Young Americans for Freedom records, 1951-2010

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Summary

Creators:
Young Americans for Freedom
Abstract:
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, convention and meeting materials, newsletters, bulletins, leaflets, flyers, legal and financial records, membership records and mailings, printed matter, and audiovisual material relating to political conservatism in the United States and on American college campuses.
Extent:
80 manuscript boxes, 2 card file boxes, 6 cassette boxes (35.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Young Americans for Freedom records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, convention and meeting materials, newsletters, bulletins, leaflets, flyers, legal and financial records, membership records and mailings, printed matter, and audiovisual material relating to political conservatism in the United States and on American college campuses.

Biographical / historical:

American ideologically conservative student and youth activism organization that was founded in 1960 as a coalition between traditional conservatives and libertarians on American college campuses.

Date Event
1961
The New Guard magazine made its debut as the official magazine of YAF.
1960
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) is founded on September 11, 1960, at the home of William F. Buckley Jr. in Sharon, Connecticut. The Sharon Statement, YAF's founding document, is also drafted at this gathering.
2011
YAF officially becomes a project of the Young America's Foundation.
1962
Ronald Reagan joins the YAF National Advisory Board, eventually becoming YAF's Honorary National Chairman – a relationship that would last for more than forty years.
1962
YAF spearheads the "Rally for World Liberation from Communism," hosting 18,500 conservatives at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This event is one of the largest conservative events in history.
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2011.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Boxes FH2 and 81 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Young Americans for Freedom records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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