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Professor Arthur Ross: Regents Meeting Press Conference
Date: 12/18/1964Call Number: CE 679Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Press conference given by Professor Arthur Ross, chairman of the Emergency Executive Committee of the Berkeley Division Academic Senate, following the UC Regents meeting at UCLA on December 18, 1964. The committee had been formed one week prior to respond to the “crisis concerning political action” on the Berkeley campus. Ross, responding to statements given by the regents, states that his committee feels substantial progress has been made and that the university will not restrict political speech or advocacy on campus, and no further disciplinary action will be taken against students.
FSM Movement Pocket Documentary
Date: 12/3/1964Call Number: CE 719Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: TransCanada Matinee
Collection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
The first portion of this documentary talks about the events leading up to the Sproul Hall sit-in. Faculty perspectives on the situation are featured. The second portion of this documentary contains voices from a student rally (difficult to hear). The third portion of this documentary talks about the role of the Academic Senate in the crisis, President Clark Kerr's attempts to bypass dealing with the FSM and details about the leadership of the movement.
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