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Columbia University. Archives. University Protest and Activism Collection, 1958-1999 (Bulk dates 1968-1972).

Title: University Protest and Activism Collection, 1958-1999 (Bulk dates 1968-1972).

The collection consists primarily of flyers, correspondence, news clippings and releases, transcripts of electronic media reports, memoranda, legal documents and meeting minutes. The bulk of the material held in this collection relates to the 1968 strike, however, strikes and protests are documented as well: 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972 strikes prompted by student opposition to the Vietnam War, the draft, the presence of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, military recruiters, concerns of Columbia's contribution to the war effort through the School of International Affairs programs and research performed by professors associated with the U.S. Department of Defense's Jason project. There is also extensive documentation on a number of student organizations, one of which was the Columbia chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the most instrumental in channeling student activities into demonstrations and other strike activity.

ArchivalResource: 29 linear feet (69.5 document boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702344548 View

Grant, Joanne. Joanne Grant research files, 1963-1968.

Title: Joanne Grant research files, 1963-1968.

This collection is a repository of Joanne Grant's research materials for her 1969 book Confrontation on Campus: The Columbia Pattern for the New Protest. The collection contains both Grant's notes taken throughout the Columbia revolt, as well as collected research materials. These materials consist of Strike Coordinating Committee fliers, agendas, leaflets and official statements. In addition, the collection includes the responses of faculty, administration and community members to the strike. The collection also contains materials from the Independent Committee on Vietnam at Columbia University, student protest files against Columbia's involvement in the war. The materials consist of fliers, letters, telegrams and pictures.

ArchivalResource: 1.44 linear feet (3 document boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/312371323 View