Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts Hampshire-Franklin County Chapter Records
Minutes and correspondence of the Executive Committee, correspondence and general files of chairmen Philip Eddy, David E. Matz, and Donn Kesselheim, as well as correspondence, briefs, and clippings related to legal cases and inquiries undertaken by the chapter.
Collection comprises records, 1947-1973, including minutes and correspondence of the Executive Committee, 1960-1973; correspondence and general files of chairmen Philip Eddy (1967-1968), David E. Matz (1969-1972), and Donn Kesselheim (1972-1973); as well as correspondence, briefs, and clippings related to legal cases and inquiries undertaken by the chapter.
This collection is organized into two series:
The collection is open for research.
Cite as: Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts Hampshire-Franklin County Chapter Records (MS 303). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Acquired from Donn Kesselheim, April 1974
Processed by Linda Seidman, 1989.
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Series 1. Administrative Records
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1947-1973
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Constitution and by-laws
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1947-1960
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Box 1:1
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Minutes and notices: annual meetings
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1960-1972
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Box 1:2
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Minutes and memos: Executive Board
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1960-1973
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Box 1:3-10
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Membership lists, Executive Board
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1968-1972
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Box 1:11
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Newsletters
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1969-1973
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Box 1:12
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Correspondence: Philip Eddy, Chair
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1968
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Box 1:13
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Correspondence: David Matz, Chair
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1969-1972
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Box 1:14-17
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Correspondence: Donn Kesselheim, Chair
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1973
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Box 1:18
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Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts: minutes
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1968-1972
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Box 1:19
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Series 2. Legal Cases and Inquiries
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1967-1973, n.d.
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Abortion ads
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1970-1972
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Box 2:20
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Anderson, M. vs. Hadley schools
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1970-1971
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Box 2:21
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Armbands in Amherst schools (R. Clark)
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1967
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Box 2:22
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Belchertown schools literature dissemination
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1971
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Box 2:23
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Bessette, A. re: state police
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1972
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Box 2:24
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Book banning in Northampton High School
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1971
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Box 2:25
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Census, State–move to abolish
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1971-1972
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Box 2:26
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Chula, S., gun permit in Northfield
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1971
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Box 2:27
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Close, Charles, art exhibit closed summarily at University of Massachusetts
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1967
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Box 2:28
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Credit and insurance company investigations–Lyon, R. and Morse, SA
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1971-1972
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Box 2:29
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Drivers licenses–Marchand, 1972; Markley, n.d; Quinn, 1971; Robertson, 1971;
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1971-1972, n.d.
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Box 2:30
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Fitzgerald, Ron–property attached in school suit
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1970
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Box 2:31
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Hadley school committee probing high school senate
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1970
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Box 2:32
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Jacobs, D. vs. Cumberland Farms
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1971
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Box 2:33
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Janikian (Riccelli) name change
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1972
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Box 2:34
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Kaufield, A. vs. University of Massachusetts re: Loyalty Oath
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1967-1968
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Box 2:35
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Legal defense fund
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Box 2:36
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Lind
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1971
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Box 2:37
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Nipson, M. and Williamsburg police
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n.d.
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Box 2:38
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Nixon impeachment petition
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1973
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Box 2:39
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Out-of-state tuition: Killam 1972, Porter 1972, Wilk 1971-1972, Zellat 1972
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1971-1972
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Box 2:40
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Parole project and Souweine memorandum
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1972
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Box 2:41
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Peter Pan buses to Moratorium in Washington
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1969
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Box 2:42
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Sanford, L. will
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1967
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Box 2:43
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Sex discrimination in public schools: Johnson and S. Hadley, Kocik and Greenfield
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1971-1972
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Box 2:44
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Smith, G. and attendance at Montague School
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1971
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Box 2:45
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Tiro, D., and work study funds at UMass
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1971
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Box 2:46
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Tropp, S., and Amherst police
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1972
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Box 2:47
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Tuit and school prayer in Leeds school
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1972
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Box 2:48
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Voting registration in Amherst: students, Connors and Dinkin
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1971
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Box 2:49
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Zahraie visa
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1973
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Box 2:50
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