"All night disarmament vigil" from the "1962 Franciscan" yearbook (page 99) (Updated over a year ago)

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Photograph of San Francisco State College students during an all night vigil for nuclear disarmament in fall 1961. The same year, faculty and students formulated a "Philosophy Statement on Student Activities," stating students should have all the rights and responsibilities of adults and citizens to participate in university and community affairs. The issues and concerns raised in this document became an underlying tenet for University of California, Berkeley’s Free Speech Movement.

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  • Creator: Associated Students of San Francisco State College
  • Date: 1961
  • Title: "All night disarmament vigil" from the "1962 Franciscan" yearbook (page 99)
  • Description: Photograph of San Francisco State College students during an all night vigil for nuclear disarmament in fall 1961. The same year, faculty and students formulated a "Philosophy Statement on Student Activities," stating students should have all the rights and responsibilities of adults and citizens to participate in university and community affairs. The issues and concerns raised in this document became an underlying tenet for University of California, Berkeley’s Free Speech Movement.
  • Type: Photograph
  • Format: TIFF
  • Source: University Archives
  • Temporal Coverage: 1961-1962
  • Rights: Public
  • Publisher: San Francisco: San Francisco State Teachers College Associated Students
  • Contributor: Meredith Eliassen

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