Assignment Week 5
Maeve Richards
These bibliographies reflect my
recognition of a new way to approach the topic in which I’m interested over the
past week. After looking through online archives for a few hours, it became
clear to me that there is a great deal of resources in our area to consider
this topic through a lens of anti-prison activism, or prison reform activism.
Realistic sources:
1.
Huey Newton’s Notebook from Merritt College.
a. This is
housed in the Huey P. Newton Foundation Collection at Stanford – I’m accessing
it this week. A potential insight into Newton’s perspective during undergrad. Stanford
University Special Collections: Manuscripts, Huey P. Newton Foundation Collection,
Series 1 Box 37.
2.
Papers by Huey Newton from University of Santa
Cruz, 1973-1974: “Eve, the Mother of All Living,” “Dialectics of Nature”.
a. Similar
to above – this work is Newton’s own and therefore might provide insight into
his perspective during some of his graduate work. Stanford University Special
Collections: Manuscripts, Huey P. Newton Foundation Collection, Series 1 Box
37.
3.
“A Force Against US Imperialism, The Black
Panther Party”, “The Real Black Panther Party” by Huey Newton.
a. 1972
and 1970 respectively. Papers on the Black Panther Party that might offer
knowledge into the Black Panther Party’s positions, et cetera. Stanford
University Special Collections: Manuscripts, Huey P. Newton Foundation Collection,
Series 1 Box 37.
4.
“Prison, Where is Thy Victory”, “The Prison, the
Prisoner and Society” by Huey Newton.
a. Most
specifically address my topic. Stanford University Special Collections:
Manuscripts, Series 1 Box 48.
5.
Correspondence between the BPP and Amnesty
International, as well as correspondence between BPP and Oakland Small Business
Center.
a. These
sets of correspondences have the potential to demonstrate the BPP’s outreach
and activism regarding imprisonment at two levels. First – coordinating with
Amnesty International may reflect an interest in the national agenda of
assistance to prisoners. The Oakland Small Business Center correspondence is
part of the BPP’s program to help find work for parolees. Stanford University
Special Collections: Manuscripts, Huey P. Newton Foundation Collection, Series
2 Box 1.
6.
Correspondence with Elaine Brown & Elaine
Brown interview with Angela Davis.
a. These
correspondences include Brown’s resignation from the BPP as well as a piece of
her writing and an interview with Angela Davis, a longtime prison reform
advocate. Stanford University Special Collections: Manuscripts, Huey P. Newton
Foundation Collection, Series 2 Box 41.
7.
“Through
the Looking Glass” – a ‘Women and Youth Prison Newsletter’, issues from vo1. 1
– 6.
a. This is
certainly a realistic source – it is accessible through the GLBT Historical
Society in San Francisco which has limited visitation hours – but I hope to
access it in coming weeks.
8.
Arawn Eibhlyn papers, 1973-1995.
a. Housed
at GLBT Historical Society. Work on prisoners’ rights and HIV/AIDS. Includes
correspondence with prisoners, flyers, et cetera.
9.
Jan Marinissen collection of CRH Records,
1963-1975.
a. Housed
at GLBT Historical Society. Marinissen was an inmates’-rights actvists.
Documents included from Join Hands, an SF advocacy organization for gay men in
prison.
10. Semi-Realistic: Black
Panther Community News Service Collection.
a. Dates
1961-1991. These are kept at Oakland African American Museum & Library. The
online guide mentions that the newsletters feature articles and op-eds related
to police brutality among multiple other subjects which could certainly relate
to prison-related activism.
Wish-list sources:
1.
Black Panther Party collection (issued 1966)
a. This collection is
unrealistic because it is housed at the California State Library in Sacramento.
It is only two boxes and there is no digital guide – though based on the entry
in OAC it seems to mostly by party promotional materials like fliers, handouts
and buttons, as well as some photographs.
2.
“From the Prisonhouse to the Slaughterhouse: Reflections
on Living in Captivity” from the Rubenstein Incarceration Zine Collection.
a. Unrealistic
in part because resides at Duke and also because these are not focused on the
time period I’m hoping to focus on – still, really interesting resource to consider
current radical responses to imprisonment.
3.
Womens’ Prison Association of New York records
1845-1983.
a. Really
unfortunately this is located
in the New York Public Library. Would give an excellent comparison with BPP
approaches to prison activism. Includes notes on legislation, the oldest
women’s “halfway house” and more.
Hi Maeve! I really like how so many of your sources are geared towards the Black Panthers. I think if you are still focusing on prison reform (San Quentin specific), I think exploring the Panthers gives a really interesting lens both around local and national politics towards race and prison. REAL bummer about #3 on your wish list being in NYC. That would have been an amazing source to have!!!
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