African American Museum and Library at Oakland
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The African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO) is a municipal museum and at the same time a reference library (without loan option) on the history of African Americans in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area . It is considered the largest museum of its kind in Northern California. The 1901 Beaux Arts- style Carnegie building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 11, 1983 . It is also an Oakland Landmark .
The original private collection was from 1946. The museum and library were later renamed the East Bay Negro Historical Society , Northern California Center for Afro-American History & Life, and African American Museum and Library at Oakland (since 1994).
The facility has been housed in the former buildings of the Oakland Public Library (1902–1951) and the Charles S. Greene Branch Library (1951–1971) from 1901 since 2002 , which was designed by the American architects Walter Danforth Bliss and William Baker Faville and was refurbished in 2001 by MWA Architects for $ 11.2 million. It was previously damaged by an earthquake in 1989 .
The archives hold more than 160 collections, including Martin Luther King , Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party (one of the largest collections ever). Books (approx. 12,000), photographs, manuscripts, letters, microfilms and videos are collected.
Web links
- Information on the African American Museum and Library at Oakland
- African American Museum and Library at Oakland on the Carnegie Libraries website
Individual evidence
- ^ A b African American Museum and Library at Oakland , MWA Architects, accessed May 19, 2014.
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2016
Coordinates: 37 ° 48'22.1 " N , 122 ° 16'35.2" W.