Contemporary Black Arts Program records, 1975-1992 (RSS 1275)

Extent: 3 Linear feet (6 archives boxes, 1 oversize file folder)

The records include brochures, correspondence, membership lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters and printed programs, proposals and reports that document the establishment and growth of the Contemporary Black Arts Program at UCSD. These records consist chiefly of administrative files from this academic program, friends organization, and Black History Month celebrations, as well as various publicity materials for events sponsored by CBAP. The materials are arranged in six series: 1) PROGRAM FILES, 2) PUBLICITY MATERIALS, 3) BLACK FACULTY AND STAFF ASSOCIATION FILES, 4) SUBJECT FILES, 5) FRIENDS OF THE CONTEMPORARY BLACK ARTS PROGRAM FILES, and 6) BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILES.

The Contemporary Black Arts Program developed from the Cultural Traditions Program at John Muir College in 1979. Strongly interdisciplinary, the Program was established to satisfy general education requirements, to add richness and diversity to the process of educating students, and to serve as a means of increasing the involvement of African Americans in university and local community affairs. In 1979, the Program moved to the Third College, now named Thurgood Marshall College, under the guidance of Dr. Floyd Gaffney, Professor of Drama. Gaffney continued as Director of the program until his retirement in June 1994.

Since 1981, the Program has offered a Contemporary Black Arts Minor which provides a broad introduction to African American performing arts. The minor offers lecture, studio, and performance courses. Through the concerted efforts of the faculty and strong support from university administration, the Program expanded its unique combination of instructional, research, and performing arts missions throughout the 1980s. The Program's involvement in the planning of Black History Month events and its successful sponsorship of performances by African American artists attest to its important contributions to the cultural life of the UC San Diego campus and the surrounding community.

In 2005, Provost of Thurgood Marshall College Dr. Cecil Lytle proposed that the Contemporary Black Arts Minor should be expanded into an African American Studies Minor (AASM), and it was eventually solidified in the same year. It is now not only a study of arts, but an interdisciplinary study of the humanities and social sciences, as well.

The records of the Contemporary Black Arts Program consist of program files related to its academic administration, publicity materials for various events sponsored by CBAP, files associated with the participation of the program director, Floyd Gaffney, in the Black Faculty and Staff Association, subject files concerning African-American education, administrative files of the Friends of the CBAP, and files documenting the program's involvement with Black History Month celebrations at UCSD.

The materials are arranged in six series: 1) PROGRAM FILES, 2) PUBLICITY MATERIALS, 3) BLACK FACULTY AND STAFF ASSOCIATION FILES, 4) SUBJECT FILES, 5) FRIENDS OF THE CONTEMPORARY BLACK ARTS PROGRAM FILES, and 6) BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILES.

Container List

PROGRAM FILES

Scope and Content of Series

Series 1) PROGRAM FILES: Ranging from 1979 to 1988, this series is organized by subject and arranged chronologically within each folder. These documents include correspondence, faculty meeting agendas and minutes, program information, proposals, reports and budget requests.

