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No restrictions. Open for research.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Thomas M. Bello Papers #5329, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Gift of Thomas M. Bello in April 2007 (Acc. 100642).

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Processed by: Margaret Dickson, May 2007

Encoded by: Margaret Dickson, May 2007

Where applicable, Bello's own labels for his files have been retained.

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• Bello, Thomas M.
• College student government--North Carolina.
• College students--North Carolina--Chapel Hill--Political activity.
• College students--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Protest movements--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Student activities--North Carolina--History.
• Student movements--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
• Student strikes--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Discipline.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History--20th century.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Student government.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Student strike, 1970.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Students--History--20th century.
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.

Thomas Michael Bello (Tommy) was born in Raleigh, N.C. From March 1970 to March 1971, he was the student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In May of 1970, campus life was disrupted by student unrest over the war in Vietnam and specifically the killing of four students at Kent State University. Bello was instrumental in guiding the student body and communicating with the faculty and administration during this time.

The collection contains writings, correspondence, campus communications, campaign materials, and other items relating to Thomas M. Bello's tenure as student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Materials chiefly concern student unrest on campus in May 1970 relating to the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Also included are some of Bello's class materials, an unassembled scrapbook of clippings documenting Bello's tenure as student body president, newspaper articles and other publications such as the National Strike Information Center (Brandeis University) newsletter, and a typed copy of Bello's speech to the student body during a campus-wide protest on 6 May 1970.

• Campaign poster (OP-5329/1)