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Helen Garvy and Robert Pardun Papers, 1960-2007Biographical NoteHelen Garvy became active in civil rights movements while at Harvard University in the 1960s. In 1963, she helped start the Harvard chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and was elected assistant national secretary in 1964. In 1967, she moved to San Francisco to teach in an alternative school. Garvy is a filmmaker and author. Her works include the documentary Rebels With a Cause (2000), a history of SDS, and the book Before You Shoot: A Guide to Low-Budget Film and Video Production (1985). Robert Pardun, born in Kansas, was a founder of the SDS chapter at the University of Texas in 1964. A graduate student in mathematics, he dropped out of school and became an SDS national officer in 1967. After the SDS dissoved in 1969, he joined a commune in the Ozarks. He has been a math instructor and metal worker, and he served as associate producer of Garvy's documentary Rebels With a Cause. He is the author of Prairie Radical: A Journey Through the Sixties (2001). Return to the Table of Contents Content DescriptionCorrespondence, photographs, books, administrative files, videos, and law enforcement files chronicle the antiwar and social justice activities of Helen Garvy and Robert Pardun, both of whom were leaders in the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The Garvy and Pardun papers include photographs, news releases, and Federal Bureau of Investigation files on Robert Pardun and student protests at the University of Texas at Austin in the 1960s. Also included are Garvy and Pardun's books recounting the period. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsConditions Governing AccessThis collection is stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval. A portion of this collection is restricted. Contact repository for more information. Conditions Governing UseThere are no use restrictions on this collection. Publisher is responsible for complying with copyright law. Return to the Table of Contents
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Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationHelen Garvy and Robert Pardun Papers, 1960-2007, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationThis collection was processed by Colleen Hobbs, November 2019. Return to the Table of Contents Accession Number2019-193 Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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