The Berkeley Barb and the Underground Press Network (1965–1975)

1. Free Speech Movement reshapes Berkeley protest culture

   Sep 14, 1964Labels: Free Speech, University of

   • Britannica

2. First issue of the Berkeley Barb is published

   Aug 13, 1965Labels: Berkeley Barb, Max Scherr

   • Barb Archive
   • Max Scherr

3. Barb helps model the 1965–1973 underground press boom

   Oct 1, 1965Labels: Underground press, Berkeley Barb

   • Underground Press
   • UVA Sixties

4. Underground Press Syndicate forms to share content

   Jan 1, 1966Labels: Underground Press, Berkeley Barb

   • UW Mapping
   • UPS

5. Barb expands explicit classifieds and “sex ads” model

   Jan 1, 1967Labels: Berkeley Barb, Classifieds

   • Berkeley Barb
   • Barb Story

6. First official UPS gathering held at Stinson Beach

   Mar 1, 1967Labels: Underground Press, Stinson Beach

   • UPS
   • Michael Bowen

7. Liberation News Service launches as a movement news wire

   Aug 1, 1967Labels: Liberation News, LNS

   • LNS
   • UMass Finding Aid

8. People’s Park violence intensifies Berkeley movement coverage

   May 15, 1969Labels: People's Park, Berkeley

   • People s Park
   • People s Park

9. Staff walkout leads to rival paper, the Berkeley Tribe

   Jul 1, 1969Labels: Berkeley Tribe, Staff walkout

   • Berkeley Barb
   • Berkeley Tribe

10. Barb reaches major circulation levels around 1970

    Jan 1, 1970Labels: Berkeley Barb, Circulation

    • Berkeley Barb
    • Berkeleyside

11. Underground press boom slows, pushing network rebranding

    Jan 1, 1973Labels: Alternative Press, Boulder meeting

    • UPS
    • Underground Press

12. Barb spins off sex advertising into Spectator Magazine

    Jan 1, 1978Labels: Spectator Magazine, Berkeley Barb

    • Berkeley Barb

13. Final issue of the Berkeley Barb is published

    Jul 3, 1980Labels: Berkeley Barb, Final issue

    • Berkeley Barb
    • Barb Archive