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Memorandum to Dr. LeMaistre, Subject: Administrative Responsibility and Dissemination of Information
A memorandum describing the administration's unsatisfactory responses to demands for the release of administrative information and reminding the UT System Chancellor, Dr. Charles LeMaistre, that the university's administration is responsible only to…
War Machine Protestor
Photograph of a member of Students for a Democratic Society protesting the use of war machines like the one he is on.
Memorandum to Dr. Harry Ransom, Subject: Report on SDS Speaking at Noon Today
A memorandum reporting on attendance figures of a Students for a Democratic Society meeting and providing background on Dwight Macdonald, a visiting professor in the School of Communications suspected by the FBI of Communist ties.
Oxford Dons to Their Students
A newspaper article excerpt featuring an anecdote in which Oxford professors pushed back against demands for student power by threatening their students with open confrontation and mentioning their own military expertise.
Austin Chicano Boycott of Economy Furniture
Protesters boycotting during the Economy Furniture Company Strike in Austin.
Clipping from Providence R.I. Journal, 1932
Journal clipping reviewing Spivak's fiction novel and explaining the prison conditions he encountered during his investigation
Spies against Student Activism
A list of spies for local police agencies that collected photographs and information about student activist groups by going to their events.
Protesters gathering at South Mall
Students being spied on while gathering for a protest event at in a central area of the UT-Austin campus
While Cops Disappear Marines Attack Peaceniks
Newspaper article detailing an event that led to violence between protesters and veterans/marines in Houston, Texas.
Convicts in a Georgia Chain Gang, with printer annotations, 1931
Photo of black convicts working as part of a Georgia chain gang in the early 1930s. Photo edited for publication in a newspaper. Printers notes on back.