1 10 1 https://calstatela-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/976dd1ab439273c7455d6ce2ca1e43f5.jpg 62d881d7a79447f41a06770f8193a107 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mervyn M. Dymally Papers Description An account of the resource Mervyn Dymally (1926-2012) served as California State Assemblyman for the 52nd and 53rd District, and as State Senator for the 29th District. Dymally completed a Bachelor of Arts in education at California State University, Los Angeles in 1954. Dymally is known for breaking barriers as a black lawmaker in California and in Congress after moving to the United States from his native Trinidad at age 19. The collection consists of government correspondence, press clippings, press releases, speeches, and photographs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dymally, Mervyn M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available California State University, Los Angeles, Library. Special Collections & Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections and Archives, California State University, Los Angeles Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mervyn Dymally to a private citizen, 1971 Subject The topic of the resource State Violence Dymally, Mervyn M., 1926-2012 Description An account of the resource Dymally expresses the increasing amount of violence he is witnessing in neighborhoods. He asks why there is an increase in violence and what is causing it. Dymally believes that the "Land of Plenty" should start paying respect and treating the people as human beings in order for this violence to come to an end. Written by Jia Wang, History 3450, Fall 2020. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dymally, Mervyn M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mervyn M. Dymally Papers, Special Collections & Archives, California State University, Los Angeles Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available California State University, Los Angeles, Library. Special Collections & Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971-09-17 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lim_034.01 State Violence