The Arthur K. Bierman Papers consist of the papers of San Francisco State University Professor Arthur K. Bierman for the years 1957 through 1984. The collection documents Bierman's early organizing for the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), his involvement in the 1968-1969 strike at San Francisco State College, his work to abolish the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), and his other efforts to defend civil liberties.

This collection documents the 1970-1972 grievance case of Jack Kurzweil, professor of electrical engineering at San Jose State College, who, after being denied tenure, filed a grievance against the college for its rejection of tenure based on political prejudice.