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Hyink Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: asc-2015-08

Content Description

The materials in this collection pertain to the activities of the Hyink family (parents Lawrence Hyink, Jr. (1923-2014) and Jordice "Jordy" Hyink, and their son Lawrence Hyink, III) during the 1968-1969 student strike at San Francisco State College. Both parents served on the Parents Strike Support Committee. Lawrence Hyink Jr. served as the chairman for the committee. Lawrence III was an enrolled student at SFSC and participated in strike activities. The collection consists of fliers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and documents produced by the Parents Strike Support Committee.

Dates

  • 1968-1969

Availability

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Some materials are in the public domain; transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biography

The Hyink family resided in San Mateo, Calif., during the 1968-1969 student strike at San Franciso State College. Lawrence Hyink, Jr. (1923-2014) was chairman of the Parents Strike Support Committee. Jordice "Jordy" Hyink was also involved in the support committee. Their son, Lawrence Hyink, III, was a student at SFSC during the strike. The Parents Strike Support Committee was formed to support the legal defense of students involved in strike activities. Hyink Jr. was a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a member of the 149th Army Airways Communication System Wing in Chengdu, China. He moved to San Mateo, California where he was a teacher at Aragon High School in San Mateo from 1960 until his retirement in 1986.

Extent

.74 Cubic Feet (2 archival document boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The materials in this collection pertain to the activities of the Hyink family (parents Lawrence Hyink, Jr. (1923-2014) and Jordice "Jordy" Hyink, and their son Lawrence Hyink, III) during the 1968-1969 student strike at San Francisco State College. Both parents served on the Parents Strike Support Committee. Lawrence Hyink Jr. served as the chairman for the committee. Lawrence III was an enrolled student at SFSC and participated in strike activities. The collection consists of fliers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and documents produced by the Parents Strike Support Committee.

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Location

Collection available onsite.

Acquisition

The Hyink Family Papers (accession # asc.2105.08) were gifted as a donation from Ann DiNapoli and Jordy Ann Hyink to San Francisco State University's University Archives on July 23, 2015.

Related Collections

Related materials providing additional information on the 1968 strike at San Francisco State College and the Parents Strike Support Committee may be found in the following collections in this repository: Ecumenical House papers, Sharon Martinas Papers, EOP Records, Dr. Richard H. Fine Papers, Nacio Jan Brown Papers, John Levin Papers, and Harvey Yorke Records.

Related materials providing video documentation of news media coverage of the 1968 strike is available online as a part of the J. Paul Leonard Library Bay Area Television Archive's San Francisco State Strike Collection.

Separated Materials

Books added to Special Collections: Barlow, William, and Peter Shapiro. An End to Silence: The San Francisco State Student Movement in the 60s. New York: Pegasus, 1971. San Francisco State Strike Support Committee. On Strike, Shut it Down. [San Francisco]: The Committee, [1969].

Three items unrelated to the 1968 SF State College Strike have been separated: Two issues of the San Francisco Examiner July 22, 1969 and July 24, 1969) and one issue of the San Francisco Chronicle (July 22, 1969) pertaining to the Apollo space mission have been relocated to the flat file drawer number 4.

Processing Information

Processed by Meredith Eliassen in 2015.

Title
Guide to the Hyink Family Papers, 1968-1969
Status
Completed
Author
Meredith Eliassen and Eva Martinez
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives, J. Paul Leonard Library Repository

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