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Collection Overview
Title: Black Studies Center, 1971-1987
Predominant Dates:1971-1987
ID: RHC/UA/30/-1
Extent: 3.75 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 05/11/1989
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Black Studies Center records are a subgroup within the Academic Centers record group of the University Archives. The collection documents the history and activities of the Center from 1971-1987. The records are arranged alphabetically with the majority of the collection consisting of conference material, correspondence, student organizations, and faculty committees. Board of Regents reports and reviews; program management reports and reviews; and annual reports provide research material that pertain to the growth and development of the Center. Also contained in the collection are syllabi and student papers from the courses offered under the black studies minor program and articles written by Black Studies Center faculty members.
Collection Historical Note
In May 1968, the Black students on campus, inspired by the nationwide campaign for Black Studies, rallied before President Rhoten Smith and presented him with a list of seven grievances. The students declared the university a racist institution and demanded the establishment of a Black Studies program. As a result of this campaign the Center for Black Studies was created.
The Center for Black Studies, an academic and research Center, offers interdisciplinary concentrations of undergraduate courses relating to the black experience and interethnic/ intercultural relations. The Center collects and analyzes data on aspects of the fields of black studies and ethnic studies; and provides cultural programming with the aid of other academic offices on campus in the form of conferences, guest speakers, and commemora-tive events. Student organizations such as the Medical Opportunities Program (MOP), Black for Professional and Creative Communication (BPACC), and the Organization of Black Business Students (OBBS) represent major components of the Center.
Through its four components of the Black Studies minor, faculty research, cultural programming, and student organizations, the Center provides a supplemental knowledge base for students desiring careers in the public sector that emphasize interethnic/ intercultural relations, or careers in the private sector that include blacks and other minorities as their clientele.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Northern Illinois University
Access Restrictions:
There are no restrictions on access to the records.
Use Restrictions:
Literary rights are dedicated to the public.
Acquisition Source:
Van Amos, Program Coordinator
Acquisition Method:
The University Archives acquired the Black Studies Center Records from Van Amos, Program Coordinator, on May 11, 1989.
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- Folder 1: Accomplishments -- Center for Minority Studies, 1979
- Folder 2: Affirmative Action Advisory Committee, 1982
- Folder 3: African Association for Black Studies & Awards for Excellence
- Folder 4: African Studies -- Swahili Course Grant, 1983
- Folder 5: Alpha Phi Alpha, 1974
- Folder 6: American Council of Education for Journalism, 1974
- Folder 7: American Indian Studies, 1972-1977
- Folder 8-15: Annual Reports, 1974-1980
- Folder 16: Articles by Philip T.K. Daniel, Director, 1980, no date
- Folder 17: Assessment of Course Offering Paper by Philip T.K. Daniel, 1977
- Folder 18: Baccalaureate Review Committee, 1982-1983
- Folder 19: Bilingual Education Steering Committee Directory, 1975-1976
- Folder 20: Black Artists Guild
- Folder 21: Black Choir
- Folder 22: Black Faculty Organization, 1976-1984
- Folder 23: Black Faculty & Staff, 1975-1976
- Folder 24: Black Heritage Week/Month, (1976-1993)
- Folder 25: Black History Celebration, 1978
- Folder 26: Black History Club, 1977, 1979
- Folder 27: Black Issues Forum, 1984-1986
- Folder 28: Black Student Art Show
- Folder 29-31: Black Student Union, 1980-1986
- Folder 32: Black Studies
- Folder 33: Black Studies Advisory & Curriculum Council (BSACC), 1983-1984
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