Name
Balter, Michael S (Interviewee)
Grele, Ronald J (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Michael S. Balter 1985
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Michael S. Balter, 1986
Abstract
Childhood in Van Nuys, California; college at University of California at Los Angeles; early involvement with Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), 1968; movement from SDS to Progressive Labor (PL); relations among various radical movements at UCLA; issues and demonstrations at UCLA; induction into and service in the Army, 1969-1970: anti-war agitation among troops, courts martial, and eventual discharge; end of affiliation with PL; work with American Civil Liberties Union on legal suit against Los Angeles Police Department for illegal surveillance, 1982-1985
Collection Name
Student movements of the 1960s project
Subjects
Veterans; Students; Student movements; Students--Political activity; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Balter, Michael S; University of California, Los Angeles; Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.); Progressive Labor Party; American Civil Liberties Union
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1985
Physical Description
91 pages
Note
Interviewed by Ronald J. Grele on January 3, 1985
Note (Provenance)
Michael S. Balter, Gift, 1985
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
11332905
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-aj7m-0m16
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.