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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8kd23bd Online items available Guide to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland 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 African American MS 189 1 Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph Collection Guide to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph Collection Collection number: MS 189 African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland, California Processed by: Sean Heyliger Date Completed: 10/07/2015 Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: African American Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph collection Dates: 1869-2008 Collection number: MS 189 Creator: African American Museum & Library at Oakland Collection Size: 21.25 linear feet (30 boxes + 2 oversized boxes + 2 oversized drawers) Repository: African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.) Oakland, CA 94612 Abstract: The African American Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph Collection consists of 2,329 photographs documenting African Americans in California between 1869-2008. The photograph collection consists of photographs donated to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland, and its predecessor the East Bay Negro Historical Society. The collection is organized into 28 series by subject, and includes photographs of significant African Americans such Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and Byron Rumford, and documents various aspects of the African American community in Oakland including athletics, business, churches, civil rights, early pioneers, entertainment, military, fraternal and women's organizations. 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 African American Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland. Preferred Citation African American Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph collection, MS 189, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California. Processing Information Collection was processed by Sean Heyliger, 2015. Finding aid updated by Sean Heyliger on September 2, 2016 to incorporate material in Accession 2016-058. Finding aid updated by Sean Heyliger on October 6, 2016 to incorporate material in Accession 2016-081, 2016-082, and 2016-083.Finding aid updated by Sean Heyliger on October 7, 2017 to incorporate material in Accession 2017-041.Finding aid updated by Sean Heyliger on December 27, 2017 to incorporate material in Accession 2017-095.Finding aid updated by Sean Heyliger on January 13, 2018 to incorporate material in Accession 2018-004 and 2018-005.Finding aid updated by Sean Heyliger on April 28, 2018 to incorporate material in Accession 2018-011.Finding aid updated by Sean Heyliger on November 17, 2018 to incorporate material in Accession 2018-030. Biography / Administrative History Guide to the African American MS 189 2 Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph Collection The African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO) was organized on July 2, 1965 in the home of Marcella Ford as the East Bay Negro Historical Society (EBNHS). In attendance at the first meeting were the seven founding members of the society: Marcella Ford, Jesse Ford, Eugene Lasartemay, Ruth Lasartemay, E. Harold Mason, Morrie Turner, and Madison Harvey Jr. The society’s mission was to “collect, preserve, record, and disseminate information related to the history, culture and experience, of persons of Black American and African descent, especially those in the East Bay, the State of California and throughout the West.” The society consisted of members, officers, and an executive board and included library, museum, publications and publicity, program, membership, finance, and nomination committees which met on the third Saturday of every month. Initially, the society operated as a unit of the Oakland Unified School District Volunteer Program, with members giving lectures on black history to students that would visit the library and museum. In 1970, the society moved to a storefront located at 3651 Grove Street in Oakland, California and remained there for six years before moving to 4519 Grove St., where it established a museum and library. In 1982, the society was invited into the Golden Gate Branch of the Oakland Public Library, making it the first Oakland library branch with a collection focused on African American history and culture. Following the appointment of Dr. Lawrence Crouchett as its executive director in 1988, the society changed its name to the Northern California Center for Afro-American History & Life (NCCAAHL). In 1994, the City of Oakland and the NCCAAHL merged to create the African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO). Scope and Content of Collection The African American Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph Collection consists of 2,329 photographs documenting African Americans in California between 1869-2008. The photograph collection consists of photographs donated to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland, and its predecessor the East Bay Negro Historical Society. The collection is organized into 28 series by subject, and includes photographs of significant African Americans such Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and Byron Rumford, and documents various aspects of the African American community in Oakland including athletics, business, churches, civil rights, early pioneers, entertainment, military, fraternal and women's organizations. Arrangement The collection is arranged into 28 series by subject. Series include: Access to Life exhibit, Allensworth, Architecture, Assorted, Civic affairs, Civil rights, Cowboys and ranchers, Depression era, Education, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Home life, Leisure, Media, Military, Miscellaneous, Occupations, Organizations, Panoramas, Pioneers, Politics, Portraits, Railroads, Religion, Sports, Stereoscope slides, Street scenes, World War II. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. African Americans--California. African Americans--California--Allensworth--History. Civil rights--California. Oakland (Calif.)--History. Oakland (Calif.)--Politics and government. Oakland (Calif.)--Race relations. Oakland (Calif.)--Social conditions. West Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)--History. African Americans--Religion--History. Separated Material Duplicate photographs and photographs held in other repositories were removed from collection and placed in accession file. Access to Life exhibit Box 14 Access to Life exhibit / Polaroid portrait of Relnel Chery [1628] 2008-01-24 Box 21 Access to Life exhibit / Polaroid portrait of Relnel Chery [1629] 2008-03-09 Box 21 Access to Life exhibit / Polaroid portrait of Relnel Chery [1630] 2008-01-19 Box 21 Access to Life exhibit / Polaroid portrait of Relnel Chery [1631] 2008-01-30 Box 21 Access to Life exhibit / Polaroid portrait of Relnel Chery [1632] 2008-01-23 Box 21 Access to Life exhibit / Polaroid portrait of Relnel Chery [1633] 2008-03-30 Guide to the African American MS 189 3 Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph Collection Access to Life exhibit Box 21 / 20:2 Access to Life exhibit / Polaroid portrait of Relnel Chery [Access to Life exhibit brochure enclosed][1634] 2008-01-21 Allensworth Box 1:1 Allensworth / "Visit California's Black historic town Allensworth" bumpersticker [015] circa 1970s https://oakland.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/digitalFile_f39e2395-4a88-4ed3-b83b-a0afe934cd2c/ Box 3 Allensworth / Allensworth house information sign at Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park [019] undated https://oakland.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/digitalFile_75871883-325c-420d-9d32-55f7cd2a7ea8/ Box 2 Allensworth / Allensworth School house [022] 1970-03 https://oakland.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/digitalFile_d1a2939e-579e-4767-bd59-8df7a7696995/ Box OM 25 Pioneers / Allensworth State Historic Park poster featuring five photographs, map, and 5th anniversary flyer [2250] 1981 Box 3 Allensworth / Band and park ranger on stage at Col. Allensworth State Historic Park [039] 2005-09-19 https://oakland.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/digitalFile_c8713a52-255f-4653-8711-e43dd6d221b3/ Box 2 Allensworth / Buildings and fields in the distance [018] 1970-03 https://oakland.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/digitalFile_b4c6b05a-10cd-4d7b-acfa-1c5a9e57bb76/ Box 2 Allensworth / Buildings and fields in the distance [023] circa 1970s https://oakland.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/digitalFile_226aa152-81cb-4d4e-8da9-de5c152adb36/ Box 2 Allensworth / Buildings and fields in the distance [025] 1970-03 https://oakland.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/digitalFile_3ceb4e03-e76f-428f-8d03-8390fcdebe46/ Box 3 Allensworth / Buildings at Col. Allensworth State Historic Park [030] 2005-09-19 https://oakland.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/digitalFile_23d1ce73-4213-4c60-adce-6570cccb93a7/ Box 3 Allensworth / Buildings at Col. Allensworth