Ratibu Shadidi Jacocks papers
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection documents critical elements of Ratibu Jacocks' life, ranging from his cultural identity and community activism to family history. Includes correspondence, documents, vertical files, and other materials pertaining to Jacocks' involvement with Creative Business Services, Westside Action Group, Inland Area Kwanzaa Group, Inland Area Black Political Action Group, and other community-based organizations. Materials related to Jacocks' family and proofs of his memoir titled "Memoirs of Ratibu Shadidi Incidents, Struggles, and Divine Intervention" are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1886-2015, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1980-2010
Creator
- Jacocks, Ratibu (Person)
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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Biographical Note
Ratibu Shadidi Jacocks was born William Henry Jacocks in 1943. He was a longtime resident and fixture in the Inland Empire's African American community and was an advocate for underrepresented communities in this region. Jacocks married Wilmer Amina Carter in 1984, and this marriage led to a powerful partnership that would be the driving force for supporting underrepresented businesses through their organization Creative Business Services (CBS). Jacocks served as the president of Westside Action Group (WAG), a group dedicated to the betterment of the African American community in San Bernardino, CA, and co-founded the Inland Area Kwanzaa Group to highlight Kwanzaa and Black/Pan African culture. Ratibu's commitment to the community has been impactful and resulted in positive changes within the Inland Empire.
Extent
6.0 Linear Feet ((6 record storage boxes) )
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Abstract
The Ratibu Shadidi Jacocks papers document critical elements of Ratibu Jacocks' life, ranging from his cultural identity and community activism to family history. This collection contains correspondence, documents, vertical files, and other materials pertaining to Jacocks' involvement with Creative Business Services, Westside Action Group, Inland Area Kwanzaa Group, Inland Area Black Political Action Group, and other community-based organizations. Also includes materials related to Jacocks' family and proofs of his memoir titled "Memoirs of Ratibu Shadidi Incidents, Struggles, and Divine Intervention."
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into eight series. Collection arrangement is as follows:
- Series 1: Artifacts, 1987-2008, undated.
- Series 2: Correspondence, 1961-2012, undated.
- Series 3: Documents, 1886-2015, undated.
- Series 4: Memoirs, 2003-2013, undated.
- Series 5: Newspapers and Clippings, 1963-2014.
- Series 6: Photographs and Negatives, undated.
- Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1999-2008, undated.
- Series 8: Vertical Files, 1984-2014, undated.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Wilmer Amina Carter, 2023.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Nathaniel Saavedra as part of his archival processing student internship, 2024.
Subject
- Jacocks, Ratibu (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Ratibu Shadidi Jacocks papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Eric Milenkiewicz
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- .
Repository Details
Part of the Pfau Library Special Collections Repository
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino CA 92407 United States
909-537-5112
archives@csusb.edu