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Oakland University Student Protest Movements collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: OU-HISTORY-STUDENTPROTEST

Scope and Contents note

This collection contains texts and ephemera that document students' political activities on the Oakland University campus in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was artificially assembled from materials found in the archives. Of particular interest are flyers and writings by the OU chapter of the Students for a Democratic Society, the Association of Black Students, and women's rights groups. They document students' views on the Vietnam War, race relations, and other political topics of the day, as well as events they organized on the OU campus.

Dates

  • 1964 - 1975

Access and Use

The Student Protest Movements collection is open for research.

Copyright

Copyright restrictions may apply.

History

In the late 1960s and early 1970s some OU students, like their peers at other institutions, became more politically active and joined social protest and counterculture movements.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Texts and ephemera that document students' political activities on the Oakland University campus in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Processing

Processed by Shirley Paquette and Dominique Daniel, September 2018.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Oakland University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Kresge Library
100 Library Drive
Rochester MI 48309 USA