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Academic Senate Debates 3
Date: 12/8/1964Call Number: CE 708Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Conclusion of academic senate debate/meeting.
The Feuer amendment was defeated 737 to 284; the vote on the original proposals carried 824 to 115.
Victory Rally: 12/8/64 Tape 2
Date: 12/8/1964Call Number: CE 709Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Rally speech by Mario Savio detailing post-strike issues for the FSM and UC Berkeley-related issues. Also includes interview of Savio and another student which goes into further detail about FSM goals, its legal defense fund, structure of UC Berkeley, President Kerr's actions and the power structure of the university. Further issues of discussion include the impact of African American/civil rights activism on higher education, social issues like unemployment and anti-war activism, the Emergency Committee, misrepresentation in media/press of the FSM, and the necessity of transparency in politics.
Two Items on Jailed Students
Call Number: CE 710Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Two segments on the students arrested during the Sproul Hall sit-in and their experiences in the Santa Rita Jail. These segments include the effects of the students on the prisoners and prison staff, and some reactions to the jailing from the American academic community.
Sproul Hall Excerpts
Call Number: CE 711Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Excerpts taken from Sproul Hall. Some excerpts are taken from a rally. Professor Reynolds of the AAUP speaks. There are comments about heavy handed police response, and that much of this issue is not about free speech but instead about the political activity of the students and their ability to use campus resources. An interview with a Canadian student, Miss X, talks about student behavior duing the Sproul Hall sit-in and what the sit-in looked like before the police arrived.
FSM December 7th 1964 Greek Theater
Date: 12/7/1964Call Number: CE 714Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Department Chairman's proposals presented by Dr. Robert Scalapino at the Greek Theater. President Clark Kerr makes a speech concerning the proposals. An altercation with Mario Savio follows. Then announcements by Savio.
Several brief items and interviews for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Call Number: CE 715Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Six segments. 1. Interview with Heather Monoon, a Canadian student who participated in the Sproul Hall sit-in and describes her experiences in detail, including student-organized classes, study halls and film screenings in the occupied building. 2. Late News Report (January 3/4, 1965) for Countdown and National News on the removal of Chancellor Edward Strong and the appointment of Martin Meyerson. 3. Interview with Mario Savio, touches on his family’s reactions and potential legal consequences. 4. January 4, 1965 report for National News, with comparison to the Toronto University student revolt of 1894. 5. Commentary on background to student revolt, ending with reference to the passage of Prop. 14. 6. Commentary for a documentary on “Concepts of a University,” exploring Clark Kerr’s idea of the “multi-versity” and framing conflict over the nature of a university at the root of unrest on the Berkeley campus.
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.
KPFA Documentary Reel 2
Call Number: CE 717Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: KPFACollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Continuation of Reel #1. This recording deals with immediate fallout of police actions in reaction to Dec. 3rd/4th protest at Sproul Hall. Included are audio clips of various individual voices and a clip of community discussion at campus theater. Mario Savio is briefly detained when he was supposed to speak but then released. Some of the names of people on tape: Mario Savio, Willie Brown, John Burton, Alex Kaufman (Savio’s attorney), Professor Bob Scalipino, Charles Powell, Michael Churtin.
KPFA Documentary Reel 3
Call Number: CE 718Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: KPFACollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Continuation of Tape #2. This recording primarily focused on the academic senate meeting of Decemeber 1964. Topics discussed by participants include goals of university education, its ramifications on FSM activity, the limits of free speech on campus (proposed amendments by administration would prohibit students from explicitly advocating or condoning unlawful activity), regulation of free speech, civil disobedience, police and UC responses to free speech activism/activism in general, double jeopardy. Mario Savio is interviewed and when asked about new Chancellor; says he can’t give a specific opinion on the Chancellor, but discusses issues of pressure on the office of the Chancellor, structure of UCB bearing down on the office, along with outside forces. He is essentially more concerned about the office of Chancellor and overall power structure, than with the specific person acting as Chancellor.
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.
