October24 , 1974 Statement from Brooklyn College President John Kneller detailing his response to the student-led takeover of the BC Registrar's Office
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STATEMENT OF JOHN W. KNELLER October ile, 1974
President of Brooklyn College
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gistrar's offices at Brookly
In order to have the re
the college
College vacated by those illegally occupying them,
y early
sought and was granted a temporary restraining order, Ver
Tuesday, October 22.
Based
The persons continued to occupy the offices.
on this contempt of the temporary restraining order, the court,
late Tuesday, October 22, ordered the sheriff to arrest those
persons illegally occupying the offices.
On Wednesday, October 23, the sheriff met with officials
of the college to attempt to insure an orderly process of arrest.
If the arrests were orderly, they could be accomplished by the
. Sheriff and 20 deputy sheriffs. 1 was the judgment of the
sheriff that a backup police force should be ee Accordingly,
the 63rd police precinct was “contacted. Counsel representing the
es OE SLE <ES HK, ssises A
e warrant. Lae
occupants: was formed of ‘ch
President of Brooklyn College
i lyn
gistrar's offices at Brookly
In order to have the re
the college
College vacated by those illegally occupying them,
y early
sought and was granted a temporary restraining order, Ver
Tuesday, October 22.
Based
The persons continued to occupy the offices.
on this contempt of the temporary restraining order, the court,
late Tuesday, October 22, ordered the sheriff to arrest those
persons illegally occupying the offices.
On Wednesday, October 23, the sheriff met with officials
of the college to attempt to insure an orderly process of arrest.
If the arrests were orderly, they could be accomplished by the
. Sheriff and 20 deputy sheriffs. 1 was the judgment of the
sheriff that a backup police force should be ee Accordingly,
the 63rd police precinct was “contacted. Counsel representing the
es OE SLE <ES HK, ssises A
e warrant. Lae
occupants: was formed of ‘ch
Title
October24 , 1974 Statement from Brooklyn College President John Kneller detailing his response to the student-led takeover of the BC Registrar's Office
Description
This October 24, 1974 statement sent from President John W. Kneller detailed the steps the BC administration took in response to a student-led, multi-day takeover of the BC Registrars Office. Earlier in the month Puerto Rican and African American students took over the office in protest of Kneller's decision not to hire María Sánchez as the Department of Puerto Rican Studies' chairperson.
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
14062
14082
14092
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14112
Rights
Public Domain
Source
Brooklyn College Library, Archives and Special Collections
Original Format
Memorandum/Press Release / Statement
Kneller, John W. Letter. “October24 , 1974 Statement from Brooklyn College President John Kneller Detailing His Response to the Student-Led Takeover of the BC Registrar’s Office”. 14062, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/2133