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Archiving Student Activism at Princeton (ASAP) Collection
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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: University Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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The Princeton University Archives launched the Archiving Student Activism at Princeton (ASAP) initiative in December of 2015 to collect and preserve individual and organizational records created by Princeton students who engage in activism on a broad range of issues and perspectives, both on campus and off. This collection contains records submitted by five of the nearly twenty student organizations that participated in the initiative. The records in this collection document a range of political and social issues, including sexual assault, gender equality, immigration, refugee crises (Syria), racism and anti-racism. See individual series descriptions for more information about each group of records.
The collection is arranged by the name of the organization that transferred records to the University Archives.
This collection was assembled by the University Archives from five separate accessions received during the spring of 2016 as part of the Archiving Student Activism at Princeton (ASAP) initiative: AR.2016.023 (SpeakOut), AR.2016.024 (United Left), AR.2016.028 (Open Campus Coalition), AR.2016.030 (Students for Gender Equality), and AR.2016.034 (Muslim Advocates for Social Justice and Individual Dignity).
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This collection was processed by Jarrett M. Drake in 2016. Finding aid written by Jarrett M. Drake in 2016.
No materials were separated from these accessions.
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- 2016
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The collection is open for research use.
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This folder contains posters, opinion editorials, and letters from MASJID in the organization's first year of existence. Immigration, Guantanamo Bay, refugees of the Syrian Civil War, and the Islamaphobic and racist rhetoric of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign are among the issues reflected in the records.
Princeton University. Muslim Advocates for Social Justice and Individual Dignity.Muslim Advocates for Social Justice and Individual Dignity (MASJID) formed during the 2015-2016 academic school year. The organization's stated mission is to promote and encourage activism on the local and global level.
Physical Description7 digital files
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This folder consists of survey responses distributed by Daniel G. Wilson, Class of 2018, to the undergraduate student body to gauge their reactions to the November 18, 2015, sit-in organized by the Black Justice League; also consists of a blog post in which Wilson interprets the data.
Physical Description32 digital files
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The letter was written by the Legislative Committee of the Princeton Open Campus Coalition (POCC) in response to events connected with the Black Justice League's occupation of the Nassau Hall in the week of November 18, 2015. The letter was sent to President Christopher L. Eisgruber on the night of November 22.
Princeton University. Open Campus Coalition.The Open Campus Coalition formed in November of 2015 as a response to protests organized by the Black Justice League. The Coalition's stated mission is to protect diversity of thought and the right of all students to advance their academic and personal convictions in a manner free from intimidation.
Physical Description1 digital file
This folder contains one video of the organization's spring 2016 campaign, Consent Culture, as well as images of the group's logo and t-shirt design.
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Princeton University. SpeakOut.SpeakOut, founded in 2006 by Sarah Erickson and Maital Friedman, is a student organization at Princeton University with the stated mission to empower discussion and take action on questions of consent. SpeakOut addresses issues of sexual violence and misconduct on campus by hosting open meetings and leading multimedia campaigns that educate the campus community about sexual assault and sex positivity at Princeton.
Physical Description4 digital files
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This file contains the group's original constitution and petition to the dean's office for official university recognition, as well as the initial photo campaign that sparked the group's formulation.
Princeton University. Princeton Students for Gender Equality.Princeton Students for Gender Equality is a student organization founded in the spring of 2016 with the stated aims to provide an inclusive, intersectional forum for the discussion of issues related to gender, sex, and sexuality both in the modern world and at Princeton University; to spearhead and sponsor projects related to issues of gender, sex, and sexuality; and to provide a network of students interested in gender issues on campus and a group listserv and Facebook group where related articles, campus events, and ideas can be posted. The organization emerged following the #Iamfeministbecause photo campaign project--organized in February and March of 2016--that brought together dozens of students, staff, and faculty to share their definitions of feminism. The project's aim was to highlight the diversity of approaches to feminism on campus, challenge feminism's negative connotations, and spark conversations about gender, sexuality, and intersectionality. The photo campaign stemmed from a Breakout Princeton trip group entitled Sex, Sexism, and Sexuality in the 21st Century.
Physical Description2 digital files
2 digital files
1 website
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The records include the operations plan, pamphlets, poster, and "nonstitution" (i.e. constitution) of the Princeton United Left (PUL).
Princeton University. United Left.The Princeton United Left (PUL) was political group active on campus during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 academic years. PUL aimed to be an umbrella organization for all self-identified progressive and social justice political groups on campus. In its brief existence, PUL hosted monthly General Assembly meetings whose purpose was to give these groups a chance to coordinate their political actions and seek out support from like-minded students.
Physical Description4 digital files