Vietnam War teach-in records, 1965-1966.

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Vietnam War teach-in records, 1965-1966.

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The records include correspondence, newspaper clippings, statements and reports related to the three Vietnam War teach-ins. Items addressing Professor Eugene Genovese's remarks at the first teach-in and the University's subsequent handling of the matter represent the bulk of the collection. Also included are materials relating to the 1965 New Jersey Gubernatorial campaign. The Republican candidate, New Jersey Senator Wayne Dumont, demanded Genovese's removal from the University and focused on the issue in his campaign. The Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor Richard J. Hughes, supported the University's decision. Other notable items in the collection include: a "Report to the General Assembly on the State of New Jersey" on the Genovese matter; resolutions of various civic organizations both for and against Genovese; a statement by Douglas Dillon, a member of the Board of Governors, supporting academic freedom; and newspaper clippings written in reaction to Dillon's statement. Correspondents include United States Senators from New Jersey, Harrison Williams and Clifford P. Case.

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Rutgers University

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From July 12 to July 17, 1967, the city of Newark, New Jersey, was wrecked by racial violence. In six days of rioting, 23 people were killed, 725 were injured and nearly 1,500 were arrested. Property damage was estimated at over $10 million. While the riots were still in progress, sixty community leaders formed a Committee of Concern with the following aims: to help restore calm to the city, to study the causes of racial unrest, and to formulate goals for social and economic improve...

Genovese, Eugene D., 1930-2012

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Dumont, Wayne.

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Hughes, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1909-1992

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Rutgers University. Office of Public Information.

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The Rutgers University Office of Public Information, a division of University Communications, is responsible for coordinating communications and events involving Rutgers and outside media. The records in this group relate to the three teach-ins held at Rutgers University on Apr. 9, 1965, Sept. 29-30, 1965 and Oct. 14, 1965. The first teach-in, organized by Rutgers faculty, was billed as an all-night open discussion on American foreign policy with regard to Vietnam. Public controversy was sparked...

Stamler, Nelson F.

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Rutgers College. Student Council.

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Rutgers College

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Rutgers was first chartered in 1766 as Queen's College, the eighth institution of higher learning to be founded in the colonies. The school opened its doors in New Brunswick in 1771 and during its early years, the college developed as a classic liberal arts institution. In 1825, the name of the college was changed to honor a former trustee and Revolutionary War veteran, Colonel Henry Rutgers. In 1864, Rutgers College became the land-grant college of New Jersey. Rutgers College attained universit...

Gross, Mason Welch, 1911-1977

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Dillon, C. Douglas (Clarence Douglas), 1909-2003

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Clarence Douglas Dillon, born while his parents were traveling in Geneva, Switzerland on August 21, 1909, pursued a varied career of investment banking, public service and diplomacy, including service in three presidential administrations. Educated at Groton school in Groton, Massachusetts, Dillon graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1931. After briefly joining his father''s Wall Street investment firm, Dillon, Read and Co., Dillon joined the New York Stock exchange. Dillon left ...