West Virginia and Regional History Center
Dennis Wainstock, Compiler, Scrapbooks
A&M 4741
Archival Resource Key
/repositories/2/resources/7145
0.88 Linear Feet
1 flat storage box, 3 in.; 1 document case, 5 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in.
1974-1984, circa 2020s, and undated
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
English
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Wainstock, Dennis, 2021 September 13
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Dennis Wainstock, Compiler, Scrapbooks, A&M 4741, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Two scrapbooks compiled by Dennis Wainstock that include clippings of the articles/editorials he wrote for the
<part>The Daily Athenaeum</part>, the student-run newspaper, during his time as a graduate student in history at West Virginia University, from 1974 to 1984. Wainstock was an active member of the Socialist Party U.S.A. and the Morgantown chapter of the War Resisters League, a national secular pacifist organization founded by opponents of World War I. The articles include his perspectives and options on current events, debated political issues, and the political activities of the left-wing student groups at West Virginia University.The addendum of 2026 April includes seven notebooks of a manuscript on the history of women's rights and feminism, as well as several clippings of columns, articles, and letters to the editor written by Wainstock.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Campus protests -- West Virginia University
Newspapers.
College Students -- Social life and customs
West Virginia - politics.
Socialism