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Civil Liberties

 File
Identifier: Series 1:

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series includes materials from San Franciscans for Academic Freedom in Education (SAFE.) Records comprise correspondence, fund raising actions, bank statements, mailing lists, and a survey made of subpoenaed teachers. Also included are correspondence, drafts of articles and reports, and other materials related to Bierman's activities with anti-HUAC groups, as well as printed materials from these groups. There are two additional folders on films: HUAC's "Operation Abolition," and a proposed video series for PBS titled "The Vocal Generation" (not produced), and several folders of clippings collected by Bierman, covering the years 1959-1966. Additonal materials pertain to other civil liberties campaigns from the early 1960s in which Bierman participated concurrently with his anti-HUAC activities. These campaigns included Californians Against State Executions (1960-1961); an ad opposing Richard Nixon's campaign for California governor (1962); support to Pacifica Foundation (KPFA), an investigative target of the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee (1963), and support to victims given harsh sentences in the San Francisco sit-in trials (1964).

Dates

  • 1958-1967

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.45 Cubic Feet (12 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

Contact:
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571