Diversity Student Coalition Collection, 1964-2022

Collection number: UA 7/1/15
Size: (18 boxes) (9.5 cu.ft.)

About Diversity Student Coalition at UNH

The Diversity Student Coalition (DSC) serves as an umbrella organization for the following student groups:

• UNH Alliance
• Black Student Union (BSU)
• Hillel
• MOSAICO
• Native American Cultural Association (NACA)
• United Asian Coalition (UAC)

About the Diversity Student Coalition Collection (1964-2022)

This collection contains materials related to membership, events, advocacy, finances, and cultural backgrounds shared by LGBTQIA+, Black, Jewish, Latino/Latina/Latinx, Native American, and Asian students at UNH. Types of records include membership rosters, event planning and publicity, photographs, educational handbooks, and literary materials.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open with the exception of Box 3 f.9, which is sealed until 2029.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the University of New Hampshire.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], [Box number], Diversity Student Coalition, 1964-2022, UA 7/1/15, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Transfer, 2023

Separated Material

Records for the Student Activity Fee Office (SAFO) were separated into UA 7/1/16. Commercial sound and video recordings were removed.

Collection Arrangement

• This collection is divided into eight series. Materials within each series are mostly chronological.

Collection Contents

Series 1: Diversity Student Coalition (DSC) Organizational Records, 1980-2022

(6 boxes (2 cubic feet))

This series contains records which relate to the DSC as an umbrella organization, rather than to each of its member groups.

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1-3		Newspapers, 1980-2018
Box 1, Folder 4		Photographic Slides, 1985
Box 1, Folder 5		Newspapers, 1986-2018
Box 2
Box 2, Folder 1-2		Advertising Archives (NACA, MOS, BSU, Hillel, UAC), 1990-2019 and undated
Box 2, Folder 3		Photograph Slides, 1991
Box 2, Folder 4		Organizational Records, 1991-1992
Box 2, Folder 5-6		Promotions and Magazines, 1996-2005
Box 2, Folder 7		Peer Education Training Manual, 2001
Box 3
Box 3, Folder 1		Student Organizational Manual, 2001
Box 3, Folder 2		Organizational Records, 2001-2002
Box 3, Folder 3		Finances/Budget, 2002
Box 3, Folder 4		Organizational Records, 2003-2004
Box 3, Folder 5		Undergraduate Information by Ethnicity [sealed until 2029], 2001-2002
Box 3, Folder 6		Organizational Records, 2006-2007
Box 3, Folder 7		Finances/Budget, 2006-2007
Box 3, Folder 8		Scrapbook, 2007
Box 3, Folder 9		Organizational Records, 2007-2008
Box 3, Folder 10		Finances/Budget, 2008
Box 4
Box 4, Folder 1		Finances/Budget, 2008-2009
Box 4, Folder 2		Organizational Records, 2010-2011
Box 4, Folder 3-4		Orientation Materials, 2010-2011
Box 4, Folder 5		Finances/Budget, 2010-2011
Box 4, Folder 6		Orientation Materials, 2010-2012
Box 4, Folder 7-9		Organizational Records, 2012-2015
Box 4, Folder 10		Finances/Budget, 2014-2015
Box 5
Box 5, Folder 1-2		Finances/Budget, 2014-2015
Box 5, Folder 3		Oranizational Records, 2015-2016
Box 5, Folder 4		Handbook, 2015-2016
Box 5, Folder 5-8		Organizational Records, 2016-2021
Box 5, Folder 9-10		Finances/Budget, 2021
Box 5, Folder 11		Organziational Records, 2020-2022
Box 6
Box 6, Folder 1		Photographs, undated
Box 6, Folder 2		Cassette Tapes, undated

Series 2: UNH Alliance, 2015-2015

(5 folders (0.01 cu. ft.))

These records were generated by the UNH LGBTQIA+ Alliance.

Box 6
Box 6, Folder 3		Breakout! CDs with pictures, undated
Box 6, Folder 4		Breakout! Materials, 2005
Box 6, Folder 5-7		Organizational Records, 2006-2015

Series 3: Black Student Union (BSU) Records, 1964-2021

(4 boxes (1.33 cu. ft.))

Records of the Black Student Union, including organizational records, advocacy, photographs, and finances. The group was founded as the African Student Union (ASU) and changed to the Black Student Union (BSU) by the end of the 1960s.

