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Special Collections and Archives
Browse Collections: Organized by Material Types Included
Please note: This listing in not exhaustive. Collections containing a significant or predominant amount of these material types have been listed below.
Artifacts
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Babar collection of John L. Boonshaft |
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Michael A. Buchart, Vietnam War Memorabilia and Artifacts |
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Campus Bus Service records |
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Julia H. Fisher artifacts and papers (HMS Bounty and Pitcairn Islands) |
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Great Lakes Theater Festival papers |
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Jack the Ripper collection |
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Kiwanis Club of Ravenna, Ohio, papers |
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KSU Artifacts (memorabilia) |
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KSU Semicentennial collection |
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KSU Sports Artifacts (memorabilia) collection |
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May 4 Memorabilia and Artifacts |
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Miscellaneous T-Shirts (related to May 4) |
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Phillip R. Shriver papers (faculty-History) |
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Simple Gestures Installation papers |
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Evangeline Davey Smith collection |
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Twin Coach Company records |
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Blueprints, Plans, Diagrams
Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio. Chancery Office. Diocesan Planning Materials |
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KSU Buildings and Grounds subject files |
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KSU Campus Maps collection (online version) |
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KSU Campus Maps collection (printed copies) |
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Ohio Canal collections (D. Weaver; R. Howe) |
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Porthouse Theatre records |
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Twin Coach Company records |
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Books
American Crime Pamphlet collection |
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Armed Services Editions collection |
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Babar collection of John L. Boonshaft |
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Helen Osterman Borowitz publications |
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British Crime Pamphlet collection |
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Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls collection |
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G. I. Stories of the Ground, Air and Service Forces... collection |
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Haldeman-Julius Publications, Little Blue Books |
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Haldeman-Julius Publications, Mid-Sized Books |
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Joke Books and Humor Publications |
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Little Leather Library Series Books |
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Portage County Schools Yearbooks |
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Saalfield Publishing Company artwork and oversize galleys |
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Saalfield Publishing Company publications |
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Stage Thrillers collection |
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Stead's Publishing House Series Books |
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Cartoons, Comics
Crankshaft Comic Strip, Thirtieth Anniversary Story Arc |
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Crime-related Graphics collection |
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Diaries, Journals
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Giles Hooker Cowles papers |
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Mona Fletcher papers (faculty-Political Science) |
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Haymaker, Merrill, Dumm Family papers |
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Thomas Thornton Mackaness journal |
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Ohio Canal collections (D. Weaver; R. Howe) |
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Ohio Historical Manuscripts |
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George Jason Streator papers |
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Drawings, Illustrations
Babar collection of John L. Boonshaft |
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Crankshaft Comic Strip, Thirtieth Anniversary Story Arc |
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Crime-related Graphics collection |
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Robert C. Gaede papers (faculty-Architecture) |
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Great Lakes Theater Festival papers |
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Kokoon Arts Club and Philip Kaplan papers |
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May 4 Memorial Design Competition records |
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Ohio Canal collections (D. Weaver; R. Howe) |
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Saalfield Publishing Company artwork and oversize galleys |
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Ephemera
American Crime Pamphlet collection |
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British Crime Pamphlet collection |
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Campus Strike Papers collection |
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Charles W. Chesnutt collection |
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Crime-related Board and Card Games |
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Crime-related Film Stills and Lobby Cards |
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Crime-related Graphics collection |
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Crime-related Playbills and Programs |
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Criminal Broadsides of 19th-Century England |
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Criminal Broadsides of America |
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Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls collection |
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Albert J. Flogge Performing Arts collection |
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G. I. Stories of the Ground, Air and Service Forces... collection |
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Great Lakes Theater Festival papers |
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Stephen P. Harbourt papers |
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Haymaker, Merrill, Dumm Family papers |
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Jack the Ripper collection |
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Kokoon Arts Club and Philip Kaplan papers |
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Lindbergh Kidnapping Case photographs |
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Lindbergh Kidnapping collection |
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Bea McPherson, KSU Museum and Fashion School papers |
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Miscellaneous Printing Ephemera |
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Mix-Wadsworth Family papers |
