These photographs consist of black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, and contact sheets depicting student protest activities at Columbia from April 21, 1967 to April 21, 1969, with the overwhelming majority of items dating from April and May, 1968 - the period of the most sustained and significant student protests at Columbia.
The images depict protest activities around the campus, scenes of the occupation in a number of Columbia buildings, and the aftermath of these occupations, as well as many of the Columbia individuals who were prominently involved in the student protests. These individuals include SDS student leader Mark Rudd, Columbia President Grayson Kirk, Vice President David Truman, Columbia College Dean Henry Coleman, and Assistant Dean Michael Platt. Faculty members who figured prominently in events, such as Michael Sovem (Co-chair of the Executive Committee of the Joint Faculties of Columbia and later President of Columbia), Alan Westin (also Co-chair of the Executive Committee and a member of the Ad Hoc Faculty Group Steering Committee), and Immanual Wallerstein (Ad Hoc Faculty Group Steering Committee), as well as Archibald Cox and other members of the Cox Commission, which was formed in early May, 1968 to investigate the causes of the protests, are also featured in these images.
Prints, negatives, and contact sheets are arranged chronologically and housed together in two archival photo binders. Two sets of negatives are 120 mm format, while the rest of the items in the collection are 35 mm format. Duplicate copies of some prints and numerous duplicates of some contact sheets have been retained, but they are foldered and housed separately in one manuscript box.
Apart from the 1967 and 1969 rolls, the prints and contact sheets were originally housed in 15 large manila envelopes, which were dated on the outside, while the negatives were housed in 65 protective sleeves, which were labeled "Protest" and also bore dates, along with A, B, C, ...markings in some instances (e.g. "4/48/68-A "); these additional notations are on the inventory listing, when applicable.
A few of the negative sleeves also had brief descriptive hand-written notes about the subjects of the photos. In addition, many of the negatives and contact sheets had themselves been dated, presumably by their photographer. These dates and notes have been used to date the items and to organize and describe the collection. They have been compared with dates in the select chronologies of events depicted.
The University Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs during these years was Manny Warman, but the negatives cannot be definitively attributed to him. Some negative sleeves had names noted on them, along with dates and other information, and these may be the names of photographers; this information is noted as follows:
"Phil": rolls 12, 18,23,24,29,30,38,39,40,41,51,5455,58 "Goldstein": rolls 12,21,27,34,43,63 "O'Stearle": roll28 "Heller": roll 29 "Erica": roll 36
Binder 2 Roll 74
Protest against Marine Recruiting, 1967 April 21, 1967
Binder 2 Roll 75
Protest against Marine Recruiting, 1967 April 21, 1967
Binder 2 Roll 76
Protest against Marine Recruiting, 1967 April 21, 1967
Binder 2 Roll 77
Protest against Marine Recruiting, 1967 April 21, 1967
Binder 2 Roll 78
Protest, 1967 April 21, 1967
Binder 1 Roll 1
Demonstrators-Low Library and Hamilton Hall; Dean Henry Coleman of Columbia College, 1968 April 24, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 2
Press Conference-Grayson Kirk, David Truman, 1968 April 24, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 3
Low Library; President's Office?, 1968 April 24, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 4
Demonstrators-Low Library, Hamilton Hall, College Walk; Dean Coleman, 1968 April 26, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 5
Demonstrators-Low Library and Low steps, 1968 April 26, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 6
Mark Rudd Press Conference; campus shots, 1968 April 27, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 7
Demonstrators around campus, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 8
Demonstrators-Low Library; Alma Mater; H. Rap Brown?, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 9
Shots around the campus, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 10
Mark Rudd and Other Student Protestors Speaker, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 11
Faculty (after meeting?); Press Conference: Alan Westin and Immanuel Wallerstein; Outside Shots around campus, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 12
Demonstration Aftermath inside a building, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 13
Press Conference: Grayson Kirk, David Truman; Dean Henry Coleman, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 14
Faculty; Westin and Wallerstein; Outside Hamilton Hall; College Walk, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 15
Faculty after meeting, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 16
Outside Hamilston Hall, Low Library, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 17
Faculty and Majority Coalition outside Low Library, 1968 April 28, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 18
Demonstrators outside Low Library windows, 1968 April 28, 1968
(negatives and contact sheet)
Binder 1 Roll 19
Demostrators outside Low Library windows; Police, 1968 April 28, 1968
(negatives and contact sheet)
Binder 1 Roll 20
Outside Low Library-Majority Coalition?, 1968 April 28, 1968
(negatives and contact sheet)
Binder 1 Roll 21
Demonstrators outside Low Library and outside Low Windows, 1968 April 29, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 22
Demonstrators outside Low Library and outside Low Windows, 1968 April 29, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 23
