Kent State collection, 1967-2009 (inclusive), 1970-1985 (bulk).

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Kent State collection, 1967-2009 (inclusive), 1970-1985 (bulk).

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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SNAC Resource ID: 8022498

Yale University Library

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Munves, James

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Gordon, Bill

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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 ...

Keane, Paul, Fr.

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Davies, Peter, 1931-

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