Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Lloyd De Vos Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Lloyd De Vos Oral History

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Narrator De Vos, Lloyd
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 1995-05-03
Description An undergraduate student at Kent State University (class of 1970), Lloyd De Vos describes his experiences on campus during the time of the May 4, 1970, shootings. He describes what he did on Monday, May 4, in detail: he attended a music class with Sandy Scheuer and walked part of the way from class towards The Commons with her and a group of other classmates. He describes the helicopters that patrolled the city and students rushing to leave campus during the evacuation that followed the shootings. He also describes coming back to campus in June for the 1970 graduation ceremony.
Length of Interview 14:03 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1970
Subject(s) College students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Commencement ceremonies--Ohio--Kent
Crowds--Ohio--Kent
Demonstrations--Ohio--Kent
Helicopters
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Scheuer, Sandra, d. 1970
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection