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Lessons of the Sixties: A history of local Washington, DC activism for peace and justice from 1960-1975: Personal papers

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Identifier: MS2392
Abstract Lessons of the Sixties is an organization dedicated to documenting the efforts and lessons learned by local DC Metropolitan Area activists, students, organizers and those who dreamed of building a better world through new ideas, political advocacy, local organization building, and other means in the years 1960-1975. Since 2010, the Institute for Policy Studies has served as the organizational home for the Lessons of the 60s providing office space and infrastructural support. Since 2010 the...
Dates: 1937-2016; Majority of material found within 1967-1981
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

Martin K. Gordon collection

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Identifier: MS2097
Scope and Contents This collection is made up of the research files of Martin K. Gordon for the hearings on Riots, Civil and Criminal Disorders of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations. The committee was investigating the protests and civil unrest that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The collection includes articles from periodicals and journals, congressional committee transcripts and bibliographic materials. The documents date from 1962 to 1976...
Dates: 1962-1976; Majority of material found within 1969-1971
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

Protest march in Washington film footage

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Identifier: MS2315
Abstract

This film contains footage of a 1969 (perhaps November 15) march in Washington, D.C. protesting the Vietnam War. There are marching scenes and also speeches being given both in the day and evening as well as some other events. The filming was commissioned by Dr. Norman Tarmarkin (1939-1999).

Dates: Circa 1969 November 15
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

Neil Thomas Proto papers

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Identifier: MS2275-UA
Abstract Neil Thomas Proto is an attorney, writer, and professor based in Washington, D.C. He earned his MA in International Affairs in 1969, and his JD in 1972, at the George Washington University. As a law student at the George Washington University, Proto served as a resident director for two residence halls on campus: Welling Hall and Crawford Hall. Mr. Proto has practiced law for thirty years, and he is currently counsel in the Washington, D.C. firm of Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis. Since...
Dates: 1968-2006; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1973
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

Richard Dunlop collection on Vietnam War-era Protests

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Identifier: MS2176
Abstract

This collection contains fliers, publications, handwritten notes, brochures, images, sound recordings, and memorabilia related to various social issues, including the Vietnam War, civil rights, women's rights, poverty, communism, and the environment. The material dates from 1955-1986, and documents protest activities in the Washington, DC area and other parts of the United States.

Dates: 1955-1986
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

The Leo Deaner Radical Left-Wing Publications collection

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Identifier: LAC0011
Abstract This collection is composed of 20th and early 21st century American radical Left-Wing publication material. It is comprised mainly of various printed material, including pamphlets, newsletters, journals and flyers dating from 1890-2017. The individuals and groups represented in these publications were active in the American labor, anti-war, black power and radical student movements. Many of them espoused a proletarian revlutionary agenda. In 2009, Leo Deaner donated a collection of books and...
Dates: 1890-2017
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
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