October 24, 1974 Letter from Brooklyn College President John W. Kneller announcing he will take no action regarding the student occupation of the BC Registrar's office
Item
ee
BROOKLYN GOLLEGE
The (ity University of New dork
BROOKLYN, NY 1210
JOHN W; KNELLER ,
PRESIDENT
5:00 p.m.
October 24, 1974
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BROOKLYN COLLEGE COMMUNITY
The occupation of the registrar's office, so far as
I am concerned, is now a closed issue. I shall take no dis-
ciplinary action against the defendants for their participation
in the occupation or for related acts which have already
occurred.
BROOKLYN GOLLEGE
The (ity University of New dork
BROOKLYN, NY 1210
JOHN W; KNELLER ,
PRESIDENT
5:00 p.m.
October 24, 1974
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BROOKLYN COLLEGE COMMUNITY
The occupation of the registrar's office, so far as
I am concerned, is now a closed issue. I shall take no dis-
ciplinary action against the defendants for their participation
in the occupation or for related acts which have already
occurred.
Title
October 24, 1974 Letter from Brooklyn College President John W. Kneller announcing he will take no action regarding the student occupation of the BC Registrar's office
Description
In this October 24, 1975 letter to the Brooklyn College (BC) community BC President John W. Kneller announced that the occupation of the Registrar's Office was "a closed issue" and that he would not enforce disciplinary actions against any students associated with the occupation. His statement ignores the fact that 41 students and 3 faculty members were already in jail because of the occupation.
This item is part of the Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College (PRSBC) Collection, which covers the largely Puerto Rican-led student movement at Brooklyn College (CUNY) during the late 1960s and early 1970s that fought for the creation of the Puerto Rican Studies Department at the college. The collection includes oral history interviews with pioneering student activists, photographs of participants and their struggles, and other archival materials on the fight to create the Puerto Rican Studies Department drawn from the Archives and Special Collections library at Brooklyn College.
This item is part of the Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College (PRSBC) Collection, which covers the largely Puerto Rican-led student movement at Brooklyn College (CUNY) during the late 1960s and early 1970s that fought for the creation of the Puerto Rican Studies Department at the college. The collection includes oral history interviews with pioneering student activists, photographs of participants and their struggles, and other archival materials on the fight to create the Puerto Rican Studies Department drawn from the Archives and Special Collections library at Brooklyn College.
Contributor
Brooklyn College Library, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Kneller, John W.
Date
October 24, 1974
Language
English
Relation
14072
14082
14092
14102
14112
Rights
Public Domain
Source
Brooklyn College Library, Archives and Special Collections
Original Format
Correspondence
Kneller, John W. Letter. “October 24, 1974 Letter from Brooklyn College President John W. Kneller Announcing He Will Take No Action Regarding the Student Occupation of the BC Registrar’s Office”. 14072, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/2132