Activism
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
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
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), 1977; undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
Includes essays; flyers; pamphlets; and reunion papers
Dates:
1977; 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
World Magazine, July, October 1969; February-March, October 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:
July, October 1969; February-March, October 1970