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Eggshell Press records, 1966-1968

A Guide to the Records at the Indiana University Archives

Finding aid prepared by Erika N. Qualls; revised by Ryan Lee.

Summary Information

Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives

Creator
Eggshell Press.

Title
Eggshell Press records,1966-1968

Collection No.
C292

Extent
.3 cubic feet (1 box)

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
Eggshell Press was the name of the mimeograph machine housed in the spare bedroom of Carol B. Chittenden and her husband from fall 1967 to August 1968. During this time, most of the flyers and memorandum that were passed out during and after demonstrations, rallies, vigils, and marches on Indiana University's Bloomington campus were printed on the Eggshell Press. Collection consists primarily of publications printed by the Press.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.

Administrative History

Eggshell Press was the name of the mimeograph machine housed in the spare bedroom of Carol B. Chittenden and her husband from fall 1967 to August 1968. During this time, most of the flyers and memorandum that were passed out during and after demonstrations, rallies, vigils, and marches on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus were printed on the Eggshell Press. Mrs. Chittenden named the machine the Eggshell Press after some people thought the products should be copyrighted. In order to obtain a copyright, however, a publisher was needed. Thus, the Eggshell Press was born.

No one organization owned or was responsible for the machine. Student groups shared the Eggshell Press, so that their voices could be heard. Most of the groups that used the machine were from the “New Left” student groups. Some of the issues these groups addressed were the Little 500, Vietnam, draft resistance, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, whether or not Lyndon Johnson should resign, and whether or not to vote for Eugene McCarthy. After Mrs. Chittenden graduated from I.U. in August 1968, the Eggshell Press was dismantled.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into two series, Organizations and Subjects.

Scope and Content Note

The first series, Organizations, consists of publications for various organizations, mostly students, at Indiana University printed on the Eggshell Press. Prominent student organizations represented include Students for Democratic Society (SDS), Progressive Reform Party, and the Committee to End the War in Vietnam. The publications produced by these student groups voiced liberal views on issues occurring in the United States in the late 1960’s, particularly issues related to the Vietnam War.

Subjects, the second series, contains publications on various topics printed on the Eggshell Press, with the majority relating to the social issues of the 1960’s. Topics with more than one document were given separate folders, while the rest are filed in the “General” folder. Dominant topics include the Dow Chemical recruitment demonstration and James Retherford, former editor-in-chief of the underground student newspaper, The Spectator. The file on Retherford includes a statement given by him concerning his case against the United States of America, and a copy of a blank petition for reconsideration of the verdict against Retherford. Also included in this series is a copy of an essay written by David Cahill in 1967 that details many of the turbulent events on the Indiana University-Bloomington campus during the 1960’s. The General file includes miscellaneous documents both related and unrelated to the 1960’s student protests and different student movements, including a list of financial transactions for Eggshell Press, an apology to Dean Rusk from students and faculty, and a petition to President Stahr from graduate students.

Separated Material

Algebra worksheet, Assignment sheets, and French 201 exam were removed and recycled.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Accession number 0400.
Usage Restrictions
The donor(s) of this collection have transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University through a Deed of Gift. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.

The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials. Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.

Digital reproductions of archival materials from the Indiana University Archives are made available for noncommercial educational and research purposes only. If you are the copyright holder for any of the digitized materials and have questions about its inclusion on our site, please contact the Indiana University Archivist.

Preferred Citation
[Item], Eggshell Press records, Collection C292, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Gift of Carol B. Chittenden, 1983.
Processing Information
Processed by Erika N. Qualls; revised by Ryan Lee.

Completed in 2007.

Container List


Series: Box 1 Organizations,1966-1968 

Afro-American Students Association,1968,  undated  [image]View item(s)

Committee to End the War in Vietnam,1967-1968  [image]View item(s)

Committee of Returned Volunteers,1968  [image]View item(s)

Democrats for an Open Convention,1968,  undated  [image]View item(s)

Faculty Committee for Peace in Viet Nam,1967,  undated  [image]View item(s)

Good Children’s Army,1968  [image]View item(s)

Progressive Reform Party,1967-1968 

The Inside Agitator newsletter [image]View item(s)

Student Aid Service,1968  [image]View item(s)

Students for Democratic Society,1966-1968  [image]View item(s)

Young Socialists for Halstead and Boutelle,1968,  undated  [image]View item(s)

General,1967-1968,  undated 

Black Intellectuals Role in Movement [image]View item(s)

Black Student Union [image]View item(s)

Black Students News Service [image]View item(s)

Democratic Voters for New Directions [image]View item(s)

Draft Information and Counseling Service [image]View item(s)

Graduate Students’ Committee of Concern [image]View item(s)

Neo-Pseudo [image]View item(s)

Southern Conference Education Fund [image]View item(s)

United Anti-Racist Movement [image]View item(s)

Series: Subjects,1967-1968 

Dow Chemical recruitment demonstration,1967  [image]View item(s)

“A History of Student Affairs at Indiana University,” essay by David Cahill,1967  [image]View item(s)

Retherford, James R.,1968  [image]View item(s)

General,1968,  undated 

Dean of Students- statement of information [image]View item(s)

Eggshell Press-financial transactions [image]View item(s)

Government document bibliographies [image]View item(s)

Loftman, Guy- IDS reply [image]View item(s)

Petition- Stahr and graduate students [image]View item(s)

Rusk- apology to [image]View item(s)

School board nominations committee [image]View item(s)

Special Libraries program [image]View item(s)

“Under Milk Wood” rehearsal schedule [image]View item(s)

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