Kenneth MacDonald papers

The papers of Kenneth MacDonald document his perspective and involvement as a DC alumnus and lawyer representing several Dartmouth students in their College disciplinary hearings after the spring 1969 takeover of Parkhurst Hall. They include correspondence with Dartmouth administrators and faculty, as well as MacDonald’s clients; official statements, press releases, and memos from the College; official documents from both the students’ New Hampshire court hearings and their hearings with the College Committee on Standing and Conduct (CCSC); handwritten notes from the hearings; articles and clippings from newspapers and magazines; and other materials used for background research, including references to similar situations at Harvard and Columbia. Many documents are annotated by MacDonald, offering his perspective on the documents and explaining their relevance to the CCSC hearings. Public records of the events and individuals’ and the general public’s reaction are also included. Of note is MacDonald’s correspondence with history professor Harry N. Scheiber, who offers one “unofficial” viewpoint of the events from a faculty member’s point of view.