Box 1 Folder 2
Proposal for CBAP: 1979, 1979
Box 1 Folder 3
Program Information: Brochures, Hand-outs, Flyers: 1982-1985, 1982 - 1985
Box 1 Folder 4
Program Brochure: UCSD Open House: 1983, 1983
Box 1 Folder 5
Program Brochure: Layout, 1985 - 1986
Box 1 Folder 6
Program Brochure: Draft Annotated by Edith Fisher, 1985 - 1986
Box 1 Folder 7
Program Brochure: Undergraduate Course Descriptions: 1985, 1985
Box 1 Folder 8
Program Brochure: Undergraduate Course Descriptions: 1985-1986, 1985 - 1986
Box 1 Folder 9
Program Information: News Release: 18 December 1985, 1985
Box 1 Folder 10
Academic Plan: 1986-2000: Draft, 1986
Box 1 Folder 11
Academic Plan: 1986-2000, 1986
Box 1 Folder 12
Contemporary Black Arts Minor: Information, 1981 - 1991
Box 1 Folder 13
Dance Minor Proposal, 1983
Box 1 Folder 14
Dance Minor Proposal, 1984
Box 1 Folder 15
Dance Minor Proposal: Draft, 1984
Box 1 Folder 16
Dance Minor Proposal: Draft, 1984
Box 1 Folder 17
Dance Minor Proposal: Correspondence, 1984 - 1985
Box 1 Folder 18
Experimental Dance Studies Major Proposal, 1983
Box 1 Folder 19
Dance Class Proposal from Vladimir Vooss: Collaboration Between Dancers and Mus, 1982
Box 1 Folder 20
Under-Representation of African-American Theatre Arts at UCSD, 1989 - 1990
Box 1 Folder 21
Institute for Afro-American Studies Proposal, 1975 - 1980
Box 1 Folder 22
Afro-American Studies Program Proposal: Draft
Box 1 Folder 23
Afro-American Studies Program Proposal, 1987
Box 1 Folder 24
Afro-American Studies Program Proposal, 1988
Box 1 Folder 25
Afro-American Studies Program Proposal, 1988
Box 1 Folder 26
Afro-American Studies Program Proposal, 1988
Box 1 Folder 27
UCSD Afro-American Studies Tenure-Track/Tenured Position Announcement, 1988 - 1989
Box 1 Folder 28
Ethnic Studies Department Proposal, 1988
Box 2 Folder 1
Program Changes: Proposals, 1983 - 1984
Box 2 Folder 2
Program Changes: Proposals, 1985
Box 2 Folder 3
Program Changes: Proposals, 1986
Box 2 Folder 4
Course Outlines, 1984 - 1985
Box 2 Folder 5
Faculty Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1981
Box 2 Folder 6
Faculty Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1981
Box 2 Folder 7
Faculty Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1982
Box 2 Folder 8
Faculty Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1982
Box 2 Folder 9
Faculty Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1983
Box 2 Folder 10
Faculty Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1984
Box 2 Folder 11
Faculty Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1985
Box 2 Folder 12
Faculty Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1986
Box 2 Folder 13
Faculty Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1987 - 1989
Box 2 Folder 14
Funding Reduction, 1982
Box 2 Folder 15
Budget Request for 1982-1983, 1982
Box 2 Folder 16
Activity Report for 1987-1988, 1988
Box 2 Folder 17
Pre-Graduate Advising Coordinator, 1982
Box 2 Folder 18
Teaching Assistantship: Establishment of Program's Writing Adjuncts Courses, 1984 - 1985
Box 2 Folder 19
Teaching Assistantship Files, 1985 - 1987
Box 2 Folder 20
Adolf Coors Company Endowment
Box 2 Folder 21
Black Alumni Scholarship Competition, 1986 - 1987

PUBLICITY MATERIALS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 2) PUBLICITY MATERIALS: Ranging from 1981 to 1992, this series includes flyers, news-releases, photographs, posters and programs.

Box 2 Folder 22
Newsletter, 1985
Box 2 Folder 23
Calendar of Events, 1982 - 1992
Box 2 Folder 24
Publicity for Events, 1981 - 1983
Box 2 Folder 25
Publicity for Events, 1984
Box 2 Folder 26
Publicity for Events, 1985
Box 2 Folder 27
Publicity for Events, 1986 - 1987
Box 2 Folder 28
Publicity for Events, 1988
Box 2 Folder 29
Publicity for Events, 1989
Box 2 Folder 30
Publicity for Events, 1990
Box 2 Folder 31
Publicity for Events
Oversize MC-033-01
Publicity for Events - Posters, calendars, etc, 1984 - 1989
Box 2 Folder 33
Dr. Keyan Tomaselli Lecture, 1986
Box 3 Folder 1
Events: Publicity Photographs of National Dance Company of Senegal
Box 3 Folder 2
Events: Publicity Photographs of Wajumba Cultural Ensemble, 1981
Box 3 Folder 3
Events: Publicity Photographs of Ed Bland, 1982
Box 3 Folder 4
Events: Publicity Photograph of Miles Davis, 1988
Box 3 Folder 5
Events: Publicity Photograph of UCSD Gospel Choir directed by Reverend Joseph L., 1980 - 1981

BLACK FACULTY AND STAFF ASSOCIATION FILES

Scope and Content of Series

Series 3) BLACK FACULTY AND STAFF ASSOCIATION FILES: Ranging from 1975 to 1986, this series primarily contain agendas and minutes of association meetings along with reports and correspondence related to various issues under discussion at these meetings.

