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Santa Barbara African American local history collection
CEMA 99  
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Series I: Calendar and components 1995-1996

box 1, folder 1

Black Santa Barbara historical community calendar paper 1996

box 1, folder 2

January, black migration to the West 1995

box 1, folder 3

February 1995

box 1, folder 4

March, Anita Mackey, Santa Barbara's black pioneers photographs 1995

box 1, folder 5

April 1995

box 1, folder 6

May, Jerry Forney, marriage license, death certificates 1995

box 1, folder 7

June, Willie M. Rowan photo 1995

box 1, folder 8

July, black troops photos 1996

box 1, folder 9

August, Civilian Conservation Corps 1995

box 1, folder 10

October, NAACP photo 1995

box 1, folder 11

December, photographs, St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church 1995

box 1, folder 12

Black Santa Barbara historical calendar 1995

box 1, folder 13

Santa Barbara black historical calendar 1996

box 1, folder 14

Front cover image and photograph 1995

box 1, folder 15

General calendar material unknown

box 1, folder 16

Interview questions undated

box 1, folder 17

Oral history presentation of the black Santa Barbara community undated

box 1, folder 18

Photographs undated

box 1, folder 19

Proof sheet undated

box 1, folder 20

Miscellaneous articles and images undated

box 5

Calendar materials 1983-1995

Scope and Contents

Includes similar calendars and promotional materials, photographs, historical reference materials, meeting minutes and project notes, and correspondence.
 

Series II: Subject files 1878-2011

box 1, folder 22

Art and literature, miscellany undated

box 1, folder 23

Barnes, Grover C. biographical notes undated

box 3, folder 1

Bennet, James. "Medals of honor awarded at last to black World War II veterans," The New York Times January 14, 1997

box 1, folder 24

Black culture, local newspaper articles, 1982-1989; Franklin, John Hope, Afro-American history: state of the art June 1988

box 1, folder 25

Black farmers, Schweninger, Laura. "A vanishing breed: black farm owners in the South, 1651- 1982," Agricultural history, Vol. 163 No. 3 summer 1989

box 3, folder 4

"Black history month events" Santa Barbara Independent (online version). February 10, 2011

box 1, folder 26

Black resistance (political), articles about Santa Barbara County, in particular the Muslim community 1964-1967

box 4, folder 4

Brantingham, Barney. Santa Barbara Independent news article, "Carpinteria's segregated past" February 10, 2011

box 4, folder 1

Burns, Melinda. Santa Barbara News-Press article, "Chuch's mural paints angelic black homage" about St. Paul African Methodist Epsicopal Church September 6, 1992

box 1, folder 27

Business, Santa Barbara Press photocopies, 1878; Hicks, Connie, biographical information undated

box 2, folder 1

Census information for Madera County (1900), Alameda County (1880), Stanislaus County (1870); Santa Barbara Daily Press articles 1878

box 2, folder 2

Chan, Betty and P.T. Joseph. African American women leaders in Santa Barbara: as assessment of leadership styles and the movement towards radicalism undated

box 2, folder 3

Civic leaders, articles on Santa Barbara personages including Anita Mackey and Jerry Forney 1979-1993

box 2, folder 4

Civil rights, 'Santa Barbara hatred' threats result as Negro seeks home, 1958; Negro job problem stressed at meet 1964 1958-1964

box 2, folder 5

Community organizations/leaders in Santa Barbara County, including Elks Lodge 1987-1990

box 2, folder 6

Discrimination, articles about Santa Barbara County 1965-1991

box 3, folder 5

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Justice for All" brochure January 2016

box 2, folder 7

Educators and education, articles and notes about Santa Barbara personages 1968-1994

box 2, folder 8

History, beginnings - 1900, notes and articles about California and Santa Barbara, including photocopies from Santa Barbara High School yearbooks 1915-1941

box 2, folder 9

Hopkins Family including Tate, Earline, biographical information undated

box 2, folder 10

Jet Magazine clippings, "This week in history" ca. 1994

box 2, folder 11

Jim Crow laws, in Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara (includes census information for Santa Barbara County for 1990) 1954

