David Kerr Research Materials on Liberation News Service and the Alternative Press 1968-1977

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David Kerr Research Materials on Liberation News Service and the Alternative Press 1968-1977

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Background articles, interview tapes and transcripts, and other materials for David Kerr's research on the alternative press in the United States, with particular focus on Liberation News Service, an alternative press service started by Marshall Bloom and Ray Mungo in 1967.

1 archives box and 1 cassette storage box; (1 linear ft.)

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Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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