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Abstract

Minutes and correspondence of the Executive Committee, correspondence and general files of chairmen Philip Eddy, David E. Matz, and Donn Kesselheim, as well as correspondence, briefs, and clippings related to legal cases and inquiries undertaken by the chapter.

Access

The collection is open for research.

Language:

English.
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts Hampshire-Franklin County Chapter Records, 1947-1973
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Call no.: MS 303

Contents of Collection

Collection comprises records, 1947-1973, including minutes and correspondence of the Executive Committee, 1960-1973; correspondence and general files of chairmen Philip Eddy (1967-1968), David E. Matz (1969-1972), and Donn Kesselheim (1972-1973); as well as correspondence, briefs, and clippings related to legal cases and inquiries undertaken by the chapter.

Organization of the Collection

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Inventory of Collection
1947-1973
Constitution and by-laws 1947-1960
Box 1: 1
Minutes and notices: annual meetings 1960-1972
Box 1: 2
Minutes and memos: Executive Board 1960-1973
Box 1: 3-10
Membership lists, Executive Board 1968-1972
Box 1: 11
Newsletters 1969-1973
Box 1: 12
Correspondence: Philip Eddy, Chair 1968
Box 1: 13
Correspondence: David Matz, Chair 1969-1972
Box 1: 14-17
Correspondence: Donn Kesselheim, Chair 1973
Box 1: 18
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts: minutes 1968-1972
Box 1: 19

1967-1973, n.d.
Abortion ads 1970-1972
Box 2: 20
Anderson, M. vs. Hadley schools 1970-1971
Box 2: 21
Armbands in Amherst schools (R. Clark) 1967
Box 2: 22
Belchertown schools literature dissemination 1971
Box 2: 23
Bessette, A. re: state police 1972
Box 2: 24
Book banning in Northampton High School 1971
Box 2: 25
Census, State--move to abolish 1971-1972
Box 2: 26
Chula, S., gun permit in Northfield 1971
Box 2: 27
Close, Charles, art exhibit closed summarily at University of Massachusetts 1967
Box 2: 28
Credit and insurance company investigations--Lyon, R. and Morse, SA 1971-1972
Box 2: 29
Drivers licenses--Marchand, 1972; Markley, n.d; Quinn, 1971; Robertson, 1971; 1971-1972, n.d.
Box 2: 30
Fitzgerald, Ron--property attached in school suit 1970
Box 2: 31
Hadley school committee probing high school senate 1970
Box 2: 32
Jacobs, D. vs. Cumberland Farms 1971
Box 2: 33
Janikian (Riccelli) name change 1972
Box 2: 34
Kaufield, A. vs. University of Massachusetts re: Loyalty Oath 1967-1968
Box 2: 35
Legal defense fund

Box 2: 36
Lind 1971
Box 2: 37
Nipson, M. and Williamsburg police n.d.
Box 2: 38
Nixon impeachment petition 1973
Box 2: 39
Out-of-state tuition: Killam 1972, Porter 1972, Wilk 1971-1972, Zellat 1972 1971-1972
Box 2: 40
Parole project and Souweine memorandum 1972
Box 2: 41
Peter Pan buses to Moratorium in Washington 1969
Box 2: 42
Sanford, L. will 1967
Box 2: 43
Sex discrimination in public schools: Johnson and S. Hadley, Kocik and Greenfield 1971-1972
Box 2: 44
Smith, G. and attendance at Montague School 1971
Box 2: 45
Tiro, D., and work study funds at UMass 1971
Box 2: 46
Tropp, S., and Amherst police 1972
Box 2: 47
Tuit and school prayer in Leeds school 1972
Box 2: 48
Voting registration in Amherst: students, Connors and Dinkin 1971
Box 2: 49
Zahraie visa 1973
Box 2: 50

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Provenance

Acquired from Donn Kesselheim, April 1974

Processing Information

Processed by Linda Seidman, 1989.

Acknowledgments

Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Copyright and Use (More informationConnect to publication information)

Cite as: Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts Hampshire-Franklin County Chapter Records (MS 303). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.

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Names and Subject Terms
Subjects
  • Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. Hampshire-Franklin County Chapter.
  • Civil rights--Massachusetts.
Contributors
  • Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. Hampshire-Franklin County Chapter.
  • Eddy, Philip.
  • Kesselheim, Donn.
  • Matz, David E.