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Altbach (Philip G.) Student Activism and International Education Collection, circa 1960-1975

A collection of theses, published articles, and unpublished addresses and papers on student activism in the United States for the period 1900-1970, and higher education in the United States, India, and Japan for the period circa 1960-1975.

Topics: Campus Unrest, Social Activism

Altbach (Philip G.) Student Movement Collection, 1935-1971

Printed materials, including leaflets, position papers, newsletters, reports and other items concerning student movements in India, circa 1935 to 1965, international student organizations, circa 1948 to 1971, and student movements in the United States, circa 1960 to 1969.

The third section of Altbach's papers concerns student activism in the United States, circa 1960 to 1969, particularly the rise of New Left organizations such as Students for a Democratic Society. Some of the material concerns the events surrounding the Democratic National Convention held in Chicago in 1968, and subsequent activities at the University of Chicago, 1968 to 1969.

Though most of the items in this collections are printed or duplicated, the transitory nature of the many organizations documented makes it likely that many of these printed items are unique, or nearly so. The collection also includes some manuscript and typescript materials. The Indian materials were collected by Altbach in the 1960's for his dissertation, Students, Politics and Higher Education in a Developing Area: The Case of Bombay, India, (University of Chicago, 1965). Most ·of the earlier materials date from ca. 1946 to 1951 and concern th_e Bombay Provincial Student Congress, which was affiliated with the All India Student Congress, and the Bombay Student Union, which was affiliated with the All India Student Federation. Also included are materials from the National Union of Students, ca. 1947 to 1964. Much of this material concerns the relationship of the various student groups with larger political bodies within India. Of particular interest is a typescript copy of a letter written by Gandhi in 1941 concerning the role of students in the struggle against British rule of India and copies of correspondence between Jawahalal Nehru. and Ramkrishna Bajaj concerning Bajaj's opposition to the Congress Party candidacy of V.K. Krishna Mennon in 1961.

Materials on the international student movement, circa 1948 to 1971, include internal and external documentation of the National Union of Students and the International Student Conference. Much of these papers concern the political conflicts between and within the "eastern" and "western" aligned organizations and the relationship of United States student groups to organizations felt to be dominated by the Soviet Union.

Topics: Campus Unrest, Social Activism

Alternative Press Collection (Anthony W. Novitsky and Christopher Densmore), 1963-2000 (bulk 1963-1989)

This collection contains periodicals issued between 1963 and 2000 with most of the material dated prior to 1990. Additionally, there is non-periodical material arranged by issuing organization. Periodicals and other material related to draft resistance and conscientious objectors during the Vietnamese Conflict are well represented in the collection. Additional topics covered include civil rights, the peace movement, disarmament, the women's movement, student unrest, and the labor movement.

Topics: Campus Unrest, Social Activism

Alternative Press Collection, 1969-1992

A collection of material related to labor, anti-war, student unrest, and free speech issues. Marxist-Leninist periodicals issued nationally and locally are included. Pamphlets are also included. The collection contains mimeographed statements and other material issued by the Buffalo Branch of the Marxist-Leninist Party U.S. and the Union of Buffalo Anti-Imperialist Students. Student newsletters are produced at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Topics: Campus Unrest, Social Activism

American Association of University Professors. Buffalo Chapter records, 1926-1973

The records of the American Association of University Professors, Buffalo Chapter. Included in the collection are national correspondence, chapter correspondence, chapter minutes, committee reports, and academic freedom issues.

Topics: Education History, UB People, Campus Unrest

American Association of University Professors. Buffalo Chapter. Secretary's Files, 1968-1989 (bulk 1968-1972)

Collection contains files of Marchand (Shonnie) Finnegan as Secretary; Vice President of the University of Buffalo Chapter, American Association of University Professors and it's Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, mainly concerning the period of campus unrest, 1969-1971 and the arrest of the 45 faculty members during student protests in the Spring of 1970. Also included are some faculty grievance files and publications from the national association.

Topics: Campus Unrest, UB People

Broadsides collection, 1963-

Collection of broadsides (sheets of paper printed on one side, usually containing an advertisement or public notice intended for posting) and other handouts created and/or distributed by students, primarily in Norton Union. This collection is particularly rich in broadsides relating to campus unrest, 1965-1970.

