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Susan Stern papers, 1936-1977

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Stern, Susan
Title
Susan Stern papers
Dates
1936-1977 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.03 cubic feet (3 boxes, one oversize folder)
Collection Number
5441 (Accession No. 5441-001)
Summary
Papers of Seattle political and anti-war activist including various writings and photograph used in Stern's book, "With the Weathermen" and correspondence
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Susan Tanenbaum Stern (1943-1976) wrote With the Weathermen : the personal journal of a revolutionary woman, published in 1975. A graduate of the University of Washington, Stern became a political activist. She was a member of Students for a Democratic Society, the Weathermen, the Seattle Liberation Front, and other anti-Vietnam War groups. She was tried for conspiracy as one of the Seattle Seven in 1970.

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Content Description

Correspondence (primarily incoming letters to Stern); clippings, including book reviews of "With the Weathermen"; manuscripts of various writings by Stern; and photographs used in Stern's book. With the Weathermen. Includes letters from Susan Stern and her brother, Roger Tanenbaum, to their mother, Bernice (Bunny), cards, photographs and other family memoralia.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Susan Stern papers. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized by document type.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Bunny Raymond, 2005 and 2006.

Processing Note

Mininally processed.

Bibliography

Stern, Susan Ellen, 1943-. With the Weathermen : the personal journal of a revolutionary woman New York : Doubleday, 1975

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Pacifists--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Political activists--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Women political activists--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Stern, Susan, 1943-1976--Archives

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)


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