A university in Carson has agreed to house an important collection.
California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum's directors have signed an agreement whereby the college will house the museum's collection of items relating to African-American culture and history.
There are more than two million items in the collection including artwork, artifacts, photos, documents, films, and rare Books, all connected to the culture and history of African Americans and their life in the US. The collection focuses in large part on the African American experience in the West, and in Southern California.
The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum (MCLM) was founded in 1975 by Dr. Mayme Agnew Clayton. At the time, the collection was called the Western States Black Research Center, which Dr. Clayton housed in a renovated garage at her home. She took over 40 years to amass the items which, since 2006, have been located in Culver City, at what used to be the Los Angeles County Superior Courthouse.
University officials say they plan to begin cataloging and archiving the collection immediately, making it more accessible to visitors. Thomas A. Parham, the president of CSUDH, said bringing the collection to the campus represents a statement of the faith of community members to trust their valuable heirlooms to the college. Brochure printing can be used to create a catalog of collections like this.
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