Davis (Angela) "Freiheit für Angela Davis" ephemera collection, 1971-1972, 1971-1972
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Freiheit für Angela Davis ephemera collection
- Dates:
- 1971-1972
- Creators:
- F.A. Bernett Books
- Extent:
- 0.28 Linear Feet (1 flat box and 1 half box)
- Language:
- German and Primarily in German with some materials in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], "Freiheit für Angela Davis" ephemera collection (M2086). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Materials include correspondence from the East German "Freiheit für Angela Davis" Campaign, 1971-1972. Archive of approximately 90 items, chiefly signed postcard petitions, including 13 letters and broadsides, single pages and folded many with original illustrations and envelopes, addressed to Judge Richard Arnason at the Santa Clara District Court or the United Committee to Free Angela Davis on the cover.
- Biographical / historical:
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Angela Davis (born 1944) is an American political activist, who was arrested in 1970 in relation to a murder case. Campaigns for solidarity with Davis were popular throughout both West and East Germany. The East German "Freiheit für Angela Davis" Campaign, 1971-1972, led to the creation of ephemera related to Davis' imprisonment
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased by Stanford University Libraries in, 2015. Accession 2015-113.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2016-08-17 09:19:18 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], "Freiheit für Angela Davis" ephemera collection (M2086). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022