Springfield College
Organization
Dates
- Usage: 1954 - Present
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Springfield College Civil Rights Oral History Collection
Record Group — Box 01: Series 01; Series 02; Series 03
Identifier: RG-182
Abstract
This collection contains the oral histories of Springfield College (SC) alumni, faculty, and administrators who were present on campus during or leading up to the SC Black student protests in 1969-1970, along with materials collected and created before and after these interviews. The oral histories highlight the time of civil unrest on the SC campus in 1969-1970 and contain first-hand accounts of the activism and of the various reactions on and off campus. Materials in this collection...
Dates:
2019 to 2021
Lawrence M. Libow Springfield College Protests papers
Collection — Box 01
Identifier: MS-536
Abstract
Lawrence M. Libow was born on May 23, 1949. Libow graduated from James Madison High School (Brooklyn NY) in June 1967. Libow would graduate from Springfield College with a B.S. in August 1971. Frustrated with policies and administration at SC, Libow was deeply involved in trying to change the school. He helped found a club known as the Resistance Unity, and Brotherhood, wrote a newspaper column called “On The Left” and a photographer for the Springfield College student newspaper, The...
Dates:
1968-1971
Collegium Records (RG108: Sub-Group 19)
Sub-Group — Box 01-03
Identifier: RG-108-19
Abstract
The Springfield College Collegium report was published on August 31, 1970. Meetings to write the report were held from May 1970 through August 1970. The Collegium consisted of a group of 32 elected students and faculty, as well as administrators, trustees and alumni. The Collegium was formed after the Black Student protests and campus building takeovers from 1968 to 1970. In addition to the issues that these events revealed, there were everyday structural problems and financial issues at the...
Dates:
1970-1972
Dissent and Student Protests at Springfield College (RG108: Sub-Group 18)
Sub-Group — All Boxes: 01-07
Identifier: RG-108-18
Abstract
Sub-Group number 18 of the RG108 - Office of the President Records contains materials that document events pertaining to the civil rights protests on the Springfield College campus in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The majority of the material in the collection is comprised of letters and documents created and collected by the Springfield College Office of the President. Materials includes multiple the lists of demands created by the Black Student Union (BSU) as they pursued equal rights,...
Dates:
1969-1972
Jesse Parks Papers
Collection — Box 01
Identifier: MS-525
Abstract
Dr. Jesse Parks was an accomplished figure in physical educationand civil rights. With his involvement in outreach programs, research regarding inner city physical education, and numerous memberships surrounding P.E., civil rights, and the Springfield community, he was dedicated to spreading physical healthand equal opportunity at home and abroad. The collection contains biographical information, photographs, news articles, correspondence, research notes and data, informational pamphlets,...
Dates:
ca. 1958-1985