Collection ID:
Ead Download EAD

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Jowdy, Carl
Abstract:
Collection of materials related to civil rights activism in the Buffalo area in the late '60s and early '70s.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

The Buffalo History Museum Research Library, Mss. A2016-04, Buffalo protest collection.

Background

Scope and Content:

Collection includes magazine, newspaper clippings, newsletters, postcards, stickers, programs, posters, leaflets, and booklets relating to counterculture and protests with in Buffalo, including at the University at Buffalo. Organizations include Young Socialist Alliance, Palestine Liberation Movement, Niagara Liberation Front, Young Rebels Revolutionary Collective and Students for Democratic Society. Protest subjects include Angela Davis, Martin Sostre, Bobby Seale, Fred Hampton, Huey Newton, Vietnam War, Hunger and Civil Rights.

Biographical / Historical:

Carl Jowdy was active in the Black Panthers and other radical groups in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.

Acquisition information:
Carl Jowdy, Lockport, NY; purchase $3075.00; 1998/12/29; 98-139.
Processing information:

Accessioned; 98-139; 1998/12/29; Mary F. Bell. Arranged; 2000; unknown. Described; 2016/01/21; Amy Miller.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by counterculture organization within box and by newspaper for oversize.

Accruals:

No accruals are expected to this collection.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

Researchers wishing to access this collection must apply for a Scholar Pass and present valid photo ID upon arrival to the library.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Written permission required to reproduce and/or publish. Information on use and fees may be obtained from the Director of Library and Archives.

PREFERRED CITATION:

The Buffalo History Museum Research Library, Mss. A2016-04, Buffalo protest collection.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
1 Museum Court
Bufalo, NY 14216, United States
Link to repository site
CONTACT:
716-873-9644 ex
library@buffalohistory.org