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| Collection Title: | Campus Unrest at the State University of New York at Buffalo Records, 1965-1990 |
| Collection Number: | 3/5/33 |
| Creator: | University Archives |
| Extent: | 8 manuscript boxes (3.7 linear feet) |
| Repository: | University Archives, State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Abstract: | 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." |
Encoded by: Sheryl Saxby, 2006
Processed by: Archives staff in 1988. Finding aid revised in 2006 by Sheryl Saxby.
The bulk of the Campus Unrest at the State University of New York at Buffalo Records are open for research. For specific restrictions see University Archivist.
Copyright is held by the State University of New York at Buffalo, University Archives. Copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
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The majority of the materials in the collection were collected by the University Archives during the 1960s and 1970s. Exceptions include the Rumor Control Center files (see box 4) and items on the Spectrum controversy.
Additional material was later added to the collection:
The notebook (see box 5) was given to the Archives by Neil Gallagher of the Philosophy department. It was found in a University car by Charles Tampio, an English graduate student.
"Anatomy of a Disruption" (see box 2) was added to collection on July 7, 1970.
Additional materials regarding the "Faculty 45" (see box 3) were donated by Emily Goodman, wife of Nicholas Goodman, on July 7, 1974.
Printed materials concerning selective service issue added May 1966. Additional selective service material including notes on meeting kept by Ann London was added in February 1982.
A copy of "Guerilla Street Theater," was added April 1986.
Leaflets, newspaper clippings, reports, artifacts and other items collected by the University Archives as documentation of campus unrest at the State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966-1970. Topics include censorship of the student newspaper the Spectrum, the Themis Research Contract, disruptions on campus in Spring 1969 and 1970, the arrest and trial of the "Faculty 45" in 1970, and other actions primarily concerned with the reactions of students and faculty to the war in Vietnam. Also included are files of the Rumor Control Center, 1969-1970. Artifacts include buttons, strike flags, banners, a tear gas canister, and a recording of the "Hayes Hall Blues," a song about the "Faculty 45." This collection also includes later news articles and recollections of participants about campus unrest at the University at Buffalo in the 1960s.
The collection is divided into five series: Campus Unrest, 1965-1970, "Faculty 45", Spring 1970, Rumor Control Center Files, Publications and Clippings. The contents of the series are in chronological order, with additional materials added at the end of some series.
| 1.1 | Selective Service Exams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2 | Sharon Edelman, "History of Campus Unrest," written for Clark Kerr Commission, 1966-1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.3 | Spectrum Censorship: Correspondence and Flyers, Mar-July 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.4 | Spectrum Censorship: Spectrum issues, Mar 14-Apr 27, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5 | Faculty Senate meeting minutes and resolutions, regarding Capus Recruitment, Selective Service, and Vietnam Moratorium, Oct 1967-1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.6 | Anti-War Strike and Teach-In, Mar 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.7 | Rossberg Article, Student Dissent, Oct 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.8 | Spring 1969: Chronological Overview and Introduction | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.9 | Teach-In, Spring 1969: Feb 28-Mar 5, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.10 | Teach-In, Spring 1969: Mar 6-Mar 12, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.11 | Buffalo 9, Spring 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.12 | Buffalo 9: 20 Years Later ( Buffalo News Magazine), 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.13 | Project Themis, Nov 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.1 | Preliminary Injunction, Feb 27, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.1a | Preliminary Injunction, affidavits and court documents, Apr 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.2 | Greiner, Chisolm, and von Moltke fact-finding report on events on Feb 25 and Mar 7, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.3 | Liberation College, Mar 2-7, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.4 | Faculty-Student Campus Patrol, Mar 3-9, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.5 | Report of Ad Hoc Committee on ROTC, Mar 14, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.6 | Communiqués from Acting President Regan, Nov 10, 1969-Mar 10, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.7 | Information Services News Releases, Mar 8-May 7, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.15 | "Through and Through the Looking Glass," Spectrum, May 11, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.8 | Academic departments and student associations, Feb 23-May 8, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.9 | University Survival Group - Joint Information Network, Mar 6-18, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.10 | Statements by individual faculty or administrators (other than Regan), Mar-May 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.11 | Related material, Spring 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.12 | Richard A. Sigglekow, "Anatomy of a Disruption," July 7, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.19 | Strike Flyers, printed materials, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.13 | Henry Lesnick, editor, "Guerilla Street Theater," 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.14 | Dean G. Pruitt and James P. Gahagan, "Campus Crisis: the Search for Power," 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.16 | "The Riot Squad," Buffalo News, May 21, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.17 | "20 Years Ago," Reporter, Mar 1, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.18 | "Spring '70: Looking Back at UB's Campus Unrest," UB Today, Spring 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.20 | "Faculty 45," UB Today, Spring 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.1 | Temporary Restraining and Show Cause Order, Feb 27, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.2 | Order Granting Preliminary Injunction, Mar 5, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.3 | Complaint and other legal documents, Mar 15, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.4 | County Grand Jury Waivers of Immunity, Apr 8, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.5 | Subpoena of Employment Records before Grand Jury, Apr 10, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.6 | Transcript of Trial, including Defendants' Brief, Apr 13-17, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.7 | UB AAUP Memorandum of Amicus Curiae in support of motion to quash subpoena, May 5, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.8 | Appellant's Brief, New York Supreme Court, Sept 14, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.9 | AAUP Amicus Curiae Brief, New York Supreme Court, Sept 14, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.10 | New York Supreme Court Reversal of Judgement, Nov 5, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.11 | Typed and photocopied documents, Mar-Dec 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3.12 | Advertisements by "Faculty 45," Mar-Sept 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
The Rumor Control Center operated out of the office of Ira Cohen, Provost of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Administration.
| 4.1 | Handwritten Notes, Nov 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4.2 | Handwritten Notes, Feb 26-Mar 14, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4.3 | Handwritten Notes, Mar 15-July 24, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4.4 | Printed and typed material, Spring 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Notebook [Restricted] |
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| 5 | "Hayes Hall Blues," by Vizzy Goth (Michael Frisch) and
his Vicious Vandals. [45 rpm phonorecord, produced to raise funds for the "Faculty 45"] |
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| 5 | Tear gas canister, used on May 5, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Buttons | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Strike flags (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Buffalo Nine Committee Banner | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6-7 | May 1966 - November 1972; includes non-local clippings, 1969-1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Non-University at Buffalo Publications,
ca. 1965-1968;
includes non-local clippings, 1969-1970 |
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State University of New York at Buffalo--Students.
State University of New York at Buffalo--History.
Student movements--New York (State)--Buffalo--History-- 20th century--Sources.
Student-administrator relationships--New York (State)-- Buffalo--History--20th century--Sources.
Student protesters--New York (State)--Buffalo.
Student strikes--New York (State)--Buffalo.
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Protest movements--New York (State)--Buffalo.
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Public opinion--United States.
College teachers--New York--Buffalo.
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Draft resisters--United States.
Freedom of speech.
reports
leaflets
clippings
minutes
legal documents
judicial records
canisters
buttons (information artifacts)
phonograph records
flags
banners
3/1/289 - American Association of University Professors. Buffalo Chapter records, 1926-1973.
3/5/821 - Paul Krehbiel Campus Unrest Collection, 1968-1970
3/5/825 - Campus Unrest Clippings, ca. 1964-ca. 1975.
3/5/897 - Campus Unrest: Research conducted by Dean G. Pruitt and James Gahagan, Social Psychology Department, 1967-1972, 1975
Finding aid available online
9/0/251 - Broadsides : Collection, 1963-
9/1/64 - Graduate Student Association records, 1963-1970.
9/4/247 - Student Coordinating Council and Polity Minutes, 1967-1972; Student Senate Minutes, 1967-1972
11/2/66 - University Information Services. Campus Unrest Subject Files, 1964-1973.
11/2/235 - University Information Services. Campus Unrest Subject Files, 1969-1970.
12/1/74 - Faculty Senate Records, 1952-1969.
16/4F/134 - Bruce Jackson Campus Revolt Collection, 1969-1970.
Finding aid available online
22/6F/205 - Theodore Friend papers, 1968-1973.