Scrapbooks for 69th NAACP Annual Convention

Collection

Identifier: Coll816

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a three-volume set of scrapbooks produced by the Documentation Committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to commemorate the association's 69th annual convention, held in Portland, Oregon in 1978. The scrapbooks contain rosters of committee members, as well as photographs and biographical notes of NAACP officers who attended the convention, or helped to organize and finance it. The collection also includes photographs of the original covers for the scrapbooks, which were removed for preservation purposes.

Dates

Creation: 1978 July

Creator

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Historical Note

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held its 69th annual convention at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, from July 3-7, 1978.

Extent

1.75 Cubic Feet (2 flat boxes (20x24))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Three-volume set of scrapbooks produced to commemorate the 69th Annual Convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which was held in Portland, Oregon, from July 3-7, 1978.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Portland Chapter, care of Mary Maxwell, February 1980 (Lib. Acc. 15023).

Related Materials

Photographs of the convention can be found in The Skanner photographs collection, Org. Lot 1286, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Records of the NAACP's Portland Branch are designated Mss 2004, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.