South Side Initiative Records
An inventory of its records at the Syracuse University Archives
Finding aid created by: Sasha Solomon
Date: 2023
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Finding aid created by: Sasha Solomon
Date: 2023
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| Creator: | Syracuse University. South Side Initiative. |
| Title: | South Side Initiative Records |
| Dates: | 2007-2014 |
| Size: | 0.25 linear foot |
| Abstract: | Materials related to the South Side Initiative at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
The South Side Initiative was a project created in 2005 by Syracuse University to facilitate a partnership between the University and the South Side community of Syracuse. The goal was to revitalize the community in the hopes of leading to sustainable economic growth and development, as well as strengthen the relationship Syracuse University has with the surrounding community. Under the guidance of community residents and South Side Initiative's director, Linda Littlejohn, the Southside Community Coalition was created to act as a more centralized entity that partners could more easily connect with.
From these collaborations between the South Side Initiative and various University schools, colleges, and departments, as well as other community partners, different types of programs and opportunities would be offered to South Side residents. These programs were focused on one of five main elements of community revitalization: health and wellness, research, art and culture, education, and technology.
The University Archives does not currently hold enough documentation to verify if and when the South Side Initiative concluded. However, some projects that were developed as part of the South Side Initiative continue to exist as programs run by other organizations. One example is the children's arts education program Kuumba, which is now called the Creative Arts Academy and is currently managed by the Community Folk Art Center and the Say Yes to Education program.
The South Side Initiative Records consists of printed materials and media produced by the South Side Initiative concerning its programs and events, as well as training media. This includes a copy of the documentary Syracuse's 15th Ward and Beyond, programs and fliers for exhibitions, and nonprofit leadership training workshop discs.
Access Restrictions:
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Access to audiovisual material requires advance notice to produce a use copy.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
The University Archives holds The Stand South Side Newspaper Project Collection.
Names
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Syracuse University. South Side
Initiative.
Subjects
African American history.
Community activists.
Community organization.
Higher education.
Types of Material
DVDs.
Magazines (periodicals)
Programs (documents)
Reports.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
South Side Initiative Records,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Transfer from the South Side Initiative Office in 2015.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in acid free folders before being placed in an acid free box.
Materials are arranged alphabetically in their series.
Printed materials
Visual media
| Printed materials | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | A community-university partnership: the south side initiative - programs 2007-2012, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Light work program - Marjory W. Wilkins: early black and white photographs exhibition 2008 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | South side initiative 2005-2015 - excerpt of report by Linda Littlejohn 2014 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Syracuse manuscript vol. 1 no. 3 2013-2014 | ||||||||||
| Visual media | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Southside Initiative: South Africa meets the South Side October 2010 (DVD; running time 26:00) (ID#: sua_south_side_001) | ||||||||||
| Video of the South African Delegation visit, October 2010. South African Delegates from Alice and the University of Fort Hare visit Syracuse, NY. Includes edited video of 3 events and 2 interviews conducted during the Oral History Training. | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Syracuse University's Southside Initiative Office: Nonprofit Leadership Training Workshops, disc 1 of 2 2010 (DVD) (ID#: sua_south_side_003) | ||||||||||
| Contains: Session 1: Legal Responsibilities of Board of Directors/501 C-3; Session 2: Financial management, Bookkeeping, and Accounting; Session 3: Team building. | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Syracuse University's Southside Initiative Office: Nonprofit Leadership Training Workshops, disc 2 of 2 2010 (DVD) (ID#: sua_south_side_004) | ||||||||||
| Contains: Session 4: Fundraising; Session 5: Grant Writing; Session 6: Marketing. | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Syracuse's 15th Ward and Beyond Documentary, a production of the Black History Preservation Project Our Stories, a virtual Black History Museum undated (DVD; running time 26:00) (ID#: sua_south_side_002) | ||||||||||