Black Cultural Center (West Lafayette, Ind. : 1970-1998)
Organization
Historical Information
The Black Cultural Center was a 2 story cinder block and wood house across the street from the Armory. It also had an attic and a basement. The Black Cultural Center was located at 315 University Street, on the corner of University Street and Third Street.
Citation:
Black Cultural Center. Purdue Campus Facilities and Buildings Historic Database. Accessed April 30, 2020. http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/183Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Purdue University African American Students, Alumni and Faculty collection
Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 154, Series 1; Series MSP 154, Series 2; Series MSP 154, Series 3
Identifier: MSP 154
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University African American Students, Alumni and Faculty collection donated by Alexandria Cornelius, was likely gathered during her research on African American students, alumni and faculty at Purdue University. Historical information was gathered from numerous newspapers, Debris yearbooks, directories, statistics, and questionnaires sent to black alumni. Also included are Black Cultural Center newsletters, along with programs and flyers from the Black Cultural Center and The...
Dates:
1961 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1993 - 1994
Purdue University Black Cultural Center records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Purdue University Black Cultural Center (BCC) from its inception in 1969 up until the present day. It includes publications about the African American community; newspaper clippings and marketing material created by or with the subject of the BCC; photographs of the BCC, its events, students, and staff; speeches delivered by or about the BCC; correspondence between members of the...
Dates:
1969 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000
Helen Bass Williams Personnel file
Collection — Box Communal Collections 45, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSF 494
Abstract
Includes Williams' personnel file, biographical information, and posthumously awarded Title IX Distinguished Service Award
Dates:
1968-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1968-1981
Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 194
Scope and Contents
These records document the Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference, an annual conference relating to the African American philosophy movement. Conference programs, abstracts, speakers, lectures, interviews, and publicity are included along with administrative information and historical perspectives regarding the Conference. Materials for the Struggle and Liberation Today/Lucha y Liberación Hoy virtual confernece sponsondered by the Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference and held in 2021 are...
Dates:
1989 - 2022
Purdue University Black Cultural Center records, addition 03
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 20190221
Dates:
2009 - 2011
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- Collection 4
- Unprocessed Material 1
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- African American students -- Indiana 4
- African Americans -- Study and teaching 4
- Programs (documents) 3
- African American philosophy 2
- African American students 2
- African Americans 2
- Africana Studies 2
- Clippings (Information artifacts) 2
- DVDs 2
- Flyers (printed matter) 2
- Newsletters 2
- Activism 1
- African American student movements 1
- Blacks -- Segregation 1
- Born digital 1
- Brochures 1
- Bylaws (administrative records) 1
- College student newspapers and periodicals 1
- College students 1
- College students -- Political activity -- United States 1
- Color photographs 1
- Community education 1
- Construction projects 1
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) 1
- Dance Companies 1
- Directories 1
- Discrimination in higher education--United States 1
- Indiana (state) 1
- Indiana -- History 1
- International travel 1
- Lafayette (Ind.) 1
- Letters (Correspondence) 1
- Magazines (Periodicals) 1
- Minority college students -- Services for 1
- Multiculturalism 1
- Music -- Performance 1
- Newspapers 1
- Pamphlets 1
- Philosophy 1
- Plays (performing arts compositions) 1
- Publications (Documents) 1
- Purdue University -- Alumni and alumnae 1
- Questionnaires 1
- Race discrimination -- United States 1
- Racism 1
- Research notes 1
- Singers 1
- Statistical reports 1
- Student activities 1
- Student movements 1
- Student organizations 1
- Student protesters 1
- Students -- Indiana -- West Lafayette -- 20th Century 1 + ∧ less
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