Weitzel, Carla (1953-2000), Papers, 1970-1999 (C2154)
1.8 linear feet, 6 audio cassettes
INTRODUCTION
The papers of Carla Weitzel, a sociology graduate student at the University of Missouri-Columbia, consist of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, correspondence, posters, pamphlets, photographs, and miscellaneous materials. The materials document civil rights issues, particularly the anti-apartheid and divestment movement that occurred on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus during the mid-1980s.
DONOR INFORMATION
The Weitzel papers were donated by James Kamp to the University of Missouri on 2 June 2004 (Accession No. 6038).
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Carla J. Weitzel was born on June 29, 1953 in Clinton, Missouri to Charles and Shirley May Weitzel. She graduated from Buffalo High School in Buffalo, Missouri and studied veterinary medicine at the University of Missouri in 1971. She left school after three semesters and hitchhiked across the country. After a short marriage, she joined the Army and served for two years. In 1979, she began studying sociology at Southwest Missouri State University. After graduating, she enrolled in the University of Missouri's doctoral program for sociology. While a graduate student, Weitzel became one of the primary leaders in the divestment movement on campus.
The divestment movement at the University of Missouri began in April 1978, when Doug Liljegren, Missouri Student Association president, wrote a letter to the board of curators notifying them that the University had investments in 54 companies which were doing business in South Africa. A month later a rally was held to persuade the curators to pull their investments out of South Africa.
By 1985, C. Peter Magrath, University president, had formed a task force on the University's South African investment policy which investigated the advantages and disadvantages of divestment. In November of that year the task force recommended that the University partially divest and limit investments to companies that signed the Sullivan Principles, a fair employment agreement for blacks in South Africa.
Anti-apartheid activists were not satisfied with partial divestment and decided to erect a shantytown on Francis Quadrangle in observance of Anti-Apartheid Day on October 10, 1986. The shantytown was built to emulate how black South Africans lived under apartheid. The construction of the shantytown began a year long fight between the activists and University administrators. On October 13th, Weitzel and 16 other protestors were arrested at the shantytown for trespassing. University officials decided to drop the charges and Chancellor Barbara Uehling gave the activists a permit to keep the shantytown in place until January 1987.
Interim Chancellor Duane Stuckey ordered the shanties dismantled in February and placed new facilities guidelines in place. The shantytown activists ignored the guidelines and rebuilt the shanties. On February 6, 1987, after refusing to leave the shantytown, 41 protestors were arrested and jailed. Weitzel and several other protestors chose to stay in jail and began a hunger strike. Under an agreement with the University, one of the protestors went to trial for the trespassing charges and was acquitted in December 1987. In August 1987, the state of Missouri divested and strongly urged the University to do the same. The University of Missouri approved complete divestment in January 1988 and had divested by January 1993.
Carla Weitzel received her doctorate in sociology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and continued to work as a civil rights activist. She married James Kamp in 1990 and resided in Columbia until her death on July 4, 2000.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Carla Weitzel Papers consist of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, correspondence, posters, pamphlets, photographs, and miscellaneous materials that are organized into four series:
The Clippings series consists of newspaper clippings and magazine articles dating from 1970 to 1999 that focus on various civil rights issues, including apartheid and divestment. The series is arranged in chronological order.
The University of Missouri Divestment Movement series consists of papers from various student groups, faculty groups, and University administrators which focus primarily on the University's financial investments, the issue of divestment, and the shantytown. The series is arranged by type of material and chronologically therein.
The Organizations series consists of materials from various national and global organizations concerned with issues such as equal rights, apartheid, and world peace. The series is arranged alphabetically and the documents therein arranged chronologically.
The Audio Materials series is arranged chronologically and consists of audio cassettes containing recordings of speeches and lectures, radio news shows, and state divestment hearings.
FOLDER LIST
The Clippings series is arranged chronologically and consists of newspaper clippings and magazine articles dating from 1970 to 1999. The clippings and articles primarily focus on issues such as the anti-apartheid movement, divestment, civil rights, and equal rights. Most of the newspaper clippings are from local newspapers, including the Columbia Daily Tribune, The Maneater, Columbia Missourian, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Although the majority of the clippings describe local activities, there are numerous articles that focus on national and global issues.
The newspaper clippings from 1986 to 1987 are of particular interest because they detail the history of the shantytown movement and the apartheid protests that occurred on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. The shantytown movement and subsequent University divestment was a local event that had significance on a global level. There is also a great deal of information pertaining to racial tensions in Columbia, especially in the Douglas Park area.
| f. 1 | 1970-1985 March |
| f. 2 | 1985 April-July |
| f. 3 | 1985 August-October |
| f. 4 | 1985 November-1986 March |
| f. 5 | 1986 April-June |
| f. 6 | 1986 July-September |
| f. 7 | 1986 October 1-13 |
| f. 8 | 1986 October 14-20 |
| f. 9 | 1986 October 21-24 |
| f. 10 | 1986 October 25-30 |
| f. 11 | 1986 October 31-November 2 |
| f. 12 | 1986 November 3-23 |
| f. 13 | 1986 November 25-December 6 |
| f. 14 | 1986 December 7-30 |
| f. 15 | 1987 January |
| f. 16 | 1987 February 2-9 |
| f. 17 | 1987 February 10-15 |
| f. 18 | 1987 February 16-20 |
| f. 19 | 1987 February 22-27 |
| f. 20 | 1987 February 27-March 3 |
| f. 21 | 1987 March 3-11 |
| f. 22 | 1987 March 12-April 2 |
| f. 23 | 1987 April 3-14 |
| f. 24 | 1987 April 15-24 |
| f. 25 | 1987 April 25-May 2 |
| f. 26 | 1987 May 3-13 |
| f. 27 | 1987 May 14-29 |
| f. 28 | 1987 June 1-21 |
| f. 29 | 1987 June 22-July 22 |
| f. 30 | 1987 July 23-c. September |
| f. 31 | 1987 September 4-28 |
| f. 32 | 1987 October 1-23 |
| f. 33 | 1987 October 27-1988 January 12 |
| f. 34 | 1988 January 15-June |
| f. 35 | 1988 September-1989 February 17 |
| f. 36 | 1989 February 22-April 20 |
| f. 37 | 1989 April 21-May 18 |
| f. 38 | 1989 May 19-June |
| f. 39 | 1989 July 2-29 |
| f. 40 | 1989 July 31-September 5 |
| f. 41 | 1989 September 29-1990 April |
| f. 42 | 1991 February-1999 January, n.d. |
The University of Missouri Divestment Movement series is arranged by type of material and chronologically therein. The series consists of papers from various student groups, faculty groups, and University administrators and focus primarily on the University's financial investments, the issue of divestment, and the shantytown. Several student groups, including the Shantytown Activists and the Missouri Students Association, joined together in the divestment cause and succeeded in forcing the University to withdraw its investments from companies associated with apartheid in South Africa. Included in the series is a list of the articles written about the shantytown that were published in The Maneater.
The correspondence included in this series concerns various aspects of the divestment movement at the University of Missouri. The correspondence includes several 1978 letters that detail the beginnings of the divestment movement when Doug Liljegren, president of the Missouri Students Association, first wrote to University administrators urging them to stop investing money in businesses involved with South Africa. Also included in the correspondence are legal papers concerning illegal strip searches of the Shantytown Activists by the Boone County Sheriff's Office.
The petitions included in this series primarily pertain to the issue of University divestment. Also included are notes from organizational meetings regarding the construction of the shantytown. The contact lists contain phone numbers and contact information for students involved in the shantytown demonstrations, as well as curators and department chairs. The photographs included in this series consist of student protestors building shanties on the quadrangle or cleaning up debris from destroyed shanties. The students in the photographs are unidentified and it is undetermined who took the photographs or if they were published at any time.
The posters and fliers included in this series primarily advertise shantytown and anti-apartheid demonstrations held on the campus during 1986 and 1987. Also included in the series are statements and speeches made by students, faculty, and the University administration on the divestment and shantytown issues. Of particular interest in the administration's statements are documents released in 1987 responding to the facilities policies established after the shantytown was constructed. These policies prohibited protesting in areas such as Francis Quadrangle and the South Jesse Quad. Peter Magrath, the University president, and other administrators established Conley Plaza as a speaker's corner so that students could protest without applying for a permit.
