Cornelius Moore African Activist Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection includes documents from the Philadelphia-based group, United People's Campaign Against Apartheid and Racism (UPCAAR) from the late 1970s and 1980s. There are also political buttons from a number of organizations in Philadelphia, Oregon, Barcelona, among other locations. There are also programs from a concert at Harvard and from the American Film Festival.
Dates
- Creation: 1979 - 1989
Creator
- Moore, Cornelius (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
Cornelius Moore has been involved with Africa-related issues since the early 1970s. In Philadelphia, he worked with the African Liberation Support Committee in 1974-75 and with the United People's Campaign Against Apartheid and Racism (UPCAAR) beginning in the late 1970s. Cornelius Moore is currently the Co-Director of California Newsreel, the non-profit film distributor and producer that focuses on race, African American life and history, Africa and health and society.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 folder.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Items are arranged by buttons and then papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
ca. 1980
General
Folder size varies.
Processing Information
Processsed by Leslie M. Behm in November, 2013.
Subject
- Moore, Cornelius -- Archives (Person)
- United People's Campaign Against Apartheid and Racism -- Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Cornelius Moore African Activist Collection,1979-1989
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Leslie M. Behm.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository