Oral history interview with Jon Wiener, 1988

Biographical Note

Historian

Scope and Contents

Early life and family history in St. Paul, Minnesota; experiences at Princeton College: formation of Students for a Democratic Society, student protests; experiences at Harvard University: Students for a Democratic Society, "The Old Mole"; Vietnam Summer; "Ramparts"; Harvard strike, 1969; campus movements in California; Black Panthers; Weather Underground; thoughts on student movements; impressions of: Mike Ansara, Barrington Moore, Temma Kaplan

Subjects

• Black Panther Party.
• Grele, Ronald J., interviewer.
• Harvard University.
• Historians--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Princeton University.
• Social history--1960-1970.
• Students--Political activity.
• Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
• Underground press publications.
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements.
• Wiener, Jon--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1989