Protest and social movements

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Morris Asked to Head University. Twenty-Three Arrested – Students Detained After “Pot” Raids. Fraternities to Integrate. Pace Withdraws from Prexy Race. Faculty Plan Gas Mask Protest Over DRI’s Weapons Research. No “Meeting”.

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Silent capitol vigil highlights protest. Frustration of war concern of law students. CU protest active. Sociology colloquium sees sterile students. End to Senate mockery demanded.

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Senate election halt announced. Students assist security, police; cooperation leads to apprehension. Entire Senate supports Juan A. Harriet Program. Protest planned.

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“Publish or perish”; Profs denied tenure. Security criticized by former chief officer. Student Mobe planning protest.

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Hearing focuses on DU finances. Lack of interest, funding causes AWS to fold. Protest group forms over federal cutbacks.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Most of the records consist of letters, educational materials, bulletins and published newspaper accounts of activities by world-wide, national and local groups on behalf of Soviet Jews. Rhoda Friedman collected most of this material. The Records also have scrapbooks about Lillian Hoffman.

Abstract Materials related to "The Night of the Murdered Poets." The Night of the Murdered Poets was the execution of thirteen Soviet Jews in the Lubyanka Prison in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on 12 August 1952. The arrests were first made in September 1948 and June 1949. All defendants were accused of espionage and treason as well as many other crimes. The Colorado Committee was the first in the U.S.to commemorate the execution when a three day fast was held on the steps of the state capitol...

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Correspondence and memos, published material, miscellaneous xeroxed material relating to the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews.

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The Union of Councils for Soviet Jews had committees throughout the U.S. These are materials from the Cleveland Committee. The Colorado Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry was also part of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews.

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University of Denver (DU) students and protesters gather outside of the General Classroom Building as part of a multi-day Vietnam War protest nicknamed "Woodstock West" that took place both on the DU campus and downtown Denver, Colorado. Protesters mourn the killings of four students on the Kent State University campus days earlier.