Resources from SCU Archives & Special Collections
Archives & Special Collections is your portal to the University's archives, rare books, manuscripts, historic photos, artifacts, and much more. Materials are non-circulating and available to students, faculty, staff, courtesy card holders, and the general public for use only in the Norman F. Martin, S.J. Reading Room. Some materials have been digitized and are available online at SCU Digital Collections.
- BIPOC SCU Student Archival ResourcesInformation regarding conducting research on the experiences of BIPOC students using SCU Archives & Special Collections materials.
- The Multicultural Center and Cultural Student Organizations at SCU digital collectionThe Multicultural Center and Cultural Student Organizations at SCU is a collection that collates documents relating to the Multicultural Center and cultural student organizations such as Igwebuike, MEChA-El Frente, and the UNITY movements, among others.
- The Santa Clara student newspapersThis collection is drawn from microfilm copies of The Santa Clara, SCU’s student newspaper. The issues run from 1922, when the newspaper began, through 2013. Later issues are available in PDF form in our repository, Scholar Commons, and on the The Santa Clara website.
Resources for Educators
- Black Lives Matter at SchoolBlack Lives Matter at School is a national coalition organizing for racial justice in education.
- Facing History and OurselvesFacing our collective history and how it informs our attitudes and behaviors allows us to choose a world of equity and justice. Facing History’s resources address racism, antisemitism, and prejudice at pivotal moments in history; they help students connect choices made in the past to those they will confront in their own lives.
- Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance)Learning for Justice seeks to uphold the mission of the Southern Poverty Law Center: to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people. They provide free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use their materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create inclusive school communities where children and youth are respected, valued and welcome participants.
- Talking to Kids About Racism and Justice: a list for parents, caregivers & educatorsBy Oakland Public Library, a list of resources organized by age-level to hep talk to children about racism and justice.
- Teaching for ChangeTeaching for Change provides teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write and change the world.