Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Eggshell Press
- Abstract:
- Eggshell Press was the name of the mimeograph machine housed in the spare bedroom of Carol B. Chittenden and her husband from fall 1967 to August 1968. During this time, most of the flyers and memorandum that were passed out during and after demonstrations, rallies, vigils, and marches on Indiana University's Bloomington campus were printed on the Eggshell Press. Collection consists primarily of publications printed by the Press.
- Extent:
- .3 cubic feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Eggshell Press records, Collection C292, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Eggshell Press was the name of the mimeograph machine housed in the spare bedroom of Carol B. Chittenden and her husband from fall 1967 to August 1968. During this time, most of the flyers and memorandum that were passed out during and after demonstrations, rallies, vigils, and marches on Indiana University's Bloomington campus were printed on the Eggshell Press. Mrs. Chittenden named the machine the Eggshell Press after some people thought the products should be copyrighted. In order to obtain a copyright, however, a publisher was needed. Thus, the Eggshell Press was born.
No one organization owned or was responsible for the machine. Student groups shared the Eggshell Press, so that their voices could be heard. Most of the groups that used the machine were from the "New Left" student groups. Some of the issues these groups addressed were the Little 500, Vietnam, draft resistance, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, whether or not Lyndon Johnson should resign, and whether or not to vote for Eugene McCarthy. After Mrs. Chittenden graduated from I.U. in August 1968, the Eggshell Press was dismantled.
- Scope and Content:
The first series, Organizations, consists of publications for various organizations, mostly students, at Indiana University printed on the Eggshell Press. Prominent student organizations represented include Students for Democratic Society (SDS), Progressive Reform Party, and the Committee to End the War in Vietnam. The publications produced by these student groups voiced liberal views on issues occurring in the United States in the late 1960's, particularly issues related to the Vietnam War.
Subjects, the second series, contains publications on various topics printed on the Eggshell Press, with the majority relating to the social issues of the 1960's. Topics with more than one document were given separate folders, while the rest are filed in the "General" folder. Dominant topics include the Dow Chemical recruitment demonstration and James Retherford, former editor-in-chief of the underground student newspaper, The Spectator. The file on Retherford includes a statement given by him concerning his case against the United States of America, and a copy of a blank petition for reconsideration of the verdict against Retherford. Also included in this series is a copy of an essay written by David Cahill in 1967 that details many of the turbulent events on the Indiana University-Bloomington campus during the 1960's. The General file includes miscellaneous documents both related and unrelated to the 1960's student protests and different student movements, including a list of financial transactions for Eggshell Press, an apology to Dean Rusk from students and faculty, and a petition to President Stahr from graduate students.
- Acquisition information:
- Accession number 0400.
- Custodial history:
Gift of Carol B. Chittenden, 1983.
- Processing information:
Processed by Erika N. Qualls; revised by Ryan Lee.
Completed in 2007.
- Arrangement:
Collection is organized into two series, Organizations and Subjects.
Online content
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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The donor(s) of this collection have transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University through a Deed of Gift. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Eggshell Press records, Collection C292, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Herman B Wells Library E4601320 East Tenth StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-855-1127archives@indiana.edu