Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Abstract:
- The Armageddon News was a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)-planted, one-page throwaway publication for countering 'New Left' activity on college campuses, in particular at Indiana University Bloomington. The collection consists of two issues from 1969.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], The Armageddon News, Collection C724, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Written between 1968-1969, The Armageddon News was among a select group of FBI-planted one-page throwaway publications for countering New-Left activity on college campuses. Along with similar publications such as The Longhorn Tale at the University of Texas Austin and the Rational Observer at American University in D.C., the Armageddon News was revealed to be a part of the FBI's COINTELPRO program, charged with hampering the activities of and creating discontent and confusion amongst extremist organizations across the United States from the McCarthy Red Scare days to the later period of the Vietnam War. The publication describes the activity and "anarchistic" beliefs of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Young Socialist Alliance (YSA), and the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) as a hostile intrusion onto the Bloomington campus.
- Scope and Content:
The collection consists of two issues of Armageddon News from March 1969. While this collection only includes those issues, the March 7th edition mentions that the publication produced additional newsletters during the previous semester, meaning that they were likely active in 1968. The two publications in this collection address concerns of the right-wing or anti-leftist students, as seen by the FBI, of the Bloomington campus amidst rising activity of new-left organizations.
- Acquisition information:
- Contents pulled from unprocessed University Archives collections of publications, Box 13p.
- Processing information:
Processed by Cole Lanosga, June 2023.
- Arrangement:
This collection consists of two publication issues, ordered chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- DACS-Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Collection is open for research. Advanced notice required.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Collection is in the public domain. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], The Armageddon News, Collection C724, 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