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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
Johns Hopkins University collection of African American political activism
Collection
Identifier: MS-0848
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University collection of African American political activism in the United States consists of broadsides, photographs, and newspaper clippings that were primarily created around the time of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements between the 1950s and 1970s.
Dates:
1861 - 2004
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University "May 1968" protests collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0678
Abstract
The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France. At the height of its fervor, it virtually brought the entire advanced capitalist economy of France to a dramatic halt. This artificially-created collection contains posters, protest leaflets, tracts, and photographs from these student protests in May 1968.
Dates:
1968
Found in:
Special Collections
World War posters and flyers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-GAR-051
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one box of posters and flyers created during the first and second World Wars. The majority of the items were published during World War II, including posters and flyers published by the United States government promoting war-savings stamps, war bonds, and food rationing. One poster was designed by Ted Jung and published by the War Food Administration: "For work, for play, 3 'squares' a day: eat the Basic 7 way." There is also a set of posters published by the...
Dates:
1917 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1945