Newsletters

Records of the Bay Area Paul Robeson Centennial Committee, consisting of fliers and programs for Committee events held in Berkeley, San Francisco and Oakland, California. Includes correspondence between Committee members and various entities, meeting agendas and minutes, copies of their monthly newsletter titled "On My Journey Now," and diverse research materials.    (OHC COLL 2023-3)   5 folders in 1 box (.2 linear feet)   Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents.  Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.  

Dates: 1965-1968   Collection number: MS 198   Creator: Oakland Economic Development Council (Calif.)   Collection Size: 2 linear feet (1 oversized box)   Guide to the Oakland Economic Development Council Newsletter Collection Available at the African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO) View online items The Oakland Economic Development Council was a local agency established in 1965 to implement programs associated with the Office of Economic Opportunity and the ‘War on Poverty’ in Oakland, California. The council’s programs were funded through Office of Economic Opportunity and Ford Foundation grants and were administered at Neighborhood Service Centers in North Oakland, West Oakland, East Oakland, and Fruitvale. Programs included family planning clinics, preventative health programs, legal aid services, job training, remedial instruction, small business development, dental and eye services, head start and day care, youth employment, and emergency aid and housing for women and children. We encourage researchers to contact AAMLO before visiting so that we can be prepared to assist you. Please call 510-637-2000 or email aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org to arrange an appointment or inquire about access.

Handbooks, newsletters, and other printed material created by or pertaining to the Oakland Naval Supply Center (formerly known as the Naval Supply Depot). The runs of The Acorn and The Oak Leaf in the collection are very incomplete, consisting of only 12 issues and 9 issues respectively. The related materials consist of an employee handbook (undated), an issue of the Naval Supply Corps Newsletter (1980), materials relating to the Naval Fuel Department anniversary (1963), Congressional reports, and a program for the disestablishment ceremony in 1998.   (OHC COLL 2024-2)   4 folders in 1 box (.3 linear feet)   Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents.  Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library. 

The Oakland Unified School District Newsletter Collection consists of 18 issues of the New Directions (1966-1969) and Urban Education (1969-1971) newsletters. The newsletters were published by the Oakland Unified School District with federal funds from the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and featured articles and photographs of ESEA programs, school integration and busing, curriculum, scholarships, administrative news, and free lunch, ESL, and head start programs. View online items Dates: 1966-1971   Collection number: MS 199   Creator: Oakland Unified School District (Calif.)   Collection Size: 2 linear feet (1 oversized box)   Guide to the Oakland Unified School District Newsletter Collection Available at the African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO) We encourage researchers to contact AAMLO before visiting so that we can be prepared to assist you. Please call 510-637-2000 or email aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org to arrange an appointment or inquire about access.

Articles on railroad history written by Ted Wurm and published in a variety of newsletters, magazines, and newspapers. The articles focus on the history of railroad lines and routes in the Western United States, especially California with nearly half of articles being about the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Hetch Hetchy Railroad, Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railroad, and Southern Pacific Transportation Company. Includes full periodicals, clippings, and photocopies of Wurm’s articles.   (OHC COLL 2023-2)   4 folders in 1 box (.2 linear feet)   Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents.  Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.  

The United States. Naval Supply Depot (Oakland, Calif.) newsletter collection includes 34 volumes of the newsletter, Oak Leaf, of the United States Navy Supply Depot in Oakland, California. The monthly newsletter began publication in 1943 and featured photographs and news stories related to human resources and general Navy issues at the supply depot. View online items Dates: 1944-1945, 1961-1972   Collection number: MS 174   Creator: United States. Naval Supply Depot (Oakland, Calif.)   Collection Size: 33 volumes (1 oversized box)   Guide to the United States. Naval Supply Depot (Oakland, Calif.) Newsletter Collection Available at the African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO) We encourage researchers to contact AAMLO before visiting so that we can be prepared to assist you. Please call 510-637-2000 or email aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org to arrange an appointment or inquire about access.