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Records Of NUBIA

 Collection
Identifier: 0/24/1

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The Records of NUBIA document the foundation and major activities of a campus-based black women's group. Records, filling one box and spanning the years 1990-2001, consist of organizational documents, meeting agendas and minutes, membership lists, activities announcements and handouts, general and activities-related correspondence, and the organization's cookbook.

Organizational documents include several copies of undated mission statements and brochures. Meeting agendas and minutes record the organization's formation and development, and describe its planning process for events and activities. The general correspondence included in this group, arranged in chronological order, includes letters to University administrators (including Presidents Weber and Bienen, as well as EEO, Student Affairs, and other offices), requests for funding, correspondence with potential presenters at meetings and events, and letters from departing members of NUBIA. Accompanying documents are placed with the relevant item of correspondence.

The general activities folder in the Activities group contains announcements, handouts, and other literature from various NUBIA activities and events. Two events ("Health Issues of African-Americans" and "Juneteenth") are documented in individual folders.

The "What's Cooking" folder in the Publications group contains a draft and final version of the NUBIA cookbook.

A folder documenting the 1990 activities of the "Sister Friends-African-American Women" group at Arizona State University is of interest as a related organization that may have inspired the founding and mission of NUBIA. Toni-Marie Montgomery (Northwestern University School of Music Dean beginning in 2002), then a member of Sister-Friends, is mentioned frequently in these documents.

Dates

  • 1990-2001

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

1.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

NUBIA (Northwestern University Black-Wimmin In Action) was established in October 1990 to address the needs of African-American women--faculty, staff, and students--at Northwestern University. The records of NUBIA, filling one box and spanning the years 1990-2001, document the foundation and major activities of the organization. They consist of organizational documents, meeting agendas and minutes, membership lists, activities announcements and handouts, general and activities-related correspondence, and the organization's cookbook.

Arrangement

The records of NUBIA are organized into: organizational information; activities; publications; related materials.

Method of Acquisition

The records of NUBIA were donated to the University Archives on June 24, 2005, by Jerré Michelin from the Office of African-American Student Affairs as accession number 05-50.

Separated Materials

Four inches of duplicate and extraneous materials were discarded. Materials relating to ANUW (Association of Northwestern University Women) were separated and added to the Records of ANUW.

Processing Information

Kevin Medows; December 2006.

Title
Guide to the Records Of NUBIA
Author
Kevin Medows
Date
01/12/2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635