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Student movements

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Eva Jefferson Paterson (1949- ) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/17/202
Abstract

Eva Jefferson Paterson (1949- ), a graduate of Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts and Science class of 1971, is a civil rights attorney. Her collection spans the years 1970-2013 and contains biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, publications, and awards.

Dates: 1970 - 2017

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