Administrative/Secretary's Office/Security/Sit-Ins, 1970-03-01 - 1993-12-01
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about security incidents involving student sit-ins, including the names and addresses of students summoned to appear before the Discipline Committee, minutes of Discipline Committee meetings, reviews of how the University authorities dealt with such incidents, and petitions signed by the staff of various University departments in March 1970 stating their disapproval of the protest methods being used. Also includes black and white photographs of student sit-ins and anti-apartheid demonstrations from the 1970s (most of which came from The Scotsman), posters produced as part of the sit-ins, and a copy of Red Weekly No 79 dated 5 December 1974.
Dates
- Creation: 1970-03-01 - 1993-12-01
Creator
- From the Sub-subfonds: University of Edinburgh. Secretary (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
A number of files are subject to closure periods and these are clearly identified. Files not subject to closure are still subject to normal Data Protection procedures and a form will be require to be signed before access is granted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 1 volume
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Part of accession Acc.2013/020
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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