Clark Kerr office files regarding the Free Speech Movement, 1964-1985 (bulk 1964-1965).

Vietnam Day Committee (Berkeley, Calif.)

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The Vietnam Day Committee (VDC) was a coalition of left-wing political groups, student groups, labor organizations, and pacifist religions that opposed the Vietnam War. It was formed in Berkeley, California in the spring of 1965, and was active through the majority of the Vietnam War, organizing serveral rallies and marches in California as well as coordinating and sponsoring nationwide protests. From the description of Vietnam Day Committee collection of materials related to the Nov...

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) ...

SLATE (Organization : Calif.)

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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...

University of California (System). Office of the President

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Administrative History President Clark Kerr initiated this series of subject oriented reports to present to the Regents at their meetings in order to acquaint them with aspects of the wide variety of programs administered by the University of California. The name comes from the fact that the regular report of the president to the regents was normally referred to as the A Report. From the guide to the Special B report, 1962-1967, (...

Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003

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Clark Kerr was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on May 17, 1911 to Samuel W. and Caroline (Clark) Kerr. He married Catherine (Kitty) Spaulding in Los Angeles, California in 1934, and they had three children: Clark Edgar, Alexander William, and Caroline Mary. Kerr died in 2003, in El Cerrito, California, shortly after completing his memoirs, The Gold and the Blue: A Personal Memoir of the University of California, 1949-1967. Kerr received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1932 from Swarthmore Colleg...