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