Collections : [University of Michigan Special Collections Research Center]

Scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera relating to the life and activism of UM alumnus Stan Nadel.

Scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera relating to the life and activism of University of Michigan alumnus Stan Nadel.

The correspondence series is primarily composed of letters sent to Nadel either supporting or denouncing his actions. Also included is Nadel's correspondence with a representative of the NLF in Algeria.

The legal documents series consists of the papers the FBI and Michigan police compiled while investigating and surveilling Nadel.

The two scrapbooks contain clippings, correspondence, and ephemera that Nadel collected in the 1960s. Loose materials from the scrapbooks have been placed in folders stored alongside the scrapbooks. Each folder notes the contents of the scrapbook pages that were on either side of the loose materials. Many of the loose materials from scrapbook one are legal documents relating to Nadel's HCUA hearing. Note that the second scrapbook has been placed at the back of Box 3 to optimize storage.

The photographs series includes a sequence of photographs taken in South Vietnam around 1964 and a number of photos and negatives of Nadel and others in Ann Arbor.

Ephemera includes an anti-war petition CAV circulated, lists of contacts for potential donors to CAV, travel ephemera from Nadel's trip to Europe, and a small booklet of NLF stamps.

Scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera relating to the life and activism of UM alumnus Stan Nadel.

Scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera relating to the life and activism of University of Michigan alumnus Stan Nadel.

The correspondence series is primarily composed of letters sent to Nadel either supporting or denouncing his actions. Also included is Nadel's correspondence with a representative of the NLF in Algeria.

The legal documents series consists of the papers the FBI and Michigan police compiled while investigating and surveilling Nadel.

The two scrapbooks contain clippings, correspondence, and ephemera that Nadel collected in the 1960s. Loose materials from the scrapbooks have been placed in folders stored alongside the scrapbooks. Each folder notes the contents of the scrapbook pages that were on either side of the loose materials. Many of the loose materials from scrapbook one are legal documents relating to Nadel's HCUA hearing. Note that the second scrapbook has been placed at the back of Box 3 to optimize storage.

The photographs series includes a sequence of photographs taken in South Vietnam around 1964 and a number of photos and negatives of Nadel and others in Ann Arbor.

Ephemera includes an anti-war petition CAV circulated, lists of contacts for potential donors to CAV, travel ephemera from Nadel's trip to Europe, and a small booklet of NLF stamps.

The Stephen D. Cox Papers consist of materials relating to libertarianism and Ayn Rand studies, and materials on early radical movements such as war resistance, radical libertarianism, and gay liberation. The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts and published articles, publications, and Liberty magazine papers and correspondence. Early radical materials consist of pamphlets, flyers, and publications.

The Stephen D. Cox Papers consist of materials relating to libertarianism and Ayn Rand studies, and materials on early radical movements such as war resistance, radical libertarianism, and gay liberation. Cox is the editor-in-chief of Liberty magazine.The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts and published articles, publications, and Liberty magazine papers and correspondence. Early radical materials consist of pamphlets, flyers, and publications.

The collection consists of three series: Liberty magazine papers and correspondence, Ayn Rand, and early radical movement literature. The Liberty magazine papers and correspondence series contains editorial correspondence, manuscripts, issue proofs, planning documents, published articles, and internal memos. The Ayn Rand series contains copies of early political work by Rand, articles about her, publications and correspondence from people and organizations that studied Rand and the movement associated with her, and a manuscript copy of The Passion of Ayn Rand, a biography written by Barbara Branden. Notable people and organizations in the series include Erika Holzer and Henry Mark Holzer, Nathaniel Branden, David Kelley, Chris Matthew Sciabarra, Aristos magazine, the Ayn Rand Institute, the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, and the Atlas Center (formerly known as the Objectivist Center). The early radical movement literature series contains pamphlets, flyers, articles, and newsletters from early movements in war resistance, radical libertarianism, and gay liberation. Many of these materials are from the Ann Arbor, Michigan area.

The Suzanne Kessler Papers consist of documents created by Suzanne Kessler related to her research and work about gender socialization and medical treatment of intersex individuals as children. This collection spans Kessler's work from 1985 - 2010. Early interviews with physicians were are dated from 1985-1986. Correspondence with individuals and intersex activist groups are dated 1989-1999. Audio recordings are stored on two cassette tapes and one DVD.

The Suzanne Kessler Papers are arranged in folders with no series or subseries. Box 1 of 1 contains interview transcriptions, correspondence interviews, media and professional publications, and presentation transparencies.

This collection was compiled by Maria C. Lanzar-Carpio for use in researching her doctoral dissertation, "The Anti-Imperialist League" (University of Michigan, 1928). It includes a typescript carbon copy of the dissertation, as well as three letters to Lanzar-Carpio. The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Erving Winslow (1839-1922), Secretary of the Anti-Imperialist League (Boston, Mass.), and the papers of Herbert Welsh (1851-1941), vice president of the Anti-Imperialist League representing Philadelphia. These include the organization's record books and correspondence with League members, U.S. politicians, and the press.

