This series contains material related to events hosted or organized by the Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA) dating from 1978 to 1991 including conferences, lectures, exhibition openings, book readings, and panel discussions. Files typically contain publicity material, correspondence, notes, and budgets. Events of note include the Black Scholars Lecture Series, Black History Month celebrations, Community Lecture Series, Black Male Conference, Black Theater Forum, and Caribbean Conference. See also Series III for IAAA Director office files related to events; Series IV.B for audiovisual event recordings; and Series V. for event planning files from later years.