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Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) and Joe Hill Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-024
Scope and Contents
The Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W) and Joe Hill Ephemera Collection (1923-1990; undated) contains 26 items related to I.W.W; and member Joe Hill, a labor activist and songwriter who was accused of murder and executed by firing squad in 1915. Included in this collection are I.W.W. publications such as an appendix to the general constitution and by-laws, and pamphlets such as: Historical Catechism of American Unionism"; "One Big Union of All the Workers"; and "The General Strike for...
Dates:
1923,1944, 1946, 1963, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1990, circa 1970s; undated
Ace Lundon Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-036
Abstract
The Ace Lundon Collection (1862-2013, undated; bulk 1990-2013) is a collection about Ace Lundon, a writer, actor, singer, and entrepreneur from South Dakota. It includes personal papers, business records, manuscripts, photographs, audio-visual materials, posters, and more primarily concerning writer, activist, journalist, teacher, entertainer, and entrepreneur Ace Lundon.
Dates:
1862-2013, undated; Majority of material found within 1990-2013
Effie Robinson Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-037
Abstract
This collection contains one scrapbook, photographs, an obituary, master’s thesis, copies of a speech, and excerpts of an oral history regarding Effie Robinson, a San Francisco based social worker who was a pioneer for championing minority children in need of adoption, and educational leadership programs for minority youths. A majority of the scrapbook contains clippings regarding her work with MARCH! Adoption program, Junior Leaders Program at Benjamin Franklin Junior High School, and...
Dates:
circa 1930s; 1942; circa 1950s; 1952-1985, 2001, 2003; undated
The Black Panther Newspapers
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-044
Abstract
This collection contains over 400 newspaper issues from 1967 to 1980, organized by the Black Panther Party(BPP). The newspaper covers a variety of topics, from community to global events. It was also used to distribute information of the BPP’s ideologies and their support for different groups fighting oppression.
Dates:
1967-1980
Torrance Refinery Action Alliance (TRAA) Records
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-018
Abstract
This collection contains reports, flyers, fact sheets, articles, emails, memorandums, and other material regarding Torrance Refinery Action Alliance (TRAA), an organization formed in the aftermath of an explosion on February 18, 2015 at the ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery (now PBF Energy’s Torrance Refining Company). TRAA's mission is to ban hydrogen fluoride (HF) and modified hydrofluoric acid (MHF) from two refineries (Torrance Refining Company and Valero Wilmington Refinery) in Southern...
Dates:
1979-2024; undated; Majority of material found within 2015-2022
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