Thomas M. Bello papers, 1970-1971.

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Thomas M. Bello papers, 1970-1971.

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Writings, correspondence, campus communications, campaign materials, and other items relating to Thomas M. Bello's tenure as student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Materials chiefly concern student unrest on campus in May 1970 relating to the United States involvement in Vietnam. Also included are some of Bello's class materials, an unassembled scrapbook of clippings documenting Bello's tenure as student body president, newspaper articles and other publications such as the National Strike Information Center (Brandeis University) newsletter, and a typed copy of Bello's speech to the student body during a campus-wide protest on 6 May 1970.

ca. 700 items (1.5 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Bello, Thomas M.

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Thomas Michael Bello (Tommy) was born in Raleigh, N.C. From March 1970 to March 1971, he was the student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In May of 1970, campus life was disrupted by student unrest over the war in Vietnam and specifically the killing of four students at Kent State University. Bello was instrumental in guiding the student body and communicating with the faculty and administration during this time. From the guide to the Thomas M. Bello...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Student Government

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When first organized in 1904, the Student Government of the University of North Carolina consisted of only the Student Council, which was solely judicial in function. In 1921, the executive function of Student Government was established when the first student body president was elected to replace the senior class president as head of the Student Council. In 1938, the first Student Legislature was organized. The Student Legislature was replaced in 1973 by the Campus Governing Council. The Student...

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