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Institution: Haverford College
Website: http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/
Creator: Mehrara, Sasan S.
Title: Sasan Mehrara research materials for Russell Stetler and the Anti-War Movement honors thesis.
Dates: 1992-1994
Extent: .25 linear feet
Language: Materials in English.
Biographical or Historical Note: Sasan S. Mehrara graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1994. He received his law degree from George Washington University in 1997 and is currently a partner in the real estate department of Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett, LLP. Russell Stetler was a Haverford student who participated in campus anti-war activities. In 1963-1964 he circulated an anti-war petition, which resulted in complaints from a veteran's group and investigation by the college and the Philadelphia Board of Education.
Scope and Content Note: This is a collection of research materials for Mehrara's thesis on Stetler. Materials include: handwritten interview and research notes; and photocopies of articles, correspondence, court records, statements, and minutes. For this research, Mehrara's made use of documents held in archives at Temple University, McMaster University, Swarthmore College, and Haverford College.
Personal and Corporate Names: Haverford College. / Stetler, Russell. /
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements. /
Genres: Research notes. /
Related collections: Haverford College: Thomas M. Goldstein papers (ms # 829) (includes interviews of Russell Stetler).
The collection is open for research. Please contact Diana Franzusoff Peterson, Manuscripts Librarian & College Archivist, dfpeters@haverford.edu, with questions or to access the collection.
The survey projects that produced these collection records were funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.