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Primary Sources Concerning Dow Protests

1. “Protest Ends Interviews by Napalm Maker,” Chicago Tribune, October 26, 1967. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
- More than 300 anti-war demonstrators halted job interviews being conducted by the Dow Chemical company on the campus of the University of Illinois.

2. Report to the President of the University of Illinois, David Henry, Univeristy of Illinois Administrative Records for the Boards of Trustees, November 1967. Illinois State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State
- 1a, 1b, and 1c: Report on student demonstrations against Dow Chemical Company; pgs. 1-3.

3. Statement from the Faculty Senate of the University of Illinois, University of Illinois Administrative Records for the Boards of Trustees, April 10, 1967. Illinois State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State
- Statement concerning student demonstrations.

4. Statement from the Chancellor of the University of Illinois, J. W. Peltason, University of Illinois Administrative Records for the Boards of Trustees, October 25, 1967. Illinois State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State
- Statement concerning the student demonstration against Dow Chemical Company.

5. "U. of I. Expels 7 for Roles in War Protest" Chicago Tribune, November 23, 1967. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
- Seven undergraduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana have been expelled for their roles in an anti-war demonstration.