Social protest collection 1943-1982 (bulk 1960-1975)

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Social protest collection 1943-1982 (bulk 1960-1975)

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Contains leaflets, flyers, posters, publications and ephemera. Gathered by the Social Protest Project primarily on Sproul Plaza for the UC undergraduate library between 1969-1982, the material primarly relates to the Vietnam War and Civil Rights demonstrations although there is significant material on Black Power, political issues, the Women's movement, lesbian and gay rights, Third World issues, the Left and Right, campus labor disputes, and the movement against nuclear power and nuclear weapons.

Number of containers: 27 cartons, 2 oversize boxes, 1 card file box; Linear feet: 33.87; Microfilm copies: 101 reels : positive and negative (BNEG 3106) ; 35 mm

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Bancroft Library

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