UH African American Studies Department Records
The processed portion of the collection includes information about the history of the African American Studies Department, the First Annual Wilson Whitley Golf Tournament, fellowship programs, and study abroad programs. Materials in the processed portion include annual reports, brochures, catalogs, development plans, grant proposals, and reports to the community, dated 1990 to 2004 with one item, a Tribute to Lynn Eusan, from 1971. The processed portion arrived at the archives in relatively good order, which has been maintained where possible.
Two transfers of an additional 10 linear feet have since been added (in 2016 and 2023) but are not yet processed. The 2023 accession covers the years from 1990 to 2018 (bulk 2000s & 2010s). It is rich in video documentation of lectures and events from the African American Studies Department and contains office files, awards, photographs, programs, UJIMA newsletters, and department reports. Please contact curator Mary Manning ([email protected]) with questions about access to the unprocessed materials.
Dates
- 1971, 1990s-2018
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Special Collections owns the physical items in our collections, but copyright normally belongs to the creator of the materials or their heirs. The researcher has full responsibility for determining copyright status, obtaining permission to publish from copyright holders, and abiding by current copyright laws when publishing or displaying copies of Special Collections material in print or electronic form. For more information, consult the appropriate librarian. Reproduction decisions will be made by Special Collections staff on a case-by-case basis.
Extent
18.5 linear feet
Additional Description
Historical Information
In response to student demands, particularly those outlined in the Afro Americans for Black Liberation’s Ten Demands, the program was established as the Afro American Studies Program in 1969. Later, it became the African American Studies Program, and on August 1, 2022, it became a department. The mission of UH African American Studies Department is reflected in the larger vision of Black, Africana, and African American Studies departments and programs and their commitment to the development of the knowledge of people of African descent in America throughout the greater Diaspora and on the continent. African American Studies (AAS) provides students with a comprehensive, quality undergraduate and graduate education and the opportunity for a creative intellectual experience based on the critical and systematic study of the life, thought, and practice of African peoples in their current and historical unfolding.
Reference: https://www.uh.edu/class/aas/about/
Acquisition Information
Transferred by the African American Studies Program, 2001. Additional materials arrived in 2016 as accession #2016-014, and in 2023 as accession #2023-022.
Processing Information
Bobby Marlin, March 2002
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title
- Guide to the UH African American Studies Department Records
- Author
- Bobby Marlin
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750