Robert Bender Collection on Students for a Democratic Society
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Abstract
Robert Bender was a member of Students for a Democratic Society. He was a political activist in Newark, NJ, in his early years, and served for two years (1962-1964) as Executive Director of New Jersey Americans for Democratic Action. During his tenure at ADA he guided the organization toward ever-deeper involvement in the civil rights movement. This collection of papers pertains mainly to the Students for a Democratic Society, nationally and in Newark, NJ. Included are reports, publications, publicity flyers, correspondence from the 1960s, and a small amount of material dealing with political action in New Jersey in general.
Biographical Note
Robert Bender was a member of Students for a Democratic Society. He was a political activist in Newark, NJ, in his early years, and served for two years (1962-1964) as Executive Director of New Jersey Americans for Democratic Action. During his tenure at ADA he guided the organization toward ever-deeper involvement in the civil rights movement. He stepped down in 1964 to pursue a Masters degree at Rutgers University's Labor-Management Institute. He went on to be associated professionally with a number of labor and political organizations in New Jersey, and was a member of the Solidarity Singers and New Jersey Peace Action, among other groups.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
This collection of papers pertains mainly to the Students for a Democratic Society, nationally and in Newark, New Jersey. Included are reports, publications, publicity flyers, correspondence from the 1960s, and a small amount of material dealing with political action in New Jersey in general.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Robert Bender Collection on Students for a Democratic Society; TAM 409; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Robert Bender in 2007. The accession number associated with this gift is 2007.024. In September 2022 an accretion was donated by Paula Borenstein; the accession number associated with this gift is 2023.010.
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Processing Information
Decisions concerning the arrangement, description, and physical interventions in this collection prior to 2023 have not been recorded. In 2023, an accretion was rehoused in archival folders and added to the existing box in the collection.