This collection was compiled by Maria C. Lanzar-Carpio for use in researching her doctoral dissertation, "The Anti-Imperialist League" (University of Michigan, 1928). It includes a typescript carbon copy of the dissertation as well as three letters to Lanzar-Carpio.

A large portion of this collection (765 items) was given to Lanzar-Carpio by Herbert Welsh, activist and vice president of the Anti-Imperialist League representing Philadelphia. This portion consists chiefly of correspondence and documents relating to efforts opposing American imperialism in the Philippines. Materials include records regarding the Anti-Imperialist League's efforts to document American atrocities, especially the cruel use of the "water cure," an inquiry into the death of Private Edward C. Richter, as well as Herbert Welsh's 1903 demand for the publication of General N. A. Mile's report on conditions in the Philippines. Also included is correspondence regarding organizational matters of the League, fundraising, the editorial management of City and State, other causes, and personal affairs. In addition to Welsh's personal collection, interspersed are an undetermined number of transcripts made by Lanzar-Carpio from original documents held elsewhere (cf. her dissertation, p. 9-10 and 269).

Erving Winslow, Secretary of the Anti-Imperialist League, provided Lanzar-Carpio with the organization's Record Books in five volumes, as well as a collection of papers and correspondence (597 items). Correspondence concerns the activities of the Anti-Imperialist League, especially related to Philippine independence, and chiefly includes Erving Winslow's outgoing letters as well as letters to him from members of the League's executive committee, along with letters from members of the U.S. Congress; U.S. and Philippine officials; representatives of public interest groups and the press; and other papers.

Chiefly letters from notable literary and political figures and foreign dignitaries invited to speak at Oratorical Association Lectures. A 1924 series of letters is from churchmen sought as speakers for the Wesleyan Guild lecture series. Include also are letter from 3 University of Michigan presidents and a regent, and a group of letters on miscellaneous subjects.

Thomas Trueblood's (1856-1951) collection of correspondence spans the years 1919-1988 and is mostly comprised of letters from individuals sought as speakers for the Oratorical Association lectures or other Department of Speech activities. Notable correspondents include Robert Borden (8th prime minister of Canada), Charles Gates Dawes (30th Vice President of the United States), Charles Evans Hughes (11th Chief Justice of the United States), William Morris Hughes (7th Prime Minister of Australia), and William Howard Taft (27th President of the United States).

Writings, publications, and clippings collected by activist and SDS founder Tom Hayden. The majority of the materials relate to the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960s, particularly the activities of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

Materials are arranged in three series: 1. Writings, 2. Organization records, and 3. Newspaper clippings.

The Writings Series consists of Hayden's essays and notes about student activism, democracy, and the civil rights movement.

The Organizational Records Series is composed of materials related to organizations Hayden participated in or associated with in the early 1960s. A good deal of the materials document SNCC's activities in Americus, Georgia.

The Newspaper Clippings Series dates from 1961 to 1963 and covers civil rights demonstrations in the South. Someone, likely Hayden, annotated some of the clippings with timelines and commentary.

Tony Platt (1942-) is a scholar and activist focusing on criminal justice, race, inequality, and social justice. The Tony Platt papers (1942-2023, bulk dates 1960-1985) focus on his early career including his graduate education, postdoctoral activitites, and term as a professor at the now-closed School of Criminology at the University of California, Berkeley. After the completion of his dissertation later published under the name, "The Child Savers: The Invention of Juvenile Deliquency" and his postdoctoral fellowship with the University of Chicago, he returned to the University of California, Berkeley in 1968 as an Assistant Professor. Notable for his activism, professional engagement, and development of a "radical criminology", Platt was a key figure in shifting the School of Criminology from a professional program heavily connected to the police to an academic program centered on examining the issues of the field through understanding the effects of racism, colonialism and imperialism, and other factors popular with students throughout the 1960s-1970s. However, his career at the university was also shaped by a long fight for tenure and the debate over the School of Criminology's future. The Platt papers consist of 11 linear feet arranged in five series covering the early part of Platt's career. The Platt papers feature correspondence with scholars, faculty, and other individuals, research notes and drafts, course materials, files related to professional development activities such as conferences, clippings, legal files, and other collected materials reflecting Platt's research and professional ties.

Materials have been divided into 5 series.

1. Biographical: Primarily includes materials reflecting Platt's education prior to obtaining his Ph.D. in 1966, along with personal materials such as calendars, photographs, and later reflections of his work. Significant materials include those in the subseries for "The Child Savers". Materials are arranged by date.

