Cornell University student protest films
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Documentation of the events of the 1969 student protests, April 19 and 20, 1969. Includes footage of the occupation of Willard Straight Hall, the mass assembly and addresses in Barton Hall, and members of the University Faculty leaving Bailey Hall. Shows African American students giving speeches with guns, the takeover, members of the student body, speeches by the administration, and a press conference. Individuals include Eric Evans, Steven Muller, James Perkins, Dale Corson, and others. Mostly black and white and silent; some color and sound. Videos consist of compilations which include footage from multiple film reels. Digital transfer was made from original films.
Dates
- 1969.
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
2 videocassettes.
4 film reels.
1 DVDs.
Abstract
Documentation of the events of the 1969 student protests, April 19 and 20, 1969. Includes footage of the occupation of Willard Straight Hall, the mass assembly and addresses in Barton Hall, and members of the University Faculty leaving Bailey Hall. Shows African American students giving speeches with guns, the takeover, members of the student body, speeches by the administration, and a press conference. Individuals include Eric Evans, Steven Muller, James Perkins, Dale Corson, and others. Mostly black and white and silent; some color and sound. Videos consist of compilations which include footage from multiple film reels. Digital transfer was made from original films.
Physical Description
Film reels, videocassettes, and DVDs.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- May 2018
- EAD encoding:
- RMC Staff, May 2018
- Date modified:
- Kristen Reichenbach, May 2018
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- May 2018
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu