| Title: |
Reminiscences of Tom Lewis
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP90-A4
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Catholic upbringing; early interest in art; military service; experiences in Europe, 1960; involvement with civil rights movement and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Baltimore; concern over Vietnam conflict and personal involvement; relationship with Philip Berrigan; protests involving destruction of draft records; trial and imprisonment; interactions of art, religion, and morality.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 74 leaves, Tape: 3 cassettes
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1986. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part VI, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1986 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Lewis, Tom, 1940-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1940
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| Speaker occupation: |
Artist; Peace activist
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| Age at speaking: |
46
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| Document date: |
1986
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| Interviewer: |
Murphy, Mary Ellen
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| Organizations discussed: |
Catholic Church; Congress of Racial Equality, New York, NY
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| Historical events discussed: |
Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; New York; New York, NY; North America; United States; Vietnam
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Artists; Asia; Catholic Church; Catholic Church--Political activity; Civil rights workers--United States; Civil rights--United States; Congress of Racial Equality, New York, NY; New York; New York, NY; North America; Peace movements; United States; Vietnam; Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Berrigan, Philip; Imprisonment; Lewis, Tom, 1940-; Social problems in art; Vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975--Protest movements
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0021172-16611
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