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Activism

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

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

LGBTQ Publications Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-031
Abstract

The LGBTQ Publications Collection (1935-2022, undated; bulk 1970-2000) contains newspapers, magazines, newsletters, reports, and other publications devoted to the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) community.

Dates: 1935-2023; Majority of material found within 1975-2000

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

"Message to The Black Movement, A Political Statement from the Black Underground" Coordinating Committee: The Black Liberation Army , undated

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains newsletters, pamphlets, clippings, articles, and other documents related to various topics such as: the Black movement, the Labor Movement, Libertarianism, Anti-War Movement, the Chinese revolution, student movements, and other topics. This series is arranged alphabetically by title. See individual records for more information about the material.

Dates: undated

"Midnight Special" Vol. 4, No. 2, February 1974

 File — Box 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series consists of approximately thirty different leftist newspaper and publication titles. Most newspapers are represented by a single issue, but a few have multiple issues. This series is arranged alphabetically. See individual records for more information about each publication.

Dates: February 1974

"Movement" published by the Movement Press. Vol. 2, No. 3; Vol. 4, No. 5, 7; Vol. 5, No. 7-12; Vol. 6, No. 1, March 1966; June, August 1968; August 1969-March 1970

 File — Box 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series consists of approximately thirty different leftist newspaper and publication titles. Most newspapers are represented by a single issue, but a few have multiple issues. This series is arranged alphabetically. See individual records for more information about each publication.

Dates: March 1966; June, August 1968; August 1969-March 1970

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