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Ohio Historical Manuscripts |
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Ruby Churchill Parmelee papers |
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Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman papers |
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Saalfield Publishing Company publications |
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Sherlock Holmes Ephemera collection |
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Evangeline Davey Smith collection |
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Street Ballads of Victorian England |
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Students for a Democratic Society records |
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William Taylor War Propaganda Leaflets collection |
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Lysander W. Tulleys papers |
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Roger Lodge Wolcott and Edward Wolcott Parsons papers |
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Manuscripts (includes correspondence)
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Nelson Algren-Matthew J. Bruccoli papers |
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American Historical Manuscripts |
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American Literary Manuscripts |
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American Weave: A Literary Journal records |
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Joseph W. Begala papers (faculty-Physical Education) |
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Sidney M. Berkowitz papers |
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James Girard Blower papers |
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Borowitz Crime manuscripts |
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Charles Brockden Brown Bicentennial Edition records |
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Matthew J. Bruccoli John O'Hara collection |
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Matthew J. Bruccoli Raymond Chandler collection |
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Vincent Godfrey Burns papers |
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Canadian Literary Manuscripts |
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Comparative and International Education Society records |
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Giles Hooker Cowles papers |
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Lysander Mix Cowles papers |
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Thomas P. Cullinan papers |
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Stephen R. Donaldson papers |
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Arthur E. DuBois papers (faculty-English) |
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Robert Edward Duncan papers |
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English Historical manuscripts |
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English Literary Manuscripts |
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti papers |
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Richard Austin Freeman papers |
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A Gathering of Poets papers |
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Alex Gildzen papers (faculty-Libraries) |
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Helen Kovach Gildzen Autograph collection |
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Haymaker, Merrill, Dumm Family papers |
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Charles George Hodgson collection |
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John Clellon Holmes papers |
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Hazel Collister Hutchison and Clark Livensparger papers |
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Jack the Ripper collection |
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Sidney L. Jackson papers (faculty-Library Science) |
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Philip Kaplan and Hermine Laukhuff papers |
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Mark Lemon and His Circle collection |
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Staughton and Alice Lynd collection |
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(John Joseph) Sherry Mangan papers |
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Sanford Marovitz papers (faculty-English) |
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Miscellaneous Research papers, Theses, and Manuscripts (related to May 4) |
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Mix-Wadsworth Family papers |
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Richard Ward Morris papers |
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Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society (NOBS) records |
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Ohio Canal collections (D. Weaver; R. Howe) |
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Ohio Historical Manuscripts |
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Origin: Fourth Series papers |
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Origin: Third Series papers |
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James Robert Parish papers |
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Noel Polk - Faulkner's Marionettes collection |
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Queen Marie of Romania papers |
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Jerrald Ranta-Michael Horovitz collection |
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Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman papers |
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Saalfield Publishing Company artwork and oversize galleys |
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George Bernard Shaw papers |
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Leila Shaw Autograph collection |
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Simple Gestures Installation papers |
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Charles Wesley Slack papers |
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Evangeline Davey Smith collection |
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Logan Pearsall Smith papers |
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Erica H. Stux Autograph collection |
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Titcomb-Dole-Cowles Family papers |
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Lysander W. Tulleys papers |
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William Carlos Williams papers |
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Thomas Richard Wirth papers |
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World Publishing Company records |
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G. Harry Wright Showboat collection |
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Maps
Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio. Chancery Office. Diocesan Planning Materials |
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Crime-related Graphics collection |
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Jack the Ripper collection |
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KSU Campus Maps collection (online version) |
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KSU Campus Maps collection (printed copies) |
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Motion Pictures, Films (all formats)
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Jack the Ripper collection |
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KSU Commencement & Honors Day, Video and Audio Tape collection |
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KSU Sports Information and Athletic Communications records |
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Miscellaneous Films and Videos (related to May 4) |