Box 3 Folder 6
Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1975
Box 3 Folder 7
Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1976 - 1977
Box 3 Folder 8
Executive Committee: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1975
Box 3 Folder 9
Black Faculty Association: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1984
Box 3 Folder 10
Black Faculty Association: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1985 - 1986

SUBJECT FILES

Scope and Content of Series

Series 4) SUBJECT FILES: Ranging from 1982 to 1990, this series is organized by subject and arranged chronologically within each folder. These files include bibliographies, brochures, directories, newspaper clippings and reports related to issues in African-American higher education.

Box 3 Folder 11
African Studies Review Paper submitted by Martha Gephart for review by Prof., 1985
Box 3 Folder 12
Afro-American Studies Book List, 1990
Box 3 Folder 13
Afro-American Studies Department Information, 1984 - 1987
Box 3 Folder 14
Afro-American Studies Department Information, 1987
Box 3 Folder 15
Afro-American Studies General Information, 1984 - 1986
Box 3 Folder 16
Afro-American Studies Recent Library Acquisitions List: July-December 1987, 1987 - 1988
Box 3 Folder 17
Afro-American Studies Report to the Ford Foundation by Nathan I. Huggins, 1985
Box 3 Folder 18
Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Meeting: 15-16 Octob, 1986
Box 3 Folder 19
Black Students Union, 1981 - 1986
Box 3 Folder 20
Black Studies Programs: National Directory, 1987 - 1988
Box 3 Folder 21
Chicano Studies Program: CEP Review, 1984
Box 3 Folder 22
Coalition for a Free South Africa, 1986
Box 3 Folder 23
Library Resources List, vol.1: Compiled by Edith Fisher and Bonnie Ward, 1982 - 1983
Box 3 Folder 24
Library Resources List, vol.1: Sources, 1979 - 1982
Box 3 Folder 25
Minority Women's Network, 1988
Box 3 Folder 26
Newspaper Clippings File, 1990
Box 3 Folder 27
Third College Staff Meetings: Work Rules, 1989

FRIENDS OF THE CONTEMPORARY BLACK ARTS PROGRAM

Scope and Content of Series

Series 5) FRIENDS OF THE CONTEMPORARY BLACK ARTS PROGRAM FILES: Ranging from 1983 to 1992, this series is divided into two subseries: A) Administrative Files and B) Administrative Events.

A) Administrative Files: Organized by subject and arranged chronologically within each folder. These files include by-laws, correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, membership lists, newspaper clippings and scholarship records.

B) Events Files: Include proposals and publicity material.

Administrative Files

Box 4 Folder 1
By-Laws, 1992
Box 4 Folder 2
Membership Files, 1986 - 1988
Box 4 Folder 3
Membership Files: Photocopy, 1986 - 1988
Box 4 Folder 4
Informal Gathering for Prospective Steering Committee Members at Dr. Floyd Gaffn, 1988
Box 4 Folder 5
Friends Brunch Meetings, 1985 - 1991
Box 4 Folder 6
Steering Committee Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1985 - 1986
Box 4 Folder 7
Steering Committee Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1987 - 1988
Box 4 Folder 8
Steering Committee Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1989 - 1991
Box 4 Folder 9
Steering Committee Meetings: Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1992
Box 4 Folder 10
Steering Committee: Initial Honorary Chair Solicitation, 1985
Box 4 Folder 11
Steering Committee: Members/Honorary Chair Rosters, 1985 - 1993
Box 4 Folder 12
Steering Committee: Prospective Members/Honorary Chairs, 1991 - 1993
Box 4 Folder 13
Steering Committee: Membership Solicitation, 1985
Box 4 Folder 14
Steering Committee: Membership Solicitation, 1985
Box 4 Folder 15
Steering Committee: Prospective Members, 1987 - 1989
Box 4 Folder 16
Steering Committee: Member Biographical Data Sheet, 1985 - 1992
Box 4 Folder 17
Friends Membership/Steering Committee Brochures, 1987
Box 4 Folder 18
Correspondence, 1983 - 1985
Box 4 Folder 19
Correspondence, 1986 - 1988
Box 4 Folder 20
Correspondence, 1989 - 1991
Box 4 Folder 21
Scholarship Program, 1990 - 1991
Box 4 Folder 22
Friends Nomination Form: Master Copy, 1985
Box 4 Folder 23
Friends Stationery
Box 4 Folder 24
Faculty and Staff Pledge Card, 1988
Box 4 Folder 25
Donations Log Book, 1985 - 1987
Box 4 Folder 26
Newspaper Clippings File, 1985 - 1986

