A Guide to the Black Student Alliance Scrapbook, 1994-1995 UA 0041

A Guide to the Black Student Alliance Scrapbook, 1994-1995 UA 0041


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Sarah Roth-Mullet

Repository
James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
Identification
UA 0041
Title
Black Student Alliance Scrapbook 1994-1995
Quantity
0.17 cubic feet, 1 box
Language
English .
Abstract
The Black Student Alliance Scrapbook is comprised of photographs, event flyers and a newsletter documenting Black Student Alliance activities at James Madison University during the 1994-1995 school year.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Black Student Alliance Scrapbook, UA 0041, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Scrapbook was donated on April 3, 2018, by the Black Student Alliance president, Mecca Baker.


Administrative History

The Black Student Alliance was founded in 1969. During the 1994-1995 school year David Ginn served as President, with Francis Johnson and Latoya Ingram as First and Second Vice President. The BSA office was located on the second floor of Taylor Hall.

Scope and Content

The Black Student Alliance Scrapbook is comprised of photographs, event flyers and a newsletter documenting Black Student Alliance activities during the 1994-1995 school year. The scrapbook contains photographs of individual members of the BSA, as well as events, including Homecoming weekend activities, Dress Up Day, Spirit Link Display in the Union, North East Groovers GOGO Band dance, BSA 25th Anniversary celebration, Alumni Reception in Godwin Hall, Sigma Gamma Rho probate, National Black Student Leadership Conference, Black Student Alliance Week events, and MLK Day candle lighting ceremony.

The Black Student Alliance Highlights newsletter contains articles such as, "The Absence of African-American Faculty," "What's happening in the NAACP," and book and movie reviews.

Arrangement

Scrapbook remains bound.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • African American college students
  • African Americans -- Education (Higher)
  • James Madison University
  • Newsletters
  • Photographs
  • Scrapbooks

Container List

Mixed Materials [1000898432] box: OV 1
Black Student Alliance Scrapbook
1994-1995
Mixed Materials [1000898432] box: OV 1 folder: 1
"Black Student Alliance Highlights" Newsletter
Spring 1995