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School of Fashion Design and Merchandising papers |
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Robert I. Smithson, Partially Buried Woodshed papers and photographs |
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Summer of 1942 Kent State University film |
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University Communications and Marketing videos |
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Newspapers, Clippings
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Campus Strike Papers collection |
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Charles W. Chesnutt collection |
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John Wesley "Jack" Conroy clippings |
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Crime Subject Files collection |
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Albert J. Flogge Performing Arts collection |
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Robert C. Gaede papers (faculty-Architecture) |
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Jack the Ripper collection |
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Kent Environmental Council records |
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Kokoon Arts Club and Philip Kaplan papers |
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KSU Buildings and Grounds subject files |
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KSU Miscellaneous subject files |
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KSU Sports Information and Athletic Communications records |
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Lindbergh Kidnapping collection |
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Staughton and Alice Lynd collection |
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May 4 Newspaper Clippings collection |
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Bea McPherson, KSU Museum and Fashion School papers |
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Newspaper Articles Relating to Criminal Cases |
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Ruby Churchill Parmelee papers |
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Mary Popa Romanian royal family collection |
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Queen Marie of Romania papers |
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Regional History Subject Files |
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School of Fashion Design and Merchandising papers |
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Phillip R. Shriver papers (faculty-History) |
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Evangeline Davey Smith collection |
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Robert I. Smithson, Partially Buried Woodshed papers and photographs |
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University Communications and Marketing records |
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Glee Wilson Queen Marie of Romania collection |
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Paintings
Crime-related Graphics collection |
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Julia H. Fisher artifacts and papers (HMS Bounty and Pitcairn Islands) |
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Kokoon Arts Club and Philip Kaplan papers |
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(Nicholas) Vachel Lindsay papers |
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Queen Marie of Romania papers |
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Workshop in Large Scale Enameling collection |
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Periodicals, Serials
AAUP, Kent State University Chapter records |
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Helen Osterman Borowitz publications |
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Charles Brockden Brown Bicentennial Edition records |
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Campus Strike Papers collection |
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College of Arts and Sciences, Publications of the Faculty collection |
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Comparative and International Education Society records |
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Crime Subject Files collection |
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Detective and True Crime Magazines |
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Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls collection |
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Raleigh M. Drake papers (faculty-Psychology) |
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East Liverpool Trades and Labor Council records |
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International Brotherhood of Pottery and Allied Workers records |
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Jack the Ripper collection |
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Kiwanis Club of Kent, Ohio records |
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KSU Alumni Association publications |
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Lindbergh Kidnapping collection |
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Staughton and Alice Lynd collection |
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May 4 Newspaper Clippings collection |
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Edgar L. McCormick papers |
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National Association of State Universities and
Land-Grant Colleges, Circular Letters |
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Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society (NOBS) records |
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Portage County, Kent, and Ravenna Telephone Directories |
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Jerrald Ranta-Michael Horovitz collection |
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Robert I. Smithson, Partially Buried Woodshed papers and photographs |
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Trumbull County Federation of Labor records |
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Locals 171, 892 and Carpenters' District Council of Mahoning, Trumbull, and Mercer Counties records |
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University School, Yearbooks |
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Photographs (all formats)
Deborah Andersen photographs and papers |
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Akron, Ohio records |
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Joseph W. Begala papers (faculty-Physical Education) |
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Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio records |
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Karl Chesnutt papers (faculty-Physical Education) |
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Comparative and International Education Society records |
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Crime Photographs collection |
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Crime-related Film Stills and Lobby Cards |
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Jack Davis photographs of Kent, Ohio |
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Dick Dudley Donaghy papers |
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Albert J. Flogge Performing Arts collection |
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Haymaker, Merrill, Dumm Family papers |
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Hazel Collister Hutchison and Clark Livensparger papers |
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Kent State Normal College, Cities of Kent and Ravenna, Ohio, panoramic photographs |
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Kokoon Arts Club and Philip Kaplan papers |
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Arthur Krause, et al v. James A. Rhodes, et al papers |
