Guide to the Records onthe National Student Convention '88 1983-1992 (bulk 1987-1988)

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Guide to the Records onthe National Student Convention '88 1983-1992 (bulk 1987-1988)

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The collection containscorrespondence, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, pressreleases, publicity, and reports related to student activism at Rutgers in the1980s, specifically the planning and implementation of the National StudentConvention in 1988. Additional material includes a small photograph series,several t-shirts, a hat, a banner and several buttons pertaining to the issuesstudent activists were addressing at this time.

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Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives

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