Cornell University Special Trustee Committee on Campus Unrest records
Scope and content
Includes tapes and transcripts of interviews, printouts, financial records, and other materials relating to the Special Trustee Committee on Campus Unrest (Robertson Committee).
Dates
- 1969-1971.
Creator
- Cornell University. Special Trustee Committee on Campus Unrest (Organization)
- Robertson, William R. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Access resricted to permission of office of origin from October 27, 1986 through October 26, 2031.
Restrictions on Access
Access restricted to permission of the Archivist after October 26, 2031.
Biographical / Historical
The Special Trustee Committee on Campus Unrest (also known as the Robertson Committee) was formed in order to investigate the issues and forces surrounding the armed takeover by black students of Cornell's Willard Straight Hall, April 1969. Douglas Williams Associates, Inc. was employed by the commitee to study these issues and events through interviews of Cornell students, faculty, and administrators, and local government officials.
Extent
2 cubic feet. (2 cubic feet.)
30 audiocassettes. (30 audiocassettes.)
Language of Materials
English
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)