UNO Department of Black Studies Records
Scope and Contents
Records collected from and about the Department of Black Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha document the formative years of the department. The collection documents program planning, conflict with Academic Affairs in the 1970s, newsletters, correspondence, and other material.
Black Studies folder list copied from previous location in University Archives File Cabinet Collection -Miscellaneous Information -Publications--"Black Studies Newsletter", "Black Studies Report", "Department of Black Studies Newsletter" 2003-2004- -Suit--Black Studies and B.L.A.C. vs. Academic Affairs, 1972-- Correspondence Departmental Background Information-- Correspondence, Numbers 1-30 Correspondence, Numbers 31-unnumbered items Miscellaneous Fact-finding Investigation Summary Report by George M. Johnson plus Exhibit Interviews-- Summary and Exhibits #1-7 Summary and Exhibits #8-13 Investigation Interviews [by tape number, 7-119] Miscellaneous -Testimony of A. B. Buddy Hogan, President of the Omaha Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. Before the University of Nebraska Board of Regents Academic Affairs Committee Concerning Demotion of the Black Studies Department to the Black Studies Program, June 16, 1984 -Thirty-fifth Anniversary, April 17, 2007
Dates
- 1970-2010
Creator
- University of Nebraska at Omaha. Department of Black Studies (Creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Nebraska Public Records Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-712 through 84-712.09), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Nebraska Omaha assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Archives & Special Collections will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to the University of Nebraska at Omaha, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Further information about copyright policy is available at http://libguides.unomaha.edu/library_policies.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Accession record is absent. These materials arrived in University Archives via a variety of channels.
- African American student movements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African Americans -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African Americans -- Study and teaching Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Civil rights demonstrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Protest movements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Student movements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Nebraska at Omaha. Department of Black Studies
- clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- records (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- University of Nebraska at Omaha. Department of Black Studies (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Department of Black Studies Records
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Wendy Guerra, Digital Initiatives Archivist; Angela Kroeger, Metadata Coordinator; Holly Timmerman, student employee; Lori Schwartz, Hagel and Technical Services Archivist
- Date
- 2021-02-25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- 2nd edition
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections Repository
Archives & Special Collections
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha Nebraska 68182-0237 United States
402-554-6046
unoasc@unomaha.edu
