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Vivian Segall papers on the May 1970 strike, May 1970

 Series — Box: PP.C 6

Description

This series contains materials pertaining to the 1970 college-wide strike protesting the Vietnam War, held from May 5-10 at Connecticut College. It includes proposals and resolutions, the newsletter Strike Connecticut College, fact sheets for community canvassers, schedule and related documents from Parents Weekend (which took place during the strike), information on the Black Panthers, and two armbands. The items were collected by Vivian Segall, class of 1973, at the end of her freshman year.

Dates

  • Creation: May 1970

Creator

Access

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Full Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Related Materials

Other materials related to the 1970 strike at Connecticut College and the Black Panthers are in RG 01D.09 Vietnam War collection

Repository Details

Part of the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave
New London CT 06320 United States
860-439-2654 (Director)
860-439-2686 (College Archivist)