mums224 Dean Albertson's History 384 Oral History Collection, 1975-1977 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Linda Seidman. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA

2003

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Eric S. Cartier. 2003-08-04 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mu27 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Special Collections and University ArchivesW.E.B. Du Bois LibraryUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst Dean Albertson's History 384 Oral History Collection, 1975-1977 Finding Aid Manuscript Number 224 Compiled by Linda Seidman Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Albertson, Dean, 1920-, collector Dean Albertson's History 384 Oral History Collection 1975-1977 MS 224 1 box (0.5 linear ft.) Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst Dean Albertson's 384-level History classes at the University of Massachusetts Amherst conducted interviews with social activists of the 1960s and early 1970s, participants and observers in the Springfield, Massachusetts North End riots of 1975, and war and nuclear power resisters. Includes transcripts of 15 interviews conducted during the years 1975-1977, as well as the students' papers, which put the transcripts into context. English. Scope and Contents of the Collection

Transcripts of interviews conducted by students of Dean Albertson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with activists in social reform movements of the 1960s and early 1970s, participants or observers in the Springfield, Massachusetts North End riots of 1975, and war and nuclear power resisters. Collection also includes papers written by the students putting the transcripts in context. 15 interviews.

Restrictions apply to Gerald Sousa interview as stipulated in his permission form.

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Dean Albertson's History 384 Oral History Collection (MS 224). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Acquired from: Dean Albertson, 1975-1977.

Processed by Linda Seidman, 2003.

Search Terms Lecodet, Rafael. Attica Correctional Facility. Springfield Area Movement for a Democratic Society--History. Hampden County Civil Liberties Union--History. Weatherman (Organization) Political activists--Massachusetts--Interviews. Oral history. History--Study and teaching (Higher)--Massachusetts--Amherst. Riots--Massachusetts--Springfield. Demonstrations--Massachusetts--Chicopee. Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965. Prison riots--New York (State)--Attica. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Protest movements --Massachusetts--Springfield. Puerto Ricans--Massachusetts--Springfield. Police shootings--Massachusetts--Springfield. Welfare rights movement--Massachusetts--Springfield. Civil rights--Massachusetts--Hampden County. Antinuclear movement--Massachusetts. Venceremos Brigade. Springfield (Mass.)--History. Springfield (Mass.)--Social conditions. Springfield (Mass.)--Race relations. Westover Air Force Base (Mass.) Oral histories. Person Interviewed Interviewer/Author Resulting paper and/or topic Albertson, Dean Robert Rossi The Springfield Community and the death of Rafael Lecodet. Barreto, Jose Edward Hannabury The Springfield North End Community and the riots of1975. Brid, Frederico Donald Pratt The North End Community and the Springfield Riots of August, 1975 Dorman, Franklin A. Julie Melrose In search of "The Enemy": The Westover Air Force Base Demonstrations, Spring 1972. Fauntleroy, Douglas Steven Landau From Selma to Montgomery, March,1965 (civil rights movement march) Freedman, Peggy Jeff Cohen The beginning of the Hampden county Civil Liberties Union, 1946-55 Gonzalaz, Mariano Dalou Michael Ryan Attica (prison revolt) Lawton, Richard Bill Henning Accounts of the Tragedy of the Vietnam War Lovejoy, Sam Kent Robinson The Saboteur (toppling the Northeast Utilities meteorological tower used to plan for nuclear power station in Montague, MA), 1974 Rivera, Barbara Laurence E. Munn A Whole Combined Thing (Vietnam Peace Action Day Moratorium and Welfare Rights Organization Protest in Springfield, 1969) Roy, Sue Mitchell Guild The North End Riots as seen by the Springfield Press Rudolph, Leslie Kevin Homewood The Progressive Americans (Third Cuban Brigade, 1970) Sousa, Gerald Donald Parker Prison Reform in the Massachusetts Prison System: A Sociological Gimmick (restrictions) ------ Stephen Romano Weatherman: Bringing the War Home Weissman, Jon James Gagne Springfield Area Movement for a Democratic Society: A Brief History Whitney, Ron Laurence E. Munn A whole Combined Thing (Vietnam Peace Action Day Moratorium and Welfare Rights Organization Protest in Springfield 1969)