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Ballantine Hall Lobby
Newspaper photograph depicting Indiana University students gathering in the lobby of Ballantine hall while administrators were being locked-in by African American students elsewhere in...
Snyder and Student
Newspaper photograph depicting Indiana University Acting Chancellor John Snyder smiling with a student at the end of the Ballantine lock-in.
Taken from the IU Archives'...
Hooker to Berry Letter
Letter from Bloomington Mayor John Hooker to Monroe County Prosecutor Thomas Berry. Hooker wanted a Grand Jury investigation into the so-called "Ballantine lock-in"...
Ballantine Faculty & Administrators' Statement
Statement issued by faculty members and administrators who were present during the Ballantine Lock-in. They state that at no time was violence threatened...
"Beautiful Ballantine"
Newspaper editorial applauding the peaceful nature of and productive discussions that resulted from the Ballantine lock-in.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations...
"Lock-in Response Varied"
Newspaper article discussing the various reactions to and opinions about the Ballantine lock-in. While some students were supportive of the action, others felt...
"Law and Order - Whitcomb Style"
Newspaper editorial criticizing Indiana Governor Edgar Whitcomb for his hard-line stance against campus demonstrators.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations Jan/June 1969."
"Folz Recommends IU Officials Expel Militant Students"
Newspaper article discussing the position of Indiana Lieutenant Governor Richard Folz regarding student activists. Folz was of the opinion that all such agitators...
Reactions to Boycott, Ballantine Lock-in
Newspaper opinion column containing letters from those both supportive of and against the student unrest at IU. Particularly notable are two letters arguing...
"The Midnight Watch"
Flyer calling for students to gather to help plan for the defense of those being indicted by the Grand Jury for involvement in...