New University Conference records, 1968-1971
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Murray
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
New University Conference (U.S.).
Indiana University.
TitleNew University Conference records, 1968-1971
Collection No.
C602
Extent
.6 cubic feet (1 box)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
The New University Conference was a
national, radical organization that was active on the Indiana University campus from
1968-1971. The leftist group was made up of graduate students and faculty members
who were involved in causes such as educational reforms, women's liberation,
anti-war, and more. The local Bloomington group was dedicated to exposing problems
on the Indiana University campus, especially regarding those issues specifically
connected to the national organization's overarching causes. The collection consist
of records created by both the National organization and local Bloomington chapter
of the New University Conference.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Administrative History
According to information gleaned from the collection, the New University Conference
was active on the Indiana University campus from 1968 to 1971. Membership was
restricted to graduate students and faculty members. The Bloomington group was just
one chapter of a national group, based in Chicago, which had chapters on various
college campuses throughout the United States. The group was active in a variety of
causes and organized a number of events and campaigns to make their presence known
on campus, such as a mock election for the Bloomington Chancellor to hosting a
literature table where students could procure literature on the topics important to
the NUC.
Arrangement
The Collection is organized into two series: National organization records and
Bloomington chapter records.
Scope and Content Note
This collection is organized into two series: National organization records and the
Bloomington chapter records.
The first series consists of newsletters from the National organization as well as
information about the organization's meetings and conferences. These help to get a
sense of what the whole organization supported and what other schools' chapters
did.
The second series contains the local Bloomington chapter's records. These include a
wide variety of records that illustrate how the chapter tried to enact the changes
the New University Conference supported and include newspaper articles, newsletters,
proposals, letters, meeting agendas, and group promotional materials. The newspaper
articles mainly focus on the campus wide Chancellor mock election organized by the
New University Conference.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Separated Material
7 photographs transferred to the photograph collection.
Related Material
Related photographs may be available in the
University Archives
Photographs Database
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accessions: 99/051, Publications, Materials pulled from C268
Usage RestrictionsThe donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University.
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Preferred Citation
[Item], New University Conference records, Collection C602, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
A large portion of the papers came from the files of the Office of the President
and seemed to have been originally part of Collection C12, the Martha Vicinus
papers. Direct correspondence to or from Vicinus were returned to C12, the
remaining were pulled from the President’s records and processed into this
collection.
Processing InformationProcessed by Amanda Murray.
Completed in 2015.
Container List
Series:
Box 1
National Organization records, 1968-1969
Newsletter, 1968-1969
Event promotional materials, 1969
Chapter updates, non- IU, 1969
National Convention Info, 1969
Essays, Drafts, Proposals, Statements, 1969
Women's Caucus, 1969
National Info, undated
Committees, Groups, undated
Series:
Box 1
Bloomington Chapter records, 1968-1971
Meeting info, undated
Newspaper articles, 1968-1969
Local Newsletters, 1969-1970
Miscellaneous, 1968-1971
Local Event Promotional materials, 1969