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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). University Archives

 Organization

Biography

The Northwestern University Archives, established in 1935, holds material relating to every aspect of Northwestern's history, including non-current official University records, papers of faculty members, and records of student organizations-- as well as publications, photographs, audio-visuals, artifacts, and more. The Archives' holdings are non-circulating, and are open to the public for research and reference.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

South Africa Divestment Controversy at Northwestern University

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/157
Abstract

This compilation documents student movements at Northwestern University between 1978 and 1986 which, in protest of apartheid in South Africa, called for Northwestern to divest from companies with economic ties to South Africa. The compliation consists of clippings, reports, flyers, and other documents from a variety of sources.

Dates: 1978 - 1986; Other: Majority of material found within 1978-1979, 1985-1986