Box 6
Box 6, Folder 8-9		BSU Photos [out of chronological sequence], 2016
Box 6, Folder 10		Kwanzaa 2003 VHS tape [out of chronological sequence], 2003
Box 7
Box 7, Folder 1-4		Black Student Union (BSU) Photographs, 2000-2005
Box 7, Folder 5		African Student Union (ASU)/Black Student Union (BSU) Organizational Records, 1964-1989
Box 7, Folder 6		Newspapers and Reports, 1969
Box 7, Folder 7		Stereotyping, 1979-1995
Box 7, Folder 8-9		Apartheid in South Africa (Newspapers, pamphlets, petitions, etc.), 1981-2005 and undated
Box 8
Box 8, Folder 1-2		Apartheid in South Africa (Newspapers, pamphlets, petitions, etc.), 1981-2005 and undated
Box 8, Folder 3		UNH Sit-In/Newspapers, 1986-2005
Box 8, Folder 4		Poverty, 1987-1991
Box 8, Folder 5		Self-Esteem, 1989-2001
Box 8, Folder 6		Pornography, 1989
Box 8, Folder 7		Photographic Slides, 1991
Box 8, Folder 8		Organizational Records, 1994-1995
Box 8, Folder 9		Newspapers, 1993-1998
Box 8, Folder 10		Organizational Records, 1999-2000
Box 9
Box 9, Folder 1-2		Organizational Records, 2000-2002
Box 9, Folder 3		Artist information, 2001-2003
Box 9, Folder 4-10		Organizational Records, 2002-2007
Box 10
Box 10, Folder 1		Organizational Records, 2007-2008
Box 10, Folder 2		Organizational Records, Fashion Show; BSU Family Weekend, 2007-2008
Box 10, Folder 3		Finances and Budget, 2009-2010
Box 10, Folder 4-11		Organizational Records, 2010-2021
Box 10, Folder 12		Essays and Literature, undated
Box 10, Folder 13		Organizational Records, undated
Box 10, Folder 14		Organizational Records for Black Student Union (BSU) and MOSAICO, undated

Series 4: Hillel, 1989-2020

(3 boxes (1 cu. ft.))

UNH Hillel serves the Jewish students at UNH, and was founded in 1989. It is part of the Hillel International organization for Jewish students on campuses. Records in this series contain information about membership, advocacy, activities and events.

Box 11
Box 11, Folder 1-3		Organizational Records, 1989-1991
Box 11, Folder 4		Holocaust Denial Information, 1990-1992
Box 11, Folder 5		Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Materials, 1991-2003
Box 11, Folder 6		Organizational Records, 1993-2011
Box 11, Folder 7		Holocaust Remembrance Information, 1993-2011
Box 12
Box 12, Folder 1		Organizational Records, 1997-1998
Box 12, Folder 2		Shabbat Across America, 2003
Box 12, Folder 3-11		Organizational Records, 2001-2013
Box 13
Box 13, Folder 1-4		Organizational Records, 2013-2020
Box 13, Folder 5		Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Literature Concerning University Campuses, undated
Box 13, Folder 6		Photographic Slides, undated
Box 13, Folder 7		Organizational Records, undated

Series 5: MOSAICO, 1987-2014

(10 folders (0.25 cu. ft.))

MOSAICO describes itself as "Latino/Latina/Latinx student organization of the University of New Hampshire." Included in these records are publicity, finances, and events.

Box 14
Box 14, Folder 1		Newspapers, 1987-1999
Box 14, Folder 2		Organizational Records, 1994
Box 14, Folder 3		Organizational Records, 2004
Box 14, Folder 4		Organizational Records, 2008
Box 14, Folder 5-7		Finances and Budget, 2006-2015
Box 14, Folder 8-10		Organizational Records, 2013-2014 and undated

Series 6: Native American Cultural Association (NACA), 1993-2022

(ca. 1 box (0.33 cu. ft.))

The Native American Cultural Association (NACA) is a student organziation which teaches students and community members about Native American culture and traditions.

Box 14
Box 14, Folder 11		Flyers and Advertising, 1993-2022
Box 14, Folder 12		Organizational Records, 1996-2019 and undated
Box 14, Folder 13		UNH Powwow Photos, 1998
Box 15
Box 15, Folder 1-2		Finances and Budget, 2006-2008
Box 15, Folder 3		Organizational Records, 2010 and undated
Box 15, Folder 4		Powwow Materials, 2014
Box 15, Folder 5		Appreciation Journal, 2015
Box 15, Folder 6		UNH Powwow, 2016-2018

Series 7: United Asian Coalition (UAC), 2002/2022

(ca. 1 box (0.33 cu. ft.))

The United Asian Coalition (UAC) supports Asian students at UNH from all over the world through programming, community, and cultural education.

Box 15
Box 15, Folder 7-11		Organizational Records, 2002-2022
Box 16
Box 16, Folder 1		Organizational Records, 2002-2022
Box 16, Folder 2		Photo Album, 2008-2011
Box 16, Folder 3		Sam Kang, 2010-2012

Series 8: Oversize materials, undated

(1 box (1 cu. ft.))

This series holds posters from various events sponsored by all of the above organizations.

Oversize Box 1
Oversize Box 1, Folder 1		Oversize posters, undated