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KSU Buildings photographs |
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KSU Police Department records |
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KSU Semicentennial collection |
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KSU Sports Information and Athletic Communications records |
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Lindbergh Kidnapping Case photographs |
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Liquid Crystal Institute records |
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Staughton and Alice Lynd collection |
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John Edward McGilvrey papers |
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Bea McPherson, KSU Museum and Fashion School papers |
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Miscellaneous and Unidentified Photographs (related to May 4) |
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Ohio State Highway Patrol photographs |
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Queen Marie of Romania papers |
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Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman papers |
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Howard Ruffner papers and photographs |
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School of Journalism records |
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School of Journalism, Short Course in News Photography records |
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Evangeline Davey Smith collection |
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Roy Harmon Smith and Family papers |
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Robert I. Smithson, Partially Buried Woodshed papers and photographs |
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Stereoscopic Photographs collection |
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George Jason Streator papers |
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Trinity Lutheran Church (Kent, Ohio) records |
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Arthur J. Trory Photograph collection |
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Steve Tunder Acme News Pictures Photographs collection |
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Twin Coach Company records |
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Locals 171, 892 and Carpenters' District Council of Mahoning, Trumbull, and Mercer Counties records |
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University Communications and Marketing records |
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University News Service photographs |
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Thomas Richard Wirth papers |
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World Publishing Company records |
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G. Harry Wright Showboat collection |
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Postcards
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Stephen P. Harbourt papers |
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Ruby Churchill Parmelee papers |
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Prison Postcards collection |
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Sherlock Holmes Ephemera collection |
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Prints, Lithographs, Etchings
Babar collection of John L. Boonshaft |
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Crime-related Film Stills and Lobby Cards |
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Crime-related Graphics collection |
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Criminal Broadsides of 19th-Century England |
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Criminal Broadsides of America |
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Julia H. Fisher artifacts and papers (HMS Bounty and Pitcairn Islands) |
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Albert J. Flogge Performing Arts collection |
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Kokoon Arts Club and Philip Kaplan papers |
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(Nicholas) Vachel Lindsay papers |
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May 4 Banners and Posters |
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Miscellaneous Printing Ephemera |
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Sherlock Holmes Ephemera collection |
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Street Ballads of Victorian England |
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Scrapbooks (photoalbums are included under Photographs)
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John Wesley "Jack" Conroy clippings |
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Jack the Ripper collection |
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Kent Business & Professional Women's Club records |
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KSU September 11 Remembrance Project papers |
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Thomas Thornton Mackaness journal |
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James Robert Parish papers |
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Queen Marie of Romania papers |
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Maude Gibson Ritter papers |
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Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman papers |
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School of Fashion Design and Merchandising papers |
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School of Journalism records |
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Charles G. and Kay Wilkens papers |
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Glee Wilson Queen Marie of Romania collection |
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Sheet Music, Scores, Songbooks
Nelson Algren-Matthew J. Bruccoli papers |
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Borowitz Sheet Music collection |
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Crime-related Sheet Music |
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Jack the Ripper collection |
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Lindbergh Kidnapping collection |
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Donald MacLaren Simmons Sheet Music collection |
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John Sokoll Croatian and Serbian Music collection |
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Sound Recordings (all formats)
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Robert Edward Duncan papers |
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Gestalt Therapy collection |
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Great Lakes Theater Festival papers |
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John Clellon Holmes recordings |
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Jack the Ripper collection |
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Kent State Shootings, Oral History Project recordings and transcripts |
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KSU Commencement & Honors Day, Video and Audio Tape collection |
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KSU Folk Festival recordings |
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KSU Oral History Project recordings |
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Staughton and Alice Lynd collection |
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Barclay D. McMillen papers |
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Miscellaneous Music (related to May 4) |
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Non-Music Sound Recordings (related to May 4) |
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WKSU, May 4 Sound Recordings collection |
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