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Post-Depression Period Timeline Collection (1936-1959)

Selections from the collection related to agriculture and farming traditions in East Palo Alto, t...

Ruben Avelar Collection

Artifacts donated by Ruben Avelar, an East Palo Alto resident and founder of the Raices de Mexico...

The East Palo Alto Progress Collection

Published issues of the local East Palo Alto Progress newspaper.

Wear Your Pride Clothing Collection

T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel items created by the City of East Palo Alto and local no...

East Palo Alto General Plans

A collection of EPA City General Plans. A general plan includes the following elements: land use,...

Early Townships Timeline Collection (1850-1935)

Selections from the collection related to the early townships of Ravenswood, Runnymede, and the C...

Nairobi Movement Timeline Collection (1960-1979)

Selections from the collection related to the social, cultural, and political activism of the Nai...

Barbara Noparstak Collection

Artifacts donated by devoted East Palo Alto community member Barbara Noparstak.

The Ohlone Nation Timeline Collection (1000BC-present)

Selections from the collection related to the Ohlone Nation; the city of East Palo Alto exists on...

Duane Bay Collection

Artifacts donated by former East Palo Alto mayor and city councilmember Duane Bay. Mr. Bay has be...

Incorporation of East Palo Alto Timeline Collection (1980 - 1994)

Selections from the Archive related to the efforts to incorporate East Palo Alto, including the E...

Community Revitalization Timeline Collection (1995-2010)

Selections from the collection related to community economic development such as the Ravenswood 1...

Sharifa Wilson Collection

Artifacts contributed by East Palo Alto resident, former Mayor, and East Palo Alto Community Arch...

Meda O Okelo Collection

Artifacts contributed by longtime East Palo Alto resident, Meda Okelo, that focus on community ce...

Community Preservation & Transformation Timeline Collection (2011-present)

Selections from the collection related to the effects of gentrification and influx of the tech in...

People of EPA Video Collection

Videos from the #PeopleofEPA documentary video series produced for the EPA Community Archive.

Raices de Mexico Collection

Photographs, programs, and organizational artifacts donated by and related to Raices de Mexico, a...

Barbara Mouton Collection

Artifacts compiled by Barbara Mouton throughout her time as East Palo Alto's Mayor and City Counc...

East Palo Alto City Budget Collection

A collection of East Palo Alto City budget documents and articles about the City's budget.

Dr Syrtiller Kabat Collection

A collection of artifacts donated by educator, activist, and former East Palo Alto resident Dr. S...

Estela Guerrero Collection

A collection of artifacts contributed by East Palo Alto resident and Ravenswood High School Alumn...

Dr Omowale Satterwhite Collection

Artifacts donated by and documenting the long career of Dr. Omowale Satterwhite. Dr. Satterwhite ...

Nairobi College Collection

Artifacts documenting the history, events, and legacy of Nairobi College and the Nairobi Alumni A...

East Palo Alto Library Collection

Photographs and artifacts produced or donated by the East Palo Alto Library, documenting its hist...

William Byron Webster Collection

Artifacts donated by East Palo Alto resident and long-term activist. His collection is eclectic b...

Ravenswood City School District Collection

Artifacts produced by or contributed by the Ravenswood City School District.

Ravenswood High School Collection

Artifacts documenting the history of Ravenswood High School before its closure in 1976. These pho...

EPACA Oral History Collection

Oral history interviews conducted by volunteers of the East Palo Alto Community Archive to captur...

