DATE: ca. 1965-1975
EXTENT: 133 items
SCOPE: This collection comprises 133 underground periodicals and ephemera produced during the anti-war movement in the United States, ca. 1965-1975. This collection is representative of the GI Movement, or the campaign by active-duty soldiers and veterans in protest of United States involvement in the Vietnam War and atrocities they committed against the Vietnamese people, as well as the related wars in Laos and Cambodia. Included are newspapers, posters, handbills, and artifacts.
ACCESS: This is collection M-714. This collection is available for on-site use only in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room. Some of the collection may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, depending on condition. Researchers are advised to call ahead concerning changes in hours due to University intersessions and holidays. The St. Louis Mercantile Library is located on levels one and two of the Thomas Jefferson Library building. More information about conducting research with the archival collections of the Library, including current building hours and reading room policies, can be found on our Research page.
RESTRICTIONS: None
Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.”
INVENTORY
All items in this collection are cataloged and available to search through the UMSL library catalog. Click the item title to view its catalog record. This collection is divided into two series:
| Serial Title | Place of Publication | Issues |
|---|---|---|
| About Face | Los Angeles, CA | no. 5 (July 1969) |
| The Ally | Berkeley, CA | nos. 5, 18, 26, 27, 29, 31-33, 37, 38, 41 (1968-1972) |
| The American Exile in Britain | London, England | vol. 2 no. 2 (Sept. 1972) |
| Act: the RITA's Newsletter | Paris, France | vol. 1 nos. 2-4; vol. 2 no. 1 (ca.1968-1972) |
| Attitude Check | Vista, CA | vol. 1 no. 2 (Dec. 1969) |
| The AWOL Press | Manhattan, KS | vol. 1 no. 10 |
| Baumholder Gig Sheet | Paris, France | vol. 1 no. 1 |
| Black Unity | Oceanside, CA | vol. 1 no. 1 |
| The Bond | New York, NY | vol. 2 no. 1; vol. 5 nos. 1-11; vol. 6 nos. 1, 3-4 (1968-1972) |
| Bragg Briefs | Spring Lake, NC | vol. 5 no. 2 (May 1972) |
| Bring the Troops Home Now Newsletter | Cambridge, MA | vol. 1, nos. 1-7 (Dec. 1965-Mar. 1966) |
| Broken Arrow | Detroit, MI | vol. 1 nos. 5-6 (Sept.-Oct. 1969) |
| CAMP News | Chicago, IL | vol. 2 nos. 6-8 (July-Sept. 1971) |
| Dare to Struggle | San Diego, CA | vol. 1 no. 2 (Sept. 1970) |
| Duck Power | San Diego, CA | vol. 1 nos. 2-4 (Sept.-Oct. 1969) |
| EAT: Eat the Apple | Detroit, MI | nos. 2, 4-5 (Sept.-Nov. 1969) |
| Fight Back! | Long Beach, CA | vol. 3 no. 3 (ca. 1972) |
| The Final Flight | San Francisco, CA | nos. 1-2 (May-June 1969) |
| GI-Civilian Alliance for Peace : newsletter | San Francisco, CA | June 1969 |
| GI Fight Back! | Long Beach, CA | vol. 2 nos. 2, 4, 6 (1974-1975) |
| GI News | Chicago, IL | vol. 1 nos. 11-12; vol. 2 no. 2 (1974-1975) |
| The GI Organizer | Killeen, TX | no. 5 (Aug. 1969) |
| GI Press Service | New York, NY | vol. 1 nos. 2-6, 14 (1969-1970) |
| G.I. Voice (New York) | New York, NY | nos. 1, 2/3 (1969) |
| The Gigline | El Paso, TX | vol. 3 nos. 10, 12; vol. 4 nos. 1-2 (1971-1972) |
| Helping Hand | Mountain Home, Idaho | vol. 1 nos. 4-6, 10; vol. 2 nos. 1-3 (1971-1972) |
| Left Face! | Washington DC | vol. 1 no. 1 (Dec. 1975) |
| Lewis-McChord Free Press | Tacoma and Tillicum, WA | vol. 6 nos. 1-2 (1973) |
| Marine Blues | San Francisco, CA | vol. 1 nos. 2, 6 (1969) |
| The Obligore | New York, NY | vol. 1 no. 1 (Sept. 1969) |
| Off the Brass | Portsmouth, NH | vol. 1 no. 4 (1971) |
| The Olive Branch | Jacksonville, FL | vol. 1 no. 6 (May 1972) |
| Open Sights | Washington DC | May 1972 |
| The Time has Come for a Long-Needed Shakedown | Wrightstown, NJ | vol. 1 no. 5 (July 1969) |
| United Front | Yokosuka, Japan | vol. 1 no. 1 (Apr. 1973) |
| Up Against the Bulkhead | Berkeley, CA | nos. 1, 3-4, 7, 9-10, 11-13 (1970-1973) |
| Veterans Stars & Stripes for Peace | Chicago, IL | vol. 1 no. 6; vol. 2 no. 2; vol. 3 no. 2 (1968-1970) |
| Vietnam G.I. | Chicago, IL | May, June, Aug. (1968); Jan., June, Aug. (1969) |
| Where it's At | Berlin, Germany | vol. 1 no. 5; vol. 2 no. 1 (1969) |
| Item Title | Item Type | Date of Creation |
|---|---|---|
| 27 GI's Desperately Need Your Support, Charged with Mutiny at Presidio | Handbill | 1969 |
| April 6 GI-Civilian Peace March | Handbill | 1969 |
| Bring me back alive! [pin-back button] | Pin-back button | ca.1968-1972 |
| Captured sailors in Korea? POW's in Vietnam? NO. The Presidio 27 | Poster | 1969 |
| Demonstrate at the U.S.S. Oriskany | Handbill | 1972 |
| Demonstration May 20, Armed Forces Day, Fort Dix, McQuire [McGuire] A.F.B. | Handbill | 1972 |
| Fall out, August 2nd, 2pm, Penn Station, 7th Ave. entrance. | Poster | 1969 |
| Free the Presidio 27 | Bumper sticker | 1969 |
| FTA: two GIs in the struggle | Brochure | 1969 |
| GI's Can Stop the War: On the Foreign Front in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Korea, on the Home Front of Kent, Santa Barbara, New Haven, and Berkeley, and Even Smack Dab in the Belly of the Monster | Handbill | 1970 |
| GI's Fight Against the War | Handbill | ca.1968 |
| No court-martial for My Lai G.I.s | Brochure | 1969 |
| On the Monday of July 15th, nine a.w.o.l. servicemen joined hands... | Handbill | 1968 |
| Support GI Resistance : May 22 9:30 a.m. Alameda N.A.S. | Handbill | 1972 |
| Support Private George Davis at His Court Martial and at a Demonstration | Handbill | 1968 |
| To Our Brothers on Strike / To Our Brothers in the Army | Handbill | ca.1969 |
| The United States Military Power Structure and Movement for a Democratic Military cordially invite you to attend Armed Farces Day. Support the GI Movement. Free the Fort Ord 40,000. Saturday, May 16, 1970 | Poster | 1970 |
