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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8x06bbs No online items Finding Aid for the Donald Kalish Papers LSC.0578 UCLA Library Special Collections staff, 2004-2006; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. Additions processed by Krystell Jimenez in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) in 2018, under the supervision of Angel Diaz. UCLA Library Special Collections Online finding aid last updated 27 July 2018. Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/special-collections Finding Aid for the Donald Kalish LSC.0578 1 Papers LSC.0578 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Title: Donald Kalish papers Creator: Kalish, Donald Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0578 Physical Description: 91.2 Linear Feet(228 boxes) Date (bulk): 1927-2000 Abstract: Donald Kalish, born December 4, 1919, was a logician, UCLA professor, and anti-war activist. His areas of expertise included logic and set theory. Kalish was known for his activism and opposition to the Vietnam War, as well as US military involvement in Central America and for hiring Angela Davis in 1969. This collection consists of materials related to Kalish's writings, teaching career, research, political activities, and personal life. The papers include course materials, lecture notes, correspondence, scrapbooks, political ephemera, newspaper clippings, photographs, and audio tapes. Language of Material: Materials are in English. Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Conditions Governing Access Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. This collection may contain sensitive materials, such as medical information, financial forms, or student grades. If found, please notify the reference staff. Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Donald Kalish Papers (Collection 578). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Immediate Source of Acquisition Anna Kalish, gift. Addition, 2000. Processing Information Initial acquisition processed by Chuck Wilson. Additions processed and descriptions enhanced by Krystell Jimenez in 2018, under the supervision of Angel Diaz. When additions were processed the collection was found to have a gap between Boxes 196 and 200 and Boxes 209 and 220. The additions were used to fill the gaps. There was no and still is no Box 219. Additionally, Krystell Jimenez found empty folders in some boxes. Others may remain in collection. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 5020877 Biography/History Donald Kalish, born December 4, 1919, was a logician, UCLA professor, and anti-war activist. Born in Chicago, Kalish earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology at UC Berkeley. He also received his doctorate in philosophy from UC Berkeley in the late 1940s. He later taught at Swarthmore College before moving to UCLA in 1949 and where he served as chairman of the UCLA Philosophy Department from 1964 to 1970. His areas of expertise included logic and set theory, and he worked closely with Richard Montague to develop formal logical proofs by natural deduction. Together they published Logic: Techniques of Formal Reasoning in 1964. Kalish later published a second edition in 1980 with Gary Mar. Kalish was known for his activism and opposition to the Vietnam War, as well as US military involvement in Central America. He was also responsible for hiring to Angela Davis teach in the Philosophy Department in 1969 and continued to support her after UC Board of Regents attempted to dismiss her for her political views. His other activities include founding the Concerned Faculty of UCLA, membership in the University Committee on Vietnam, tax protests to avoid funding the war, and vice-chairman of the Peace Action Council, Los Angeles. Kalish led a 1967 Peace Action Council protest against President Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam policies at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, which brought out 10,000 people. He was also an organizer for the 1967 March on the Pentagon. Kalish retired in 1997. He passed away on June 8, 2000, in Los Angeles at the age of 80. Finding Aid for the Donald Kalish LSC.0578 2 Papers LSC.0578 Scope and Content This collection consists of materials related to the writings, teaching career, research, political activities, and personal life of UCLA Philosophy Professor Donald Kalish. The papers include course materials, lecture notes, correspondence, scrapbooks, political ephemera, newspaper clippings, newsletters, pamphlets, photographs, and audiovisual materials. Issues addressed in this collection include Angela Davis' hiring, Vietnam War protests, taxpayers against the war, the trial of the Chicago Seven, opposition to US involvement in El Salvador and Central America, conscientious objectors, various student movements and civil rights concerns, including the Iranian Student Union. Additional materials include course materials from his time at Swarthmore College, correspondence with family members, and photographs from Kalish's college years. Arrangement This collection does not have series and has been arranged at the file level. Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIO AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audio and audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Subjects and Indexing Terms Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- California -- Los Angeles. Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne) Kalish, Donald -- Archives University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Philosophy--Faculty -- Archives box 1, folder 1 "Movement Actions and Requests" newsletters, fliers, and correspondence (Summer) 1970 box 1, folder 2 National Association for Irish Justice 1970 box 1, folder 3 "Constitutional Convention: Panther Call," Black Panther newsletters 1970 box 1, folder 4 2nd conspiracy pledge 1970 July 20 box 1, folder 5 Guardian editorials by Sid Lens and Jerry Gordon 1970 July 4 box 1, folder 6 "Communists on Campus" TV show 1970 box 1, folder 7 Chicano Moratorium fliers and clippings 1970 box 1, folder 8 National Peace Action Coalition posters and fliers 1971 box 1, folder 9 W.B. Mason case 1968-1970 box 1, folder 10 People's Coalition memo 1970-1971 box 1, folder 11 Strategy Action Anti-War Conference (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 1970 June box 1, folder 12 Fliers and correspondence for various movements 1972-1974 box 1, folder 13 Psycho surgery and Nixon 1972-1973 box 1, folder 14 War in Vietnam conferences (Vancouver, Meacham, and Kaufmann) 1970-1972 box 1, folder 15 Appointments 1968 box 2, folder 1 Anti-war protest scrapbook 1969 November box 2, folder 2 Committee of Concerned Faculty meeting minutes and essays 1969 box 2, folder 3 Angela Davis and other issues at UCLA scrapbook 1970 box 2, folder 4 Benjamin Spock indictment scrapbook 1968 box 3, folder 1 UCLA Vietnam teach-in: Student group announcements on Vietnam War Discussion Forum 1965 October box 3, folder 2 UCLA Vietnam teach-in: Speakers schedule 1969 November box 3, folder 3 UCLA Vietnam teach-in: Notes and correspondence for approval 1965 box 3, folder 4 University Committee on Vietnam: Thank notes, fliers and correspondence 1965-1966 box 3, folder 5 University Committee on Vietnam: Correspondence with Donald Duncan and committees 1966 box 3, folder 6 University Committee on Vietnam: Fundraising for UCV 1966 box 3, folder 7 Kalish comments and term paper on metaphysics 1944 box 3, folder 8 "Selected Topics" by T.W. Stone 1944 June 12 box 3, folder 9 Aristotle's syllogistic analysis and modern formal logic, Jan Jukasiewicz 1952 February box 3, folder 10 Notes on Leibniz, Arnauld correspondence 1947 September-November box 3, folder 11 Notes on Kalish, Russell, and Couturat's Leibniz reviews 1945 box 3, folder 12 Lecture notes on Aristotle 1-21 1952 March-May Finding Aid for the Donald Kalish LSC.0578 3 Papers LSC.0578 box 3, folder 13 Lecture notes on Aristotle 22-29 (Metaphysics) 1952 March-May box 3, folder 14 "Concerning Being and Essence" by St. Thomas Aquinas undated box 3, folder 15 Bibliographies and exams 1944, 1948, 1952 box 3, folder 16 Lecture notes on Aristotle 39-42, posterior analytics 1952 box 3, folder 17 Notes and lectures on ethics (36-38) 1948, 1952 box 3, folder 18 Correspondence with Kalish's father and brother, Bud 1941-1942 box 3, folder 19 Childhood correspondence with Bud 1930 box 3, folder 20 Lecture notes on Aristotle (30-35) undated box 4, folder 1 Correspondence with a naval officer 1943 box 4, folder 2 Angela Davis' reappointment and Regents' arguments 1970 June box 4, folder 3 Committee of Liason correspondence with Congress undated box 4, folder 4 Encyclopedia of Philosophy article correspondence