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Rice University Black Student Association records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0370
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of items created by the Black Students' Union and the Black Student Association, more specifically, minutes, histories, correspondence, and memorabilia.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1972 - 2016

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from this material must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical / Historical

Founded at Rice University in the early 1970s, the Black Students’ Union created a safe, welcoming environment for black students at Rice.

Starting in 1972, the Black Students’ Union worked with the administration to start a B.S.U. Center. This morphed into the Office of Multicultural Affairs, which housed the center.

By 1989, the Black Student Association provided another club for black students on campus. In the mid 1990s, the Black Students’ Union combined with the Black Student Association.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence, minutes, and memorabilia created by the Black Students' Union and the Black Student Association.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Catherine E. Clack donated materials in 2012. Renita King and Akilah Mance donated materials in 2016.

Accruals

Additional materials are expected for this collection.

Title
Guide to the Rice University Black Student Association records, 1972-2016
Status
Completed
Author
Norie Guthrie
Date
2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586