May 4 memorabilia and artifact collection, 1970-[ongoing].

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May 4 memorabilia and artifact collection, 1970-[ongoing].

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Memorabilia and artifacts pertaining the the May 4, 1970 shootings on the Kent State University campus. The collection includes items which commemmorate the four dead and nine wounded, in addition to artifacts that may have been used during the May 4th events, commemorations, and the 1977 gym annex protests.

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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 ...