Occupy Wall Street collection
Scope and Contents
The collection includes pictures, posters, bumper stickers, t-shirt, newspapers, and articles from and about the Occupy Wall Street Movement, both the national movement and iterations in various cities around Michigan. The collection is by no means a comprehensive collection, but is a representational one of the various elements of the movement.
Dates
- Creation: 2011-2012
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 Access
The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
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
A people-powered movement that began on September 17, 2011 in Liberty Square in Manhattan's Financial District, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) spread to over 100 cities in the United States and actions in over 1,500 cities globally. OWS fought back against the corrosive power of major banks and multinational corporations over the democratic process and the role of Wall Street in creating an economic collapse that has caused the greatest recession in generations. The movement is inspired by popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, and aims to fight back against the richest 1% of people that are writing the rules of an unfair global economy that is foreclosing on our future. -OWS web page.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (3 boxes) ; 27 X 14 x 32 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Leslie M. Behm, Hailey Mooney, and materials from various Occupy Wall Street websites in 2011.
Processing Information
Processed by Leslie M. Behm and Jeanne Chung in May 2012.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Occupy Wall Street collection, 2011-2012
- 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