Student Activism at The Claremont Colleges
Scope and Contents
This collection contains news articles, emails, blog posts, flyers, and other print and web materials regarding student activism at the Claremont Colleges beginning in the fall of 2015, and continuing through 2017. The collection will be added to during future school years.
Dates
- Creation: 2015 - 2017
Language of Materials
Languages represented in the collection: English.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
Biographical / Historical
This collection consists of materials related to student activism and political protests at the Claremont Colleges, beginning with protests sparked by events at Claremont McKenna College in November 2015. Materials regarding other student protests, campus events, student vandalism, and student correspondence at the Claremont Colleges related to domestic and international events such as terrorist attacks in Europe and the Middle East, as well as the 2016 U.S. presidential election, are also included.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 document boxes)
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to student activism and political protests at the Claremont Colleges, as well as the responses to current events and student actions made by campus administration. Beginning with protests sparked by events at Claremont McKenna College in November 2015, it contains news articles, emails; blog posts, flyers, and other print and web materials regarding student activism at the Claremont Colleges. Additions have been made through 2016 and 2017, containing primarily correspondence, publications, event promotions, and responses created by students and college adminsitrators relating to the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath. The collection will continue to be added in the event of future student or administrative political action at the colleges.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged in the following series:
Series 1: 2015
Series 2: 2016
Series 3: 2017
Items are organized chronologically within each folder and folders are arranged alphabetically within each box.
Physical Location
Please consult repository.
Provenance / Source of Acquisition
Acquired by Special Collections staff, 2015-2017.
Accruals
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
Processed by Hannah Blythe (2016), additions processed by Sara Chetney and Shiv Pandya (2017).
Genre / Form
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu