Book-in at SF State Library

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Film Date
1/19/69
Film Reference Number
KPIX 37639
Description
Scenes from SF State College?s Library featuring an interview with Margedant Hayakawa who explains how volunteers are helping to re-organize and shelve thousands of books that have been deliberately misplaced by student protesters. Volunteers are shown re-shelving books (including Professors David Gamble and John Edwards) and there is a scuffle between a middle-aged volunteer and students followed by a shouting match which is broken-up by campus security. Ends with Assistant Library Director Dr Mary MacWilliam reflecting on how they haven?t faced this level of disruption since the last earthquake.
Format
16mm newsfilm