http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf6d5nb26b Online items available Finding Aid to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region 1 Photograph Collection, ca. 1940-1982 Finding aid written by Lori Hines Funding for processing this collection was provided by National Historic Records and Publications Commission. The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ © 2005 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. BANC PIC 1978.147 1 Finding Aid to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region 1 Photograph Collection, ca. 1940-1982 Collection number: BANC PIC 1978.147 The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Funding for processing this collection was provided by National Historic Records and Publications Commission. Finding Aid Author(s): Finding aid written by Lori Hines Date Completed: February 2005 Finding Aid Encoded By: GenX © 2015 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region I, photograph collection Date (inclusive): ca. 1940-1982 Collection Number: BANC PIC 1978.147 Author: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region 1 Office Extent: 1 box (300 photographic prints) and 2 oversize photographic prints ; various sizesLinear feet: .476 digital objects Repository: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Abstract: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region 1 photograph collection consists of photographs from records of the NAACP Region 1 Office, and includes material from NAACP branches in the Western United States, the NAACP National Office and other organizations from ca. 1940-1982. Region 1 includes the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Images range from professionally produced photographs and news service photographs to snapshots. Subjects include membership drives, fundraisers, voter registration and other events as well as portraits. Materials such as publicity shots of national figures and events were presumably received from the National Office. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research. Please use digital facsimiles when possible. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, BANC PIC 1978.147 2 privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html . Preferred Citation [Identification of item], National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region 1 Photograph Collection, BANC PIC 1978.147, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Alternate Forms Available Digital reproductions of selected images are available. Related Collections National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region 1, Records, BANC MSS 78/180 c 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 -- Civil rights -- Pictorial works. African Americans -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. Civil rights -- United States -- Photographs. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- West Coast Region -- Pictorial works. Photographs. Acquisition Information The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region 1 photograph collection was given to The Bancroft Library by the NAACP Region 1 Office in April 1978. Additions were made in 1980, 1982, 1985. Accruals Future additions are expected. Processing Information Preliminary processing by Bancroft Library staff. Additions processed by Lori Hines in 2004-2005. Organizational History The Region 1 Office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was established by the NAACP National Office in 1944. At the time of its founding, the Region 1 Office was referred to as the West Coast Regional Office and included branches in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington state. By 1947, this Office expanded to include Arizona, Idaho, Utah and the territory of Hawaii, and by 1952 it included the territory of Alaska. Scope and Content of the Collection The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region 1 photograph collection consists of photographs from records of the NAACP Region 1 Office, and includes material from NAACP branches in the Western United States, the NAACP National Office and other organizations from ca. 1940-1982. Region 1 includes the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Images range from professionally produced photographs and news service photographs to snapshots. Subjects include membership drives, fundraisers, voter registration and other events as well as portraits. Materials such as publicity shots of national figures and events were presumably received from the National Office. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region 1 photograph collection was received with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Region 1 records (BANC MSS 78/180 c). The current arrangement reflects two periods of collection processing within the library. The first group (items :1-:165) was initially received in 1978. It was roughly arranged by library staff in two groups: subjects and portraits. When additions (items :166 -:302) were transferred from the organizational records in 2002-2003, new material was appended and arranged by library staff with no attempt to renumber or rearrange the items from the first group. Captions were also provided by library staff, and were derived from accompanying manuscripts, information written on backs of images, and the images themselves. In an effort to streamline processing, the physical description only includes "1 photographic print." The first batch is arranged in two groups: subjects (items :1-: 60) and portraits (items :61-:165). BANC PIC 1978.147 3 The additions are arranged in four groups: portraits; branches; programs and projects; and other organizations and miscellany. Portraits (items :166 -:211) Photographs of identified people, arranged alphabetically by last name. The majority of images are formal portraits. Regional or National Office level status is given when known. Branches (items :212 -:245) Images that were pulled from the branch files of the Regional 1Office. These photographs are arranged alphabetically by state, then by city, and include shots of branch programs and events. Programs and projects (items :246 -:282) Images related to programs administered or created by the Region 1or National Office, such as labor, fund raising, voter registration, membership, and education as well as conferences and conventions. Photographs are arranged roughly subject, then by date. Other organizations and miscellany (items :283 -:302) Collected material and unidentified subjects arranged alphabetically (roughly) by organization or last name of individual. Included are photographs from organizations NAACP had an interest in, or from people asking for NAACP's support. A miscellany, at the end of this group, consists of unidentified photographs that may or may not be directly related to the NAACP. Franklin H. Williams (center-right) 1946 BANC PIC 1978.147:1--PIC ark:/13030/hb038nb01z Physical Description: 1 photographic print Marks and Inscriptions: Mercury Photo Enterprises, Brooklyn, NY, no. 154 (photographer stamp). NAACP staff members working behind the scene June 1947 BANC PIC 1978.147:2--PIC ark:/13030/hb2c60044q Physical Description: 1 photographic print 38th Annual National NAACP Convention, Washington, D.C. 1948? BANC PIC 1978.147:3--PIC ark:/13030/hb8q2nb5bf Physical Description: 1 photographic print Alameda County Branch [Calif.] Membership Committee 1950 BANC PIC 1978.147:4--PIC ark:/13030/hb9779p2kb Physical Description: 1 photographic print Tarea Hall Pittman and unidentified man holding Freedom Seals July 1951 BANC PIC 1978.147:5--PIC ark:/13030/hb667nb3xc Physical Description: 1 photographic print Marks and