Marvin X Archives at University of California, Davis, Shields Library

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Marvin X collection, 1977-1984.

X, Marvin, 1944-

15 items (1 folder)

University of California, Davis - Shields Library

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Notes and summaries

Educator, poet, playwright, essaytist, and activist Marvin X (born Marvin Jackmon, also known as 

Imam El Muhajir) was born on May 29, 1944 and grew up in Oakland and Fresno, California. 

After attending Merrit College in Oakland, he received his B.A. and M.A. in English from 

San Francisco State University. He has taught English, creative writing, journalism, Arabic, 

and drama at Fresno State University, U.C. Berkeley, U.C. San Diego, San Francisco State 

University, Mills College, the University of Nevada, Reno, Laney College, and Merritt 

College. During the 1980's he organized the Melvin Black Forum on Human Rights 

and the 1st Annual All Black Men's Conference. It was during this time that he also 

attempted to create the Marvin X Center for the Study of World Religions.

These items form a component of the Department of Special Collections' African 

American History Collection. Material in the collection includes: applications 

for tax exemption for the Marvin X Center for the Study of World Religions, 

Marvin X Ministry budgets for the 1982-1983 fiscal year, press release explaining 

Marvin X's resignation as Eldrige Cleaver's aide, an abstract on "manhood training," 

records on the planning and promotion of the 1st Annual All Black Men's Conference, 

and photocopies (of poems, sheet music, and newspaper clippings).

Unrestricted.

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. All requests 

for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the 

Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special 

Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical 

items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which 

must also be obtained by the researcher.

Finding aid in Dept. of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Collection on Marvin X, D-207 128:3, Department of Special Collections, General Library, 

University of California, Davis.

African American History Collection, Dept. of Special Collections, General Library, 

University of California, Davis.

This collection covers:

X, Marvin, 1944- Archives.

Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998.

African American poets.

African American dramatists.

African American scholars.

Black nationalism.

Editors, Translators, and other contributors:

University of California, Davis. Library.

View this collection description in WorldCat.org:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56893009