Kent State collection 1967-2009 1970-1985

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Kent State collection 1967-2009 1970-1985

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0804

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts drafts, legal papers, clippings, issues of the Daily Kent Stater, interview transcripts, photographs and other material collected by Peter Davies, Paul Keane, Bill Gordon, James Munves and others concerning the disturbance at Kent State University and the shooting of Kent State students by members of the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. The collection also includes a model of the Kent State campus.

73.25 linear feet Model: 50 cubic feet

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6350805

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Davies, Peter, 1931-

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Kent state university

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The 20th Commemoration of the Kent State shootings, held in 1990, remains one of the largest-attended of all the annual gatherings. Preparations had begun a few years in advance, culminating in the creation of the May 4 20th Anniversary Commission, at the behest of President Michael Schwartz, in 1989. The Commission's recommendations included the establishment of a platform party and a list of speakers and events. In addition, the May 4 Memorial, designed by Bruno Ast, was formally dedicated at ...

Munves, James

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Gordon, Bill

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Keane, Paul

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