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Documents

Assemblyman Donald Mulford: 16th Assembly District Assemblyman Donald Mulford: 16th Assembly District
Call Number: CE 702Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Assemblyman Mulford watched many of the arrests that took place at Sproul Hall on December 2nd and 3rd and talks about what he saw. This recording illuminates some of the details behind the decision to send in police to break up the sit-in. Mulford describes student leaders as “militant”, “profane”, “defiant”; talks about recognizing the hardcore leadership from other local protests and justifies the decision to use the police by claiming there would have been “bloodshed in the morning” and “mob violence” had the police not intervened. He answers questions about the autonomy of the university, allegations of physical mistreatment by students against the police, faculty support of students, the political make-up of the FSM leadership and the importance of this issue in the next election.
Clark Kerr- Multi-versity Clark Kerr- Multi-versity
Call Number: CE 704Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Colin Edwards interviews the president of UC Berkeley Clark Kerr about his idea of multi-versity. Multi-versity basically describes the changing role of the university in society and Clark Kerr’s desire to further establish links to business and industry, expand the bureaucracy of the university and lessen its emphasize on abstract ideas and exploration and increase its role as a knowledge factory. Within the interview, Kerr discusses the role of professors, undergraduates vs. graduate students, the role of research, the role of universities in society, the role of truth and morality at the university, the autonomy of the university, educational reform on campus and the role of the president as the mediator in the multi-versity.
Clark Kerr Excerpts Clark Kerr Excerpts
Call Number: CE 705Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This recording contains excerpts from Clark Kerr taken from interviews and speeches. Most of the focus is on the FSM, his concept of the mulit-versity and the state of universities in society. *Tape should be played sparingly to ensure preservation
KPFA Documentary Reel 1 KPFA Documentary Reel 1
Call Number: CE 716Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: KPFACollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This recording primarily deals with the Sproul Hall protests on Dec. 3rd/4th 1964. There are clips of Mario Savio and Joan Baez. Documentary includes on-site interviews with students/FSM activists, a list of agreements with the UC Regents read by Savio which were later refuted by UC official, claiming the list was never formally adopted.
4/28/1965 Press Conference: Formation of the Free Student Union 4/28/1965 Press Conference: Formation of the Free Student Union
Date: 4/28/1965Call Number: CE 728Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Post-rally press conference announcing the formation of the Free Student Union. Major organizers discuss the union’s intent to unite the student body around issues of the “form and nature of education,” specifically discussing advocating for a holistic education as opposed to job training, as well as advocating for due process in FSM-related disciplinary matters.
FSM: Students to Jail Program 2 tape 1 FSM: Students to Jail Program 2 tape 1
Call Number: CE 739Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
The second program deals primarily deals with the fallout of the arrests of students, police tactics (including police brutality), and the response of UC Berkeley’s administration and the Board of Regents, along with the ramifications of FSM participation for protesting students-many received jail sentences of up to four months. Protesters also worried about double jeopardy-being punished by both legal charges and by the University, along with restriction of speech by the administration; new rules and amendments allow free speech, on the condition that no illegal acts are advocated, nor any violence or force. Perceived shortcomings of ASUC (academic senate of the University of California,) such as the barring of graduate students and low voting turnout among students, are also discussed. ASUC is seen as the main student organization to deal with the administration and their policies; students are thus concerned whether ASUC is representative of the student body at large or powerful enough to engage the administration on students’ concern.
FSM: Students to Jail Program 2 Long Version- tape 1 FSM: Students to Jail Program 2 Long Version- tape 1
Call Number: CE 741Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
The second tape deals primarily deals with the fallout of the arrests of students, police tactics (including police brutality), and the response of UC Berkeley’s administration and the Board of Regents, along with the ramifications of FSM participation for protesting students-many received jail sentences of up to four months. Protesters also worried about double jeopardy-being punished by both legal charges and by the University, along with restriction of speech by the administration; new rules and amendments allow free speech, on the condition that no illegal acts are advocated, nor any violence or force. Perceived shortcomings of ASUC (academic senate of the University of California,) such as the barring of graduate students and low voting turnout among students, are also discussed. ASUC is seen as the main student organization to deal with the administration and their policies; students are thus concerned whether ASUC is representative of the student body at large or powerful enough to engage the administration on students’ concern.
FSM: Students to Jail Program 2- tape 2 FSM: Students to Jail Program 2- tape 2
Call Number: CE 740Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
The second program deals primarily deals with the fallout of the arrests of students, police tactics (including police brutality), and the response of UC Berkeley’s administration and the Board of Regents, along with the ramifications of FSM participation for protesting students-many received jail sentences of up to four months. Protesters also worried about double jeopardy-being punished by both legal charges and by the University, along with restriction of speech by the administration; new rules and amendments allow free speech, on the condition that no illegal acts are advocated, nor any violence or force. Perceived shortcomings of ASUC (academic senate of the University of California,) such as the barring of graduate students and low voting turnout among students, are also discussed. ASUC is seen as the main student organization to deal with the administration and their policies; students are thus concerned whether ASUC is representative of the student body at large or powerful enough to engage the administration on students’ concern.
FSM: Students to Jail Program 2 Long Version- tape 2 FSM: Students to Jail Program 2 Long Version- tape 2
Call Number: CE 742Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
The second tape deals primarily deals with the fallout of the arrests of students, police tactics (including police brutality), and the response of UC Berkeley’s administration and the Board of Regents, along with the ramifications of FSM participation for protesting students-many received jail sentences of up to four months. Protesters also worried about double jeopardy-being punished by both legal charges and by the University, along with restriction of speech by the administration; new rules and amendments allow free speech, on the condition that no illegal acts are advocated, nor any violence or force. Perceived shortcomings of ASUC (academic senate of the University of California,) such as the barring of graduate students and low voting turnout among students, are also discussed. ASUC is seen as the main student organization to deal with the administration and their policies; students are thus concerned whether ASUC is representative of the student body at large or powerful enough to engage the administration on students’ concern.
FSM: Students to Jail Program 2 Full Track- tape 1 FSM: Students to Jail Program 2 Full Track- tape 1
Call Number: CE 743Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
The second tape deals primarily deals with the fallout of the arrests of students, police tactics (including police brutality), and the response of UC Berkeley’s administration and the Board of Regents, along with the ramifications of FSM participation for protesting students-many received jail sentences of up to four months. Protesters also worried about double jeopardy-being punished by both legal charges and by the University, along with restriction of speech by the administration; new rules and amendments allow free speech, on the condition that no illegal acts are advocated, nor any violence or force. Perceived shortcomings of ASUC (academic senate of the University of California,) such as the barring of graduate students and low voting turnout among students, are also discussed. ASUC is seen as the main student organization to deal with the administration and their policies; students are thus concerned whether ASUC is representative of the student body at large or powerful enough to engage the administration on students’ concern.