Archival & Manuscript Collections

Abstract Papers of Harry Keyishian regarding his employment at the University at Buffalo and his refusal to sign the "Feinberg certificate," an anti-Communist oath.

Overview Working papers of Richard Lipsitz, Esq., attorney for plaintiffs in Keyishian et al. vs. Board of Regents et al., 1964, in which four faculty members and a librarian at the State University of New York at Buffalo challenged New York State's Feinberg Law on public employees and subversive activities. Includes correspondence, court documents, notes, press clippings, and background materials.