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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Bill Ellis papers

 Collection — Box BW 59: [Barcode: X031674512], Folder: 001
Identifier: MSS 16883
Content Description This collection contains the papers of Bill Ellis related to the the May Day protests of 1970 at the University of Virginia. Ellis participated in these events as a student, and the collection contains material created and collected during this time. The papers comprise of four computer-generated banners, a bulletin, posters, and a summary report by the Virginia Strike Committee. The report details the events when State and Local Police confronted protesters on the U.Va. campus and Rugby...
Dates: 1970

James Roebuck diplomas and memorabilia

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2026-0005

Peter V. Lacouture Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35007009228267]
Identifier: MSS-2014-03
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographic prints and negatives created by Peter V. Lacouture. They document the following events at the University of Virginia: the Moratorium of Peace (October 15, 1969), Senator George S. McGovern's Address to the University of Virginia community (October 10, 1969), and the "May Days" student strikes (Spring, 1970).

Dates: 1969 - 1970

James Roebuck diplomas and memorabilia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 16937
Content Description This collection contains the University of Virginia diplomas and memorabilia of James Randolph Roebuck, Jr. (1945-2024), politician and UVA alumnus. The collection contains Roebuck’s two University of Virginia diplomas, a printed copy of a 2019 article commemorating fifty years since his History in 1969 and a Doctor of Philosophy in History in 1977. In 1969, while a student at the University of Virginia, Roebuck became the first Black member of the Student Council. Following his...
Dates: 1969-2019