Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Barbara Bass Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Barbara Bass Oral History

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Narrator Bass, Barbara
Narrator's Role Employee of Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 2007-11-29
Description A member of the Kent State University Library staff in 1970, Barbara Bass describes her experiences on the day of the shootings. She recalls walking off campus for lunch, being on lockdown in Rockwell Hall after the shootings had occurred, and using the back roads to drive out of Kent at the end of the day. She also discusses the atmosphere on campus during 1969 and 1970.
Length of Interview 18:17 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1969-1970
Subject(s) Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Kent State University. Libraries
Kent State University. ROTC Building--Fires
Kent State University. Rockwell Hall
Library employees--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Ohio. Army National Guard
Universities and colleges--Employees--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Universities and colleges--Security measures
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection