Rare Book and Manuscript Library University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://www.library.illinois.edu/rbx (217) 333-3777 Finding Aid/Contents List
Title: Activism Ephemera Collection Collection ID: MSS00094 Scope and Contents: This is an artificial collection purchased by the Rare Book and Manuscript Library in one lot from Skyline Books in 2000. The collection consists primarily of paper ephemera and books, along with music records related to activist movements in the United States. Included here are paper ephemera related to Angela Davis, the Diggers, the Rainbow People’s Party (formerly known as the White Panthers), the Yippies, Situationist International and many others. To find related books, use the online catalogue and search for “Activism Ephemera” with RBML as the location or contact our library about other activism material. Arrangement: Collection is arranged into two series: (1) Paper Ephemera and (2) Audiovisual Materials. Extent/Size: 2 boxes (.75 cubic ft) Languages: English, Dutch Access: Open to researchers. Use/Restrictions: The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would damage materials or involve violation of copyright law.
Series 1: Paper Ephemera Box 1 Folder 1: Administrative File
Folder 2: American Indian Movement Item 1: “Revolutionary Activities Within the United States: The American Indian Movement” pamphlet, 1976
Folder 3: Angela Davis Item 1: “Angela Davis Speaks from Prison” flyer, 1970 Item 2: Spoof postcard, 1971 Item 3: “Henry Winston Meets Angela Davis” pamphlet (Published by Communist Party),1970 Item 4: “The Angela Davis Case” flyer (Published by American Federation of Teachers), 1970 Item 5: “N.Y. All-League Conference on the Fight to Free Angela Davis and all Political Prisoners” flyer (Published by Young Workers Liberation League), 1971 Item 6: Newsletter of the Eastern Regional Committee to Free Angela Davis, 1971
Folder 4: Angela Davis (Published by the National United Committee to Free Angela Davis) Item 1: “Angela Speaks” flyer, 1970 Item 2: National United Committee to Free Angela Davis press release, 1970 Item 3: Los Angeles Area Bulletin National United Committee to Free Angela Davis, 1970 Item 4: The Newsletter of the United Committee to Free Angela Davis, 1970 MSS00094: Activism Ephemera Collection Item 5: The Newsletter of the National United Committee to Free Angela Davis, 1971
Folder 5: Angela Davis Item 1: Newsletter of the San Francisco Committee to Free Angela Davis and the National United Committee to Free Angela Davis, 1971
Folder 6: Angela Davis (Published by the New York Committee to Free Angela Davis) Item 1: “A Statement on George Jackson” flyer, 1971 Item 2: “Exclusive: Angela Answers 13 Questions” pamphlet, 1971 Item 3: “We’re Here and We’re Stronger Than Ever Free All Political Prisoners” flyer, 1971 Item 4: “Calendar of a Frame-Up” flyer, 1971
Folder 7: Attica Prison Item 1: Petition to Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Attorney-General Louis Lefkowitz of New York State, 1972
Folder 8: Christian Revolutionary Medical Committees Item 1: People’s Medical Handbook pamphlet, 1969
Folder 9: Diggers (Published by The Communication Company) Item 1: “Hippies, Infiltrate the FBI” flyer, undated Item 2: “100 Cases of Lettuce Free in the Panhandle” flyer, undated Item 3: “Haight-Ashbury Girl Digger Meating” flyer, undated Item 4: “Let’s Not Pay for Love...Circuses are for free” flyer, undated
Folder 10: Diggers (Published by the Communication Company) Item 1: Free City News (collection of 8 broadsides), 1967
Folder 10: Diggers (Published by The Communication Company) Item 1: Free City News “The Moon is in Its Third Quarter...” poster, undated Item 2: Free City News “Life Without Sight or Sound” poster, undated Item 3: Free City News “It’s Being Unusually Dark the Other Morning...” poster, undated Item 4: Free City News “The Moon, in its First Quarter…” poster , undated Item 5: Free City News “Vote for Me” poster, undated
