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May 4 Clippings Collection

Special Collections and Archives

May 4 Clippings Collection

Special Collections and Archives

May 4 Clippings Collection

May 4 Newspaper Clippings, Magazines, and Journal Articles collection

Finding Aid

Prepared by Rhonda Rinehart, October 15, 2004; Last Updated January 2023


Inclusive Dates: 1964-2023
Extent: 61.5 cubic feet (46 record storage boxes, 27 half size record storage boxes, 1 oversized document box, and 1 flat oversized box)
Physical Location: 10th floor, 12th floor


Scope and Content: This collection contains newspaper clippings, magazines, and journal articles related to the Kent State shootings and their aftermath, gathered by Special Collections and Archives. Some of the clippings and articles in this collection have been separated from other sub-collections within the May 4 collection.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged chronologically. For time periods with a large number of clippings, materials are further organized by geographic origin of the publication: for example, "Clippings: Cleveland, Ohio, May 5, 1970."

Accruals: Clippings and articles are added to this collection on a continual basis.

Acquisition Information: The articles, clippings, and newspaper and magazine issues in this collection have been donated by a large number of individuals too numerous to list here. They have also been systematically collected by Special Collections and Archives staff through the years.


Newspaper Clippings, Magazines, and Journal Articles collection

  • 1964 - April 1969
  • May 1969 - June 1969
  • July 1969 - April, 1970
  • May 3, 1970 - May 4, 1970
  • May 5, 1970
  • May 6, 1970
  • May 7, 1970
  • May 8, 1970
  • May 9-10, 1970
  • May 11-12, 1970
  • May 13-14, 1970
  • May 15, 1970
  • May 16, 1970
  • May 17-18, 1970
  • May 19-20, 1970
  • May 21-22, 1970
  • May 23-24, 1970
  • May 25-27, 1970
  • May 28-June 1, 1970
  • June 2-5, 1970
  • June 6-11, 1970
  • June 12-15, 1970
  • June 16-24, 1970
  • June 25-31, 1970
  • August 1-22, 1970
  • August 23 - September 24, 1970
  • September 25 - October 7, 1970
  • October 8-31, 1970
  • November 1970 - December 1970
  • January 1971 - April 1971
  • May 1971 - December 1971
  • 1972
  • January 1973 - June 1973
  • July 1973 - December 1973
  • January 1974 - March 1974
  • April 1974 - December 1974
  • 1975
  • January 1976 - April 1976
  • May 1976 - December 1976
  • January 1977 - June 6, 1977
  • June 7, 1977 - July 24, 1977
  • July 25, 1977 - August 1977
  • September 1977 - December 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
  • January 1980 - May 1980
  • June 1980 - October 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983-1984
  • January 1985 - April 1985
  • May 1, 1985 - May 4, 1985
  • May 5, 1985 - December 1985
  • January 1986 - April 1986
  • May 1986 - December 1986
  • 1987
  • January 1988 - May 1988
  • June 1988 - December 1988
  • January 1989
  • February 1989 - April 1989
  • May 1989
  • June 1989 - December 1989
  • January 1990 - March 1990
  • April 1990
  • May 1, 1990 - May 3, 1990
  • May 4, 1990
  • May 5, 1990 - May 6, 1990
  • May 7, 1990 - May 31, 1990
  • June 1990 - December 1990
  • January 1991 - March 1991
  • April 1991 - December 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • January 1995 - April 29, 1995
  • April 30, 1995
  • May 1, 1995 - May 3, 1995
  • May 4, 1995
    Scope and Content: Includes an article by Arthur N. Stoler in The Jewish Ledger (Rochester, NY), vol. LXXII, no. 45, May 4, 1995, page 19.
  • May 5, 1995
  • May 6, 1995 - December 1995
  • 1996-1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • January 2001 - March 7, 2001
  • March 8, 2001 - August 2001
  • 2002-2015
  • 2016-2022
  • 2023
  • Oversized clippings and newspapers, 1968-2005
    Physical Location: Shelved on 12th floor
  • Oversized magazines, 1969-1970
    Physical Location: Shelved on 12th floor