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Akron Beacon Journal May 4 Reader Responses

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Akron Beacon Journal May 4 Reader Responses

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Akron Beacon Journal May 4 Reader Responses

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Finding Aid for the Akron Beacon Journal, "Remembering May 4," Responses from Readers

May 4 Collection - Box 74

Author: Nancy Birk, June 1993
Revisions: Updated March 2022


Inclusive Dates: 1990
Extent: .33 cubic foot (1 document case)
Physical Location: 12th floor
Language of Materials: English


Historical Note: On April 1, 1990, the Akron Beacon Journal printed a request, inviting readers to share their memories of the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970. They received over 90 replies and published excerpts from 12 of the letters on April 29, 1990.

Scope and Content: This collection contains reader responses submitted to the Akron Beacon Journal. Letters include responses from students, faculty, National Guardsmen, Vietnam veterans, and members of the Kent community. The vast majority of respondents lived in Ohio, but the responses vary widely in opinion. Some letters include eyewitness accounts of the events surrounding the shootings.

Arrangement: Letters are arranged in alphabetical order by the author's last name. Some submissions were anonymous.


Acquisition Information: Regina Brett, a reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal and graduate of Kent State University, donated the letters of response that comprise this collection, on May 2, 1990.

Alternative Form Available: This collection has been digitized and is available online. The inventory below includes links to the digital content.

Restrictions on Access: Some information included in this collection is restricted due to the presence of information protected by privacy laws. This information has been redacted where present on documents in the collection. Un-redacted originals, in all cases, have been retained by Special Collections and Archives.


May 4 Collection - Box 74
Folder - Contents

  1. Clipping: Akron Beacon Journal: April 1, 1990
    Scope and Content: Photocopy of the article in the Akron Beacon Journal requesting that people write in with their recollections of the Kent State Shootings.
  2. Clipping: Akron Beacon Journal, April 29, 1990
    Scope and Content: Photocopy of the article in the Akron Beacon Journal with readers' responses of their recollections of the Kent State Shootings.
  3. ABJ Reader Response: Anonymous: April 3, 1990
  4. ABJ Reader Response: Anonymous: April 10, 1990
  5. ABJ Reader Response: Anonymous: April 14, 1990
  6. ABJ Reader Response: Anonymous: April 16, 1990
  7. ABJ Reader Response: Anonymous, April 1990
  8. ABJ Reader Response: "Concerned Vietnam Vet," April 9, 1990
  9. ABJ Reader Response: "Sandy," April 2, 1990
  10. ABJ Reader Response: "Tom," April 18, 1990
  11. ABJ Reader Response: Augustein, Paul, April 2, 1990
  12. ABJ Reader Response: Barnetson, Margaret, April 10, 1990
  13. ABJ Reader Response: Barnett, Robert, April 13, 1990
  14. ABJ Reader Response: Bennett, Jeanne Moore, April 9, 1990
  15. ABJ Reader Response: Bobby, Mary Lynn, April 16, 1990
  16. ABJ Reader Response: Broadway, Albert J., April 9, 1990
  17. ABJ Reader Response: Cater-Akers, Rebecca, April 7, 1990
  18. ABJ Reader Response: Cath, Edna, April 7, 1990
  19. ABJ Reader Response: Covey, Jan, April 13, 1990
  20. ABJ Reader Response: Deist, Warren, April 12, 1990
  21. ABJ Reader Response: Durosko, Al, April 8, 1990
  22. ABJ Reader Response: Egan, Berta, April 12, 1990
  23. ABJ Reader Response: Feinberg, Steven, April 16, 1990
  24. ABJ Reader Response: Felver, G. R., April 12, 1990
  25. ABJ Reader Response: Fraatz, Donald, April 3, 1990
  26. ABJ Reader Response: Gesing, Joseph, April 13, 1990
  27. ABJ Reader Response: Grayshock, Richard, April 17, 1990
  28. ABJ Reader Response: Hodges, Karen Stahler, April 8, 1990
  29. ABJ Reader Response: Kautz, Kay, April 12, 1990
  30. ABJ Reader Response: Kleinschmidt, David, April 9, 1990
  31. ABJ Reader Response: Koster, Fay, April 2, 1990
  32. ABJ Reader Response: Kramer, Katherine, April 13, 1990
  33. ABJ Reader Response: Lockshin, James, April 13, 1990
  34. ABJ Reader Response: London, Mark and Cheryl, April 13, 1990
  35. ABJ Reader Response: Madison, Sherry, April 8, 1990
  36. ABJ Reader Response: Mesko, Phyllis, April 1, 1990
  37. ABJ Reader Response: Meyers, Kathy, April 6, 1990
  38. ABJ Reader Response: Miller, Edward, April 1, 1990
  39. ABJ Reader Response: Nelson, Arland, April 11, 1990
  40. ABJ Reader Response: Orr, Betty, April 17, 1990
    Restrictions on Access: This item is not currently available in digital format.
  41. ABJ Reader Response: Pisanello, Ron, April 6, 1990
  42. ABJ Reader Response: Pope, Willis, April 12, 1990
  43. ABJ Reader Response: Sanderfer, Dana, April 3, 1990
  44. ABJ Reader Response: Seeley, George, April 12, 1990
  45. ABJ Reader Response: Slusarski, Peter, April 9, 1990
  46. ABJ Reader Response: Snediker, John, April 12, 1990
  47. ABJ Reader Response: Stone, David, April 14, 1990
  48. ABJ Reader Response: Swords, Harry, April 20, 1990
  49. ABJ Reader Response: Taylor, Pamela, April 13, 1990
  50. ABJ Reader Response: Tilton, Phyllis, April 10, 1990
  51. ABJ Reader Response: Vardaris, Kay, April 11, 1990
  52. ABJ Reader Response: Walker, D., April 4, 1990
  53. ABJ Reader Response: Weiser, James, April 15, 1990
  54. ABJ Reader Response: Williams, Edward, April 12, 1990
  55. ABJ Reader Response: Wilson, Sara, April 12, 1990