Administrative Events

Box 5 Folder 1
Proposal to Combo for Funding Friends Brochure and Program Evaluation Form, 1987
Box 5 Folder 2
Proposal to Chancellor's Associates Funds for Friends Brochure, 1986
Box 5 Folder 3
California Afro-American Museum Reception/Exhibit Preview: Student Tour Sponsore, 1989
Box 5 Folder 4
Friends New Projects: Ideas/Examples, 1983 - 1989
Box 5 Folder 5
Fundraiser: "A Celebration of UCSD's Contemporary Black Arts Program" at Mandevi, 1986
Box 5 Folder 6
Fundraiser: "Porgy and Bess": San Diego Opera, Civic Theatre: Publicity, 1986 - 1987
Box 5 Folder 7
Fundraiser: "Porgy and Bess": San Diego Opera, Civic Theatre: Sponsorship Solici, 1986 - 1987
Box 5 Folder 8
Fundraiser: "Porgy and Bess": San Diego Opera, Civic Theatre: Ticket Sales, 1987
Box 5 Folder 9
Fundraiser: "The Colored Museum": San Diego Repertory Theatre: Gala Preview Even, 1988
Box 5 Folder 10
Fundraiser: "The Colored Museum": San Diego Repertory Theatre: Gala Preview Even, 1988
Box 5 Folder 11
Fundraiser: "Joe Turner's Come & Gone" at Old Globe Theatre: Community Theatre P, 1988
Box 5 Folder 12
Fundraiser: Alvin Ailey Dance Company at San Diego Symphony Hall, 1989
Box 5 Folder 13
Fundraiser: "Williams & Walker": San Diego Repertory Theatre: Special Preview, 1989
Box 5 Folder 14
Fundraiser: "Fences" at Lyceum Space, Horton Plaza: Preview/Reception, 1990
Box 5 Folder 15
Fundraiser: "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is E, 1991
Box 5 Folder 16
Fundraiser: "The Life and Life of Bumpy Johnson" at San Diego Repertory Theatre
Box 5 Folder 17
Fundraiser: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at Spreckels Theatre: Scholarship
Box 5 Folder 18
Membership Reception at Dana Fayman's Home, 1987
Box 5 Folder 19
Mardi Gras Benefit Reception, 1991
Box 6 Folder 1
Resource Material, 1985 - 1987

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Scope and Content of Series

Series 6) BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILES: (1985-1992) Arranged in chronological order by year of celebration and, within this arrangement, by document type, including correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, publicity material, and subject files.

Box 6 Folder 2
Black History Quiz
Box 6 Folder 3
Writing Contest, 1987 - 1989
Box 6 Folder 4
Black History Month 1986, 1985
Box 6 Folder 5
Black History Month 1987: Committee Agendas, Minutes, etc., 1986 - 1987
Box 6 Folder 6
Black History Month 1987: Funding, 1986 - 1987
Box 6 Folder 7
Black History Month 1987: Publicity, 1987
Box 6 Folder 8
Black History Month 1987: Survey Forms, 1986
Box 6 Folder 9
Black History Month 1988: Committee Agendas, Minutes etc., 1987 - 1988
Box 6 Folder 10
Black History Month 1988: Correspondence, 1987 - 1988
Box 6 Folder 11
Black History Month 1988: Funding, 1987 - 1988
Box 6 Folder 12
Black History Month 1988: Library Exhibit, 1987
Box 6 Folder 13
Black History Month 1988: Publicity, 1987 - 1988
Box 6 Folder 14
Black History Month 1989: Committee Agendas, Minutes etc., 1988 - 1989
Box 6 Folder 15
Black History Month 1989: Correspondence, 1988 - 1989
Box 6 Folder 16
Black History Month 1989: Publicity, 1988 - 1989
Box 6 Folder 17
Black History Month 1989: Performer Background Information, 1985 - 1988
Box 6 Folder 18
Black History Month 1989: Script for "Keep Hope Alive", 1989
Box 6 Folder 19
Black History Month 1990: Committee Agendas, Minutes etc., 1989
Box 6 Folder 20
Black History Month 1991: Correspondence, 1990 - 1991
Box 6 Folder 21
Black History Month 1991: Publicity, 1990 - 1991
Box 6 Folder 22
Black History Month 1992: Correspondence, 1991 - 1992
Box 6 Folder 23
Black History Month 1992: Publicity, 1991 - 1992