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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: The Movement Oral History Project
source:
Stanford Historical Society
source:
Stanford University. Stanford Associates
Identifier/Call Number: SC1432
Physical Description:
67.1 megabyte(s)
Date: 2018
Language of Material:
English
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The materials are open for research use. Access to some interviews may require a Stanford University ID.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of interviewees and the Stanford Historical Soceity Oral History Program
The Movement Oral History Project (SC1432). Department of Special
Collections and& University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The collection contains around thirty interviews with former Stanford students on the topic of activism during the 1960s and
1970s on the Stanford campus, with a specific focus on the April 3rd Movememnt and the occupation of the Applied Electronics
Laboratory.
The purpose of the project is to document the experiences, background, and life trajectories of participants in "the Movement,"
the term used by group leaders to describe a diverse collection of activists that coalesced at and around Stanford University
from about 1963 to
1973, especially although not exclusively in opposition to the Vietnam War. Project organizers aim to further document the
Movement's political objectives and activities and its social and cultural milieu; to illuminate the interconnections between
various activist groups
and issues; and to share lessons learned with new generations of activists. They also hope to record the impact of the events
of that time on participants' personal identities, careers, and ongoing political involvement as well as their impact on Stanford
and the surrounding community.
The project steering committee is comprised of: Janet Cooper Alexander, Margie Cohn, Art Eisenson, Jeanne Friedman, David
Pugh, Merle Rabine, Dave Ransom, Lenny Siegel, and Marc Weiss. Merle Rabine serves as project coordinator.
Support for this and other Stanford Community History Toolkit projects was provided by the Stanford Associates, the Stanford
University Archives, and the Stanford Historical Society
Subjects and Indexing Terms
College students -- Political activity -- California.
Student movements -- California -- Stanford
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States
Draft resisters
Stanford Historical Society
Stanford University. Stanford Associates