Box 6/1 of the Resist Collection is possibly
one of the most important in the entire collection for the understanding
of the birth of Resist and its foundations. This box is a collection
of 115 files cataloguing the activities which Resist either organized
or took part in before its inception, and during its first two
years. The political events of the time which were taking place
around Resist were the driving forces for its creation and the
foundation of its premise. Included in this box are the original
draft copies and final copies of the "Call to Resist Illegitimate
Authority" issued in October of 1967 in the New York
Review of Books and the New Republic Magazine.The
signed returns of those who placed their names in favor of this
manifesto are also included. Signatures of many of those who also
signed the initial published copy of the "Call" are
also found in this collection. These include: Noam Chomsky, Benjamin
Spock, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, among others.This collection also
contains information and supporting materials surrounding the
Spock Trial, the march on the Justice Department in October of
1967, as well as draft resistance organizations projects which
took place throughout the years 1967-1969. (see below
for listing of contents) "A Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority"- original drafts and cover letter included- original issue of The New Republic - August 1967 petition sent to academic institutions declaring the right to urge students to resist the draft miscellaneous signers of "Call" signatures of the "partial list of signers of the ‘Call’" (A-Z) signers of the "Call to Resist" (A-Z) complied lists of signers of "Call" University of Washington faculty signers of "Call" Former supporters requesting deletion from the list "Call to Resist"- publishing companies January 10, 1968- letter to Ramsey Clark- St. Louis signers of the "Call" admitting unlawful acts October 2, 1967- minutes of the first Resist Steering Committee meeting in which the foundation is created and a temporary organization put into place October-November, 1967- Correspondence- Paul Lauter to various individuals explaining his appointment as national director of Resist Press release discussing the October 20, 1967 march on the Justice Dept. in DC protesting the draft- statements included: Ashley Montagu, Noam Chomsky, Mitchell Goodman materials concerning the fall 1967 anti-draft events ie. March on Justice Dept and Vietnam Moratorium, etc. 1967 clippings- (see complete inventory of article titles) Resist specific articles miscellaneous publications Labor Organizing articles Daily News New Haven Register The New York Post New York Review of Books The New York Times The Village Voice The Washington Post (Box 6/1) The Spock Trial indictment papers for Coffin, Ferber, Goodman, Raskin, and Spock Resist reaction statements and press releases newspaper articles covering the proceedings "The Intellectuals and the War Machine"- by Denise Levertov "Reflections on a Political Trial"- Noam Chomsky, Paul Lauter and Florence Howe court of appeals formal appeal of indictment signers of the "Statement of Support for Spock, et al." Draft Resistance blank draft cards April Action Group- Philadelphia, PA Projects/ Contacts Brody- area person- Michigan/Wisconsin/Illinois O’Neill- area person- Texas Europe New York City and Long Island Hawley- area person- MO, OH, KS, NE, IL Boston Area Canada McCay- area person- CO, IA, MN, OR, WA Hein-area person- CA New England New York/New Jersey area resistance emergency committee- list of Resistance groups organizing material for resistance projects- various organizations Bruce Nelson to Louis Kampf (R)- re: The Resistance Beyond Sanctuary- draft resisters taking refuge in churches, etc. Counseling/Training Missouri Training center information Colleges Bellevue Community College- Iowa Iowa State University- Ames, IA Oregon State University- Corvallis, OR Portland State College- Portland, OR Luther College- IA Southwest Missouri State College (see also Box 9/1 "Applications" 1968- 70) Reed College- Portland, OR University of Oregon- Eugene, OR Legal Organizations Civil Liberties Legal Defense Fund- created by Resist file on its creation National Lawyers Guild Resistance Defense Fund The Southern Legal Action Movement miscellaneous list of attorney contacts to defend draft resisters (Box 6/1) Flyers and information from various organizations Black draft issues Resist/Support-in-Action (NY Resist office title) activities scheduled to support draft resisters Vietnam Commencement articles from The Daily Californian Campus Draft Opposition- Berkeley, CA- University of CA at Berkeley informational papers miscellaneous college and university pledges Summer Draft Resistance Projects summer 1968- various organizations Washington University- course offering on the draft- fall 1969 The Daniel Stern Lawsuit- Stern vs. University of Illinois Box 6/2 is a continuation of the materials housed
in Box 6/1 which includes the records of activities in which Resist
took part between the years 1969 and 1972. This section contains
75 files of organizing materials for such events as "The
Academic Day of Conscience" April 15-16, 1968, Resist anti-draft
poetry tour, "A Second Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority"
and various accounts of trials at the time concerning draft resisters.
