University Archives Student Research Guide: UB Campus Unrest
Campus Unrest - An Introduction
Once referred to as the Berkeley of the East, UB has a rich history of activism among its students, faculty, and staff. Throughout the 1960s and into the early 1970s, campus culture was defined by protests. Students made their voices heard on a range of issues, including civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the Buffalo Police occupation of campus. Members of the university community also engaged in protests related to the Attica prison uprising in 1971 and the crisis at Love Canal from the late 1970s into the 1980s.The collections and other resources gathered here include materials related to incidents of campus unrest in the university’s history.
Images
UB Marching Band performs “Give Peace a Chance” at UB v. Holy Cross, October 31, 1970. #PA_3627_3A.
Student protesters occupy Hayes Hall, March 19, 1969. #UA_90A_2_5
Acting President Regan and other administrators discuss ROTC, March 3, 1970. #RG-9-6-00-2_1970_080_1
Tear gas on campus near Foster Hall, May 5, 1970. #UA_90A_23_1
Hayes Hall Blockade, March 5, 1970. #UA_90A_12_1
Buffalo Police gathering in Clark Gym, March 8, 1970. #UA_90A_13_22
Students and faculty marching in protest of Buffalo Police occupation, March 8, 1970. #UA_90A_13_4
Buffalonian yearbook page showing arrested and injured protesters, March 12, 1970. #RG9-6-00-2_1970_083
Online Resources
Use the following resources to supplement your primary source research.
- Campus Unrest Research Guide
- Includes photographs, a timeline of campus unrest at UB, and links to relevant archival collections
- UB Digital Collections
- Buffalonian yearbooks - Yearbooks from 1969-1971 cover student protests and the administration's response
- University Archives Historical Film Collection - Search for the word "protest" to see film of protest events on campus
- UB Spectrum (1955-2009) via NYS Historic Newspapers
- Full-text searchable database of the student newspaper, The Spectrum, available for 1955-2009
- Navigate to the search bar to conduct an advanced search
- Finding Aids database
- Navigate to the link to conduct a search for a subject or topic to reveal relevant collections in the University Archives
- If you see the description of an item you would like to view, contact lib-archives@buffalo.edu
Recommended Collections
The following are collections in the University Archives related to campus unrest. You can use any of these resources to identify collections and primary sources of interest. You can also conduct your own keyword search via our Finding Aids Database. If you see the description of an item you would like to view, contact lib-archives@buffalo.edu.
- 3/5/33: Campus Unrest at the State University of New York at Buffalo records, 1965-1990
- 3/5/108: UB Today Article on Campus Unrest and Reader Reaction, 1968-2005
- 3/5/570m: Support Your Campus Police Treasurer's records, 1967-1968
- 3/5/779: Richard A. Finnegan Faculty 45 papers, 1969-1972
- 3/5/821: Paul Krehbiel Campus Unrest collection, 1968-2000 [bulk 1968-1970]
- 3/5/825: Campus Unrest clippings, 1964-1975
- 3/5/897: Campus Unrest: Research conducted by Dean G. Pruitt and James Gahagan, Psychology Department, 1967-1972, 1975
- 3/5/974: Campus Unrest Individual Collections records, 1969-2004
- 3/5/1369: Richard A. Siggelkow Campus Unrest collection, 1959-1991
- 4/10/9: Martin Meyerson speeches and statements, 1966-1970
- 8/8/975: Squire Hall Demonstrations records, 1981-1983
- 9/1/64: Graduate Student Association records, 1963-1970
- 16/4F/134: Bruce Jackson Campus Revolt collection, 1969-1970
- University Archives Historical Film Collection "protest films"