Guide to the Black Caucus Records, 1968-82 MSS.85.38
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Brooke Dykman Dockter. Updated by Erin Hurley
in 2020.
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
© 1997
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Room 524
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840
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Note
History --History, California --General Biological and Medical Sciences --General
Contributing Institution:
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
Title: Black Caucus records
Creator:
UCSF Black Caucus
Creator:
UCSF Office of Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and Diversity
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.85.38
Physical Description:
9 Linear Feet
(4 cartons, 5 boxes, and 2 oversize folders)
Physical Description:
.73 Gigabytes
(1 digital transfer)
Date (inclusive): 1968-2010
Abstract: Materials, dating from 1968-2010 and comprising approximately 9 linear feet and .73 gigabytes of materials donated by Black
Caucus officers as well as by employees in the Office of Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and Diversity, documenting
the activities of these groups and their mission to support and empower Black employees at UCSF. Materials include files documenting
the activities of these groups and offices, as well as photographs, ephemera, and digital and audiovisual materials.
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language of Material: English.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Black Caucus Records, MSS 85-38, Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San
Francisco.
Access
Collection is open for research. Unprocessed accrual [3], 2019, or accession # MSS 2019-52, contains one folder of legal materials
that have been restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the UCSF Library Archives and Special Collections All requests for permission to publish
or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of UCSF Archives and Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
A substantial portion of this collection was complied, preserved, and donated to the archives by Elba Clemente-Lambert. Materials
were also donated by LaMisha Hill, Marisa McFarlane, and Karen Newhouse.
Processing Information
Original donation (MSS 85-38) of two cartons was processed by Special Collections staff and the finding aid was created by
Brooke Dykman Dockter in 1997. Additional accruals were accessioned and minimally arranged (where appropriate) by Erin Hurley
and Charlie Macquarie in 2019 and 2020.
Biography
The Black Caucus at the University of California San Francisco was founded in May of 1968, one month after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is open to all black men and women on this campus.
During the late 1960s and 1970s the Black Caucus was instrumental in the establishment of an Affirmative Action Office, minority
training programs and focused attention on the need for increased minority student enrollment at the UCSF campus.
Scope and Contents
The Black Caucus Records are comprised of donations from members of UCSF's Black Caucus, founded in 1968, after the death
of Martin Luther King, Jr., and open to all Black men and women at UCSF. The materias span roughly 1968-2010 and document
the early activities of the Black Caucus, as well as of other similiar groups on campus, such as the Council of Minority Organizations
(COMO) and the Latin American Campus Association (LACA).
Materials include photographs, posters, fliers, and other ephemera documenting the activities of the Black Caucus, as well
as audiovisual materials, a hard drive, and a digital transfer. There are also files from the Office of UCSF Affirmative Action,
Equal Opportunity and Diversity, which include statistics about diversity at UCSF and other UCs, as well as articles and fact
sheets on workplace descrimination and retaliation. There are also materials documenting Black Caucus celebrations and anniversaries.
Arrangement
The collection is comprised of 7 separate donations, one of which is processed (2 cartons). It is described in this finding
aid, and has been divided into eight series.
Six other unprocessed accruals (approximately 7 linear feet) were added to the finding aid in 2020 as Series IX: Unprocessed
accruals, and are described briefly in notes at the top level of each accrual.
Accruals
Additional accruals are expected.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Diversity in higher education
Discrimination in employment
University of California San Francisco
Folder 6-12
Steering Committee,
1969-75
Folder 17
Reorganization of the Black Caucus
Carton Ctn. 2, Folder 20
Job description [Sr. Clerk in Emergency Room],
1971
Folder 22
Bobbie Thomas investigation,
1972
Folder 23
Outpatient clinic cashier - rotation,
1972-73
Folder 24
Reports [Housekeeping],
1969-70
Series III. Affirmative Action
Carton Ctn. 2, Folder 26
Staff Employee policies,
1973
Folder 27
Staff Training Program,
1972-73
Folder 29
Affirmative Action [AA Coordinator's job description, organizational chart],
1972
Folder 30-32
Outside construction contracts compliance,
1969-73
Series IV. Student Recruitment
Carton Ctn. 2, Folder 33
BSHA (Black Student Health Alliance),
1972-73
Folder 35
Admission statistics,
1972-78
Folder 37
Admission/recruitment (S/N, Sociology),
1972
Folder 38
Admission Committee (S/M.),
1972-1973
Folder 39
Management Intern Program
Folder 40
Association of American Medical Colleges
Series V. Publicity/Publications
Folder 42
Black History month flier
Series VI. Memorials/Activities
Carton Ctn. 2, Folder 44
Dr. Thomas Burbridge Memorial Award,
1973-
Folder 45
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Folder 46
Statewide Conference,
1970
Folder 47
Presentation to President's Advisory Committee B,
1980
Series VII. Child Care/Health Services
Carton Ctn. 2, Folder 48
Letter of endorsement of child care facilities from the Black Caucus to Chancellor Sooy,
1973
Folder 49-50
Health Professional Council, (2)
1971-73
Folder 51
Health Care Delivery,
1973
Folder 52
Hunters Point-Bay View Community Health Services,
1971-72
Folder 53
Medical Board Policy hospital/clinics,
1972
Folder 54
Sickle Cell Project,
1973
Folder 55
Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation
Series VIII. Miscellaneous
Carton Ctn. 2, Folder 56
Federal budget cuts,
1973
Folder 57
Federal Supreme Court: defines American Curieae,
197?