The financial reports included in this series contain itemized lists of the endowment and retirement funds for the University. These reports show how much money in each fund was invested in companies that dealt with South Africa. Also included in this series are the South Africa Now Symposium program and Carla Weitzel's notes from the various lectures.
In 1987, Weitzel was invited to speak about the shantytown and divestment movement before a special committee on apartheid at the United Nations. Her speech and general information about the hearing are included in this series. Also included in this series are personal notes on various lectures and classes kept by Weitzel. The miscellaneous folder consists of a short story on apartheid, faculty council meeting notes, and an outline for a proposed ethnic studies program at the University of Missouri.
| f. 43 | Coverage of Shantytown in Maneater, 1986-1988 |
| f. 44 | Correspondence, 1978, 1985 |
| f. 45 | Correspondence, 1986 |
| f. 46 | Correspondence, 1987 February-May |
| f. 47 | Correspondence, 1987 June-November |
| f. 48 | Correspondence, 1988 |
| f. 49 | Correspondence, 1989-1996, n.d. |
| f. 50 | Petitions, 1985-1987, n.d. |
| f. 51 | Shantytown Meeting Notes, 1986 August-October |
| f. 52 | Shantytown Meeting Notes, 1986 November-1987 September |
| f. 53 | Shantytown Meeting Notes, c. 1988, 1995, n.d. |
| f. 54 | Shantytown Meeting Notes, n.d. |
| f. 55 | Contact Lists, 1986-1987 |
| f. 56 | Contact Lists, n.d. |
| f. 57 | Photographs, c. 1986-1987 |
| f. 58 | Posters and Fliers, 1978-1986 October |
| f. 59 | Posters and Fliers, 1986 November-1987 February |
| f. 60 | Posters and Fliers, 1987 March-September |
| f. 61 | Posters and Fliers, 1987 October-1995 |
| f. 62 | Posters and Fliers, n.d. |
| f. 63 | Student and Faculty Statements and Speeches, 1978-1987 |
| f. 64 | Student and Faculty Statements and Speeches, 1996, n.d. |
| f. 65 | University of Missouri Statements and Speeches, 1978-1986 |
| f. 66 | University of Missouri Statements and Speeches, 1987-1997 |
| f. 67 | Financial Reports, 1985-1986 March |
| f. 68 | Financial Reports, 1986 December-1987 |
| f. 69 | South Africa Now Symposium Program, 1990 |
| f. 70 | South Africa Now Symposium Notes, 1990 |
| f. 71 | United Nations Special Committee Hearing, 1987 |
| f. 72 | Personal Notes, 1990, 1996, n.d. |
| f. 73 | Miscellaneous, 1986-1996, n.d. |
The Organizations series is arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization and the documents therein arranged chronologically. The documents consist of form letters, flyers, pamphlets, and newsletters from various national and global organizations concerned with issues such as equal rights, apartheid, and world peace.
Of particular interest is The African-American Experience at the University of Missouri, 1950-1994, published by the University of Missouri-Columbia Black Alumni Association. This book offers a detailed history of African-Americans at the University, from the 1938 Lloyd Gaines vs. Canada court case to the 25th Anniversary of the Legion of Black Collegians.
