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H. Bruce Franklin papers, approximately 1960-1989.
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 1; BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 2; BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 3; BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 4; ...
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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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Franklin, H. Bruce (Howard Bruce) -- 1934- -- Archives
Stanford University -- History -- 20th century
Stanford University -- Faculty
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- California
Prisoners' writings, American -- History and criticism

Note:

UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
H. Bruce Franklin papers, BANC MSS 2016/269, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Gift of Bruce Franklin; 2015.
In English.
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.

Physical Description:

print
26.5 (21 1

Language:

English

Identifier:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/unprocessed-collections-form
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 1
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 2
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 3
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 4
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 5
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 6
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 7
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 8
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 9
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BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 19
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 20
BANC MSS 2016/269 carton 21
BANC MSS 2016/269 box 1
BANC MSS 2016/269

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.

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