Student Underground Newspapers, 1969-1977

Title

Student Underground Newspapers

Date

1969-1977

Repository

Murray State University Special Collections & Archives

Murray, Kentucky

Arrangement

Chronological arrangement

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Student Underground Newspapers, 009-10-17, Special Collections & Archives, Murray State University.

Extent

2 linear feet. 2 oversized boxes. Newspapers. Good.

Biography/History

During the late 1960s and early 1970s underground newspapers were published irregularly by students at Murray State University. Most were focused on anti-establishment movements on campus and against the war in Vietnam.

Scope and Content

Collection contains various underground newspapers published by students of Murray State University from 1969 to 1977. The publications question and criticize institutional policies, university administrators and broader political issues of the era.

Subjects

• Murray (Ky.) - Newspapers.
• Murray State University - Newspapers.
• Underground press publications - Murray State University - Newspapers.