Topics: Ephemera, Student Life, Campus Unrest

Campus Unrest at the State University of New York at Buffalo Records, 1965-1990

This collection contains materials related to campus unrest at the University at Buffalo, 1966-1970. Included are materials regarding the "Faculty 45," and artifacts such as buttons, strike flags, banners, a tear gas canister, and a recording of the "Hayes Hall Blues," a song about the "Faculty 45."

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources

Campus Unrest Clippings, 1964-1975

Clippings from newspapers in the Buffalo, N.Y. area reporting on campus unrest at the State University of New York at Buffalo between 1964 and 1975. Topics include academic freedom, draft resistance during the Vietnamese Conflict, and employer recruitment on campus by governmental and private sector entities.

Topics: Campus Unrest

Campus Unrest Images by Gary Friend, 1970

These images depict scenes from the violent student protests and demonstrations which occurred on the University at Buffalo South Campus in 1970. The images on this CD-ROM originally appeared in UB today, v. 23, no. 2 (Winter 2005). The second disc includes a statement of responsibility: "By Gary Friend and Joe Parise." Also included in the collection are sheets that contain prints of the images.

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources, Audio/Visual collections

Campus Unrest Oral History Interviews, 1967

Audio tape interviews.

Topics: Campus Unrest, Digital Collections

Campus Unrest: Individual Collections Records, 1969-2004

An open collection of donated materials and recollections from former students, faculty, administration and community members regarding the period of campus unrest at the University at Buffalo, 1969-1971.

Topics: Campus Unrest

Campus Unrest: Research conducted by Dean G. Pruitt and James Gahagan, Social Psychology Department , 1967-1972, 1975

Interviews, chronologies and surveys collected by social psychologists, Dean G. Pruitt and James Gahagan pertaining to the events on the South campus of the State University of New York at Buffalo mainly from February to April 1970.

The bulk of the Campus Unrest collection is open for research. According to the terms agreed upon at the time of each interview, Post-crisis interviews in Accession 2019-027 series are closed until after the death of the interviewee.

Topics: Campus Unrest

Faculty 45 files, 1969-1972

Topics: Campus Unrest

Faculty Senate Committee on ROTC records, 1969-1970

Records of the proceedings of the Faculty Senate's Ad-Hoc Committee on the ROTC program at the University at Buffalo.

Topics: Campus Unrest

Faculty Senate records, 1952-1969

Topics: Campus Unrest

Friend (Theodore) Papers, 1968-1973

Papers includes correspondence, committee reports, and minutes regarding the reorganization of the university, university governance, and student dissatisfaction and protests during Friend's tenure as Faculty Advisor and Executive Assistant to the President of the State University of New York at Buffalo. Papers also contain materials regarding his teaching duties.

Topics: Campus Unrest, UB People

Graduate Student Association Records Part I, 1963-1970

These files are complete as possessed by the Graduate Student Association when they were released to the Archives. Financial Records for clubs, bills, treasurer's memos, budgets; also data on student fees, athletic fees, scholarships. Chairmen of the GSA and others generated correspondence with administrative officers of the University on many topics; for example, with Robert O'Neill, Executive Assistant to President Meyerson. Some correspondence documents the drive toward participation in university governance, through the Committee on Institutional Funding, Student Behavior, the Faculty Senate Committee on Student Affairs, the Grading and Ranking Committee, the Graduate Dean Search Committee, and the 1970 Presidential Search Committee. Minutes exist for the Student Seante, GSA Executive Council, the 1970 Collegiate Assembly. Academic Plans were collected from every faculty under President Martin Meyerson, and President Furnas's Task Force on University Policy. Documentation of events include recruitment on campus by Dow Chem Corp. and the CIA, the 1964 site visit by HUAC, the student strike of 1969. Papers collected pertain to local civil rights organizations (by the Center for the Study of Racism), the draft, Themis, and others. Speakers and symposia sponsored included Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dr. Benjamin Spock. "America in Crisis, 1968", featured Tom Hayden, Howard Zinn, Carl Oglesby, and John Gerassi.

