Photographs of La Causa occupation of Fayerweather, 1978 December 6

Item Information

Title:
Photographs of La Causa occupation of Fayerweather, 1978 December 6
Description:
Black and white photographs of the La Causa December 6, 1978 occupation of the Fayerweather snack bar to advocate for a cultural center. La Causa is the established cultural, political, and service organization for students interested in Latino issues and culture awareness. This take-over of the Fayerweather Social Center led to the establishment of the José Martí Cultural Center in Keefe Campus Center. These photographs were taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). The name of the photographer is unknown.
Date:
December 6, 1978
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Job 12-78-1-1 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Amherst College Photographer Records
Subjects:
Amherst College--Photographs
Amherst College--Students
Hispanic American college students--Massachusetts--Amherst--Societies, etc.
Amherst College--Student strike, 1978
Student protesters--Massachusetts--Amherst
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Extent:
34 photographs
Link to Item:
https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:880585
Terms of Use:
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Contact host institution for more information.
Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Notes (object):
Original 35mm (roll film) black and white negatives digitized positive.