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Finding Aid to the Jack Kurzweil Papers
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carton 1, folder 1

Personal narrative 2015

carton 1, folder 2

Retention and tenure process 1968-1970

carton 1, folder 3

Personal papers and documents 1968-1971

Contents

Includes letter from Bettina Aptheker and Jack Kurzweil to their friends providing details of Kurzweil's situation and appealing for financial assistance to help with legal fees, a redacted FBI document apparently targeting Kurzweil, and a flyer for a rally in support of Kurzweil.
carton 1, folder 4

Grievance brief preparation 1970

carton 1, folder 5

Grievance brief and support documents 1970

carton 1, folder 6

Report of Hearing Board of the College Grievance Panel 1970 May 20

carton 1, folders 7-8

Grievance brief and support documents -- State Court of California 1968-1971

carton 1, folders 9-11

Grievance support documents -- State Court of California 1968-1971

Restrictions

Folder 10 includes non-Kurzweil faculty evaluations that are restricted and sealed until 2030 to protect personal identifiable information. Please contact the Director of Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.
carton 1, folders 12-17

Grievance support documents -- U. S. Court of Appeals 1968-1972

Contents

Includes court opinion and order to accord full tenure to Kurzweil, and prepared statements to the press.
carton 1, folders 18-19

Research material 1970-1971

Contents

Contains case notes and support documents.
carton 1, folders 20-21

Jack Kurzweil case file 1969-1973

Contents

The contents of Jack Kurzweil's case file from the law office of Treuhaft, Walker and Burnstein. Includes receipts for monetary donations to Kurzweil's case.
carton 1, folders 22-23

Promotion dossier material 1969-1978

Contents

Documents compiled by Kurzweil in support of his academic promotion, post-grievance. Includes a 1975 letter denying promotion. Also includes correspondence and clippings regarding the question of Kurzweil's involvement in a 1976 disturbance on campus that occured during a talk by speaker Alvaro Pineda de Castro, editor of a pro-junta newsletter published in Chile.
carton 1, folder 24

Faculty material 1985-1995

Contents

Includes letters from faculty members thanking Kurzweil for his participation in various events, letters of recommendation for a Merit Teaching Award, correspondence with Art Davis regarding the issue of diversity in the San Jose State University Electrical Engineering Department's vision statement, and a 1988 document written by Kurzweil regarding quantity of classes offered and type of faculty hired.
carton 1, folder 25

Faculty for Social Responsibility (FSR) 1982-1991

Contents

Contains flyers, notices and articles on war, peace, and justice. Includes correspondence of FSR and senators and congressmen regarding anti-war and anti-military actions.
carton 1, folder 26

Writings circa 1970-1992

Contents

Contains Kurzweil's writings for presentation and publication. Includes a 1990 presentation against the Gulf War for the San Jose State University Conference on Academic Freedom, and "An Ideology for the Information Society," (1986, publication unknown).
carton 1, folder 27

Booklets, clippings, ephemera 1987-2002

Contents

Contains material on political movements or groups with which Kurzweil was affliated. Includes a brochure for a 1987 Marxist Scholars Conference at the University of California, Berkeley that Kurzweil helped organize, and material on prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.
carton 1, folder 28

Clippings 1969-1977

Contents

Contains clippings, primarily about Kurzweil's denial of tenure.