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Repression: Bruce Franklin
January 21, 1971
Stanford Press Release
Franklin admitted he had “made certain demands” on Lodge, but said “it is criminal not to take action …”
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70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 1 (pdf, 524 KB)
January 27, 1971
Stanford Press Release
“President Richard Lyman of Stanford has proposed that Associate Professor H. Bruce Franklin of the English Department be suspended from all professional duties …”
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 2 (pdf, 512 KB)
February 16, 1971
Stanford Press Release
Statement from Professor Ian Watt, chairman of the Stanford English Department, pointing out that matters relating to the suspension and initiation of dismissal proceedings of Franklin are not in the Department’s control, and lamenting the possible loss of a valued colleague.
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 3 (pdf, 400 KB)
February 16, 1971
Stanford Press Release
Franklin says that he will teach his course on American Literature at 1:15 on Tuesday, February 16.
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 4 (pdf, 536 KB)
February 16, 1971
Stanford Press Release
“About 200 persons, mainly students, heard suspended Stanford English Professor H. Bruce Franklin describe the Chinese Communist revolution as ‘the greatest event in human history’ …”
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 5 (pdf, 480 KB)
February 17, 1971
Stanford Press Release
Franklin described faculty members designated to continue his course “completely unqualified” to do so.
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 6 (pdf, 544 KB)
February 26, 1971
Stanford Press Release
Franklin demanded a precise statement of charges against him.
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 7 (pdf, 544 KB)
March 10, 1971
Stanford Press Release
Judge Rhodes granted Stanford an injunction barring Franklin from the campus.
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 8 (pdf, 388 KB)
March 12, 1971
Stanford Press Release
Lyman “pledged that the Santa Clara County court order granted this week ‘would not be used by the University in a manner that would interfere with lawful, non-disruptive political activity.’”
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 9 (pdf, 388 KB)
March 15, 1971
Stanford Press Release
Franklin requested an Advisory Board hearing on charges that could lead to his dismissal from Stanford.
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 10 (pdf, 452 KB)
March 23, 1971
Stanford Press Release
“In the first case of its kind in Stanford history, President Richard W. Lyman has filed formal charges against Associate Professor H. Bruce Franklin with the Advisory Board …”
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 11 (pdf, 560 KB )
c. April 2, 1971
Stanford Press Release
(1) Franklin will be allowed on campus to gather evidence for his Advisory Board hearing, and other news of the Franklin case. (2) David Harris, accompanied by his wife Joan Baez, will speak on April 3 in Memorial Church.
70-71 Repression Franklin : Press 12 (pdf, 396 KB)