box 2, folder 12

Jones, Henry. Biographical information undated

box 4, folder 4

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

box 3, folder 4

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

box 4, folder 3

L.A Watts Times complete newspaper. July 28, 1994

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Lewis Chapel CME (Colored Methodist Episcopal) Church 50th Anniversary - Souvenir Program 12/17/1995

box 2, folder 13

Los Angeles publications. Turning point 1994

box 2, folder 13

Los Angeles publications. Festivals of Los Angeles 1994

box 2, folder 14

McMillan, Jessie. Biographical information undated

box 2, folder 15

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

box 2, folder 16

Migration, Chiacos, Elias, now and then column about Santa Barbara County 1990

box 2, folder 17

Military, Santa Barbara Tuskegee Airmen including Lowell Steward undated

box 4, folder 2

Military, Santa Barbara Tuskegee Airmen newspaper articles. "Black Eagles" by Dennis Green

box 3, folder 4

Neill Wright. Santa Barbara Independent opinion article, "Black history 101" February 17, 2011

box 2, folder 18

Norman, Floyd. Biographic information 1995

box 2, folder 19

Pearson, Clarice. Biographic information. Political activism undated

box 2, folder 20

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

box 2, folder 21

Project guidelines and worksheets undated

box 2, folder 22

Religion, historical record of Santa Barbara St Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church and articles on St. Paul's mural 1937-1938

box 2, folder 23

Research correspondence and notes ca. 1994

box 2, folder 24

Rosbrough, Less. Biographic information undated

box 3, folder 5

Santa Barbara African Heritage Film Series flyer February 2008

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Second Baptist Church of Santa Barbara 90th Anniversary Celebration 09/17/2000

box 2, folder 25

Simms, William "Bill." Biographic information undated

box 2, folder 31

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church 1937

box 2, folder 26

Tarver, Johnny. Biographic information 1994

box 1, folder 21

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

box 2, folder 27

Violence against minorities, articles mostly pertain to Ku Klux Klan in Santa Barbara 1878-1991

box 4, folder 1

Wilkes, Jamaal 09/12/2012

box 2, folder 28

Wright, Dorothy. Biographic information May 16, 1994

box 2, folder 29

Wright, Neil. Biographic information undated

box 2, folder 30

Miscellany, articles and correspondence undated

box 3, folder 1

Miscellaneous articles, Black WWII Veterans 1997

box 3, folder 2

Miscellaneous articles 1963-1991

box 3, folder 3

Miscellaneous articles, Santa Barbara News Press. ca. 1940

box 3, folder 4

Welsh, Nick. Santa Barbara Independent news article. "King of clubs, hogs, and trash" (online version, includes comments). February 10, 2011

box 4, folder 1

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

item A6744/CS

Barnes, Grover, C. 7/27/95

item A6745/CS

Booth, John, E.R., T.S. 7/19/95

item A6746/CS

Johnson, Cleavonese, her home, by E.R. , T.S., R.G. 7/5/95

item A6747/CS

Kennedy, Lt. Col. James V., continued 7/25/1994

item A6748/CS

Mackey, Anita, by Betty Chen and Dione Joseph 8/13/94

item A6749/CS

McMillan, Jessie, 2 pm 7/19/95

item A6750/CS

Norman, Floyd, 1 of 2 undated

item A6751/CS

Norman, Floyd and Brown, Adrienne, 2 of 2, undated

item A6752/CS

Pearson, Clarice, Home, E.R., T.S. 7/11/95

item A6753/CS

Richey, Melvin, by Betty Chen and Dione Joseph 8/13/94

item A6754/CS

Rhuge, Ann undated

item A6755/CS

Simms, Bill, 1 of 2 undated

item A6756/CS

Simms, Bill, 2 of 2 undated

item A6757/CS

Thomas, Theo, 1 of 2 7/14/95

item A6758/CS

Wilkes, Rev. undated

item A6759/CS

Wright, Neil (side A), Tarver, John (side B) undated

item A6760/CS

Wright, Shirley, S.B. Library, E.R., T.S., part 1 of 2 7/19/95

item A6761/CS

Wright, Shirley, S.B. Library, E.R., T.S., part 2 of 2 7/19/95

item A6762/CS

Unknown undated