Community Relations Speakers Bureau, 1968-1983, undated
Contents
Materials on the establishment of the Bureau within the Department of Speech. Other materials include a chronology of events, faculty's support for an Ethnic Studies curriculum and a special admissions program for minority students, and a paper by Sigrid L. Kjelson examining the strike, societal problems and white/black relations in 1968 as antecedents of the strike. Topics include George Murray speech on the conditions of Black people in the United States, and documents outlining San Francisco State College’s ethnic demographics, and funding sources. More topics include eye witness report on the arrest of George Price, personal testimony by Richard B. Gartrell on the intervention of Tactical Squads on campus, an article by Robert Hutchins on "What a university ought to be," a statement by the SF State College Academic Senate on suspended students, Board of Trustees' resolution in favor of a management study of the organization, and a report on the proposed Black Studies Department. Other topics are Associated Students' resolution requesting Hayakawa's resignation/dismissal, condemning disciplinary procedures, and conferring honorary membership to Fred Berry, Paul Kangas, George Murray, Paul N Okpokam, Alfred Rice, Mona Williams, Robert Washington, Ernie Brill, Gene Marchi and Khsore Kalantari. AFT's statement and grievances on Hayakawa and Trustees' violations and failures, and list of demands, including autonomy of SF State College, removal of Hayakawa, no interference in curriculum and more.
Dates
- 1968-1983
- undated
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 15.37 Cubic Feet (32 boxes, and 1 oversize box) : Box 32 contains two microfilm reels titled "Strike materials, 1968-69".
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Whitson, Helene (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, J. Paul Leonard Library Repository
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco California 94132-1722