Guide to the 1968 Democratic National Convention Collection, 1965-1970

  • IdentificationMS 61
  • Title
    • Guide to the 1968 Democratic National Convention Collection
    • 1968 Democratic National Convention Collection
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Date1965-1970
  • OriginationMiller, Kaye
  • Physical Description7.00
  • RepositoryCharles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Deering Library, Level 3 1970 Campus Drive Evanston, IL, URL: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/spec Email: special.collections@northwestern.edu Phone: 847-491-3635
  • AbstractThe McCormick Library’s small collection on the events surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago was donated by Kaye Miller in 1982. Miller, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was creating a documentary with one of his classes during the days of the convention. He collected periodical articles and materials related to the events, focusing on publicity, demonstrations, violence, arrests, reports, and the trials that followed. This collection consists of those topical files and issues of periodicals, pamphlets, and reports related to the convention and its aftermath.

Kaye Miller was a professor of political science at the University of Illinois Chicago (Circle), beginning in 1967. His primary research interests included documentaries and visual media.

  • NamesDemocratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Geographic CoverageChicago (Ill.)--History--20th century
  • Subject
    • Political conventions--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century
    • Riots--Illinois--Chicago

Sigrid Pohl Perry, 1984.

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Kaye Miller, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was creating a documentary with one of his classes during the days of the 1968 Democratic Convention. He collected periodical articles and materials related to the events, focusing on publicity, demonstrations, violence, arrests, reports, and the trials that followed. This collection consists of those topical files and issues of periodicals, pamphlets, and reports related to the convention and its aftermath.