http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt62903498 Online items available Guide to the Kearny Street Workshop Archives CEMA 33 Finding aid prepared by Alexander Hauschild, 2010 and CEMA staff with periodic updates. UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California, 93106-9010 Phone: (805) 893-3062 Email:
[email protected]; URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections 2010 August Guide to the Kearny Street CEMA 33 1 Workshop Archives CEMA 33 Title: Kearny Street Workshop Archives Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 33 Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 8.5 linear feet Date (bulk): Bulk, 1980-2002 Date (inclusive): 1972-2002 Abstract: The nonprofit agency Kearny Street Workshop (KSW) is the oldest multidisciplinary Asian American arts organization in the United States. Established in 1972 as a collective of artists in San Francisco's Chinatown/ Manila town neighborhood, KSW is now a nonprofit agency that serves many Asian/Pacific American communities from its office in San Francisco. This collections covers material from 1972 - 2002. It contains posters, publications, and photos. The struggles of the neighborhood such as low-income housing, strikes by garment and electrical union workers, and the eviction of the elderly tenants defines much of the art in this collection. General Physical Description note: 6 document boxes, 5 oversize boxes and 176 posters Physical Location: Del Norte Language of Materials: The collection is in English. Access Restrictions The collection is open for research. Use Restrictions Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB.