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African American students

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Carl Barus Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-L8-002
Abstract

Carl Barus was a professor of engineering and social activist. He taught in the Engineering Department at Swarthmore College from 1952 to 1985. He was active in negotiating a resolution to the 1969 admissions office sit-in by SASS and subsequently served on the Black Concerns Committee. Contains papers on African American student concerns at Swarthmore from the SASS sit-in in 1969 to minutes and papers of the Black Concerns Committee in the 1980s.

Dates: 1968-1985

Black Students League records

 Collection
Identifier: HCQ-003-043
Abstract

This collection contains documentation of Haverford's Black Students League. It includes the club's constitution, mission statement, programs, calendar of events, email printouts, and a report on race relations at Haverford.

Dates: 1990 - 2013

Emma Lapsansky-Werner collection

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1325
Abstract

The Emma Lapsansky-Werner collection holds material primarily related to the life and career of Emma Jones Lapsansky-Werner (1945-), History Professor and Curator of Special Collections at Haverford College from 1990-2005. The collection also holds records of family members from Emma’s maternal lineage dating back to the 1760s including members from the Jenkins, Parker and Hughes families.

Dates: 1760-2019

RA

 Collection
Identifier: HCL-003-015
Abstract

A literary magazine focusing on Black writing and art.

Dates: 1972-1973

Richard A. Jones papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1332
Abstract

This collection contains Richard A. Jones’s poetry, prose fiction, and academic writing, as well as teaching material from his tenure at Howard University, Kansas State University, and George Mason University, and materials regarding the Radical Philosophy Association.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970 - 2021

Sons of Africa records

 Collection
Identifier: HCQ-003-044
Abstract

This collection contains documentation of Haverford's Sons of Africa. It includes the club's history, mission statement, photographs, and other organizational materials.

Dates: 2004-2015

Swarthmore College. Black Cultural Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q006
Abstract Contains the records of the Black Cultural Center, founded in 1969 and located on the campus of Swarthmore College. The BCC serves as a home for a number of organizations on campus including SASS (Swarthmore African-American Student Society), Gospel Choir, and Mjumbe, a literary magazine representing black students. The collection includes constitution, minutes, correspondence, and other records of SASS, the records of the Gospel Choir which was founded in 1971, and recent records of Mjumbe,...
Dates: 1968-2000