Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Chronology of the Berkeley Movement, 1960-1971
Scope and Content Note
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Social protest collection
Date (inclusive): 1943-1982
Date (bulk): (bulk 1960-1975)
Collection Number: BANC
MSS 86/157 c; BANC FILM 2757
Extent:
Number of containers: 27 cartons, 2 oversize boxes, 1 card file box
Linear feet: 33.87
Microfilm copies: 101 reels : positive and negative (BNEG 3106) ; 35 mm
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: Contains leaflets, flyers, posters, publications and
ephemera. Gathered by the Social Protest Project primarily on Sproul Plaza
for the UC undergraduate library between 1969-1982, the material primarly
relates to the Vietnam War and Civil Rights demonstrations although there is
significant material on Black Power, political issues, the Women's movement,
lesbian and gay rights, Third World issues, the Left and Right, campus labor
disputes, and the movement against nuclear power and nuclear weapons.
Physical Location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
RESTRICTED ORIGINALS. Use microfilm copy with call number BANC FILM 2757. Collection is open for research except for the unprocessed
serials. Inquiries concerning these should be directed to the Head of Public Services of The Bancroft Library.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for
permission to publish or reproduce must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the
original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and
educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Social protest collection, BANC FILM 2757,
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
This collection is available on microfilm: BANC FILM 2757.
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Title: Sexual Freedom League Records,
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 83/181 c
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Archival Sources at Other Institutions
The Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.
A primary national depository for 1960's protest movements. Civil
Rights papers include: the archives of the Congress of Racial
Equality; the personal papers of George Wiley, Congress of
Racial Equality leader and founder of the National Welfare
Rights Organization; the archives of the Highlander Folk School;
and papers of Kentucky civil rights activists Carl and Anne
Braden and their organization, the Southern Conference
Educational Fund. Anti-Vietnam War movement collections include:
Student Peace Union, Student Mobilization Committee to End the
War in Vietnam, Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Committee, National
Peace Action Coalition and Students for a Democratic Society.
The Society also houses the archives of the Socialist Labor
Party and the Trotskyist Socialists Workers Party.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Center has a substantial Archives on the southern civil rights
movement including: the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, Dr. King's personal papers, and the records of the
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Swarthmore Peace Collection, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.
Collections include American Friends Service Committee; National
Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy, Inc.; War Resisters League;
and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Tamiment Collection, New York University.
Papers of socialist organizations and individuals are the major
strength of the Tamiment Collection. This archive's origins are
deeply rooted in the Socialist Party of Eugene Debs and in the
New York labor movement of the early part of the twentieth
century.
Material Cataloged Separately
- Serial titles have been transferred to the Bancroft serial
collection.
- Northern California Alliance records have been removed and
cataloged as BANC MSS 87/236 c
- Workers' Party records have been removed and cataloged as BANC
MSS 87/237 c
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Black Panther Party.
University of California, Berkeley--Students--Political activity.
Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Protest movements--California--Berkeley.
Peace movements--California.
Gay rights--California.
Feminism--California.
Counterculture--California.
Civil rights movements--California.
Student movements--California--Berkeley.
Students--California--Berkeley--Political activity.
Genres and Forms of Material
Pamphlets.
Index Terms Related to this Collection
Socialist Party of California.
Social protest collection.
Social Protest Project.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Social Protest Collection was originally known as the Social Protest
Project until 1986. The collection was gathered under the auspices of
the University of California Berkeley Undergraduate Library and later
transferred to the custody of the Collection Development Office. The
Bancroft Library acquired the collection in 1972.
Acquisition Information
Funding for microfilming provided by Free Speech Movement Project.
Chronology of the Berkeley Movement, 1960-1971
The following chronology, compiled by Professor William Rorabaugh of the
University of Washington, provides an overview of key protest dates in the
Bay Area.
| Mid-May 1960 |
Protest against House Un-American Activities Committee at San
Francisco City Hall
|
| Mar-Apr 1963 |
Berkeley City Election; open housing referendum |
| March 1964 |
Sheraton Palace Hotel (San Francisco) civil rights
sit-in
|
| Sep-Dec 1964 |
Free Speech Movement |
| March 1965 |
Filthy Speech Movement |
| Mid-May 1965 |
Vietnam Day Committee teach-in |
| August 1965 |
Berkeley troop train protests |
| Oct 15 1965 |
Vietnam Day Committee Oakland march |
| Nov 15 1965 |
Second Vietnam Day Committee Oakland march |
| Apr-Jun 1966 |
Robert Scheer Campaign for Congress |
| Mar-Apr 1967 |
Jerry Rubin Campaign for Mayor of Berkeley |
| Oct-Dec 1967 |
Anti-draft campaign, Oakland Induction Center |
| May-Jun 1968 |
Democratic Presidential Primary |
| Jun 28-Jul 4, 1968 |
Berkeley Telegraph Avenue riots 1968 |
| Sep-Nov 1968 |
Eldridge Cleaver controversy |
| Jan-Apr 1969 |
Third World Liberation Front campus strike |
| May-Jun 1969 |
People's Park protest |
| Oct 15 1969 |
"The Mobe" Against the War |
| April 1970 |
Cambodian Invasion/Kent State Protests/Reconstitution of the
University Crisis, Berkeley
|
| April 1971 |
Radicals win three seats on Berkeley City Council |
Scope and Content Note
The Social Protest Collection, 1943-1982, contains leaflets, flyers, posters,
publications, and miscellaneous ephemera. Gathered by the Social Protest
Project on Sproul Plaza for the University of California Berkeley
undergraduate library during the years 1969-1982, the material primarily
relates to the Vietnam War and Civil Rights demonstrations although there is
significant material on Black Power, the Women's movement, lesbian and gay
rights, Third World issues, the Left and Right, campus labor disputes, and
the movement against nuclear power and nuclear weapons.
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