Artifacts related to nairobi movement

newspaper

EPA Adopting Nairobi Name - The Mercury

Article about local EPA businesses adopting "Nairobi" into their business names. Businesses making such changes included Nairobi Shopping Center, Oja...

document

Pamphlet for The Annette Latorre Nursery School

Pamphlet for the Annette Latorre Nursery School with photos and an introductory letter from Gertrude Wilks and other representatives from Mothers for Equal...

document

Nairobi College 20th Year Reunion Program

Printed program from the Nairobi College 20th Year Reunion, held at the EPA Council Chambers. Includes an interview with Nairobi College Founder Robert...

document

East of Bayshore Teen Summer Project - Nairobi Summer Project

Book with program philosophy, teachers schedules and plans, questionnaires, and letters about the 1969 Nairobi Summer Program.

document

Itinerary for the Schule Mandela Academy's Trip to CIBI's 21st Annual Science Exposition

Complete itinerary for the Shule Mandela Academy's visit to the 21st Annual Council of Independent Black Institutions (CIBI) Science Exposition in...

clothing

Nairobi College 50th Anniversary Reunion T-Shirt

T-shirt from the Nairobi College 50th Anniversary Reunion celebration. Front features artwork and the reverse says "there was once a place... Nairobi,...

newspaper

Teaching With a Money-Back Guarantee - Grapevine

Article in Grapevine about the Nairobi Schools. Includes interviews with Barbara Mouton.

newspaper

Day School Turns Away 25 - Palo Alto Times

Article about East Palo Alto Day School (later Nairobi Day School) having to turn away 25 students from classes at Kavanaugh School. Includes enrollment...

document

Proposal for Nairobi High School and Proposal for Parent Involvement for Nairobi High School and Day School

Proposal for a Nairobi High School, complete with rationale, school operation plan, time commitments, and curriculum. The proposal for parents involvement...

document

Letter from Barbara Mouton containing the 1975 Annual Update on the Nairobi Schools

Letter from Barbara Mouton that reflects on the struggles the Nairobi Schools endured throughout 1975. Covers the economic depression, a fire, and the...

document

Recipe for Building a School Pamphlet

Pamphlet by Gertrude Wilks that outlines the context, reasoning, and ingredients for building a new school. Gives some context on EPA in 1960s and local...

document

Facts About the Nairobi Schools Pamphlet

Pamphlet that presents various facts about the Nairobi schools, include the scope of the educational program, brief origin of the school, school philosophy,...

document

Education By, For and About African Americans: A Profile of Several Black Community Schools

Excerpts from Education By, For and About African Americans: A Profile of Several Black Community Schools, a book edited by Deborah K. Daniels, a member of...

document

Statement to the Committee on Equal Education Opportunity

Statement to the Committee on Equal Education Opportunity about the importance of the Nairobi schools as an educational alternative for educating Black...

document

Nairobi College Article in Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning Vol. 5 No. 3

Article on the history, programs, and influence of Nairobi College.

document

Flyer and Article about the First Annual Black/Afrikan History Celebration

Materials advertising the First Annual Black/Afrikan History Celebration, presented by the Palo Alto Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the...

document

Pamphlet on the Nairobi Seminars, Sponsored by the Nairobi Secretariat

Pamphlet with information on the Nairobi Seminars, a series of bi-weekly lectures and discussions on local, national, and international Afrikan issues....

newspaper

On African Values - Peninsula Times Tribune

Article about Kofi Lomotey, the president of the Council of Independent Black Institutions (CIBI). Lomotey was personally involved with three local EPA...

document

Shule Mandela Academy Information Packet for the Third Annual Family Cultural Arts Festival

Collection of materials about the Shule Mandela Academy's Third Annual Family Cultural Arts Festival, also called the Jazz & Arts Cultural Festival....

document

Soul festival launches cultural center - Palo Alto Times

Article about the "Nairobi Soul Festival" to celebrate the opening of the Nairobi Cultural Center in East Palo Alto. Includes description of the facility at...

newspaper

East of Bayshore Section from The Peninsula Bulletin Vol 6, No 41

Articles from the East of Bayshore Section covering Ravenswood High School students attending the National Red Cross Aquatic School, the Lions Club donating...

document

Selections from The Peninsula Bulletin Vol 6, No 41

Articles from the East of Bayshore Section covering Ravenswood High School students attending the National Red Cross Aquatic School, the Lions Club donating...

