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Title A name given to the resource Against the Current: Alice Embree and Student Dissent at UT Austin, 1963-1967 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States; Civil rights movements--United States; Race discrimination--United States; Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.); Student activism--United States--1960s; Salvador Allende, Democracy, and Imperialism in Chile; International educational exchange programs--Texas--Chile Description An account of the resource This collection documents the student protests at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1960s, specifically focusing on protest activities centered on Alice Embree and the political dynamics at the university during that period. It comprises primary source material such as organizational papers, publications, and reports that reflect the emergence of the political activism of the students during a time when there was much unrest in the country. The collection reflects the activities of the students at the university who protested about civil rights, freedom of expression, and the Vietnam War, among other issues. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Ferrell Brantley Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alice Embree Papers, 1933–2023, Box # 4x219c, Bert Gerding Papers, 1959-1980, 1994, Box # 4zf351, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963-1967 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alice Embree; Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); Student Interracial Committee (SIC); The Rag; The Daily Texan; Bert Gerding; University of Texas Police Department; Austin Police Department; University of Texas at Austin; Jennifer Ferrell Brantley Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials reproduced with permission of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin. Items are made available for educational and research use. Further publication, reproduction, or commercial use may require additional permission from the repository and/or rights holders. Relation A related resource Alice Embree Papers Finding Aid: https://txarchives.org/utcah/finding_aids/03570.xml; Pamphlets, Newsletters, and Zines on anti-Vietnam War Activism: https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/collections/show/28; Legacies of Imperialism: An Examination of U.S. Destablization Efforts in Chile: https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/collections/show/39; UT-Austin Student Activism Surveillance: https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/collections/show/4 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Textual records; printed documents; police reports; newspapers; newsletters; photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Against the Current. Alice Embree. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1963-1967 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcard from Alice Embree to Campus Police Chief Hamilton, reproduced in “The Spies of Texas” Subject The topic of the resource Student activism--Texas; Police surveillance--Universities; University of Texas at Austin; Campus protests--1960s Description An account of the resource This image reproduces a handwritten postcard sent by Alice Embree to a University of Texas campus police chief, as published in a 2006 investigative article in The Texas Observer. In the message, Embree describes a protest incident involving a student literature table that was disrupted and participants who were arrested, adopting a sarcastic tone that reflects activists’ awareness of police monitoring. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alice Embree Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Texas Observer, “The Spies of Texas,” by Thorne Dreyer, November 17, 2006 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 1965 (postmark) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Thorne Dreyer (reproduction context); Jennifer Ferrell Brantley Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials reproduced with permission of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin. Items are made available for educational and research use. Further publication, reproduction, or commercial use may require additional permission from the repository and/or rights holders. Relation A related resource Original item: Alice Embree Papers, 1933-2023, Box #4x219c, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Still image; reproduction of postcard (printed text with handwritten annotation) Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Photographs (reproduced image) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant |3|0.0000000|0.0000000|osm Austin, Texas; 1965 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context alice_embree_postcard_hidden_histories_ut_ austin_spring_2026 1960s 1960s student movements Activism Activist networks Alice Embree Alice Embree papers Anti-war Austin Police Department Campus activism Campus dissent Campus policing Correspondence Feminism Feminist Police surveillance political organizing Protest communication student activism student dissent Student Movements Surveillance university of texas at austin university of texas police department UT Austin vietnam war protests YAF Young Americans for Freedom