Susan Beckhorn collection, 1989-1991.

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Susan Beckhorn collection, 1989-1991.

Newspaper clippings, posters, ephemeral printed materials, masks, notebooks, photographs, a guitar, a tricorn hat worn at protests, and a LLRW decorated canoe also used in the protest.

3 cubic ft.

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Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

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Pete Seeger (1919-2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. As a member of the Weavers, Seeger was often heard on the radio in the early 1950s, most notably on their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene". In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes. A prolific songwriter, his best-known songs include "Where Have ...

Bandits (Musical group)

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Clearwater Revival Singers.

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New York (State). Siting Commission.

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Allegany County Nonviolent Action Group (ACNAG).

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Concerned Citizens of Allegany County (N.Y.).

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Beckhorn, Susan Williams, 1953-

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Susan Beckhorn was involved with the successful struggle to keep New York State from locating its low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) dump in Allegany County. She was a member and served as co-chair for one year of the Concerned Citizens of Allegany County (CCAC), member of Allegany County Nonviolent Action Group (ACNAG), and member of the protest band, the BANDITS (Band Against Nuclear Dumps in This State). She wrote many of the band's songs and her guitar was signed by Pete Seeger while at a La...

Cuomo, Mario Matthew

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