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Legal Documents Related to the Kent State Shootings
Special Collections and Archives
Legal Documents Related to the Kent State Shootings
Special Collections and Archives
Legal Documents Related to the Kent State Shootings
| Repository: | Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Title: | Legal Documents Related to the Kent State Shootings |
| Inclusive Date(s): | 1970-1978 |
| Bulk Date(s): | 1970-1975 |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Campion, April 2022 |
| Creation: | Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Campion using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2022 |
| Origination: | Kent State University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and Archives |
| Extent: | 0.33 cubic feet (1 document case) |
| Physical Location: | 12th floor (May 4 Collection, Box 6) |
| Finding Aid Identifier: | OhKeUSC0213 |
| Abstract: | This collection contains selected court documents, press releases, trial notes, and indictments related to the 1970 Kent State Shootings and their aftermath. |
| Language(s): | The records are in English |
History of Legal Documents Related to the Kent State Shootings
This collection was compiled by the Department of Special Collections and Archives at Kent State University. It contains materials acquired by the Kent State University Libraries from a variety of sources related to litigation and trials that occurred in the aftermath of the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings. See Legal Cases Chronology for more information on the various legal cases related to the shootings and aftermath.
Scope and Content
The collection contains various court documents, legal notes, associated press releases, and indictments in the early to mid-1970s.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection has been arranged alphabetically by legal case.
Related Material
Researchers can find many other legal documents and related materials in several other May 4 collections by using the May 4 Collection Index page and viewing collections under "Legal Cases, Litigation." Further information concerning Kenneth J. Hammond can be found in the Kenneth J. Hammond papers.
Preferred Citation
Legal Documents Related to the Kent State Shootings. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Accruals
Additional materials will be added to the collection as they are received over time.
Controlled Access Headings
The following are found in this collection:
| Subjects: | |
| Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970 -- Trials, litigation, etc. | |
| Functions: | |
| Procedure (Law) | |
| Occupations: | |
| Lawyers | |
| Legal assistants | |
| Courts -- Officials and employees | |
| Material Types: | |
| Trial and arbitral proceedings | |
| Internal notes | |
| Press releases | |
| Legal instruments | |
| Records (Documents) | |
Detailed Description of the Collection
| Box 6 / Folder 1 |
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Brief Release, May 4, 1976 |
| Scope and Content | |
| ACLU Director, Benson A. Wolman, submitted a release for an appeal by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in Cincinnati). | |
| Box 6 / Folder 2 |
| Arthur Krause, et al. v. James A. Rhodes, et al., 1973-1978 |
| Scope and Content | |
| Civil trial notes sent by ACLU paralegal, Galen Keller to her sister, Nancy B. Richardson in 1990. Contains scrap notes passed between lawyers during various court hearings. Includes letter of correspondence from Galen Keller to Nancy B. Richardson. | |
| Box 6 / Folder 3 |
| Kenneth J. Hammond et al. v. Paul W. Brown, et al. (No. C 70-998 and No. C 70-1039), 1970 |
| Scope and Content | |
| Contains the Memorandum and Order of the plaintiffs Kenneth J. Hammond, et al. Submitted to the United States District Court Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division and signed by United States District Judge William K. Thomas. | |
| Box 6 / Folder 4 |
| Kenneth J. Hammond et al. v. Paul W. Brown, et al., October 16, 1970 |
| Scope and Content | |
| Complaint of plaintiff Kenneth J. Hammond et al. Submitted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division by foreman, Robert R. Hastings. Signed by Judge of Common Pleas Court, Edwin W. Jones. | |
| Box 6 / Folder 5 |
| State of Ohio v. Michael Brock (Case No. K 7070), May 17, 1971 |
| Scope and Content | |
| Transcript of evidence adduced in Portage County Municipal Court, Case No. K 7070. | |
| Box 6 / Folder 6 |
| United States of America v. Lawrence Shafer et al., April 1, 1974 |
| Scope and Content | |
| Actual Indictment of three counts for USA v. Lawrence Shafer, James McGee, William Perkins, James Pierce, Ralph Zoller, Mathew McManus, Barry Morris, and Leon Smith. | |
