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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8cf9t8b No online items Guide to the Oakland Post Photograph Collection Sean Heyliger African American Museum & Library at Oakland 659 14th Street Oakland, California 94612 Phone: (510) 637-0198 Fax: (510) 637-0204 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/locations/african-american-museum-library-oakland © 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved. Guide to the Oakland Post MS 169 1 Photograph Collection Guide to the Oakland Post Photograph Collection Collection number: MS 169 African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland, California Processed by: Sean Heyliger Date Completed: 2015-01-03 Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Oakland Post Photograph collection Dates: 1922-2005 Bulk Dates: 1963-1996 Collection number: MS 169 Creator: Oakland post. Collection Size: 56 linear feet (116 boxes + 1 oversized box) Repository: African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.) Oakland, CA 94612 Abstract: The Oakland Post Photograph Collection consists of 11,797 photographs appearing in the Oakland Post newspaper between 1963-2005. A majority of the photographs are portraits of African American politicians, business and community leaders, entertainers, athletes, and community and social groups from Oakland, California. The collection documents significant social and political events in Oakland, California, including social protest movements during the 1960s-1980s, festivals and sporting events, visits to Oakland, California by notable figures such as Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton, and activities of Oakland politicians. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public. Access Restrictions Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating. Publication Rights Permission to publish from the Oakland Post Photograph Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland. Preferred Citation Oakland Post Photograph collection, MS 169, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California. “The life and times of an uncommon man: in remembrance of Thomas L. Berkley.” 2001 Processing Information Processed by Sean Heyliger, January 3, 2015.Finding aid updated on August 26, 2016 to add accession #2016-053.Finding aid updated on October 6, 2016 to add accession #2016-084.Sean Heyliger updated finding aid on December 13, 2017 changing box number 24 (duplicate) to box 116. Biography / Administrative History The Oakland Post newspaper was founded by attorney Thomas L. Berkley and wife Velda M. Berkley in 1963. Published weekly, the newspaper was dedicated to covering the major issues confront African Americans in Oakland - education, civil rights, crime, employment, and the fight against racism. The newspaper became the largest African American newspaper in Northern California with a circulation over 55,000 and was the central paper of the Post Newspaper Group which included Guide to the Oakland Post MS 169 2 Photograph Collection five Bay Area newspapers including the Richmond Post and the Spanish language newspaper El Mundial. In 1972 the newspaper moved its business offices and printing facilities from Berkeley, California to 630 20th St. in Oakland, California. Following Thomas Berkley’s death, the newspaper was purchased by Paul Cobb in 2004. Scope and Content of Collection The Oakland Post Photograph Collection consists of 11,797 photographs appearing in the Oakland Post newspaper between 1963-2005. A majority of the photographs are portraits of African American politicians, business and community leaders, entertainers, athletes, and community and social groups from Oakland, California. The collection documents significant social and political events in Oakland, California, including social protest movements during the 1960s-1980s, festivals and sporting events, visits to Oakland, California by notable figures such as Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton, and activities of Oakland politicians. A majority of the photographs were taken by staff and contract photographers working for the Oakland Post, including E.F. Joseph, Cleveland Glovers, Barry Evans, Donald Cunningham, Calvin Harrell, and Cleo's Photography. Many of the portraits were taken as part of the Faces by the Bay series, a regular column in the Oakland Post featuring biographical sketches and portraits of prominent African Americans from Oakland and the San Francisco Bay area. Some of the portraits include correspondence, résumés, biographical sketches and other printed material. The photographs are arranged alphabetically by either person, organization, or person, followed by a description/caption, and photograph identification number. Many of the photographs’ dates designate when the photograph appeared in the Oakland Post and not the date the photograph was taken. Arrangement I. Photographs Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Oakland post. Oakland (Calif.)