Student Activism at Brandeis Collection, 1951-2010 | Brandeis University
By Steven Butzel
Collection Overview
Title: Student Activism at Brandeis Collection, 1951-2010
Predominant Dates:1951-2000
ID: 00/MWalB00345A
Extent: 1.0 Linear Feet. More info below.
Arrangement:
Arranged in four series: 1. Exhibit and Conference Planning Materials, 1998-2000; 2. Exhibit Subject Files, 1951-1999; 3. Conference Photographs, 2000; 4. National Student Strike Center Subject Files, 1970.
Within each series the materials have been organized alphabetically.
For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Files in this collection were created from 1951-2012. Materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, videotape and handwritten notes. Subjects covered by the files include civil rights, the Vietnam War, apartheid in South Africa, and others. Many of these materials were not used in the final exhibit, but provide rich information on the history of student activism at Brandeis. The collection has been expanded to include activism materials collected and produced after the exhibit and panels in 2000.
Administrative Information
Accruals: In the original collection Brandeis Student Activism: 1948-2000 was created when gathering materials for an exhibit and conference. Additional student activism materials began to be added to the collection in 2010.
Alternate Extent Statement: 1 record center box, 1 map drawer
Access Restrictions: Access to the collection is in accordance with the policies of the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University. Please contact the department for more information.
Use Restrictions: Requests to reproduce or publish material from the collection should be directed to the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandies University.
Related Materials:
For addidtional issues of the Strike Newsletter and more Ford Hall Takeover materials, please see the Gordon Fellman Papers.
For videos of WGBH broadcasts featuring Brandeis University activism visit the Digitial Commonwealth website.
For more information please see http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/archives-speccoll/findingguides/archives/faculty/fellman.html.Preferred Citation: Student Activism at Brandeis Collection, 1948-2000: Be Realistic...Demand the Impossible, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Exhibit and Conference Planning Materials, 1998-2000],
[Series 2: Subject Files, 1951-1999],
[Series 3: Conference Photographs, 2000],
[Series 4: National Student Strike Center Subject Files, 1970],
[All]
- Series 1: Exhibit and Conference Planning Materials, 1998-2000
- This series contains background research and marketing materials forthe exhibit and conference, as well as opening remarks made at theconference and one video of student interviews.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: "Activism at Brandeis" by Albert S. Axelrad, 1998
- Folder 2: Brandeis alumni active in social and political causes
- Folder 3: "Brandeis University and Social Responsibility" by Gordon Fellman, 2000
- Folder 4: Conference opening remarks, 2000
- Folder 5: Exhibit and conference background research, 1998-2000
- Folder 6: Exhibit and conference marketing materials, 2000
- Folder 7: Exhibit introduction, 2000
- Folder 8: Exhibit poster [Map Drawer 1], 2000
- Folder 9: Student activism interviews [videotape], 2000
- Folder 1: "Activism at Brandeis" by Albert S. Axelrad, 1998
- Box 1
- Series 2: Subject Files, 1951-1999
- This series contains newspaper articles (from The Justice, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald Traveler, the Boston Evening Post, and the Record American) and university photographs about student activism on awide range of topics such as nuclear disarmament, racism, world hunger,human rights, university administration and campus life. Many of these materials provided background research for the exhibit.
