116-6., 1970.

File — Box: 3, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Contains correspondence, clippings, announcements, publications, and other material re all aspects of campus life, including student events, elections, organizations, protests, and activism. Reference is made to civil rights activity, as well as to protests against the Vietnam War. Material relating to the National Student Strike of 1970 and the May Day demonstrations of 1971 is included.

Arranged chronologically.

Dates

1970.

Conditions Governing Access

Box 1 folder 5 and Box 2 folder 1 contain closed material which will be removed before access is granted.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Includes: flyers re Vietnam War; clipping re controversy over ROTC; letter from President Robert J. Henle, S.J., May 26, 1970, to parents re suspension of classes; flyer soliciting funds for Benjamin Banneker Fund for scholarship aid to “economically disadvantaged young people form Washington”; flyer re “Environmental Action at GU”; Free University catalog, fall 1970; flyer re University Center “Grand Opening”, 10/16/1970; letter from President Henle to University Community re “real possibility of violence being brought to our campus by persons from outside”; material re Earth Day, including Washington Post clipping, April 22, 1970, with reference to appearance by Senator Birch Bayh at Georgetown; letter, April 10, 1970, from Georgetown Inter-American Mission soliciting funds for their work in Mexico; and Washington Area Free University (WAFU) catalog, March 1970