Topics: Campus Unrest, Social Activism, Student Life

Harcleroad (Fred F.) Student Unrest Collection, circa 1964-1972

Collection contains materials collected by Dr. Fred F. Harcleroad on student unrest in colleges and universities during the 1960s and early 1970s concerning the attitudes of the public and students during the unrest period on racial riots, university and high school governance, students' academic freedom and their role in university administration, the Vietnam War and political issues during the Nixon administration. Included are newspaper clippings, magazines (U.S. News and World Report, Harpers, News Week), magazine articles, pamphlets, newsletters, speeches, "speech materials", interoffice memos, minutes and papers from conferences, catalogs, and unpublished essays.

Topics: Campus Unrest

Hayes Hall Blues, April 1970

Digital reproductions of the original 45 rpm recording of the Hayes Hall Blues made by Michael H. Frisch and Charles Keil in April 1970. The disc includes a copy of the lyrics in DOC, PDF and HTML formats. The recording is in both music audio CD and CD-ROM data formats.

The disc also includes two versions of the UB alma mater, unrelated to the Hayes Hall Blues.

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources, Audio/Visual collections

Haynie (Charles) Papers, 1963-2002

Collection includes Haynie's correspondence, teaching files, publications, and information on political, social, and environmental activism.

Topics: Environmental Issues in WNY, UB People, Social Activism, Campus Unrest

Jackson (Bruce) Campus Revolt Collection, 1969-1970

Documents, minutes, reports, newspapers, student papers on press coverage and community response to the University of Buffalo campus unrest in 1969 and 1970. Also includes, "UB Disorders"- audio tapes, March-April 1970. Audio tape portrayal of the administrative and student unrest at the University of Buffalo (March-April 1970). Including television news broadcasts and interviews, WBFO radio reports, student interviews with administration, faculty senate meetings and strike convocation. The bulk of the taped material addresses the ROTC issue; acting president, Peter Regan; police on campus, and the Faculty 45. Professor Jackson compiled the tapes and makes brief commentaries throughout several of the live sessions.

Topics: Campus Unrest, UB People

Keil (Charles) Papers, 1965-1998, (bulk 1970-1990)

Collection of materials from Charles Keil, ethnomusicologist and professor of American Studies. Includes his teachings, publications, political activism, resource material, and his work in the University at Buffalo American Studies, Music, and Anthropology departments.

Topics: UB People, Social Activism, Campus Unrest

Kennedy (Elizabeth Lapovsky) Papers, 1961-1993 (bulk 1970-1993)

Collection of materials from Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, professor of Women's Studies. Includes her teachings, publications, political activism, resource material, and her work in the UB Women's Studies and American Studies departments.

Topics: UB People, Social Activism, Women's History in WNY, Campus Unrest

Krehbiel (Paul) Campus Unrest Collection, circa 1968-2000 (bulk 1968-1970)

Papers, circa 1968-1970, of student activist Paul Krehbiel, concerning his involvement in and exposure to the Student unrest of the late 1960s-1970 at the University at Buffalo. The papers are divided into series chronicling local issues (e.g., the Buffalo 9, University and regional rallies and issues) and publications; non-local information (e.g., SDS publications, miscellaneous clippings); and one file on Krehbiel’s post-UB activities. Significantly represented topics include material on general strikes; marches on hunger and other community involvement; equal rights; project Themis; Vietnam; SDS and its division into the Weathermen, et al.; national student unrest; Buffalo YAWF (including copies of The Activist magazine); Buffalo general publications such as New Age and the Buffalo Insighter; University-related activities and publications (Midnight Oil), many centering on the UB Norton Student Union, which became a focus for unrest and student meetings.

Topics: Campus Unrest

Lipset (Seymour Martin) Comparative Student Project Files, 1936-1972

Printed material collected by Lipset and others at Harvard University between 1967 and 1971. Includes student publications; articles for scholarly journals and popular magazines; newspaper clippings and studies concerning student activist movements throughout the world, with emphasis on the United States, Latin America, and international student organizations. Also many unpublished studies about students originally prepared for presentation at conferences or for graduate courses. This collection reflects only a partial result of the material collected by the project.

