Alfred Fabian Young papers, 1963-1995

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Young, Alfred F., 1925-2012

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Papers created and collected by Alfred F. Young, professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University and notable historian, pertaining mostly to his pursuits expanding and defending the idea of acad...

Papers created and collected by Alfred F. Young, professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University and notable historian, pertaining mostly to his pursuits expanding and defending the idea of academic freedom. Young is co-founder of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Illinois, which played a major role in the various Staughton Lynd cases put before the American Association of University Professors. The papers consist of articles relating to the controversy surrounding the Smithsonian Institution's exhibit "The Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II" and reactions of other museums and organizations to the controversy gathered by Young for the drafting of his Museum Bill of Rights. The papers relating to the Staughton Lynd case primarily consist of correspondence between Young, AAUP General Secretary Bertram Davis, and Lynd.

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