Rice University Black Student Association records
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
- Rice University (Organization)
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
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu