Free Speech Movement records, 1936-1969 (bulk 1964-1965).

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Free Speech Movement records, 1936-1969 (bulk 1964-1965).

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Consists of materials created or collected by the Free Speech Movement (FSM) organization. The FSM, created in the fall of 1964 to protest administrative efforts to curb political activities on the Berkeley campus, disbanded in April 1965. The collection documents the formation of the FSM as well as its daily operation through leaflets, notebooks, letters, logs, petitions, and orders for phonograph records, buttons, and bumper stickers.

4 boxes, 5 cartons, 1 oversize box (7.90 linear ft)

UC Berkeley Libraries

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UC Berkeley Libraries

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Online Archive of California Project.

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Schultz, Marston.

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University of California (1868-1952)

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Administrative History During the mid-twentieth century, the American Labor Movement reached a pinnacle of power and influence within society. The Second World War required that labor be managed as a strategic resource; the high productivity of workers during the war carried over in the peace time economy, which experienced a sustained economic "boom." Unlike European labor relations, where unions play an "official" role in government, the Am...

Free Speech Movement (Organization : Berkeley, Calif.)

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Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.)

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The Free Speech Movement (FSM) of Berkeley, California was a series of large and student-led protests on the UC Berkeley campus during late 1964 and early 1965. At issue were the students’ rights to engage in on-campus political activities, and for the University to recognize more general rights to free speech and academic freedom. From the guide to the Free Speech Movement of Berkeley, California Collection, c. 1964, (Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections) ...