Topics: Campus Unrest, Social Activism

Meyerson (Martin) Speeches and Statements, 1966-1970

Speeches and statements given by Martin Meyerson during his tenure as tenth president of the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Topics: UB People, Campus Unrest

Military and Draft Counseling Center of Buffalo Records, 1953-1978 (bulk 1967-1974)

The records of the Military and Draft Counseling Center of Buffalo (1953- 1978) contain materials relevant to the formation of the center and its activities from the center's inception as the Draft Counseling Center (1968), to the Draft Counseling Center of Greater Buffalo, (circa 1969- circa 1971), the Buffalo Draft Counseling Center (circa 1971-1972), the Draft Counseling Center of Buffalo (circa 1972), and finally the Military and Draft Counseling Center of Buffalo (circa 1972-circa 1978). Materials include address and appointment books, notes, correspondence, manuals, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, posters, newsletters, books, booklets, pamphlets, leaflets, and charts.

Topics: Campus Unrest, Social Activism

Murphy, Orville T. papers, 1966-1976

Papers of Orville T. Murphy pertaining to curriculum and faculty governance, Department of History; activities of the search committee for the position of Director of American Studies; documents related to student demonstrations; documents related to the William Pryor Letchworth papers and other local archives.

Topics: University History Resources, Campus Unrest, UB People, Education History

Office of the President general files, 1921-1974 [bulk 1969-1974]

This collection consists of records from the Office of the President organized under ninteen major categories such as Administration, Committees, Facilities, Governance and Research. Though some of the files date back as far as 1921, the bulk of the files are dated 1969-1974. Of particular interest are the many files on Campus Unrest at the University at Buffalo, which can be found throughout the collection.

It is important to note that there is a great deal of overlap between this collection and collection 5/4/288: Office of the President general files, 1946-1973. Researchers interested in Campus Unrest or the 1969‑1974 time period in general must consult both collections.

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources

Office of the President general files, 1946-1973 [bulk 1969-1973]

This collection consists of records from the Office of the President organized under major categories such as Administration, Committees, Facilities, Governance and Research. Though some of the files date back as far as 1946, the bulk of the files are dated 1969-1973. Of particular interest are the many files on Campus Unrest at the University at Buffalo which can be found throughout the collection. This collection also contains a considerable amount of information about the University of Buffalo's merger with the State University of New York.

It is important to note that there is a great deal of overlap between this collection and collection 5/4/470: Office of the President general files, 1921-1974. Researchers interested in Campus Unrest or the 1969‑1974 time period in general must consult both collections.

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources

Office of the President monthly reports, 1964-1975

These monthly reports give a broad overview of the University at Buffalo from 1964 to 1975 (reports were not created for the summer months of July and August). Heavy on statistics, included are enrollment numbers, at large and for academic units, and with comparisons to previous years. Data on campus buildings and planning, academic accreditations, evidence of faculty research and publication, awards, and policies, and university events are also included.

These reports cover pivotal years in the history of the University, namely the first decade as a state institution, expansion to the North (Amherst) campus, and student unrest. For example, the May 1964 report includes a description of President Furnas’ decision to allow Selective Service exams to be administered on campus. That decision prompted the first campus student sit-in on May 2. The report describes the decision, the concerns of the protesters, and the creation of a University Task Force Committee, made up of students and faculty.

Of particular note: Some files include the final reports, as well as the “raw data” and/or background material used to create the report. This background material offers highly detailed descriptions of faculty, departments, facilities, and events on campus, and may not have been written into the final monthly report. Researchers would be well-served to study this documentation.

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources

Office of the President permanent files, 1938-1969

This collection contains subject files from the Office of the President covering various topics of University at Buffalo administration. Arranged alphabetically, each file often contains many year's worth of records on a given topic (ex. 1950-1975). Of particular interest are the files on academic freedom, the Feinberg Law and the resultant Keyishian v. Board of Regents lawsuit, and the House UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC).

