Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements

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The Anti-Vietnam War Strike Materials Collection comprises a diverse assortment of documents and other materials relating to the University-wide strike that took place over a seven day period in May of 1970. The collection of newspaper clippings, press releases, flyers, and memos records the events of the strike and its aftermath through the summer and fall of 1970.

Abstract During the spring quarter of 1970, students at Northwestern voted to go on strike to demonstrate their opposition to the Vietnam War. The Sandy Doyle Anti-Vietnam War Strike Collection contains materials collected by Northwestern freshman Sandy Doyle during the strike, including issues of The Daily Northwestern, the armband worn by student protestors, photographs of the strike, and memos circulated amongst students. The collection also includes other...

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Collection consists of the records of the Fort Jackson 8, members of the organization GIs United Against the War in Vietnam who were put in military prison for their antiwar activism, dating circa 1969 January-May.

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Northwestern University alumnus James (Jim) S. Roberts studied history and took photographs during a tumultuous time on and off the campus from 1969 to 1972. His photos (prints, color slides, and black-and-white negatives) include depictions of anti-war events such as the November 15, 1969 Moratorium march on Washington, D.C. and the May, 1970 strike at Northwestern University, as well as scenes from Cuernavaca, Mexico, and general student activities at Northwestern.

Abstract The Irwin "Trip" Rothschild III Papers includes materials related to Rothschild's time as an undergraduate student at Northwestern University from 1968 to 1972. While a student at Northwestern, Rothschild was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity and created the Student Organized Seminar program. Items of note in the collection include around 96 letters from Rothschild to his family from September 1968 to June 1972. These letters focus on Rothschild’s life at Northwestern and describe the...