Stansill (Peter) BAMN Collection, 1965-1971

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Summary

Title:
Peter Stansill BAMN Collection,
Dates:
1965-1971
Creators:
Stansill, Peter, 1943-
Abstract:
Peter Stansill and David Mairowitz published their book, BAMN (By Any Means Necessary): outlaw manifestos and ephemera, 1965-70, in 1971. Both were underground activists during the late 1960s. The collection consists of correspondence, posters, underground newspapers and periodicals, and ephemera related to Stansill and Mairowitz's research for BAMN.
Extent:
4 boxes (2 linear ft.) 1 oversize box 1 oversize folder
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Peter Stansill BAMN Collection (Collection 551). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, posters, underground newspapers and periodicals, and ephemera related to Peter Stansill and David Mairowitz's research for their book titled, BAMN (By Any Means Necessary): outlaw manifestos and ephemera, 1965-70.

Expanded Scope and Content Note

Peter Stansill and David Mairowitz published a book in 1971 entitled BAMN (By Any Means Necessary) Outlaw Manifestos and Ephemera 1965-70. Both were underground activists during the late 1960s, a time when students in the United States and Europe were reacting to the Vietnam War and the general state of affairs by joining such groups as The Weathermen, Black Panthers, Save the Police Committee, The White Panthers, to name only a few. The collection, Stansill's and Mairowitz's accumulated background research, consists of posters and ephemera published by these groups and the author's correspondence regarding the publication of the book.

Biographical / historical:

Peter Stansill and David Mairowitz published their book, BAMN, in 1971. Both were underground activists during the late 1960s when students in the U.S. and Europe reacted to the Vietnam War and the general state of affairs by joining groups like The Weathermen, Black Panthers, Save the Police Committee, and the White Panthers.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by K. Landesman; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, October 2003 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: June 1981 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Peter Stansill BAMN Collection (Collection 551). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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