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources

Powell (Elwin H.) Papers, 1960-2001

In 1996, Powell deliberately organized one box of his own materials to be donated to the University Archives. He included class hand-outs and copies of an autobiographical work in progress. He also included a table of contents and a cover letter to explain the documents (the original letter and table of contents sent to the University Archivist is located in the accession folder). The folders from Powell's original donation were incorporated into the larger collection; however they are differentiated by an asterisk (*) in the finding aid. He arranged them into five parts and describes them in his cover letter as follows:

Part I. Choosing Peace/Making Trouble: A Project in Participatory Sociology, 1960-1990 is a still uncompleted manuscript (about 200 pages) dealing mainly with my antiwar activity on this campus. Most of this material was previously printed in the Buffalo Alternative Press and in Catalyst.

Part II. Catalyst, 1985, an issue mainly of the autobiographical writings of UB students in a Soc. 101 class. 211 pages.

Part III. Lecturing by Letter: Teaching 410 people to write a book and alter their consciousness, with a 30 page correspondence with a suicide attempter. 200 pages.

Part IV. Self as Project: On Choice, Consciousness and Conduct... Class Handouts, 1987-1996... approximately 1000 to 2000 pages. Includes here is a table of contents, circa 40 pages. This collection I am now rewriting as a book. I think the handouts give a glimpse of UB life over the past decade.

Part V. Proactive Evolution... toward a Paleosociology includes published papers, handouts, and notes on the role of consciousness in human evolution.

After his death in 2001, an additional 62 boxes of materials were donated to the University Archives. Organization of this post-humus installment of papers was significantly less deliberate. Files were generally grouped as activism, research, coursework and correspondence.

Because Powell was an avid photocopier and owner of a photocopy machine, there were many duplicate copies of class handouts, letters, flyers, and leaflets. Most duplicates were discarded. A selection of the discarded documents was used in an exhibit/installation, Epicircle: The Ed Powell Project. Reviews and an announcement of the event are available in the accession folder.

Topics: Campus Unrest, UB People

Sebian (Richard) slides and negatives of South (Main Street) campus, circa 1955-1975

Color 35 slides, mainly of the South (Main Street) campus exteriors; some events: Buffalo city police on campus; a small number of images of North (Amherst) campus includes Founders Day and Open House events.

Topics: Photographs, Campus Unrest

Shoben (Joseph) Papers, 1968-1969

Copies of reports and memos concerning student unrest and related educational problems.

Topics: Campus Unrest, UB People

Siggelkow (Richard A.) Campus Unrest Collection, 1959-1991

Collection contains material Richard Siggelkow kept while researching for his book, Dissent and Disruption: A University Under Siege, Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1991. Also included are personal correspondence, essays, and clippings regarding his role as Dean of Students later Vice President for Student Affairs.

Topics: Campus Unrest

Somit (Albert) Papers, 1967-1976

Professional papers of Dr. Albert Somit which pertain to Dr. Somit's research, relations with fellow scholars, and the evaluation of the graduate political science program at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Of particular interest are the papers concerning "BIOS" (so called from the French version of its title, "International Investigation of the Biological Elements in the Crisis of the University") which include correspondence, research papers, and other items concerning a multi-national project to investigate the relationship between biological factors and student unrest in universities in the United States, Argentina, France, and elsewhere.

Topics: Campus Unrest, UB People

Squire Hall Demonstrations Records, 1981-1983

The Squire Hall Demonstrations Records document student protests when the University at Buffalo converted the student union into a dental clinic for the Dental School, March 1982.

Topics: Campus Unrest

Student Coordinating Council and Polity Minutes, 1967-1972

Minutes of the Student Senate (1967-1968), and its successor, the Student Coordinating Council and Polity (1968-1972).

Topics: Student Life, Campus Unrest

Student protest collection

This collection contains analog and born-digital artifacts, ephemera, images, and memorabilia concerning student protests at the University at Buffalo.

Content Warning:

This collection may contain offensive, harmful, or misrepresentative creator-supplied language or imagery. The views and opinions expressed are those of the creator’s and do not reflect or represent the University Libraries. In keeping with archival best practice, this content has been retained to preserve the historical context of the records.