newspaper

The Peninsula Gazette - Vol. 2 No. 20

This issue of The Peninsula Gazette covers a new radio show by Rev. Thomas Sanders and the Heavenly Echoes of EPA, the return of the Lee Home to EPA, the...

newspaper

Nairobi Newsletter - June 1970

Newsletter about Nairobi, CA. Includes articles about Black GIs from Vietnam who've entered the drug rehabilitation program at the Menlo Park V.A. hospital,...

newspaper

Ravenswood Post Vol. 22, No. 25

Issue of the Ravenswood Post with articles about Nairobi schools, an OICW luncheon honoring EPA Councilman Clarence Jackson, a lawsuit filed against the...

document

The Nairobi Day School: An African American Independent School, 1966-1984

Article from Vol 61, No 2 of the Journal of Negro Education about the creation and pedagogy of the Nairobi education method, utilized at the Nairobi Day...

newspaper

E. Palo Alto Coming of Age - Painfully - San Jose Mercury News

This article in the San Jose Mercury News delineates the history of East Palo Alto; starting with the founding of Ravenswood in 1949 and ending with the...

oral-history

Kalamu Chaché Interview

Interview of Kalamu Chaché by Jesse Norfleet about Nairobi College. Topics include: migrating to EPA in 1966 from NYC; the importance of religious education;...

oral-history

Donald Smothers Interview

Interview of Donald Smothers by Jesse Norfleet about Nairobi College. Topics include: how Nairobi College started; its concepts, early programs,...

newspaper

Nairobi Mayor Finally Resigns in Protest Over White's Death - Ravenswood Post

Article about EPA Municipal Councilwoman Willia Gray resigning from the Council and any San Mateo County governing bodies she served on. The resignation was...

oral-history

Lakiba Pittman Interview

Interview of Lakiba Pittman by Jesse Norfleet about Nairobi College. Topics include: working at Nairobi Day School and Nairobi College, singer-songwriter for...

oral-history

Nozipo & Vulindlela Wobogo Interview

Interview of Nozipo & Vulindlela Wobogo by Jesse Norfleet. Topics include: why they came to EPA in 1968, working at Drew Health Center, Vulindela's political...

oral-history

Bob Hoover Interview

Interview of Robert "Bob" Hoover by Ruben Avelar. Topics discussed include Hoover's journey to EPA, the influence of Ed Becks, EPA's Community House for...

oral-history

Rufus Puckett, Jr. Interview

Interview of Rufus Puckett, Jr. by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migration from San Francisco to Fordham Street in EPA in 1967; EPA in the 60s; RCSD schooling...

oral-history

Dr. Omowale Satterwhite Interview

Interview of Omowale Satterwhite by Jesse Norfleet about the Nairobi movement. Topics include: his migration to EPA, attending Stanford, involvement with...

oral-history

Martha Goodwill Murray Hanks Interview

Interview of Martha Hanks by Dianne Otterby. Topics include: the family migration to East Palo Alto; her schooling; living in the house that her father had...

oral-history

Joyce King Interview

Interview of Joyce King by Sharifa Wilson and Sydney Jackson. Topics discussed include King's journey to EPA, Black students at Stanford University and the...

oral-history

Mama Dee Uhila Interview

Interview of Mama Dee Uhila by Sisilia Afungia. Topics include: migration to EPA from San Mateo in the 1970s, migration of Pacific Islanders in the 1970s and...

oral-history

Trevor Burrowes Interview

Interview of Trevor Burrowes by Meda Okelo. Topics discussed include the Black Power Movement, Ed Becks, Ida Berk, Nairobi College, Incorporation, the Weeks...

oral-history

Henry "Hank" Organ Interview

Interview of Henry "Hank" Organ by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving to East Palo Alto, living at Light Tree Apartments, early thoughts of incorporation,...

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