2. Postdoc Activities: Includes materials reflecting Platt's time in Chicago where he completed a fellowship with the University of Chicago. Subseries include materials such as correspondence, research files related to his work, significant projects undertaken by Platt such as Legal Sevices to Youth and the Community Legal Defense Organization, and photographs taken by Bill Mares who worked with Platt in Chicago. Materials are arranged by date.

3. Academic Activities: Consists of the largest amount of materials in the collection and covers Platt's career at the Uniersity of California, Berkeley (1968-1976) with few materials afterwards. Subseries include Correspondence, Course Materials, Faculty files, Professional Activities, Articles and Writing, and Topical Files. Correspondence spans the entirety of Platt's time at Berkeley. Course Materials feature Platt's courses at Berkeley including lecture notes, readings, projects, and other documentation. Faculty files include communication, reports, and other materials between Platt and other faculty members at Berkeley. Professional activities include notes and materials related to conferences, speaking engagements, and other activities. Articles and Writing feature several articles written by Platt in collaboration or individually. Topical files include smaller projects, activism, and some collected materials from scholars that Platt knew. The subseries, Correspondence, is arranged by Incoming and Outgoing, and by date. The subseries for Faculty Files, Professional Activities, Articles and Writing, and Topical Files are arranged by date. The subseries, Course Materials are arranged by course number with the full title of the course included.

4. Project Files: Includes files for several large projects led by Platt between 1968-1976 that led to articles, professional engagement, research, and mobilization at the University of California, Berkeley. Subseries include the Politics of Protest, Prison Action Project, Campus Police Project, History of Criminology, and Save the Crim School campaign. Materials are arranged by date.

5. Case Files: Includes two series related to Platt's case for tenure. The subseries, Tenure and Legal files includes additional materials related to Platt's tenure case such as correspondence, memos, research, clippings, and various legal documents. Meanwhile, the subseries, FOIA, consists of records related to Platt's request for information about government surveillance and the report made about him while he was at Berkeley. Materials are arranged by date.

The Victor Perera Papers document the life and work of Victor Perera (1934-2003), a Guatemalan born Sephardic-American writer, journalist, and political activist. Papers include correspondence, book and article drafts, Sephardic genealogy research, professional and teaching papers, research subject files, personal materials, audiovisual materials, and thousands of travel photographs and slides.

The Victor Perera Papers include correspondence, book and article drafts, Sephardic genealogy research, professional and teaching papers, research subject files, notebooks, personal materials, audiovisual materials, and thousands of travel photographs and slides. The collection is divided into 6 series:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1949-2002 includes combined incoming and outgoing correspondence arranged first by date and then by correspondent's name. Materials have been kept in original order with loose correspondence interfiled.

Series 2: Publications and Works, 1960-2000 is arranged into 3 subseries: Subseries 1: Books and Drafts, 1960-1995: includes Perera's edited drafts and galley proofs of his published books. Subseries 2: Articles, Drafts, and Other Works, 1960-2000: includes published articles and drafts, translations, book reviews, plays, and other works. Subseries 3: Reviews, Agreements, and Promotional Materials, 1966-1997: includes reviews on Perera's works, news clippings and interviews, catalogs, royalties, publisher agreements, event fliers, and other promotional materials.

Series 3: Professional Activities, Research Files, and Notebooks, 1970-1998 is arranged into 3 subseries: Subseries 1: Professional Activities Materials, 1972-1998 includes Perera's fellowships and awards, teaching materials, conference and panel presentations, travel materials, editorial comments, and involvement in organizations including the New Association of Sephardic/Mizrahi Artists and Writers International (IVRI-NASWI). Subseries 2: Research Files, 1970-1998 contains newspaper clippings, scholarly articles, brochures, and various other materials; arranged by subject or by country of origin and date. Subseries 3: Notebooks, 1970s-1990s, undated: includes handwritten notebooks of Perera's drafts and research; mostly undated.

Series 4: Personal Materials, 1921-1997: includes Perera's baby book, Brooklyn College and University of Michigan class materials, appointment books, legal documents, Earthways Wilderness Journey court case, and travel ephemera. Significant materials include Perera/Periera family genealogy and a photocopy of the Perera family curse.

Series 5: Photographs and Audiovisual Materials, 1934-1998 Subseries 1: Photographs and Slides, 1934-1997 contains childhood and family photographs, portraits of Perera, speaking events, Lancondon Maya in Mexico, and other photographs that documents Perera's travels to India, Nepal, Guatemala, Mexico, and Central America. Subseries 2: Audiovisual Materials, 1962-1998 includes floppy disks containing publication drafts, audio film, audiocassettes, and VHS. Subjects include interviews, TV and radio appearances, conference proceedings, and research.

Series 6: Artifacts, 1970-1990s: contains Perera's leather messenger bag, wallets, Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Writers Award plate, Hummingbird tie pin, and cloth satchel bag and sash.