Stanford protest for divestment from South Africa, 1985

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Title:: Stanford protest for divestment from South Africa
Dates:: 1985
Creators:: Hanson, Katherine H., collector
Abstract:: These materials primarily pertain to a meeting of the Board of Trustees in May 1985 that was marked by student protest over the issue of divesting from firms doing business in South Africa. Included are statements by the student group Stanford Out of South Africa, their brochure "A Stanford Divestment Primer," letter to trustees from Mario Huerta on divestment, and clippings. Other items include a letter from Rosamond Bacon pertaining to the sorority-fraternity situation and a press release on new alumni members to the Board of Trustees.
Extent:: 0.02 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language:: English .
Preferred citation:: [item], Stanford protest for divestment from South Africa (SCM0285). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Scope and content:: These materials primarily pertain to a meeting of the Board of Trustees in May 1985 that was marked by student protest over the issue of divesting from firms doing business in South Africa. Included are statements by the student group Stanford Out of South Africa, their brochure "A Stanford Divestment Primer," letter to trustees from Mario Huerta on divestment, and clippings. Other items include a letter from Rosamond Bacon pertaining to the sorority-fraternity situation and a press release on new alumni members to the Board of Trustees.
Biographical / historical:: Hanson earned her AB in economics at Stanford University in 1969 and later served on the Stanford Board of Trustees.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Students -- Political activity.
Apartheid -- South Africa.
Names:: Stanford Out of South Africa.
Stanford University. Board of Trustees
Huerta, Mario.
Huerta, Mario.
Bacon, Rosamond Clarke.
Bacon, Rosamond Clarke.
Hanson, Katherine H., collector

Collection Guide Author:: University Archives staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-26 13:48:58 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:: [item], Stanford protest for divestment from South Africa (SCM0285). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:: Stanford University, University Archives

Stanford University Archives, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US