Fargo-Moorhead Anti-War Papers (S850)

1967-1975

Historical Sketch

The Vietnam protest movements in Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota began slowly in 1966 and 1967, and grew to be among the most active anti-war movements in the rural upper Midwest. The movement peaked in 1970 with protests against the Kent State incident. Much of the anti-war activities in these two communities originated at the Moorhead State College campus.

Collection Description

This collection contains miscellaneous papers concerning anti-war protests in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Included are newsletters, handbills and flyers, underground newspapers, photographs, and news clippings. Topics include draft resistance, the anti-ballistic missile protest movement, Kent State protests, and FBI surveillance of anti-war activists. The organizations for which materials are preserved include the New American Movement, Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam, and the local chapter of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Most materials are in good condition.

Inventory

Box 1

  • American Reports. 1972
  • Anti-Ballistic Missile. 1968-70
  • Anti-War Buttons
  • Boycott Information
  • Classroom Materials and Faculty Statements
  • Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
  • Conscientious Objector and Draft
  • Draft Information. 1969-72
  • Fargo-Moorhead
    • Anti-War Activities. 1969-70
    • Meetings, Minutes and Protests
     
  • Kent Information. 1970-75
  • “Lighting a Candle in the Darkness,” paper by student Kathleen Mulder. 1998
  • Minnesota Peace Movement
  • Miscellaneous Anti-war Publications and Handouts. 1968-69
  • The Mistic
  • Moorhead Independent News. 1970-72
  • Moorhead State College
    • Anti-war Handouts. 1972
    • Memos, Speeches and Correspondence. 1968-72
    • Strike
     
  • New American Movement
  • Newspaper Clippings
  • “1968-72 Moorhead State College Student Newspapers: A Reflection of the Times,” paper by student Mary McGlynn, 1993.
  • Notes from the Underground
  • Peterson, Larry, FBI Files. 1981
  • Photographs
  • Radical Newspapers. 1967-71
  • “The Role of Religion and Social Class in the Anti-Vietnam Movements of Concordia College and Moorhead State College,” paper by student Karin Denison. 1995
  • Save World
  • Student Senate
  • Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
  • Vietnam Moratorium
  • War Tax Resistance Information. 1969
  • Youth Conference on a People’s Peace. 1971 
      

Box 2

Anti-war Display, “How MSC Tried to Stop a War,” by MSU student Chris Olson, 1982. Display materials include announcements of speakers, demonstrations, photographs, and miscellaneous protest material. File headings are:

  • Abbie Hoffman Appears at MSC. 1980
  • Anti-War Protest, Miscellaneous
  • Mobilization and Faculty Strike. 1969
  • NDSU Opposition
  • Planting the Tree of Life. 1969
  • Protest Against Recruiters. 1968
  • Student Strike Occurs. 1970
  • Students Blocking Traffic. 1972
  • Students Boycotting Classes. 1972
  • Time Line
  • Photographs