Cathy Sterling papers, 1966-1999 [manuscript]

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Cathy Sterling papers, 1966-1999 [manuscript]

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The Cathy Sterling Papers include correspondence, texts of speeches, reports, clippings, photographs, and artifacts relating to Cathy Sterling's tenure, 1970-1971, as Student Body President at North Carolina State University. Many of the materials focus on Sterling's status as North Carolina State University's first female student body president, as well as her involvement in protest movements against the Vietnam War, which included organizing a campus Peace Retreat. The materials range in date from 1966 to 1999, with the bulk of the materials being from 1970 to 1972.

3.5 linear ft. (1 box + 1 flat folder)

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8145535

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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