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Laura J. Bock was a student at the University of Oregon during the 1960s. Bock took part in civil rights activism and anti-vietnam protests at UO. She traveled to Mississippi for Freedom Summer in 1964 in order to register African-American voters.
The collection contains political ephemera such as flyers and posters, memos, buttons, and underground newsletters and publications, as well as, Bock's personal notes, correspondence, and an oral history (with transcript).
Vietnam War/Draft material includes articles, posters and flyers, photographs, and newsletters and publications (1965-1967). Also included are Bock's personal notes and correspondence. Newsletters include Agitator (September 19, 1967), Peace & Freedom (August 21, 1965; September 6, 1965), and Peace Feast (May 1967).
Civil Rights Movement material contains memos, newsletters and publications, and articles (1962-1965). Publications include The Right to Vote (August 1962), Key List Mailing (August 22, 1965), and Aspects (September 1965).
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) material includes an SDS bulletin, pamphlets, and newsletters (1965-1966). Newsletters include React (March 3, 1966) and The Irregular (January 18, 1966; February 14, 1966; April 16, 1966; June 3, 1966; October 10, 1966; October 24, 1966).
Young Democrats material consists of membership information, correspondence, flyers, and a publication titled Bulletin of the World Council of Peace (August 1965).
Additional printed matter includes: John F. Kennedy Memorial Service Program (November 23, 1963); Students for Socialist Action (SSA) flyer (April 1965); Physical Education for Women pamphlet; Progressive Labor Party flyer; React (March 1, 1966; March 3, 1966; March 10, 1966; March 30, 1966; August 1966); Minnesota Mobilizer (January 14, 1968); Aspects Magazine (August 1967; January 1969); WIN (June 1, 1968); The Freedom Socialist (August 5, 1966); Ramparts (February 1966 through February 1968); Next (1965); and Insurgent (March/April 1965; May/June 1965; July/August 1965).
The collection also contains buttons, and an oral history with Laura J. Bock (including two audio tapes and a typed transcript).