Demonstrators outside Low Library Windows, 1968 April 29, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 24
Demonstrators and Faculty outside Low Library, 1968 April 29, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 25
Demonstrators outside Low Library, 1968 April 29, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 26
Demonstrators, 1968 April 30, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 27
Demonstration aftermath inside buildings, 1968 April 30, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 28
Demonstration aftermath inside and outside buildings, 1968 April 30, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 29
Demonstration aftermath inside buildings, 1968 April 30, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 30
Demonstration aftermath inside buildings, 1968 April 30, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 31
Demonstration aftermath inside buildings, 1968 April 30, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 32
Demonstration aftermath inside buildings, 1968 April 30, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 33
Demonstrators outside Low Library windows; Faculty?, 1968 April 30, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 34
Demonstration aftermath inside buildings, 1968 April 30, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 35
Demonstrators outside Low Library and Butler Library, 1968 May 1, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 36
Demonstrators; Police; Demonstration aftermath, 1968 May 1, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 37
Demonstrators on Amsterdam Avenue and outside St. Paul's Chapel, 1968 May 1, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 38
Shots around campus, 1968 May 2, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 39
Shots around campus and off-campus, 1968 May 3, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 40
Mark Rudd, 1968 May 3, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 41
Night-time shots, 1968 May 3, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 42
Group watching David Truman on television, 1968 May 3, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 1 Roll 43
Archibald Cox and Columbia Faculty, 1968 May 5, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 44
Shots of strike around campus; Avery, Schermerhorn, 1968 May 6, 1968
Binder 1 Roll 45
Demonstrators around campus, 1968 May 6, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 2 Roll 46
Cox Commission: group photos, 1968 May 7, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 47
Cox Commission Members-Archibald Cox, Dana L. Farnsworth, Hylan G. Lewis, 1968 May 7, 1968
(negatives, contacts sheets, and prints)
Binder 2 Roll 48
Inside a classroom and demonstrators outside, 1968 May 7, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 2 Roll 49
Professor teaching on lawn; Demonstrators on Broadway and Low Library steps, 1968 May 8, 1968
(negatives, contact sheets, and prints)
Binder 2 Roll 50
Michael Sovern and Alan Westin-co-chairs of Executive Committee of Joint Faculties, 1968 May 8, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 2 Roll 51
Demonstration speakers on Low Library steps, 1968 May 9, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 52
"Editor and Publisher" demonstration article, 1968 May 11, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 53
David Truman: Press Conference, 1968 May 17, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 54
Demonstrators off-campus and on campus, 1968 May 17, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 55
Night-time demonstration; Police Lines, 1968 May 17, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 2 Roll 56
Demonstration aftermath inside buildings, 1968 May 22, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 57
Grayson Kirk Press Conference; Deans Coleman and Platt; Demonstrators outside Hamilton and inside, 1968 May 22, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 58
Demonstration aftermath; Empty classrooms, 1968 May 22, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 59
Grayson Kirk Press Conference; Demonstrators, 1968 May 22, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 60
David Truman Press Conference, 1968 May 23, 1968
(negatives and contact sheets)
Binder 2 Roll 61
Demonstrators outside Low Library; Dean Coleman addresses students, 1968 May 25?, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 62
Commencement and Demonstrations, 1968 June 4, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 63
Anti-war demonstration outside Hamilton Hall, 1968 June 17, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 64
Demonstration on Low Library steps, 1968 September 18, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 65
Demonstrations, administrators, police, 1968 September 18, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 66
Demonstration, 1968 September 18, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 67
Demonstrators on Low Library steps, 1968 September 18, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 68
Demonstrators on Low Library steps, 1968 September 18, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 69
Demonstrators on Low Library steps, 1968 September 18, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 70
Anti-war Demonstration, 1968 September 23, 1968
Binder 2 Roll 79
Protest-on campus, 1969 April 17, 1969
Binder 2 Roll 80
Protest-Terry, etc., 1969 April 17, 1969
Binder 2 Roll 81
Protest-Terry, etc., 1969 April 17, 1969
Binder 2 Roll 82
Protest-Terry, etc., 1969 April 17, 1969
Binder 2 Roll 83
Protest, 1969 April 21, 1969
Binder 2 Roll 71
Demonstrations outside Low Library and Hamilton Hall, undated
Binder 2 Roll 72
Columbia Demonstration; Barnard Demonstration, undated
Binder 2 Roll 73
Aerial views of campus, n.d