Topics: Campus Unrest

Student Unrest in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences records, 1970

Records, 1970, pertaining to student unrest in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences assembled by Gloria Koontz, department secretary. Includes leaflets, memoranda, position papers and other materials.

Topics: Campus Unrest, Ephemera, University History Resources

Support Your Campus Police Treasurer records, 1967-1968

Announcements, correspondence and financial records for Support Your Campus Police, a grassroots fundraising campaign organized by professors Alan R. Andreasen and Newton Garver. They sought to recognize the UB campus police for their unarmed response to students protesting the December 18, 1967 recruitment visit of Dow Chemical Corporation, the makers of napalm. Andreasen and Garver believed the unarmed response of the campus police helped minimize violence at the demonstration. Receiving mostly small donations from UB faculty, staff and administrators, Support Your Campus Police raised over $500.00 in little over a month.

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources

Task Force records, Office of the President, Robert Ketter administration

Records kept by Lawrence A. Cappiello, Assistant to the Executive Vice President, on five task forces appointed by President Robert Ketter in 1970. Ketter established these task forces to study major issues facing the University at Buffalo. At that time, the University had experienced significant events, including campus unrest, an academic restructuring of the College of Arts and Sciences into Faculties, and planned expansion to the Amherst (North) campus. The task forces were Community Relations (Richard G. Brandenburg and Ralph W. Loew, chairs), University Community (Alan J. Drinnan, chair), University Governance (Donald W. Rennie, chair), University Organization (Daniel H. Murray, chair), and University Goals (Charles H. V. Ebert, chair). Each chair served as a general steering committee, preparing final reports and recommendations of the task forces forwarded to Ketter.

The collection has been minimally processed. However, descriptions of each task force and their charge can be found in the collection finding aid.

Topics: University History Resources, Campus Unrest

UB Disorders scrapbooks, 1970

Two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating to campus unrest at the University at Buffalo in 1970. Volume 1 consists of Buffalo Courier Express clippings, dated February 26 to April 15, 1970. Volume 2 contains Buffalo Evening News clippings, February 26 to April 16, 1970. Topics include Buffalo police on campus, ROTC protests, establishment of experimental colleges, and Acting President Dr. Peter F. Regan.

Topics: Campus Unrest

UB Living Stipend Movement records, 2017-2020

Records from UB Living Stipend, an organization focused on increasing wages for graduate student teachers and researchers.

Topics: Education History, University History Resources, Campus Unrest, Digital Collections, Social Activism, Student Life

UB Today Article on Campus Unrest and Reader Reaction, 1968-2005

Copies of UB Today article on campus unrest at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1970 and artifacts and written recollections provided by alumni who were students at the university during the period of unrest.

Topics: Campus Unrest

University Archives Historical Film collection

Over 130 16mm films in University Archives have now been digitized and are available for view online. Among the footage are the annual Moving Up Day parades, commencements, football games, marching band formations, student unrest, and campus construction. Some gems were uncovered, including rare footage of the interior of the Darwin Martin house, mid-century downtown Buffalo, Lionel Hampton, and a Buffalo Sabres vs. Buffalo Norsemen hockey game.

Topics: Audio/Visual Collections, Buffalo and WNY History, Campus Unrest, Design Archives, Digital Collections, Sports, Student Life, UB People, University History Resources, Wright, Frank Lloyd

University Information Services Campus Unrest subject files, 1969-1970

Files concerning campus unrest at the State University of New York at Buffalo including magazine articles; newspaper clippings; leaflets; press releases; reports; and other materials.

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources

University Information Services Campus Unrest Subject Files, circa 1964-1973

Articles and newspaper clippings on student unrest, circa 1964-1973, particularly concerning opposition to the war in Vietnam, at colleges and universities in the United States (other than the State University of New York at Buffalo), collected by the University Information Services, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources, Ephemera

University Information Services chronological files, 1967-1971

Files, 1967-1971, containing background information about university events including drafts of news releases; statements of university officials; copies of programs; leaflets; and other relevant material. Most of the folders pertain to student unrest in the late 1960s; files also contain information about administrative appointments; conferences; athletic events; and other university events.

Topics: Campus Unrest, University History Resources