MSS 317
Michigan State University Student Activism Collection
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Contact Information:
Special Collections
Michigan State University Libraries
100 Main Library
East Lansing, MI 48824
517.884.6471
E-mail:spc@mail.lib.msu.edu
URL: http://specialcollections.lib.msu.edu
Date Received:
April 2001
Date Processed:
August 2008
Acquisitions Information:
Donated by Dr. William Chamberlain, April 2001
Preferred citation:
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Identification of item: MSS 317, Box Number, Michigan State University Student Activism Collection, Special Collections Division – Michigan State University Libraries
Copyright Notice:
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Usage Restrictions:
The Michigan State University Student Activism Collection will be open and available for use within the Special Collections reading room.
Photoduplication Restrictions:
Materials in the Michigan State University Student Activism Collection may be copied when the condition of the material and copyright restrictions permit.
Collection Summary:
The Michigan State University Student Activism Collection consists of documents, newspapers and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and flyers dealing with student activism at Michigan State University in the 1960s and 1970s.
Historical Background:
Michigan State University, originally named the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, was founded in 1855 as an agricultural college. By 1964, the name had been changed for the fifth and final time to Michigan State University.
The 1960s and 1970s were a tumultuous time due to, among other things, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. Michigan State University, like many universities across the United States, was filled with protests, rallies, and political movements striving for equal rights, an end to the Vietnam War, and to end other injustices, both on campus and around the world.Processing Note:
The Michigan State University Student Activism Collection was processed by Julia Frankosky – August 2008
Arrangement:
The Michigan State University Student Activism Collection is arranged alphabetically by topic:
| Box | Folder | Folder/Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Academic Days of Conscience |
| 2 | Administration Building Sit-in, June 1968 | |
| 3 | Anti-War Rally Editorial, February 1969 | |
| 4 | Anti-War Grand River Blockade, 1972 | |
| 5 | Chicago 7 Trial MSU Union Rally, February 1970 | |
| 6 | Chronology | |
| 7 | Co-Ops/Alternative Living | |
| 8 | Justin Morrill College | |
| 9 | Michigan Ave. Harrison Rd. Controversy | |
| 10 | Miscellaneous Pamphlets | |
| 11 | Movement for a New Congress | |
| 12 | Orange Horse/Bessey Hall Sit-in, Fall 1966 | |
| 13 | Paul Schiff Case | |
| 14 | People’s Park | |
| 15 | ROTC/Military Recruitment on Campus | |
| 16 | Student Publications | |
| 17 | Student Rights | |
| 18 | Student Strike, May 1970 | |
| 19 | Vietnam War Moratorium, Fall 1969 | |
| 20 | Vietnam Moratorium, May 1971 | |
| 21 | “We’re Number One!” | |
| 22 | Slides |