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Mike Price Red Squad files

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 392 large

Scope and Contents

The collection contains copies of the materials from the FBI and the Michigan State Police Red Squad File on Mike Price. It also includes letters and his obituary from Estes-Leadley Funeral Home. There are 45 folders in one box.

Dates

  • Creation: 1964-1995

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open and available for research in the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections' reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

Mike Price was born in Lansing, Michigan on November 4, 1942 and passed away on September 26, 2010. Mike graduated from East Lansing High School in 1961 and attended Michigan State University the following year. He took an early interest in theater lighting and sound and worked with the Community Circle Playhouse in Lansing, WJIM Television and later at Michigan State University Wharton Center, Michigan Folk Festival and many other venues. Throughout his life, Mike was a passionate supporter of civil and human rights from early involvement with Mississippi Freedom Relief and marches with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mike was one of the founding members of S.D.S. (Students for Democratic Society) and led antiwar efforts during the Vietnam War through to opposing the Iraq War in the last decade. - quoted from the funeral home obituary.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 box.) ; 27 X 14 x 32 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Thomas Price, Mike Price's brother in 2012.

Processing Information

Processed by Leslie M. Behm and Jeanne Chung in 2012.

Title
Finding Aid for the Mike Price Red Squad files,1964-1995
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Author
Finding aid prepared by Leslie M. Behm and Jeanne Chung.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

Contact:
MSU Libraries
366 W. Circle Drive
East Lansing MI 48823 USA