The Burling Library Takeover & The Creation of The Black Library

OM 157-542-E is a liberal arts four-year institution located in Grinnel, Iowa, approximately 40 miles due East of Des Moines, Iowa. Grinnell’s student population is approximately 1,000 under- graduate students; approximately 50 being black students.

LEADS OMAHA

AT DES MOINES AND GRINNELL, IOWA. Will continue to follow the activities of the Concerned Black Students and further identify members, leaders, or advisors relative to any militant or extremist activities or associations.

Director, FBI CONFIDENTIAL 3-20-72 SAC, OMAHA (157-542-e) (P) Calssified by: SP I GSK/PSK Declassify on: OADR 4/20/83 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE

CONCERNED BLACK STUDENTS, GRINNELL COLLEGE, GRINNELL, IOWA BM Re Bureau airtel to Omaha date 12/3/71 Enclosed for the Bureai are eleven copies of a oonfidential LHM summarizing the activities of the concerned black students of Grinnell College from 11/30/71, to date. This LHM is classified confidential to protect the following sources who have been of continuing value and whose inadvertent identitication would affect their future usefullness: [Redacted Text] Enclosed LHM identities the leaderahip and sponsorship of the Concerned Black Students at Grinnell College. It should be noted by the Bureau that the identitfication of CBS Members, leaders, and advisors, is currently under way within the Omaha Division and that 1S7 classification cases will be opened upon receipt of warranted information. Further, enclosed LHM describes two incidents of Concerned Black Students taking over buildings or facilities at Grinnell College; noting no arrests have taken place, no violence has occurred, and the Grinnell College administration has taken no disciplinary action against any members of the Concerned Black Students.

For information of the Bureau, Grinnell College

2 - Bureau (Enc. 11)(RM) 2- Omaha

Optional Form NO. 10 MAY [?] EDITION GSA FFMR (41 CFR) 101-11.0 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO: SAC, OMAHA 157-542E DATE: 2-23-71 b7c FROM: SA [Redacted text] (P) SUBJECT: CONCERNED BLACK STUDENTS GRINNELL COLLEGE, GRINNELL, IOWA PM

ALL INFORMATION CONTATINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 4/14/83 BY SP IGSK/PSR

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The founding officers of the CONCERNED BLACK STUDENT at Grinnell College were LINDA COPELAND, FRANK B. THOMAS and GREGORY M. COGGS. No additional investigation remains as to the activities of the organization.

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157-542E-6 [Redacted Text] FEB 24 1971 [Redacted Text]

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan