Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Colvin, Marjorie
- Abstract:
- Newsletters, fliers, magazines, correspondence, ephemera, and snapshot photographs documenting the anti-Vietnam War movement in the San Francisco Bay Area. The papers appear to be those of Marjorie Colvin, an antiwar activist who edited the Vietnam Day Committee's magazineDid You Vote for War? (1965) and was involved in the Bay Area Peace Action Council, which among other activities, worked to get a referendum on the ballot in San Francisco calling for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Vietnam.
- Extent:
- 1.0 box (0.25 cubic ft.)
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Marjorie Colvin San Francisco Bay Area Antiwar Papers (SFH 47), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Newsletters, fliers, magazines, correspondence, ephemera, and snapshot photographs documenting the anti-Vietnam War movement in the San Francisco Bay Area. The papers appear to be those of Marjorie Colvin, an antiwar activist who edited the Vietnam Day Committee's magazine Did You Vote for War? (1965) and was involved in the Bay Area Peace Action Council, which among other activities, worked to get a referendum on the ballot in San Francisco calling for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Vietnam. The collection includes letters and permits for protest rallies in San Francisco by the New Mobilization Committee West, organized by Paul Colvin, as well as a small amount of ephemera on redevelopment of the A-2 area of the Western Addition, police brutality, and other issues. There are also a few single issues of publications and ephemera of organizations based outside of the Bay Area. Publications include the Berkeley Barb, Berkeley Gazette, Vietnam Day Committee News, Task Force, and GI Press Service.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift from donor who purchased it from Bolerium Books; donated July 21, 1996.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged by type of material.
- Physical location:
- Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research and available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours. This collection must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.
Photographs are interspersed in the collection; researchers are asked to wear gloves when handling.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Marjorie Colvin San Francisco Bay Area Antiwar Papers (SFH 47), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
- Location of this collection:
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San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102, US
- Contact:
- (415) 557-4567