Collections: Finding Aids
Archon Manuscript Collections Joseph Caleb Center Collection Finding Aid
By Emily Gibson
Title: Joseph Caleb Center Collection, 1972-2004
ID: 01/BAF MS_00078
Primary Creator: Black Archives (1977-present)
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Subjects: African Americans -- Segregation, Blacks -- Segregation
Languages: English
This themed collection consists of materials relating to the Joseph Caleb Center collected by The Black Archives between 1977 and 2004. The collection documents services offered and events held at the center, news of the center’s opening, information on artwork found at the center, and information on the center's namesake, Joseph Caleb.
Joseph Caleb was chairperson of the Model City Administering Board; president of the Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 478 (AFL-CIO); voted Outstanding Citizen by the Dade Better Government League; and worked in the election campaign for Gwen Cherry. He was murdered in 1972 when he was 34. He left behind a wife and four children.
Repository: The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc.
Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this material.
Use Restrictions: (c) 2010 The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.
Related Materials: Model Cities Program collection