- Box 1
- Folder 10: African-American community, 1954-1999
- Folder 11: Apartheid/Divestment, 1956-1987
- Folder 12: Asian community, 1968-1997
- Folder 13: Brandeis Leftist League, 1999
- Folder 14: Central America, 1981-1990
- Folder 15: Central Intelligence Agency, 1962-1967
- Folder 16: Charity Week/Auction, 1952-1962
- Folder 17: Civil Rights, 1963-1964
- Folder 18: Columbine High School shooting, 1999
- Folder 19: Community service, 1995-1999
- Folder 20: Contract with America, 1995
- Folder 21: Cuba, 1961
- Folder 22: Disabilities awareness, 1979-1998
- Folder 23: Draft reinstatement, 1979-1984
- Folder 24: Environmental issues, 1969-1999
- Folder 25: Ethiopian Jews, 1980-1990
- Folder 26: Ford Hall, 1969-1999
- Folder 27: Ford Hall, 1969-1999
- Folder 28: Ford Hall, 1969-1999
- Folder 29: Gulf War, 1990-1991
- Folder 30: Holocaust denial/revisionist history, 1993
- Folder 31: Human rights, 1983-1997
- Folder 32: Hungary aid, 1956-1957
- Folder 33: Hurricane victims, 1992
- Folder 34: Iran, 1979
- Folder 35: Israel, 1952-1995
- Folder 36: King, Rodney, 1992
- Folder 37: Kirkpatrick, Jeane - Declines degree, 1994
- Folder 38: Kosovo, 1999
- Folder 39: Latino/Hispanic community, 1971-1998
- Folder 40: Liddy, G. Gordon, 1982
- Folder 41: Multiculturalism, 1992
- Folder 42: National Defense Education Act, 1959-1963
- Folder 43: National Strike Information Center and student strike, 1970-1995
- Folder 44: Nuclear disarmament, 1958-1987
- Folder 45: Peace, 1984 - 1991
- Folder 46: Perspectives on activism and apathy at Brandeis, 1952-1999
- Folder 47: Presidential election (Stevenson v. Eisenhower), 1952
- Folder 48: Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), 1974 - 1975
- Folder 49: Race, racism, and race relations, 1960 - 1992
- Folder 50: Sexuality, 1957 - 1998
- Folder 51: Somalia, 1993
- Folder 52: Soviet Jewry, 1971 - 1988, undated
- Folder 53: Student life, 1951 - 1994
- Folder 54: Three chapels, 1953, undated
- Folder 55: Tianenmen Square / Tong, Shen, 1989 - 1992
- Folder 56: Tibetan religious liberation, 1998
- Folder 57: Transitional Year Program (TYP), 1970 - 1981
- Folder 58: United Jewish Appeal, 1978-1988
- Folder 59: University administration, 1961-1999
- Folder 60: Vietnam War, 1959-1973
- Folder 61: Waltham Group, 1967-1995, undated
- Folder 62: Women's issues, 1971-1998
- Folder 63: World hunger, 1971-1998
- Folder 10: African-American community, 1954-1999
- Box 1
- Series 3: Conference Photographs, 2000
- This series contains photographs of conference panelists, attendees(including alumni and students) and organizers.
- Box 1
- Folder 64: Aikens, Alexander III; Alumni, 2000
- Folder 65: Antler, Joyce; Axelrad, Albert S.; Cohen, Jacob; Eisenberg, Charles; Fellman, Gordon A., 2000
- Folder 66: Fuchs, Lawrence H.; Glazer, Nathan, 2000
- Folder 67: Kamara, Makeda Millet; Lange, Robert V.; Long, Lisa, 2000
- Folder 68: Panels, Reception, 2000
- Folder 69: Participants of Ford Hall occupation, 2000
- Folder 70: Redd, Hon. Edward; Squire, David; Student activists, 2000
- Folder 71: Williams, Thompson F., Jr.; Zinn, Howard, 2000
- Folder 64: Aikens, Alexander III; Alumni, 2000
- Box 1
- Series 4: National Student Strike Center Subject Files, 1970
- This series was not included in the exhibit. It contains letters andannouncements by the administration detailing academic andadministrative policies, newspaper articles about activities at Brandeisand around the nation, publications by student organizations, andcorrespondence regarding the commencement exercises.
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Exhibit and Conference Planning Materials, 1998-2000],
[Series 2: Subject Files, 1951-1999],
[Series 3: Conference Photographs, 2000],
[Series 4: National Student Strike Center Subject Files, 1970],
[All]