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Black Panthers Archive
Overview
The Black Panthers Archive consists of the following files and materials, primarily from the 1960s through the 1970s. When relevant, updated materials have been added.
The archive contains mostly original materials donated by instructors, other individuals, or collected by library staff. It is not meant to provide a complete overview of the Black Panther experience, but rather a more focused view of Black Panther local history and origins at Merritt College. Library resources, such as books, periodicals, and online websites, should be consulted for comprehensive background information on the Black Panthers.
The library archives also include chronological files that contain newsworthy events at Merritt College, and beyond—providing a political, historical, and sociological context for the Black Panther era.
Black Panthers
- Vintage brochures and flyers of political events and lecture announcements
- Organizational platforms
- Position and support papers
- Publications
- Magazine, newspaper, and Web articles
- Encyclopedia Britannica article
Huey P. Newton
- Vintage flyers of political events and lecture announcements
- U.S. congressional candidate for Peace and Freedom Party announcement and platform
- Magazine, newspaper, and Web articles
- Encyclopedia Britannica article
- Funeral transcript
Black Panther Members
- Vintage flyers, announcements, and newspaper and Web articles on Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver, David Hilliard, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, Bobby Hutton, Elaine Brown, et al.
Black Panther Newspaper
- Assorted copies of print newspapers—see the complete Black Panther newspaper collection dating from 1968 through 1980, on microfilm, in the Periodical department.
Black Panther Publications
- Black Panther Manifesto
- Liberated Reporter
- Lumpen
- Ministry of Information Bulletin
Black Panther Exhibits
- Black Panthers 1968: Photographs by Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones
- It's About Time photo exhibit brochures
Current Black Panther Information
- African American and Black Panther library resource lists
- Black Panther course announcements
- Commemorator newspaper
- Current accomplishments of Black Panther members
- Merritt College Black Student Union’s struggle to name the student lounge—The Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale Student Lounge
Organizations, Programs, Supportive Movements and Issues Pertinent to Black Panther History
- Afro-American Studies Department and Issues—brochures, newspaper articles (including Wall St. Journal), memos, Peralta Bulletin, letters, proposal for establishing Black Studies Program
- Associated Students of Merritt College (ASMC)—brochures, newspaper articles, ASMC campaign and voting materials, political statements, press releases, position papers, student handbooks, letters and memos, activity descriptions
- Black Student Union (BSU)—newspaper articles, position and informational fact sheets, memos, flyers, newsletters, lecture announcements, BSU voting slates, BSU sponsored conferences
- Ethnic Studies Program and Issues—announcements, position papers, course listings, workshops
- Latin Studies Program and Issues—announcements, position papers, course offerings, La Raza conferences, voting platforms, letters and memos, political statements, newspapers (Chicano Student Mano a Mano and La Hormiga)
- Racism and Black Power Movement—flyers: political events and announcements, newsletters, newspaper articles, socio-political papers
- Soul Student Advisory Council—newspaper articles, sponsored conference info, memos, and background info
For archival access, please contact Judy Singer at (510) 436-2555.