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Dennis Roberts fonds

  • F-160
  • Fonds
  • 1967 - 1994

Fonds consists of records relating to Roberts's career at SFU. Includes correspondence, press releases, flyers, clippings, newsletters, publications, transcripts of speeches, notes, buttons, and cartoons and other artwork. Also includes a set of sound recordings made by Roberts while he was Director of the University News Service.

Roberts, Dennis

Subject files

Series consists of records relating to significant events in SFU's history as well as general biographical information on Dennis Roberts, his correspondence, and a selection of his writing including a lengthy history of the Alumni Association. Examples of significant events documented include the Admissions Protest in 1968 and the AUCE strike in 1979. Series contains correspondence, press releases, flyers, clippings, newsletters, publications, notes, transcripts of speeches, cartoons and other artwork. A file of ephemera contains humorous, unusual, or controversial publications and correspondence collected by Roberts during his years at SFU as well as a collection of SFU political and commemorative buttons.

Audio recordings

As Director of the University News Service, Dennis Roberts purchased a cassette recorder, which he took with him to meetings, interviews, and newsworthy events. Over the years, he captured the voices of students, staff, faculty and administrators. Although there are no transcripts for the recordings, many of them served as the basis for articles in Comment magazine, which contain additional information on the topic or individual interviewed. Topics include student protests; the dispute over the Political Science, Sociology and Anthopology (PSA) Department; interviews, speeches and news conferences with university Presidents, adminstrative officers, faculty members, staff and students.

Administration building occupaton

A - End of Admin. Bldg. Occupation (taped by Science Dean L. Funt), police movements, crowd, music, chanting. B - Discussion re shows / Strand News Conference on police call-in

PSA strike

A, B - Wasserman / Strand - Charges of purge, PSA strike, police on Campus

PSA trusteeship and strike

A - Webster / Briemberg, // News.

B - Dale Sullivan, Dean of Arts, announcement re PSA trusteeship and strike // Ken Strand, Acting President, statement re PSA dismissals // more student protests / demos re PSA strike

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