Collection on Race, Ethnicity and Student Activism
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains programs, newspaper clippings, fliers, posters, and other materials related to race and ethnicity both on and off the UC Riverside campus in the late 1960s. Topics addressed in the collection include information on ethnic studies, African American students, Mexican American students, protests, and related campus events. The collection also includes materials related to events and issues that happened off campus, such as housing discimination, farm worker strikes, and elections.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1969
Creator
- University of California, Riverside (Organization)
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection contains programs, newspaper clippings, fliers, posters, and other materials related to race and ethnicity both on and off the UC Riverside campus in the late 1960s. Topics addressed in the collection include information on ethnic studies, African American students, Mexican American students, protests, and related campus events. The collection also includes materials related to events and issues that happened off campus, such as housing discimination, farm worker strikes, and elections.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following two series:
- Series 1. Campus issues and events, 1968-1969
- Series 2. Off-Campus issues and events, 1966-1969
Acquisition Information
The provenance of this collection is unknown. It may have been created by library staff who collected these documents from a variety of sources.
Processing History
Processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, in 2017.
Processing of the University of California, Riverside Collection on Race, Ethnicity and Student Activism was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Subject
- University of California, Riverside (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Collection on Race, Ethnicity and Student Activism
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, in 2017. Updated by Andrea Hoff, University Archivist, in 2019.
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside CA 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu