Leon F. Litwack collection of Berkeley, California, protest literature 1939-2004 1964-1989

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Leon F. Litwack collection of Berkeley, California, protest literature 1939-2004 1964-1989

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The collection consists of newspapers, periodicals, flyers, handbills, newsletters, mailings, memoranda, reports, sound recordings, and other materials compiled by Leon Litwack that primarily document the protest movements of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly in and around Berkeley, California. The collection includes materials related to civil rights, Vietnam War protests, the Black Panther Party, the Free Speech Movement and the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s. Also included are memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, and publications distributed to faculty at the University of California, Berkeley.

12.0 linear feet (15 boxes, including 2 oversize boxes)

eng,

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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