Folder 58
UCSF Police Community Relations Committee
Folder 61
Ad Hoc Committee on Physical Plant,
1972
Folder 62
California State Senate,
1972-73
Series IX: Unprocessed accruals
Unprocessed accrual, 2016
source: Hill, LaMisha
Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet(1 box and 2 oversize folders)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to the archives by LaMisha Hill in 2016.
Scope and Contents
Black Caucus Event posters and brochure, Bylaws, DVD of 1970 strike, and White Coats for Black Lives #ActionsSpeakLouder
art project tags. AV included. Materials are from roughly 1970-2015.
General
Accession # MSS 2016-45. Located in 9B, C1. Oversize material stored in the 5th floor flat files (D-6).
Unprocessed accrual [1]
2017
source: Clemente-Lambert, Elba
Physical Description: 0.834 Linear Feet(2 boxes)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the archives on 07/08/2015 by Elba Clemente-Lambert, one of the founders of the Black Caucus at UCSF.
Scope and Contents
Photographs, posters, and ephemera documenting the activities of UCSF's Black Caucus.
General
Accession # MSS 2017-20. Located in 9B, C1.
Unprocessed accrual [2]
2017
source: Hill, LaMisha
Physical Description: .417 Linear Feet(1 box)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to Archives and Special Collections by LaMisha Hill in 2017.
Scope and Contents
Black Caucus event files, photographs, and other records, dated 1972-2009.
General
Accession number MSS 2019-36. Located in 9B, C1. Oversize material stored in the 5th floor flat files (D-6).
Unprocessed accrual [1]
2019
source: McFarlane, Marisa
Creator: Rickford, Lawrence
Physical Description: .417 Linear Feet(1 box)1 hard drive.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by Marisa McFarlane (UCSF Black Caucus officer) in 2019. Copyright belongs to the UCSF Black Caucus.
Scope and Contents
This hard drive includes an original film commemorating the 50th anniversary and documenting the history of the UCSF Black
Caucus produced by videographer Lawrence Rickford for the 2018 Black Caucus Gala and interviews (6 interviews of about 1-hour
each) with the Black Caucus founders and elders.
Short version of the movie: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18BDy4bpx7pl-HyOZ3rzaQCgHM4m5J1rw/view?usp=sharing
General
Accession number MSS 2019-01. Located in 9B, C1.
Unprocessed accrual [2]
2019
source: McFarlane, Marisa
Creator: Rickford, Lawrence
Physical Description: .417 Linear Feet(1 box)1 hard drive
Physical Description: .73 Gigabytes(1 digital transfer)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by Marisa McFarlane (UCSF Black Caucus officer) in 2019. Copyright belongs to the UCSF Black Caucus.
Scope and Contents
1 hard drive containing the source materials for the UCSF Black Caucus Oral History Phase II and III -- interviews, transcripts,
and release forms. Additionally, final versions of the videos were provided through online transfer by Marisa McFarlane.
General
Accession number MSS 2019-07. Located in 9B, C1. Digital Transfer is currently stored in CollectionsStorage_Accessions_SIP
storage space at https://ucsf.app.box.com/folder/84584221014.
Unprocessed accrual [3]
2019
Creator: UCSF Office of Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and Diversity
source: Newhouse, Karen
Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet(2 cartons)
Conditions Governing Access
1 folder of materials in Box 1 from 1993 related to the Adams/Trystad discrimination complaint is restricted due to sensitive
legal information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Karen Newhouse in May of 2019. Newhouse served as Associate Diversity Director in the Office of UCSF Affirmative
Action, Equal Opportunity and Diversity from 1970 - 2010.
Scope and Contents
Collection contains about 1.5 cartons of paper files related to the work of the Office of UCSF Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
and Diversity, and includes materials from related organizations, such as the Council of Minority Organizations (COMO), the
Latin American Campus Association (LACA), as well as some early (1970-1979) Black Caucus materials, including an audiocassette
recording. Includes legal information on workplace discrimination and retaliation, as well as photocopies of articles related
to the study of workplace diversity. Also includes the files of a number of Chancellor's Advisory committees, as well as reports
and statistics on campus diversity at UCSF, as well as at other UCs.
Collection also includes about 1.5 cartons of audiovisual and digital materials, including approximately 70 3.5 inch floppy
disks, dating from about 1998-2009. It also 2 CDs and 2 VHS tapes of "UCSF: An Adventure in Healthcare," created by the Office
of Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity and Diversity, as well as 3 CD-Rs (one labeled "UCSF Diversity Celebration").
Additionally, there is a manilla envelope of posters and photographs related to the Black Caucus, and an envelope containing
keychains and other realia.
General
Accession number MSS 2019-52.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Physical materials are in good condition; condition of audiovisual and digital materials has not yet been assessed, but carriers
appear to be in good condition.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Newhouse, Karen
