Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, Black ISU students formed the Black Student Organization and began organized efforts to advocate for equitable treatment across the campus. This would take the form of protests, letters, sit-ins, and...
Homophiles of Penn State records, Eberly Family Special Collections Library The Homophiles of Penn State, or HOPS, was founded in 1971. Originally called “The Other Vision: Homophiles of Penn State,” thestudent organization aimed to “change attitudes on homosexuality...
The Barnard Organization of Soul Sisters Collection, Barnard College Archives In 1968, Barnard’s black students founded The Barnard Organization of Soul Sisters (B.O.S.S.) to foster community among Barnard’s black students. It also served as a platform for combating...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has shared multiple, rich collections with Project Stand which include university documents, photographs, publications, ephemera, and tweets on a myriad of student interests. These collections include: Black Student...
Princeton University has provided Project Stand with materials from two very unique and innovative archival projects related to student activism. These include The First One Hundred Days Collection, a collection of protest materials from members of the Princeton...
Connecticut College has contributed materials from 2 collections to Project Stand, including the Campus Activism Collection, documenting 3 decades of student protest at CC through photographs, news clippings, reports and correspondence, and also the Unity House...
Case Western has submitted an eclectic collection of materials covering a wide scope of student concerns and communities. Included are materials from a diverse group of student political associations (Students for a Democratic Society, University Maoist Group...
University of California, Irvine’s contributions to Project STAND are representative of the extensive history of student activism that has paved way for socio-political change since the beginnings of the university’s history. The earliest materials, photographs from a...
Northwestern University has contributed files documenting 2 major public protests regarding unfair treatment of students. Included are a variety of materials on the April 22, 1968 student takeover of the NWU Registrar's and Business Offices by 120 African-American...
The University of Connecticut has contributed archival materials from 2 primary collections to Project Stand, including the Alternative Press Collection, a vast collection of periodicals and subject files relating to student activism from the 1960's to present, and...