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Angela Davis collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0959
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to Angela Davis’s social and political activism and impact from 1970-1987. The bulk of the collection consists of booklets, posters, flyers, published articles, and petitions produced by Angela Davis legal defense and support committees from 1970-1972 as part of the “Free Angela Davis” campaign. The majority of these items were created in support of Davis following her arrest in October 1970; however, the collection does contain a single pamphlet...
Dates:
1970 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1972
Found in:
Special Collections
Chinese Cultural Revolution poster collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0677
Abstract
Collection of Chinese propaganda posters depicting Mao Zedong and scenes from Chinese life, 1956-1986.
Dates:
1956-1986
Found in:
Special Collections
Russian subbotnik poster
Collection — Folder: OF-1
Identifier: MS-0699
Abstract
Russian poster with Russian phrase that can be translated as, "Everyone come out for the Communist subbotnik!", 1974. Subbotniks were days of volunteer work following the October Revolution that took place on Saturday. The tradition is continued in modern Russia and some other former Soviet Republics. Subbotniks are mostly organized for cleaning the streets of garbage, fixing public amenities, collecting recyclable material, and other community services.
Dates:
1974
Found in:
Special Collections