barbara News Press. ca. 1940
Welsh, Nick. Santa Barbara Independent news article. "King of clubs, hogs, and trash" (online version, includes comments). February 10, 2011
Zant, John. Santa Barbara News Press article about Tuskegee military, "Pilot waged war against racism" October 15, 1995
Series III: Audio-recordings from the black Santa Barbara calendar project 1994-1995
Barnes, Grover, C. 7/27/95
Booth, John, E.R., T.S. 7/19/95
Johnson, Cleavonese, her home, by E.R. , T.S., R.G. 7/5/95
Kennedy, Lt. Col. James V., continued 7/25/1994
Mackey, Anita, by Betty Chen and Dione Joseph 8/13/94
McMillan, Jessie, 2 pm 7/19/95
Norman, Floyd, 1 of 2 undated
Norman, Floyd and Brown, Adrienne, 2 of 2, undated
Pearson, Clarice, Home, E.R., T.S. 7/11/95
Richey, Melvin, by Betty Chen and Dione Joseph 8/13/94
Rhuge, Ann undated
Simms, Bill, 1 of 2 undated
Simms, Bill, 2 of 2 undated
Thomas, Theo, 1 of 2 7/14/95
Wilkes, Rev. undated
Wright, Neil (side A), Tarver, John (side B) undated
Wright, Shirley, S.B. Library, E.R., T.S., part 1 of 2 7/19/95
Wright, Shirley, S.B. Library, E.R., T.S., part 2 of 2 7/19/95
Unknown undated