The Records of the Department of African American Student Affairs (AASA), filling three boxes and spanning the years 1966 to 2001, contain valuable information on the development of the Black community at Northwestern University. The bulk of the records consist of historical information and materials relating to organizations, programs, and events under the sponsorship of the office. The Historical Records of the Office of African American Student Affairs (AASA) date from ca. 1968 and constitute the agreements between the faculty, administration, and the community, and state the ideology behind the founding of the organization. The Administration records date from ca.1976, and hold lists of Northwestern's black administrators, a draft of the Hearing and Appeals Board, and an activity report from 1978. General Lists of black students are included from 1966 to1973, as well as lists of black students by department from 1974 to 1976, and a black student directory from 1975-1976. The records documenting the “New Black House” range from 1972 to 1973. Included is correspondence relating to the costs of remodeling the facility, furniture, and floor plans. Brochures describe the AASA facility (the House), services, programming, and student organizations under the umbrella of the Office of African American Student Affairs. Clippings date from 1966 to 2001, mostly from The Daily Northwestern and other area papers, and start with the emergence of black students at Northwestern University. Articles about the House and cultural programs are included in addition to coverage of racial conflict on campus. Press Releases announce new academic positions, events, and activities dating from 1973 to 1982. Topics in the General Correspondence file span the years 1969 to 1974, and run the gamut from admissions, student issues, and administration, to the House, programs, and internships. The correspondence from 1981-1999 is very sparse. Reports and Statistics relate to the academic progress of Black students, administration relationships with Black students, and the distribution of financial aid during the period between 1965 and 1979. The African American Music Alliance file records the administration and activities of the student group in 1996. The African American Student Affairs Advisory Council contains the year-end report of the Council for 1994-1995. Records pertaining to Black Athletes Uniting for the Light (BAUL), an organization that protects the rights of Black athletes at Northwestern University, are dated from 1968 to 1980. A scrapbook documenting the 1980 scandal involving a past Northwestern football coach, Rick Venturi and player, Dana Hemphill dominates the file. Blackboard, first published by FMO ca. 1971, is the magazine for and by the Black student community. The file includes correspondence and records from 1999-2000 relating to financing and publishing the magazine. These For Members Only (FMO) records from 1968 to 1992 contain a copy of the FMO policy statement, student correspondence, and various proposals. The Northwestern Community Ensemble records consist of the operational correspondence and financial planning of their programs. The Northwestern University Black Alumni Association records include a sampling correspondence about the formation and operation of the organization from 1976-1997.
