Robert Reiss Papers
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Abstract
Robert Reiss was a student rights and peace (anti- Vietnam War) activist at Seward Park High School on New York City's Lower East Side in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This small collection contains a variety of printed ephemera, including circulars, clippings, fliers, newsletters, and typescripts.
Historical/Biographical Note
Robert Reiss was a student rights and peace (anti- Vietnam War) activist at Seward Park High School on New York City's Lower East Side in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. Materials are in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Content Note
This small collection contains a variety of printed ephemera, including circulars, clippings, fliers, newsletters, typescripts, etc. Many are of a satirical nature. The principal themes are expression of opposition to the Vietnam War, and advocacy of greater rights, in particular freedom of speech, for students at the high school. There are also several photographs of a student demonstration and what appears to be a "teach-in."
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (and related rights to publicity and privacy) to materials in this collection created by Robert Reiss was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Robert Reiss Papers; TAM 293; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Robert Reiss, date unknown. The accession number related to this gift is 1950.005.
