Arthur K. Bierman Papers, 1959-1969.

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Arthur K. Bierman Papers, 1959-1969.

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San Francisco State University Professor, Arthur K. Bierman donated this collection to the Labor Archives and Research Center in 1991. The collection covers his activities for the years 1959 through 1969 and documents Bierman's early organizing for the American Federation of Teachers, his work to abolish the House Committee on Un-American Activities, and other efforts in the field of civil liberties.

1.75 cubic ft.

San Francisco State University Library, J Paul Leonard Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7543919

San Francisco State University Library, J Paul Leonard Library

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