Ujima Collective records
Collection 3523
1996-2000, undated(1.2 Linear feet ; 3 boxes)
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Creator
- Ujima Collective.
- Title
- Ujima Collective records
- ID
- 3523
- Date
- 1996-2000, undated
- Extent
- 1.2 Linear feet ; 3 boxes
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Lindsey Schwartz.
- Sponsor
- Care of this collection was supported in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and by the Young Friends of HSP.
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- The Ujima Collective was founded in 1997 to promote cross-cultural interaction and activism among students of color at Philadelphia colleges and universities. It published a newsletter, sponsored events, and provided a network with other organizations, such as university student groups, churchs, and service organizations. The collection includes the Ujima Collective's organizational records and newsletters, as well as publications, flyers, and other ephemera from related groups in Philadelphia.
Preferred citation
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Ujima Collective records (Collection 3523), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Background note
The Ujima Collective was founded in 1997 founded by Louis Manon, Oscar Gamble, and David Greason. At the time, Greason was a faculty fellow working towards a PhD in History at Temple University. The collective's goals were to promote cross-cultural interaction and activism among students of color at Philadelphia colleges and universities. It published a newsletter, sponsored events, and provided a network with other organizations, including university student groups, churches, and service organizations. In addition to its local focus, the Ujima Collective was affiliated with the Black Radical Congress, a nationwide social justice network founded in 1998, and it organized an offshoot conference on the Black Left in October 1998.
Scope and content note
This collection includes an array of the Ujima Collective’s organizational records and newsletters, as well as publications, flyers, and other ephemera from related groups in Philadelphia. There is a substantial collection of newsletters, newspapers, and brochures from many grassroots activist organizations both affiliated with and independent of local colleges and universities. There are also a few local business directories. This collection provides a useful overview of the underrepresented populations in the political and arts scenes of the late 1990s in Philadelphia. Aside from an essay by David Greason on empowering African-American college students, the collection contaisn little personal information on the founders of the organization.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Historical Society of Pennsylvania , 2020.
1300 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200
Access restrictions
None. The collection is open for research.
Provenance
These records were collected by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies as part of its New Immigrant Initiative program.
Accession number 2001.033.
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
- Advocacy organizations--Philadelphia--20th century.
- College student newspapers and periodicals--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Student movements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Students--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.
- Universities and colleges--Pennsylvania.
Bibliography
“Black Radical Congress Call and Principles of Unity: 11 May 1998.” World History Archives. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/675.html. Accessed 25 February 2020.
“Walter D. Greason, Ph.D.” Monmouth University Directory, https://www.monmouth.edu/directory/profiles/walter-d-greason/. Accessed 20 February 2020.
@WorldProfessor. “Louis Manon and Oscar Gamble created the UJIMA Collective in Philadelphia to cover the Million Woman March in 1997. Over the next four years, it connected the Black Radical Congress to a multiracial youth coalition that transformed the city.” Twitter, 28 December 2019, https://twitter.com/WorldProfessor/status/1210881207141064704. Accessed 20 February 2020.
Collection Inventory
Administrative |
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Correspondence - internal and outgoing (1997-1999) |
1 | 2 | ||
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Drafts, applications and other internal documents (1998-1999, undated) |
1 | 3 | ||
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Ujima meeting minutes (1998-1999, undated) |
1 | 4 | ||
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Flyers, event calendars, and other related papers (1997-1999, undated) |
1 | 5 | ||
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Event programs (1997-1999, undated) |
1 | 6 | ||
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Photographs (1999-2000, undated) |
1 | 7 | ||
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Miscellaneous papers (1997-1998, undated) |
1 | 8 | ||
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Publications |
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Ujima newsletter (1998-2000) |
1 | 1 | ||
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Newsletters - non-student organizations (1997-1999, undated) |
2 | 1 | ||
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Newspapers - non-student organizations (1997-1999) |
2 | 2 | ||
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Newsletters - University of Pennsylvania (1997-1998) |
2 | 3 | ||
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Newsletters - Temple University, Villanova University, Bryn Mawr College (1997-1999) |
2 | 4 | ||
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Newsletters - Cheyney University, Swarthmore College, LaSalle University, Ursinus College, Rutgers University, Community College of Philadelphia, Student Environmental Action Coalition, Center for Campus Organizing (1997-1999, undated) |
2 | 5 | ||
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Brochures (undated) |
2 | 6 | ||
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Assorted publications (1998-1999, undated) |
3 | 1 | ||
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Assorted publications (1997-1999, undated) |
3 | 2 | ||
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Get Out and Vote! kit - League of Women Voters Education fund (1996) |
3 | 3 | ||
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Conferences |
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Black Left conference (1998) |
3 | 4 | ||
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Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress: Asian Indian Seminar- Passage to India (1999) |
3 | 5 | ||
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Econference 2000 (1999) |
3 | 6 | ||
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Women and the Law: Retrospective-Prospective conference (1999) |
3 | 7 | ||
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Multicultural Affairs Congress Membership Directory (2000) |
3 | 1 | ||
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