Guide to the Harry F. Shaw, Jr. Papers, 1963-1973 AIS.1974.03

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Harry F. Shaw, Jr. Papers
Creator
Shaw, Henry F., Jr.
Collection Number
AIS.1974.03
Extent
8.75 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Date
1965-1973
Date
1965-1972
Abstract
The Harry F. Shaw, Jr. Papers are mainly comprised of 1960s and early 1970s leftist publications on topics ranging from coal miners rights, civil rights movement, communism, Angela Davis, the draft, feminism, student unrest, syndicalism, the Vietnam War, unionism, etc. Additional types of material include correspondence, speeches, and photographs.
Language
English .
Author
Bryce R. Henry.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Biography

Harry F. Shaw, Jr., was born in Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, in 1946. He graduated from Grafton High School in 1964 and West Virginia University circa 1968; he majored in history. Shaw died in 2005.

While a student at West Virginia, Shaw organized the Student Action Against Poverty, served as chairman of the campus Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and was an active member of the Mountaineer Freedom Party. Among his many non-campus activities, he was the Vietnam Summer Field Secretary for West Virginia in 1967. He worked for the American Friends Service Committee as a Vietnam Volunteer and helped to organize the Southern Student Organizing Committee. He was also active in the fight for improved coal mining conditions through the Black Lung Association and Miners for Democracy.

Arrangement

The Harry F. Shaw, Jr. Papers are arranged into seven series:

Series I. Harry F. Shaw, Jr. Personal Files

Series II. Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC)

Series III. Organizations

Series IV. Subject Files

Series V. Publications

Series VI. Newspaper Clippings

Series VII. Photographs

Copyright

The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Frank A. Zabrosky circa 1978. It was entered into Archivists' Toolkit by Bryce Henry in September 2011.

Scope and Content Notes

The Harry F. Shaw, Jr. Papers were assembled by Shaw while he was an undergraduate at the University of West Virginia. It is comprised primarily of 1960s to early 1970s publications of a political and social activist nature including civil rights, draft resistance, labor movements, miners and mining conditions, race relations, and the Vietnam War. The regional focal point of the collection is in West Virginia, especially the University of West Virginia, but includes materials relating to Southern, national, and international organizations. Additional materials beyond publications include correspondence, memoranda, news clippings, pamphlets, and photographs.

Preferred Citation

Harry F. Shaw, Jr. Papers, 1965-1973, AIS.1974.03, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Young Workers Liberation League
    • Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
    • Appalachian South Folklife Center (Pipestem, W. Va.)
    • Communist Party of the United States of America
    • American Friends Service Committee. Peace Education Division
    • Southern Student Organizing Committee (Morgantown, W. Va.)
    • West Virginia University

    Personal Names

    • Shaw, Henry F., Jr.

    Geographic Names

    • West Virginia

    Genres

    • Photographs
    • Correspondence
    • Clippings (Information artifacts)
    • Memorandums
    • Pamphlets

    Other Subjects

    • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
    • Civil rights workers -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
    • Student protesters -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
    • Students -- West Virginia -- Morgantown -- Political activity
    • Women
    • Student movements -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
    • Ethnic groups
    • Labor
    • Social action
    • Politics
    • Labor movement -- United States

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