Also included are copies of FBI records which were released by
Resist to the public after being stolen by the Citizens Commission
to Investigate the FBI. Resist was the first organization to release
this information. Memos sent to area people discussing upcoming events for Resist and its members (August 1968 and August 1969) Resist Speaker’s Bureau Call for an Academic Day of Conscience- April 15-16, 1968 original call statement organizing materials Faculty First Program World Fellowship, Inc.- summer program 1968 Survey Returns on information centers, issued by Resist Political Prisoner Contact Network- established by Resist International Conference for Disarmament and Peace- US tour- March 1969 organizational materials The Week to Confront Campus Militarism Bulletins #s 2-5- March 25-May 13, 1969 mailing information- background press release Resist Draft Resistance Poetry Tour organizing materials films and speakers on Vietnam and the draft Black Panther Party articles pertaining to the 1970 police raid in which Panther leader Fred Hampton of Chicago was killed petition circulated by Resist to stop Panther persecution, support cards included (Box 6/2) Revolutionary People’s Constitutional Convention Correspondence between Resist and Students for a Democratic Society- 1968 Resist ad in the New York Review- Is Hubert Humphrey Really a Lesser Evil?- 10/10/68 Catonsville 9 Trial- Catonsville, MD- October 1968 Milwaukee 14 trial November 1968 Resisters’ Service Corps "A Second Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority"- June 24, 1969 draft and final copies of the "Second Call"- cover letter by Noam Chomsky copy from The Old Mole reactions letters to the "Second Call" Worldwide Call to Resist and list of signers- Australia, England, Japan, France, Italy, Sweden, US Call for a Resister’s Bill of Rights- sent to university professors Call to Redress Illegitimate Destruction- 1970 A Call for Volunteers- 1970/71 Teach-ins 1972 Articles on Campus Rebellions 1969 articles on prison revolts Prison Profile: Lewisburg, PA Union for National Draft Opposition- Princeton University Anti-CBW Campaign June 1970 Resist Anti-Repression Kit organizing materials actual materials contained in the kit Committee for the Defense Against Political Repression Repression Information Service Committee Resist Movement Security Kit organizing materials copy of "Are you now or have you ever?" by Arlene Siegel actual materials contained in the kit correspondence relating to the kit "Notes on Security" materials collected for creation of pamphlet articles pertaining to a bombing at University of Wisconsin- August 24, 1970 articles concerning draft file destruction across the country- 1968-70 Background info and attorney correspondence regarding US vs. Barry Wingard (Resist) and Francis LoPresti The Pentagon Papers Trial- August 1971 Grand Jury investigations and source information Quincy Five Trial- 1971 Southeastern People’s Revolutionary Conference Fact Sheet on the Brannigan Defense Case- 1970-71 Citizen’s Commission to Investigate the FBI FBI "Inlet" program FBI Cointel Program released files packet #1 "The Theory and Practice of American Political Intelligence" - Frank Donner press releases (Citizen’s Commission...FBI 6/2) packet # 2 (partial) packet # 2 packet # 4 packet # 7 Citizen’s Commission to Demilitarize Industry press release concerning a bomb delivered to Resist Citizen’s Commission to Interdict War Materials press release and other information Resist investigation into the CIA People’s Blockade of Munitions to Indochina Stamp Project- Reba Kalder- 1970-74 Conference on Women and Health- Charleston, SC- 1973 Santa Barbara Organizing Committee- October 1976 WH Ferry letter to Carole Smith and Resist January 21, 1977 University of Connecticut- "University in Society" conference March 21-24, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prepared for electronic publication by Michael
J. Breen '99, July 1999. |