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C. Lavar Rockwood letter on riots at Brigham Young University

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225551511]
Identifier: UA 1293
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Letter to BYU Broadcasting from C. LaVar Rockwood describing two riots that took place at Brigham Young University in the 1960s. The first occurred at the old football stadium and was protesting the shortening of the Christmas vacation. The second took place at Helaman Halls shortly after two dorms had been converted to house women and was known as the "panty raid." Ernest L. Wilkinson was involved in resolving the "panty raid."

Dates: 2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / C. Lavar Rockwood letter on riots at Brigham Young University

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