| f. 74 | The All-African People's Revolutionary Party, 1990 |
| f. 75 | American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 1987 |
| f. 76 | American Committee on Africa, 1987, n.d. |
| f. 77 | Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN), n.d. |
| f. 78 | Calvert Group, 1986 |
| f. 79 | Center for Rural Studies, n.d. |
| f. 80 | Center for Teaching Peace, n.d. |
| f. 81 | The Committee to Free Geronimo Pratt, c. 1985 |
| f. 82 | Comparative and International Education Society, 1988 |
| f. 83 | Council for a Drug Free Youth, n.d. |
| f. 84 | Council on Economic Priorities, 1986 |
| f. 85 | Cultural Correspondence, 1985 |
| f. 86 | DC Student Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism (SCAR), 1986-1987 |
| f. 87 | Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), 1987-1988, n.d. |
| f. 88 | Democratic Socialists of America Youth Section, 1987, n.d. |
| f. 89 | Episcopal Churchpeople for a Free Southern Africa, n.d. |
| f. 90 | Glenmary Sisters, 1988 |
| f. 91 | Good Money, 1987, n.d. |
| f. 92 | International Sociological Association, 1985-1987 |
| f. 93 | Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, 1985 |
| f. 94 | John Hopkins University Coalition for a Free South Africa, c. 1986 |
| f. 95 | Kansas City Anti-Apartheid Network, 1987 |
| f. 96 | Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1988, n.d. |
| f. 97 | The Lighthouse Investment Group, 1987 |
| f. 98 | Ladakh Project, 1988 |
| f. 99 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, c. 1987-1988 |
| f. 100 | Medical Aid Network for Native Americans (MANNA), c. 1987 |
| f. 101 | Missourians for Sudan, 1988, n.d. |
| f. 102 | National Rainbow Coalition, 1987 |
| f. 103 | National Mobilization for Justice & Peace in Central America & Southern Africa, 1987 |
| f. 104 | New England War Resisters League, 1986, n.d. |
| f. 105 | Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York, c. 1986 |
| f. 106 | Public Works and Economic Development Association, 1988 |
| f. 107 | St. Louis Coalition Against Apartheid, 1986-1987 |
| f. 108 | South African Military Refugee Aid Fund, 1986 |
| f. 109 | South African Youth Congress, n.d. |
| f. 110 | South Korean Freedom Movement, 1987 |
| f. 111 | South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO), 1987 |
| f. 112 | Southern Africa Media Center, n.d. |
| f. 113 | Student and Youth Conference on African Liberation, 1987 |
| f. 114 | Sullivan Principles, 1984, 1987, n.d. |
| f. 115 | Tikkun, 1988 |
| f. 116 | United Coalition Against Racism at the University of Michigan, 1987 |
| f. 117 | United Nations Centre Against Apartheid, 1986, 1987 March |
| f. 118 | United Nations Centre Against Apartheid, 1987 November |
| f. 119 | United Nations International Student Conference in Solidarity, 1987 |
| f. 120 | Union Labor, 1986 |
| f. 121 | University of Missouri-Columbia, Black Alumni Association, 1994 |
| f. 122 | University of Missouri-Columbia, Black History Month Planning Committee, 1988 |
| f. 123 | University of Missouri-Columbia, Black History Month Planning Committee, 1989, 1995 |
| f. 124 | University of Missouri-Columbia, Graduate-Professional Council, 1988 |
| f. 125 | University of Missouri-Columbia, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1986-1987 |
| f. 126 | University of Montana Foundation, 1985 |
| f. 127 | University of the Western Cape, 1986-1987 |
| f. 128 | Vietnam Veterans United to Prevent WWIII, 1987 |
| f. 129 | Washington Office on Africa, 1987 |
| f. 130 | Women's Action for New Directions (WAND), 1987 |
| f. 131 | Young Communist League, USA, 1987-1988 |
The Audio Materials series is arranged chronologically and consists of audio cassettes containing recordings of speeches and lectures, radio news shows, and state hearings concerning divestment.
| a.c. 1 | Side A- Carla Weitzel speech, 1986 January; Ron Cox commentary on Jesse Jackson Presidential campaign, 1984;
Side B- Ron Cox lecture, Fall 1985. |
| a.c. 2 | "Motherhood Jam," KOPN, 1987 March 8 |
| a.c. 3 | Missouri State Divestment Hearings, tape one, 1987 May 19 |
| a.c. 4 | Missouri State Divestment Hearings, tape two, 1987 May 19 |
| a.c. 5 | "KOPN News," 1987 October 8 |
| a.c. 6 | Missouri State Senate Hearing on Divestment, n.d. |
INDEX TERMS
These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.
