From the Watts Uprising to budget protests, advocacy and access continue to shape university’s identity. By Andrea Ambriz, Staff Reporter When Cal State Dominguez Hills first opened its doors on Apr. 29, 1960, it marked a milestone for residents in the South Bay. Founded on principles of social justice, the university’s mission centered on expanding […]
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CSUDH Reaches Agreement to House Historic African American Collection
The CSUDH Campus News Center, the product of the university’s Communications and Public Affairs department, reported yesterday that the university has reached an agreement to house the approximately two million items in the Mayme A. Clayton Collection of African American History and Culture. Dr. Clayton, a university librarian and historian, accumulated the collection of photographs […]
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The Revolution Has Been Archived
Note: This story about the Gerth Archives and Special Collections receiving a vast collection of 20th Century dissident publications ran in the first issue of the Bulletin in fall, 2019. But it was somehow never uploaded to the website. But you can read it in full on Issuu. It’s on the back page.
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3rd Annual South Bay Symposium Shares the History of Areas Surrounding CSUDH
By Joseph Baroud Staff Writer The American struggle for civil rights and freedom, told through the history of the South Bay, was the focus Saturday at California State University, Dominguez Hills, as the Gerth Archives and Special Collections room hosted the 3rd annual South Bay Symposium. An array of speakers discussed a range of topics […]