Fred F. Harcleroad Student Unrest collection
Scope and Contents
The 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newsletters, speeches, "speech materials," interoffice memos, minutes and papers from conferences, catalogs, and unpublished essays.
Dates
- circa 1964-1972
Creator
- Harcleroad, Fred F. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English.
Terms of Access
The Fred F. Harcleroad Student Unrest Collection, circa 1964-1972 is open for research.
Copyright
Copyright of 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.
Historical Note
The 1960s and early 1970s saw widespread student activism at colleges and universities worldwide. Academic freedom and participation in university governance, racial and political issues, the Vietnam War, the military draft, and the Nixon administration in the United States were some of the main issues that led to demonstrations, protests, sit-ins, riots, and ultimately the killing of students at Kent State University in Ohio on May 4, 1970.
Extent
1.46 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 legal manuscript box, 1 half legal manuscript box)
Abstract
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.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in three series.
- Clippings, National
- Clippings from California Newspapers
- Miscellaneous
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated by Dr. Fred F. Harcleroad, Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, on June 21, 1982.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives staff, 1982. Reprocessed by Karen Spencer, June 2011.
- College students -- California -- Political activity -- Sources
- College students -- United States -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century
- Harcleroad, Fred F. -- Archives
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
- Student movements -- California -- History -- Sources
- Student movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Fred F. Harcleroad Student Unrest collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Karen Spencer, June 2011.
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
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