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Abbie Hoffman Incident oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: UA 428
Finding aid note: The Ira Gruber and Allen Matusow oral histories are available via scholarship.rice.edu. Request access to the Jerilyn Mardis oral history (stored on Fondren Library's nearline / non-public server) by contacting Woodson Research Center staff at woodson@rice.edu. Please use the Identifier number in your request. It can only be listened to in the reading room until January 2031.

Content Description

This collection contains two video oral histories and one audio oral history. Anna Ta conducted the oral histories.

Dates

  • 2019

Conditions Governing Access

The Ira Gruber and Allen Matusow oral histories are available via scholarship.rice.edu.

Request access to the Jerilyn Mardis oral history (stored on Fondren Library's nearline / non-public server) by contacting Woodson Research Center staff at woodson@rice.edu. Please use the Identifier number in your request. It can only be listened to in the reading room until January 2031.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from this material must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

In the spring of 1970, Student Center Board President Jerilyn Mardis invited Abbie Hoffman to speak at Rice University. Unbeknownst to her, the event became a larger fight with the administation that led to fires on campus and the occupation of Allen Center.

To learn the intracacies of this event, please see Anna Ta's online exhibit: https://digitalprojects.rice.edu/protests-at-rice/exhibits/show/abbie-hoffman

Extent

9.31 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0428aip_001 (9.31 GB))

0.30 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0428aip_002 (0.30 GB))

Language of Materials

English

Overview

This collection contains three interviews conducted by Anna Ta.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Anna Ta in 2020.
Title
Guide to the Abbie Hoffman Incident oral histories, 2019
Status
Completed
Author
Norie Guthrie
Date
2021
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA