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H. Bruce Franklin papers, approximately 1960-1989.
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Title:

H. Bruce Franklin papers, approximately 1960-1989

Creator/Contributor:

Franklin, H. Bruce (Howard Bruce), 1934-, creator, creator.

Abstract:

Collection contains records of Franklin being fired as a tenured professor from Stanford University; the lawsuit over that firing, and other lawsuits; newspaper clippings; and federal Freedom of Information documents, relating to Franklin and his wife. There are also research materials for Franklin's books, "MIA, or Mythmaking in America;" and "Prison Literature in America."

Date:

1960 (issued)

Subject:

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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- California
Prisoners' writings, American -- History and criticism
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 -- Contestation -- Californie
Écrits de prisonniers américains -- Histoire et critique
Prisoners' writings, American
Protest movements
Universities and colleges -- Faculty
California
Stanford University -- History -- 20th century
Stanford University -- Faculty
Stanford University.
Franklin, H. Bruce (Howard Bruce) -- 1934- -- Archives
Franklin, H. Bruce (Howard Bruce) -- 1934-

Note:

UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via a Special Collections Request link.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Gift of Bruce Franklin; 2015.
Bruce Franklin was a former professor of English at Stanford University. He was fired in 1972 for allegedly inciting a riot during an anti-Vietnam War protest on campus. He was hired by Rutgers University in 1975 and has been the John Cotton Dana Professor of English and American Studies since 1987. HIs research interests range from the Vietnam War and its afteraffects to prison literature, science fiction, and environmentalism.
In English.
H. Bruce Franklin papers, BANC MSS 2016/269, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

Archives.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Physical Description:

print
26.5 (21 1

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via a Special Collections Request link.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.