Papers, 1970-1974.

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Papers, 1970-1974.

This collection consists of items related to May 4, 1970, from the papers of past Kent State University Presidents Robert I. White and Glenn A. Olds and other Kent State University administrative personnel.

3 record storage boxes (3 cubic ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7534601

Kent State University

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Kent State University. Office of the President.

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The tradition of the annual "State of the University" Address dates back to at least 1963. The address is used as a forum for the president of Kent State University to outline the academic and financial state of the university. The address has also been used as a platform to express the presidents' vision of the future of the university and as a way to introduce new university wide objectives and goals. The audience for these addresses was initially limited to the Faculty Senate but was eventual...

Olds, Glenn A. (Glenn Alvero), 1921-2006

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Olds was born in Sherwood, Oregon, in 1921 and was a "magna cum laude" graduate of Williamette University in Salem, Oregon. He received his bachelor of divinity degree from Garrett Theological Seminary and his master of arts degree in philosophy from Northwestern University. In 1948 he received his Ph. D. from Yale University and was appointed a member of the DePauw University faculty. In 1951 he joined the University of Denver faculty and also served as chaplain there. He received an "outstandi...

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 ...

White, Robert I., 1908-

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President Robert I. White's background was in the field of education. He initially taught in elementary and secondary schools. He then became president of a junior college and, later on, a professor at the University of Chicago. He arrived at Kent State University in 1946 and assumed the position of Dean of the College of Education. In 1958, White became the first Vice-President of Academic Affairs. Upon President George A. Bowman's retirement from the office of president, White became the sixth...