Besag (Frank P.) Papers, 1967
Collections Number:
17/F/146 Abstract:This collection contains individual and group interviews which were used as source material for Frank Besag's book Anatomy of a Riot: Buffalo, 1967, a case study comprised primarily of interviews with witnesses to the events in Buffalo from June 26 through July 1, 1967. The interviews were part of a survey commissioned by State University of New York at Buffalo president Martin Meyerson. Also included are newspaper clippings about the study and a copy of the book. The Frank P. Besag papers are open for research. However, rights release forms for the interviews and transcripts were either never completed and/or deposited with the collection. The transcripts may only be accessed onsite within the library at this time.
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Topics: Social Activism, UB People, Buffalo and WNY History
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