Folder 12: Free Speech Defense Fund Item 1: Free Speech Defense Fund Christmas postcard, 1965
Folder 13: Abbie Hoffman Item 1: Fuck the System by Abbie Hoffman pamphlet, 1967
Folder 14: Abbie Hoffman Item 1: Playboy magazine featuring Abbie Hoffman interview, 1976
Folder 15: Independent Faculty-Student Legal Fund Item 1: Independent Faculty-Student Legal Fund form letter, undated
Folder 16: Los Angeles Riots, 1965 Item 1: Anarchy magazine, 1965
Folder 17: Paris Riots, 1968
MSS00094: Activism Ephemera Collection Item 1: Journal for the Protection of All Beings, 1968
Folder 18: People’s Park Item 1: “SOD, Brothers” flyer, 1969 Item 2: “Townspeople…” flyer, 1969 Item 3: Instant News Service pamphlet, 1969 Item 4: “Power, Parks, & People” flyer, undated Item 5: “Vote Yes on the Park” flyer, undated
Folder 19: The Provos (Published in the Netherlands) Item 1: “Provo is uit!” broadside, 1965
Folder 20: Rainbow People’s Party Item 1: Rainbow People’s Party Legal Defense Fund stationary, undated
Folder 21: Rainbow People’s Party - John Sinclair Item 1: Marijuana Revolution by John Sinclair pamphlet, 1971 Item 2: The State of Michigan vs. John Sinclair, 1970
Folder 22: Jerry Rubin Item 1: The Program: Jerry Rubin for Mayor of Berkeley pamphlet, 1948
Folder 23: Jerry Rubin Item 1: Berkeley Barb newspaper featuring Jerry Rubin article, 1948 (Also includes articles about Black Panther Party, Regis Debray, and the Vietnam War)
Folder 24: Students for a Democratic Society Item 1: A White America in a Non-White World by Noel Day speech transcript, 1962
Folder 25: Students for a Democratic Society Item 1: Trapped in a System by Carl Oglesby pamphlet, 1965
Folder 26: Students for a Democratic Society Item 1: SDS Work-In 1968: Towards a Worker-Student Alliance pamphlet, 1968
Folder 27: Situationist International - Stan Branage Item 1: Sigma Portfolio newsletter, 1964
Folder 28: Situationist International - Roger Gregoire and Fredy Perlman Item 1: Worker-Student Action Committees: France May ‘68 by Roger Gregoire and Fredy Perlman pamphlet, 1973
Folder 29: Situationist International - Fredy Perlman Item 1: Birth of a Revolutionary Movement in Yugoslavia by Fredy Perlman pamphlet, 1969 Item 2: Revolt in Socialist Yugoslavia June, 1968 pamphlet, 1973 Folder 30: Situationist International Item 1: The Right to Be Greedy pamphlet, 1974
MSS00094: Activism Ephemera Collection Folder 31: Situationist International Item 1: The Counter-Revolution in Ireland by Serge Van der Straeten and Philippe Daufouy pamphlet, 1974
Folder 32: Situationist International Item 1: Generation of Revolutionaries by Michael Velli pamphlet, 1974
Folder 33: Student Activism Item 1: Armageddon Handbook: A Manual for Revolutionary Leaders pamphlet, undated
Folder 34: Student Activism Item 1: Information for Novice Street Fighters pamphlet, 1969
Folder 35: Student Activism - Betty Chmaj Item 1: The Protest Papers edited by Betty Chmaj, 1966
Folder 36: Student Activism - Herbert R. Kohl Item 1: A University for Our Time by Herbert R. Kohl pamphlet, 1969
Folder 37: Student Activism - Irish Republican Army Item 1: Notes on Guerilla Warfare: Handbook for Volunteers of the Irish Republican Army pamphlet, 1969
Folder 38: Symbionese Liberation Army Item 1: Camilla/Mízmoon by Gloría Bosquè, 1974
Folder 39: Youth International Party (Yippies) - Chicago Item 1: “Yippie! Chicago Aug 25-30” flyer, 1968 Item 2: “People, Get Ready” flyer, 1968
Folder 40: Youth International Party (Yippies) - New York City Item 1: Brooklyn Yippie! Newsletter, 1975
Series 2: Audiovisual Materials Box 2
Folder 1: Free Speech Movement Item 1: Sentencing of the FSM Defendants reel-to-reel tape, 1967
Folder 2: Free Speech Movement Item 1: Joy to UC: Free Speech Carols 45 rpm record, 1964
Folder 3: Free Speech Movement Item 1: FSM’s Sounds and Songs of the Demonstration LP record, 1965
Folder 4: Free Speech Movement Item 1: Is Freedom Academic? LP record, 1964
MSS00094: Activism Ephemera Collection