Abstract The Harry Edwards Papers contain items created and collected by Dr. Edwards throughout the course of his more than fifty-year career as a sociologist, scholar, and activist. Through these objects he documents historic moments in the Civil Rights movement, his involvement in professional sports, and academic achievements. Materials in this collection consist of photographs, documents, textiles, magazines, books, manuscripts, news articles, posters and flyers, journals, framed items, and...

Abstract The San José State University Civil Rights and Campus Protest Collection, 1967-1990 (bulk 1968-1970), documents the civil unrest that occurred during the civil rights and anti-Vietnam movements at San José State during the 1960s and the 1970s. Between 1968-1972, college campuses became the center point for a variety of protests and demonstrations, and as the Vietnam War escalated, students across the U.S. protested the presence of Dow Chemical and ROTC recruiters on college campuses. San...

Abstract The Plato Yanicks Collection on San José State University Athletics consists of several sports-related memorabilia collected by Plato Yanicks (1933-2022) who was a San Jose State College alum as well as a successful high school coach of track and field and cross country. The bulk of the collection consists of materials related to the 1968 Black Athletes Olympics Boycott, the San Jose State Track and Field team between 1952-1988, and the participation of San Jose State athletes in multiple...