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Subseries 3A.2: Freedom of Belief, Expression, and Association: Academic Freedom, 1947-1985
26 boxes
The Academic Freedom subseries (10.92 linear feet) contains numerous documents relating to the rights of teachers to instruct according to personal conviction and the right of students to learn and inquire fully without fear of hindrance or other reprisals. The subseries is arranged chronologically and alphabetically within each year using consistent headings throughout. Headings include Miscellaneous Academic Freedom issues, Campus Unrest, Cases, Communists, Education, Legislation, Loyalty Oaths, Students, and Teachers. The files contain examples of both collegiate and secondary school violations of educational freedom. The case files are reference files, most representative of the issues considered noteworthy by the Academic Freedom Committee of the ACLU. Materials are primarily composed of correspondence, memoranda, internal reports, and newspaper clippings.
Box 755, Folder 17
Subseries 3A.5: Freedom of Belief, Expression, and Association: Censorship, 1939-1989
43 boxes
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The ACLU censorship files (18.06 linear feet) contain materials which reflect the ACLU's involvement and interest in guaranteeing that freedom of speech and the press are not abridged. The ACLU fought hard against Post Office censorship, pressure groups, and government to protect the rights of artists, nudists, movie makers, homosexuals, and others to express their views, ideas, and images in books, magazines, and movies. These files are the documentation of that struggle.
Subseries 3A.6: Freedom of Belief, Expression, and Association: Church and State, 1947-1986
24 boxes
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This subseries (10.08 linear feet) documents the ACLU's involvement in litigation and public education issues relating to the separation of church and state and religious freedom. The various forms of materials in the subseries include: ACLU policy statements, press releases, memoranda, government documents, clippings, legal briefs, conference proceedings, and correspondence. The files are grouped under headings including: cases, child custody, education, Jehovah's Witnesses, public funds, public schools, released time, religious displays, religious freedom, Sunday blue laws, and transportation.