| Index Terms | Location |
| Abortion | f. 35-39, 41, 42 |
| African National Congress | f. 4, 5, 12, 13, 15, 16, 22-27, 29, 30, 33-35, 39-42, 70, 108 |
| Ahmad, Addae | f. 17, 28-30, 33, 34 |
| All-African People's Revolutionary Party | f. 74 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | f. 75 |
| American Committee on Africa | f. 76 |
| Apartheid | f. 1-54, 58-73, 76, 86, 93-96, 103, 107, 108, 111-115, 117-119, 126, 127, 129, 131;
a.c. 1 |
| Ashcroft, John (1942- ) | f. 2, 14, 22, 24, 29-31, 38, 95 |
| Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now | f. 77 |
| Berlin Wall, Berlin Germany, 1961-1989 | f. 41 |
| Blackout, University of Missouri-Columbia | f. 1 |
| Blacks--Fraternities and sororities | f. 1, 27, 121 |
| Botha, P.W. (Pieter Willem) (1916- ) | f. 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13-15, 18, 22, 24-26, 29, 33, 35-40 |
| Bush, George Herbert Walker (1924- ) | f. 37, 38 |
| Calvert Group | f. 78 |
| Center for Rural Studies, University of Vermont-Burlington | f. 79 |
| Center for Teaching Peace | f. 80 |
| Clay, William L. | f. 16, 17, 23, 32 |
| Committee to Free Geronimo Pratt | f. 81 |
| Cooperative and International Education Society | f. 82 |
| Council for Drug Free Youth, Jefferson City, Missouri | f. 83 |
| Council on Economic Priorities | f. 84 |
| Cultural Correspondence | f. 85 |
| D.C. Student Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism | f. 86 |
| Democratic Socialists of America | f. 87, 88 |
| Divestment | f. 1-34, 42-54, 58-68, 71-73, 78, 84, 86, 91, 93, 97, 113, 114, 126, 131;
a.c. 1, 3, 4, 6 |
| Episcopal Churchpeople for a Free Southern Africa | f. 89 |
| Fraternities and sororities--University of Missouri | f. 1, 14, 18, 21, 27, 33, 41 |
| Gaines, Lloyd L. | f. 13, 17, 27, 121 |
| Gay rights | f. 34, 36, 37, 39, 63 |
| Glenmary Sisters | f. 90 |
| Good Money, Worcester, Vermont | f. 91 |
| Hoffman, Abbie (1936-1989) | f. 23, 24, 36 |
| Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility | f. 93 |
| International Sociological Association | f. 92 |
| Jackson, Jesse (1941- ) | f. 9, 12, 13, 17, 23, 31, 34, 36, 37, 87, 102;
a.c. 1 |
| Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 | f. 34 |
| Johns Hopkins University Coalition for a Free South Africa | f. 94 |
| Kansas City Anti-Apartheid Network | f. 95 |
| King, Coretta Scott (1927- ) | f. 15, 32, 47 |
| King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968) | f. 4, 15, 19, 32, 34-36, 41, 60, 63, 99 |
| Ladakh Project | f. 98 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | f. 96 |
| Linzie, Kimberly Ann (1965-1984) | f. 6, 15, 17, 20 |
| Magrath, C. Peter | f. 2-17, 19, 20, 22-34, 41, 42, 44-47, 50, 51, 59, 63, 65, 66, 71, 72 |
| Mandela, Nelson (1918- ) | f. 3, 4, 12, 15, 20, 26, 30, 31, 33, 35, 39-42, 69 |
| Mandela, Winnie (1936- ) | f. 4, 15, 26, 27, 35, 36, 41 |
| Maneater | f. 6, 10, 19, 36, 43 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change | f. 99 |
| Medical Assistance Network for Native Americans | f. 23, 100 |
| Missouri, Columbia--Douglass Park | f. 12, 20, 21, 28, 39 |
| Missouri, Columbia--Race relations | f. 1, 6, 12, 20, 21, 28, 30, 34, 36-39, 41, 42, 61 |
| Missourians for Sudan, University of Missouri-Columbia | f. 101 |
| Monroe, Haskell M., Jr. | f. 26, 29-31, 36, 47 |
| National Mobilization for Justice & Peace in Central America and Southern Africa | f. 103 |
| National Rainbow Coalition | f. 102 |
| New England War Resisters League | f. 104 |
| Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York | f. 105 |
| Protests, demonstrations, etc., 1970s | f. 1, 121 |
| Protests, demonstrations, etc., 1980s | f. 57 (pictorial material) |
