Inventory of the Ron Grunwald Papers, 1973 - 1980

Abstract

Ron Grunwald was an undergraduate at Duke University during the late 1970s. This collection contains materials reflecting his participation in student activism movements at Duke University and in the community, especially the Duke Southern Africa Coalition and the Radical Academic Union. Types of materials included are: printed matter, posters, newsletters, flyers, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, financial records, and an audiocassette. The bulk of material is from 1977 to 1980. Major subjects included are: student activism at Duke University, Associated Students of Duke University, international politics, human rights, Radical Academic Union, the Ku Klux Klan, Southern Africa Coalition, South Africa, unionization, Terry Sanford, and International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Ron Grunwald Papers, 1973 - 1980.
Creator: Grunwald, Ron.
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet, , 500 Items
Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University.
Language: English.

Collection Overview

Contains printed matter, posters, newsletters, flyers, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, financial records, and an audiocassette concerning protest activities at Duke University and in the community.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.

Use Restrictions

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Contents of the Collection

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American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Campaign, 1976-1979

Box 1 Folder 1

East-West Expressway extension, ca. 1979

Box 1 Folder 2

Kudzu Alliance, 1978-1979

Box 1 Folder 3

North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG), ca. 1974-1978

Box 1 Folder 4

Northeast Coalition for the Liberation of Southern Africa (NECLSA) Conference, 1978

Box 1 Folder 5

Radical Academic Union and International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT), 1973-1977

Box 1 Folder 6

Southern Africa Coalition

ca. 1973-1978

Box 1 Folder 7

ca. 1978

Box 1 Folder 8

ca. 1978-1979

Box 1 Folder 9

ca. 1979-1983

Box 1 Folder 10

Triangle Vigil Committee, 1979-1980

Box 1 Folder 11

Oversize

Oversize materials are located in map cabinet drawer 8.

Handbooks

Irwin, Bob and Gordon Faison. ed. by David H. Albert "Why nonviolence? Nonviolence theory and strategy for the anti-nuclear movement," April 1978

Radioactivist Handbook, a manual on: affinity groups, non- violence, civil disobedience, and the forthcoming Barnwell, S.C. anti-nuclear demonstration (September 29-October 1), 1979

Posters (4)

An Evening of Diverse Entertainment a benefit for Southern Africa Coalition featuring Lisa Uyanik and the Mobile City Band, circa 1978

South Africa Coalition, campus events, 1978

Southern Africa Coalition, Conference on: Universities and Racism, 1978

Southern Africa Coalition "Stop Banking on Racism!" circa 1977

Historical Note

Ron Grunwald graduated from Duke University in 1980 (A.B., Trinity College). As an undergraduate student, he was a member of activist groups on campus including the Duke Southern Africa Coalition and the Radical Academic Union. The Southern Africa Coalition at Duke University concerned itself with human rights in South Africa as well as corporate divestment in the United States. The coalition sponsored the conference "Universities and Southern Africa" in 1978. The Radical Academic Union at Duke University protested President Terry Sanford's position on the board of International Telephone and Telegraph. Grunwald also corresponded with the Associated Students of Duke University and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees regarding unionization at Duke.

In the local community, he was associated with the North Carolina Public Interest Research Group, the Northeast Coalition for the Liberation of Southern Africa, Triangle Vigil Committee and the Kudzu Alliance/Citizens Against Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant. The Triangle Vigil Committee organized against Ku Klux Klan presence in North Carolina and planned vigils to alert the public to current Klan activities, especially the Greensboro, N.C. killings in 1979.

Ron Grunwald is currently a faculty member at Duke University.

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Terry Sanford. Papers, 1926-1995 and n.d. (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.)
Terry Sanford Records and Papers, 1945-1998. (University Archives, Duke University.)
Eisinger, Jana, The Divestment Campaign at Duke University: Stepchild of the Civil Rights Movement. (University Archives, Duke University.)