--History. African Americans--California--East Bay--History. Oakland (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works. Oakland (Calif.)--Politics and government. Oakland (Calif.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works. A-B Box 12:3 56 Brother Host Club / Group photograph of members of the 56 Brother Host Club of Richmond, California [970] 1963-05-02 Box 102 A La Carte A La Park Festival / T. J. Robinson of The Gingerbread House Restaurant and Gift Shop serving food at A La Carte A La Park festival [10263] 1991-09 Box 102 A La Carte A La Park Festival / Woman and girl dancing at A La Carte A La Park festival [10262] 1991-09 Box 65:6 Aaron, Deena / Peruvian Nellie Villavicencio and her son Marco (right) show "Equal Start" pupils a native dance while Deena Aaron, school resource volunteer, joins in clapping out the rhythm [6521] circa 1960s Box 107 Aaron, Hank / Hank Aaron holding quarter and two dollar bill [10521] circa 1980s Box 2:1 Abduljaami, John / Primitive wood sculpture John Abduljaami [004] circa 1980s Box 2:1 Abraham, Samuel Dr. / Dr. Samuel Abraham and Dr. L.A. Hillyard working in lab [005] circa 1980s Box 1 Abrams, George Portrait of George Abrams [006] 1974-06-30 Box 1 Abrams, Rachille / Rachille Abrams in cooking class at Fred Finch Youth Center [007] circa 1970s Box 51:6 Abrams, Roz / Portrait of KRON-TV news anchor Roz Abrams [5141] circa 1980s Box 2:1 Abrams, Roz / Portrait of Roz Abrams [008] undated Box 1 Abron, Jonia / Portrait of Jonia Abron [009] undated Box 1 Abu Jamal, Mumia / Portrait of Mumia Abu Jamal [A/B] [010] circa 1990s Box 2:1 AC Transit / Bus driver and group of passengers standing next to AC Transit bus and AC Transit sightseeing tour sign [016] 1970-07-09 Guide to the Oakland Post MS 169 3 Photograph Collection A-B Box 2:1 AC Transit / Bus driver standing next to AC Transit bus and AC Transit sightseeing tour sign [015] 1970-07-09 Box 2:1 AC Transit / Family boarding AC Transit bus in Tilden Park [017] circa 1970s Box 2:1 AC Transit / Man handing out candy to children at Santa's Toyland [014] 1969-12-04 Box 102 Acorn housing project / Acorn residents attending press conference [10212] circa 1980s Box 104 Acorn housing project / Acorn residents in courtyard [10274] circa 1990s Box 2:1 Acorn Supermarket / Exterior of building [012] 1970-04-30 Box 1 Acorn Supermarket / New owners of Acorn Supermarket Peter Hong and Alex Hahn standing in front of store [011] 1987-12-09 Box 2:1 ACTION / ACTION celebrates older Americans month [013] undated Box 2:1 Actors / Ray Tater gives technical pointers to Joe Pulido and Brian Allen [018] circa 1970s Box 4/OM20:3 Acty, Ruth / Jane Mitchell, Ruth Acty, Barbara Cannon and Ann Macey practicing at the piano [letter enclosed][019] circa 1960s Box 13 Adam, Leonard / Leonard Adam dancing on stage [1216] 1980-02-21 Box 1 Adams, Betty / Portrait of Betty Adams, Robinson Foundation [020] 1986-10-12 Box 2:1 Adams, Beverly / Beverly Adams and Cathy Aldridge [021] 1966-12-07 Box 1 Adams, Demosthenes / Portrait of Demosthenes Adams [022] 1973-11-14 Box 1 Adams, Everett L. II / Portrait of Everett L. Adams II [023] 1971-03-03 Box 2:1 Adams, Gayle / Gayle Adams and Bernard Veasey of San Jose State University [024] circa 1970s Box 2:2 Adams, Harold / Mr. and Mrs. Harold Adams speaking with Mrs. Roy Blackburn [025] circa 1960s Box 2:2 Adams, Luthermae / Portrait of Mrs. Luthermae E. Adams [026] 1972-11-12 Box 2:2 Adams, Marvin / Oakland Mayor John H. Reading presenting Marvin Adams with Oakland Boy of the Year award [027] circa 1970s Box 2:2 Adams, Richard / Portrait of Richard Adams [028 A/B] 1972-04-27 Box 2:2 Adderley, Cannonball / Cannonball Adderley publicity still [032] circa 1970s Box 1 Adderley, Cannonball / Cannonball Adderley Quintet performing on stage High Point at Monterey [029] 1969-10-02 Box 1 Adderley, Cannonball / Cannonball Adderley Quintet performing on stage High Point at Monterey [030] 1969-10-02 Box 2:2 Adderley, Cannonball / Portrait of Cannonball Adderley [031] circa 1960s Box 2:2 Adderley, Nat Jr. / Nat Adderley playing guitar [033] 1971-03-31 Box 1 Addison, Bennie / Bennie Addison sitting in chair [034] 1970-03-01 Box 1 Adetunji, Adelekan / Portrait of Adelekan Adetunji [035] 1972-07-27 Box 1 Adler, El Professor / Group sitting at dining table [036] circa 1960s Box 1 Adrian, David / Portrait of David Adrian