| Protests, demonstrations, etc., 1980s | f. 2, 3, 7-12, 14-20, 22, 25-27, 28-34, 38-40, 46, 58-61, 76, 85, 121 |
| Public Works and Economic Development Association | f. 106 |
| Race discrimination--Missouri, Columbia | f. 1, 6, 12, 20 |
| Race relations, 1950s | f. 12, 27, 30 |
| Race relations, 1960s | f. 12, 27, 30, 42, 121, 125 |
| Race relations, 1970s | f. 1, 12, 27, 121 |
| Race relations, 1980s | f. 6, 12, 16, 18-20, 24-27, 30, 33, 35, 46, 121 |
| Reagan, Ronald (1911-2004) | f. 3-6, 11, 12, 22, 24, 25, 32, 63, 129, 131 |
| Roland, Andre | f. 36, 37 |
| Shelton, Hilary | f. 2, 3, 10, 19, 25, 28, 29, 32 |
| South African Military Refugee Aid Fund | f. 108 |
| South African Youth Congress | f. 109 |
| South Korean Freedom Movement | f. 110 |
| Southern Africa Media Center | f. 112 |
| South-West Africa People's Organisation | f. 111 |
| St. Louis Coalition Against Apartheid | f. 107 |
| Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, Shantytown | f. 10 |
| Strickland, Arvarh E. | f. 27, 30, 31, 53, 121 |
| Stucky, Duane | f. 6, 16-29, 33, 34, 46, 63, 66 |
| Student and Youth Conference on African Liberation | f. 113 |
| Sullivan Principles | f. 2-8, 10, 11, 19, 20, 22, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 45-47, 50, 63, 65, 67, 73, 114 |
| Sullivan, Leon Howard (1922-2001) | f. 4-7, 9, 11, 19, 20, 28, 29, 31-33, 45-47, 50, 63, 114 |
| The Lighthouse Investment Group | f. 97 |
| Tiananmen Square Incident, Beijing (China), 1989 | f. 37, 38 |
| Tikkun | f. 115 |
| Tutu, Desmond (1931- ) | f. 3-6, 20, 22-25, 32, 33, 37, 38, 40, 50, 63 |
| Uehling, Barbara S. (1932- ) | f. 8-13, 15, 33, 63, 65 |
| United Coalition Against Racism, University of Michigan | f. 116 |
| United Nations | f. 31, 71, 117-119 |
| United Nations Centre Against Apartheid | f. 117-119 |
| University of Missouri, Black Alumni Association | f. 121 |
| University of Missouri, Board of Curators | f. 36, 44-47, 58, 63, 65 |
| University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology | f. 125 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia, Blackout | f. 1 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia, Shantytown | f. 6-34, 42, 43, 45-47, 49-54, 58-61, 63, 64, 71, 72 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia, Students, 1960s | f. 121 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia, Students, 1970s | f. 1, 121 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia, Students, 1980s | f. 2-4, 6-10, 14-18, 20, 23-34, 36, 39, 41, 42, 45-47, 49, 51, 52, 58-61, 63, 66, 121, 124 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia, Students, 1980s | f. 57 (pictorial material) |
| University of Missouri--Race relations | f. 1, 6, 7, 17, 18, 20, 23-28, 30, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42, 46, 64, 121-123 |
| University of Missouri--Race relations | f. 57 (pictorial material) |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis | f. 2, 19, 20, 22, 28 |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis, Shantytown | f. 19, 20, 22 |
| University of the Western Cape, South Africa | f. 127 |
| Vietnam Veterans United to Prevent WWIII | f. 128 |
| Viets, Dan | f. 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24-26, 28-30, 32, 34, 48, 49, 75 |
| Washington Office on Africa | f. 129 |
| Weitzel, Carla (1953-2000) | f. 3, 4, 6-19, 22, 24, 28-34, 42, 46-49, 51-53, 58, 71, 72, 82 |
| Women--Civil rights | f. 34-37, 39, 41 |
| Women--Political activity, 1980s | f. 3, 4, 6-19, 22, 24, 28-34, 42, 46-49, 51-53, 58, 71, 72, 82 |
| Women's Action for New Directions | f. 130 |
| World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans | f. 34 |
| Young Communist League, USA | f. 131 |
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