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Abstract The United States National Student Association (NSA), a confederation of American college and university student governments, was founded in 1947 at a conference at the University of Wisconsin. The NSA established its first headquarters in Madison, not far from the U. of Wisconsin campus. NSA was led by officers elected at its annual National Student Congress.  This collection follows the progression and programs of the National Student Association (NSA) and includes correspondence and notes...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Correspondence is in two parts: Bill Welsh correspondence and USNSA correspondence. Bill Welsh materials include personal and business correspondence directed specifically to Bill Welsh (including letters from the Institute of International Education and other colleges and universities). The series also contains general USNSA correspondence pertaining to workshops and memos.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Newspaper clippings on a variety of topics including NSA officers, educational issues, racial segregation, politics, and campus news. Series also includes issues of publications including Intercollegian, Higher Education, Survey Graphic, the Wallpaper, and The Collegiate. There is also a selection of papers from the "NSA News", dated October 1947 to 1949. All materials are arranged...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Correspondence is in two parts: Bill Welsh correspondence and USNSA correspondence. Bill Welsh materials include personal and business correspondence directed specifically to Bill Welsh (including letters from the Institute of International Education and other colleges and universities). The series also contains general USNSA correspondence pertaining to workshops and memos.

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Materials consist of newspaper clippings, articles, confidential memos, student interviews, and a 1967 Congressional Record of the House.  The materials focus around C.I.A. funds contributed to the NSA.  Years after graduation, former students broke their silence and admitted to receiving the funds and other special treatment from the C.I.A.  The materials cover important information about the accusations, the investigation, and interviews.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Correspondence is in two parts: Bill Welsh correspondence and USNSA correspondence. Bill Welsh materials include personal and business correspondence directed specifically to Bill Welsh (including letters from the Institute of International Education and other colleges and universities). The series also contains general USNSA correspondence pertaining to workshops and memos.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Newspaper clippings on a variety of topics including NSA officers, educational issues, racial segregation, politics, and campus news. Series also includes issues of publications including Intercollegian, Higher Education, Survey Graphic, the Wallpaper, and The Collegiate. There is also a selection of papers from the "NSA News", dated October 1947 to 1949. All materials are arranged...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Newspaper clippings on a variety of topics including NSA officers, educational issues, racial segregation, politics, and campus news. Series also includes issues of publications including Intercollegian, Higher Education, Survey Graphic, the Wallpaper, and The Collegiate. There is also a selection of papers from the "NSA News", dated October 1947 to 1949. All materials are arranged...

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The photographs feature students attending meetings and a picture of the National Committee Office meeting in December 1946.