Research Guides: History 252: The History of Haverford College: Conflict, Consensus, and the Liberal Arts (HC): Intellectual Freedom and Communism on Campus: Haverford During the Cold War

Primary Sources

Images from Haverford's Protest in D.C.
Photos found in Tryptych, the Tri-Co online library, from the campus-wide trip to Washignton D.C. in May 1970.

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Ira D.A. Reid Passport Incident
Professor Reid's passport was confiscated because he was suspected of being a communist. These documents show his communication with the U.S. Department of State. Call Number: 910A Manuscripts Ira D. Reid Correspondence
Fort Dix Response
The Haverford-Bryn Mawr College News column in response to a protest that occurred within Fort Dix. Call Number: LD2218.6 .H41 (September 26, 1969)
Campus Unrest
President Coleman's article in the Haverford News regarding "campus unrest". Call Number: HCHC 1969
Community Concerns Committee-Vietnam
CCC was a group on Haverford's campus that reported on community issues and attempted to solve them. Some of them pertained to the Vietnam War. Call Number: HCA R2 SG
Correspondence 1950-1951 Re: War Emergency
One of the documents from the correspondence of Haverford's administration in regards to the Korean War. Call Number: HCV R5 OB
Counseling Conscientious Objectors
Files from Haverford's counseling services for conscientious objectors from 1969-1971. Call Number: HCA R2 SG
Documents for May 1970 Protest
Events leading up to the students, faculty, and administration marching on Washington D.C. Call Number: HCHC 1970
Gager Committee on Recruiting
President Coleman appointed a committee to come up with a policy on dealing with military and non-military recruiters. Call Number: President Coleman Papers, Box 3
Haverford and FBI
Word that insiders were reporting to the FBI about fellow students led to a campus meeting on how to deal with government investigations. Call Number: President Coleman Papers, Box 3
Haverford's Policy 1951
Taken from correspondence among the administration. The Board of Managers describes where the college stands. Call Number: HCV R5 OB
Packet for Protest May 1970
Packet given to protesters attending the May 1970 protest in Washington D.C. Call Number: HCHC 1970
Case of Russell Stetler
Section from the Case of Russell Stetler v. Philadelphia Board of Education that shows Academic Freedom support from various administrators. Call Number: HCHC 1964
Professor Davidon Arrest
Haverford Physics Professor arrested for protesting. Call Number: LD2218.6 H4 (November 1, 1968)
Students Protest Vietnam, May 1970
Coverage of the campus-wide protest to Washington D.C. in May 1970. Call Number: HCA R18 SA, Box 1
Mission Finds Peace in Vietnam
Article in the Haverford News by Professor Davidon on the peace sentiment found in Vietnam. Call Number: LD2218.6 H4 (April 29, 1969)
Haverford Depoliticization
A former Haverford student criticizes President Coleman for making the college less involved in politics. President Coleman wrote an article himself on the matter. Call Number: LD2218.6 .H41 (April 30, 1971)
Davidon, Cary react to Morrison Suicide
President Cary and Professor Davidon react to Morrison's death in a column in the Haverford News. Morrison was a Quaker who set himself on fire in front of the Pentagon to protest the Vietnam War. Call Number: LD2218.6 .H4 (November 12, 1965)
Professor Arrested at Boeing Plant
Article in the Haverford News on Professor Davidon's arrest at Boeing (manufacturer of planes) plant. Jan. 14, 1966.
Navy Recruiter I, II
Articles and responses in the Haverford News regarding a Navy Recruiter visiting the campus. The original column caused backlash from the campus regarding tolerance. Call Number: LD2218.6 H41 (October 1970)
Haverford's Depoliticization Not Due to Coleman...
Article in the Haverford News refuting an Alumni's claim that President Coleman encouraged a less politically active campus. Call Number: LD2218.6 H41 (May 17, 1971)
Haverford's Activism
Thomas Goldstein's paper on activism at Haverford. Call Number: MC 829 Thomas M. Goldstein Papers, Box 4

Secondary Sources

The people of this generation: the rise and fall of the New Left in Philadelphia
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Author:Paul Lyons
Published:2003
Call Number: GUMMERE MORLEY ROOM F158.52 .L96

Talks about Russell Stetler, a Haverford student who was targeted by the Philadelphia Board of Education for his activism during the Vietnam War.

FOR SECTION ON HAVERFORD. SEE DIGITIZED SECTION.
The intrepid Quaker: one man's quest for peace : memoirs, speeches, and writings of Stephen G. Cary
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Author: Stephen G. Cary, Jack Coleman
Published: 2003
Call Number: LD2212.1.C37 A3, BX7747.C335 A3

Book about Stephen G. Cary's life including his time spent in the administration of Haverford College.

FOR SECTION ON HAVERFORD AND THE COLD WAR, SEE DIGITIZED SECTION.
The Spirit and the Intellect, Haverford College 1833-1983
Author: Gregory Kannerstein
Published: 1983
Call Number: LD2213.S6

This history of Haverford College was published for the Sesquicentennial. Gregory Kannerstein, "Mr.Haverford", compiled the book, with most chapters being written by others. Relevant section is Chapter 12.
Student Pressures And Institutional Responses in Selected Colleges in Pennsylvania: A History
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Author: John S. Mulka
Published: Nov. 1976
Call Number: GUMMERE MORLEY ROOM LA 229.M84 S8

Chapter 3 is about Haverford College. It focuses mainly on the Cold War during Borton's and Coleman's time period.

Note: The history presented in this chapter regarding WWI and WWII is lacking and incorrect.

Secondary Sources-Digitized

The people of this generation....
Section on Haverford in Paul Lyons' book.
The Intrepid Quaker
Chapters 11 and 12 from "The Intrepid Quaker". The two chapters focus on Cary's time as a Haverford administrator during the Cold War.