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Full listing > Accession MC2004/306| Accession # | MC2004/306 | | Topic | Helman, A. Blair Papers: Student Unrest, Ken Brown, 1971, | | Keywords | Faculty/Staff, Kenneth Brown, Humanities Division, Student Housing, tent-in, mass marriage, | | Title | A. Blair Helman Papers | | Subtitle | Student Unrest--Communication Issues | | Size | 1 file | | Location | Large Box 157 | | Citation | A. Blair Helman Papers, MC2004/306, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | A. Blair Helman | | Scope and Content | | Brochure advertising mass marriage ceremony and tent-in, 13 May 1969. | "The mass marriage is a symbol of the creation of a new relationship which we feel we need to declare and initiate between the college and the students." | | 2 letters criticizing the tent-in, dated 14 May and 17 May 1969. | Excerpts: "Manchester College is a Christian College, such a 'tent-in' would be a disgrace to the Brethren church." "We feel [the students] are totally unjustified in causing a disturbance over such small matters as housing off-campus." | | Flyer from Community Council Committee on Student Involvement, undated. | Excerpt: "Attempts should be made to transform our 'toy government' into a viable Student Government." | | Memo to President Helman from R. V. Bollinger, dated 21 May 1969. | Regarding "Communication Among Students and Administrative Officers." |
| | Date of Accession | 01 August 2002 | | Bio History Note | A. Blair Helman, Manchester College President Emeritus, served as president from 1956-1986.
On 13 May 1969, a mass marriage ceremony and tent-in took place on the Manchester College campus. The purpose was to initiate a "change in attitude...tak[ing] the form of students assuming freedom and responsibility in determining the direction of their lives." | | Archivist Note | Description prepared 7 March 2004 and last updated 07 March 2004 by Sara L. Smith. |
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