Guide to the Hyink Family Papers

Finding aid prepared by Meredith Eliassen and Eva Martinez
Special Collections and Archives, J. Paul Leonard Library
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, California 94132-1722


Repository: Special Collections and Archives, J. Paul Leonard Library
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
(415) 338-1856
Title: Hyink Family papers
Creator: Hyink, Lawrence, Jr. (Hyink, Lawrence, 1923-2014)
Collection number: asc.2015.08
Accession number: asc.2015.08
Extent: .74 Cubic Feet (2 archival document boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1968-1969
Abstract: The materials in this collection pertain to the activities of the Hyink family (parents Lawrence Hyink, Jr. (1923-2014) and Jordice "Jordy" Hyink, and their son Lawrence Hyink, III) during the 1968-1969 student strike at San Francisco State College. Both parents served on the Parents Strike Support Committee. Lawrence Hyink Jr. served as the chairman for the committee. Lawrence III was an enrolled student at SFSC and participated in strike activities. The collection consists of fliers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and documents produced by the Parents Strike Support Committee.
Location: Collection is available onsite.
Language of Material: English .

Availability

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Some materials are in the public domain; transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Hyink Family Papers, Accession # asc.2015.08, University Archives, San Francisco State University, J. Paul Leonard Library, Special Collections and Archives.

Related Collections

Related materials providing additional information on the 1968 strike at San Francisco State College and the Parents Strike Support Committee may be found in the following collections in this repository: Ecumenical House papers, Sharon Martinas 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.

Separated Materials

Books added to Special Collections: Barlow, William, and Peter Shapiro. An End to Silence: The San Francisco State Student Movement in the 60s. New York: Pegasus, 1971. San Francisco State Strike Support Committee. On Strike, Shut it Down. [San Francisco]: The Committee, [1969].
Three items unrelated to the 1968 SF State College Strike have been separated: Two issues of the San Francisco Examiner July 22, 1969 and July 24, 1969) and one issue of the San Francisco Chronicle (July 22, 1969) pertaining to the Apollo space mission have been relocated to the flat file drawer number 4.

Acquisition

The Hyink Family Papers (accession # asc.2105.08) were gifted as a donation from Ann DiNapoli and Jordy Ann Hyink to San Francisco State University's University Archives on July 23, 2015.

Processing Information

Processed by Meredith Eliassen in 2015.

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Biography

The Hyink family resided in San Mateo, Calif., during the 1968-1969 student strike at San Franciso State College. Lawrence Hyink, Jr. (1923-2014) was chairman of the Parents Strike Support Committee. Jordice "Jordy" Hyink was also involved in the support committee. Their son, Lawrence Hyink, III, was a student at SFSC during the strike. The Parents Strike Support Committee was formed to support the legal defense of students involved in strike activities. Hyink Jr. was a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a member of the 149th Army Airways Communication System Wing in Chengdu, China. He moved to San Mateo, California where he was a teacher at Aragon High School in San Mateo from 1960 until his retirement in 1986.

Content Description

The materials in this collection pertain to the activities of the Hyink family (parents Lawrence Hyink, Jr. (1923-2014) and Jordice "Jordy" Hyink, and their son Lawrence Hyink, III) during the 1968-1969 student strike at San Francisco State College. Both parents served on the Parents Strike Support Committee. Lawrence Hyink Jr. served as the chairman for the committee. Lawrence III was an enrolled student at SFSC and participated in strike activities. The collection consists of fliers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and documents produced by the Parents Strike Support Committee.

box 1, folder 1

Admission and Financial Aid 1968 August

Contents

Admission and financial aid documents of Lawrence Hyink III.
box 1, folder 2

Correspondence 1968 Dec 6

Contents

Correspondence from Jordy Hyink to S. I. Hayakawa regarding her concerns for academic freedom.
box 1, folder 3

Parents Strike Support Committee undated

Contents

Contains contact lists, planning notes, news clippings, support form, fliers and receipts.
box 1, folder 4

Support the Strike Fliers undated

Contents

Multiple copies of a flier produced by the Parents Strike Support Committee.
box 1, folder 5

Student for a Democratic Society 1968-1969

Contents

Contains resolution passed at the National Council meeting of SDS in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on building a worker student alliance and smashing imperialism. Includes hand-written notes.
box 1, folder 6

Correspondence 1969 Jan 25

Contents

Note sent to Michael McCone, appointment secretary for Mayor Josepth Alioto. Includes McCone's response.
box 1, folder 7

Community Conference to Support the Strike undated

Contents

Documents pertaining to the Community Conference to Support the SF State Strike. Includes fliers, list of demands and explanations, notes, and news clippings. Includes a copy of Stokely Carmichael's address to the Organization of Latin-American Solidarity.
box 1, folder 8

Correspondence 1969 Mar 26

Contents

Correspondence from Jordy Hyink to the American Civil Liberties Union regarding the mass arrests. contains a response from the ACLU and news clipping.
box 1, folder 9

Defendants Newsletters 1969, undated

Contents

Newsletters produced by the SF State Legal Defense Committee on the mass arrests.
box 1, folder 10

College Disciplinary Hearings 1969 April

Contents

Correspondence pertaining to Lawrence Hyink III's participation in prohibited rally, including a hearing notification, the California Administration Code and statements by individuals.
box 1, folder 11

Progressive Labor Party undated

Contents

Flier produced by the PLP titled, "Alioto: Isolate the Maoists!"
box 1, folder 12

Correspondence 1969 Jun 24

Contents

Memoranda send to Lawrence Hyink III and addressed to the standby trial group 40 from attorney Franck B. Morgan regarding entering a nolo plea.
box 1, Folders 13-20

Newspapers 1969, undated

Contents

Issues of various newspapers, including Challenge (Progressive Labor Party); The Daily Gater; Declassified (Applied Electronics Laboratories); Open Process; People's World (Communist Party USA); Revelator (dedicated to the liberation of high school students), The Stanford Observer; and the Strike Daily.
box 2, Folders 1-14

Newspaper Clippings 1968 Oct - 1969 Nov

Contents

Newspaper clippings, most from San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle on the SFSC strike, state and national politics, racial issues, and campus issues. Folders are organized by month.