Daniel Feder Papers

Collection

Identifier: uarch-1997-02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials collected by Daniel D. Feder, pertaining to the time of the 1968-1969 San Francisco State College student strike and the simultaneous and supportive faculty strike. The strike led to the creation of the San Francisco State University College of Ethnic Studies. It consists of subject files containing correspondence, memos, minutes, position papers, printed and handwriteen notes, newspaper articles, public statements, and other materials related to the strike.

Dates

1967-1973, undated
Majority of material found within 1968-1969

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the University Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the University Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

The collection includes unpublished drafts of manuscripts and articles by third-party authors, including students and other scholars. By accessing the collection, researchers agree to respect the intellectual rights of these individuals and to refrain from citing or publishing from materials without the permission of the authors.

Biographical / Historical

Daniel D. Feder was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attended the University of Denver from where he received his A.B. in Psychology and Education and A.M. in Psychology in December 1931. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a dissertation titled “A Study of Individualized Instruction at the College Level.”

He moved to San Francisco, California in 1961 to chair the Division of Psychology at San Francisco State University. In 1963, he was named Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences for a year and Dean of Academic Planning for the next nine years. He took the position of Dean of Faculty Affairs when it was created in the fall of 1973 and occupied that position until his retirement in 1975. He died in May 1978.

Extent

0.46 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains materials collected by Daniel D. Feder during the 1968-1969 San Francisco State College student strike and the simultaneous and supportive faculty strike. The strike led to the creation of the San Francisco State University College of Ethnic Studies. Contains correspondence, memos, minutes, position papers, printed and handwriteen notes, newspaper articles, public statements, and other materials related to the strike.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

Physical Location

Collection is available on site.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials collected by Helene Whitson, accession number 1997.02

Related Materials

Related materials providing additional information on the 1968 strike at San Francisco State College may be found in the following collections in this repository: Martinas (Sharon) Papers, Ecumenical House Papers, Hyink Family 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.