Kent State University Subject Files

Finding Aid

Prepared by Katie Panko, February 1, 2006; Updated November 2021; Last Updated: September 2022

Bulk Dates: 1980-1999
Extent: 2 cubic feet (2 record storage boxes, one oversized folder)
Physical Location: 12th floor

Scope and Content: This collection is comprised of subject files pertaining to Kent State University that have been compiled by Special Collections and Archives. The bulk of these files contain newspaper clippings from local area news publications: The Kent-Ravenna Record Courier, Inside Kent State, The Daily Kent Stater and The Akron Beacon Journal. These files are listed alphabetically by subject heading with occasional sub-headings included. The majority of these materials are dated from the 1980s through the 1990s.

Accruals: Contents will continue to be updated, as materials will be added to this collection on a continual basis.

Related Material: See also the Kent State University Buildings and Grounds Subject Files collection for information pertaining to buildings and grounds.

Box 1
Folder -- Contents

1. A Cappella Choir
2. AFSCME Local 153 [American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees]
3. Academic Departments: Historical Information on  Departments  (1988 report)
4. Administrative Goals
5. Administrative Salaries
6. Admissions Office
7. African Ensemble
8. Alma Mater and Fight Song
9. Alumni
10. American Association of University Women
11. American Institue of Architecture
12. Apartheid
13. Archeology Expedition
14. Architecture and Design, School of
15. Arianna String Quartet
16. Army-Navy Air Training Program
17. Art Walk (Walking Guide to Outdoor Art, University and City of Kent)
18. Arts, School of
19. Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory
20. Auction [Annual University Auction of Furniture and Equipment]
21. Aviation
22. Basketball
23. Beneficial Management Corporation Medallion Scholarship
24. Biological Sciences, Department of
25. "Birthday" of Kent State University (date celebrated)
26. Black Alumni Council
27. Black Graduate Student Association
28. Black History Month
29. Black Squirrels
30. Blue and Gold Club
31. Board of Trustees
32. Board of Trustees: Cunningham, Richard T.
33. Bowman
    1. Bowman Cup Race
    2. Bowman Breakfast
34. Budget Cuts
35. Business, School of
36. Campus Bus Service
37. Campus Ministries
38. Campus Renovations
39. Cannon (Howitzer), Campus Landmark
40. Career Planning and Placement
41. Carillons (i.e., Bells, Chimes) - SEE Kent State University Buildings Subject Files
42. Cartwright, Carol: Inaugural Speech, 1991
43. Catalyst
44. Center for Conrad Studies
45. Center for Peaceful Change
46. Center for Public Health Preparedness
47. CETA [Comprehensive Employment and Training Act]
48. Change Hunger
49. Chestnut Burr
50. Chestnut Society
51. Chestnut Trees
52. Chorus
53. Colors, Official
54. Commencement
55. Commons
56. Communications Studies, School of
57. Communiversity Band
58. Conservation Club
59. Conservative Student Forum
60. Continuing Education
61. Creative Arts Festival
62. Crime
63. Cultural Diversity Dinner
64. Daily Kent Stater
65. Descriptions of Universities in Ohio
66. Development Office
67. DeWeese Health Center
68. Diplomas
69. Distinguished Teaching Award
70. District 925 of Service Employees International Union
71. Diversity
72. Diversity Report
73. Doctoral Program and Degrees (PhD), Establishment of
74. Donaldson, Stephen
75. Duchess of Kent State University
76. E. Turner Stump Theatre
77. [Dennis] Eckart Endowed Student Leadership Fund
78. Ecoporium: University
79. El-Dabh, Halim
80. Escort Service: University
81. Enamelists Workshop
82. Enrollment
83. Entrepreneurship program
84. Exchange Program
85. Executive Order on Immigration (issued by President Donald Trump, January 27, 2017), University Response
86. Expansion Program
87. Facilities Planning and Operations
88. Faculty
89. Faculty Senate
90. Fashion
91. Fashion, School of
92. Firestone Chair, College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management
93. FlashFest
94. Flight Program
95. Folk Festival
96. Food Services
97. Forums, Middle East
98. Foundation [Development]
99. Founders Scholars Program
100. Franco-American Week
101. Fusion [gay and lesbian magazine]
102. Garrett, Thadeus Jr.
103. Gay & Lesbian Sociology [course]
104. Geology, Department of
105. Gerald H. Read Distinguished Lecture Series
106. Ghost Stories (related materials in Regional History Subject Files)
107. Giovanni, Nikki
108. Gold Key Awards
109. Greek Exchange Program
110. Guest of Honor Series
111. Habitat for Humanity
112. Hamilton, Virginia
113. Hellenic Studies Program
114. Herman, Jack
115. Hillel House
116. History, Department of
117. Holiday Food Drive
118. Homecoming
119. Honors Week
120. Howard Hughes Grant
121. Ice Arena
122. Information Design Lab
123. Institute for Bibliography and Editing
124. Institute for Secondary Mathematics and Computer Science Education
125. International/Intercultural Education Center
126. International Studies
127. Inter-University Council
128. Intramurals and Campus Recreation Program

Box 2
Folder - Contents

1. John S. Knight Memorial Journalism Fund, Inc.
2. Journalism and Mass Communication, School of
3. K-Vets
4. Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
5. Kenneth Berger Hearing Aid Museum and Archives
6. "Kent Adopts a Baby," silent film, 1922
7. Kent/Blossom Festival Orchestra
8. Kent Cares Clothing Drive
9. Kent, City of, History
10. Kent Dance Ensemble
11. Kent State for Kids
12. Kent State High School
13. Kent State Normal College
14. Kent State Normal School, Board of Trustees-History
15. Kent State University Awards
16. Kent State University Fraternities
    1. Alpha Lambda Delta
    2. Black Greek Fraternity Council
    3. Chi Omega
    4. Chi Pi
    5. Delta Chi
    6. Delta Gamma
    7. Delta Tau Delta
    8. General Information
    9. Kappa Alpha Psi
    10. Omega Psy Phi
    11. Phi Kappa Tau
    12. Sigma Chi
    13. Sigma Nu
17. Kent State University History [general]
18. Kent State University Mission Statements
19. Kent State University Regional Campuses
20. Kent State University Sororities
    1. Alpha Kappa
    2. Alpha Phi
    3. Chi Omega
    4. Delta Kappa Gamma
    5. Kappa Kappa Iota
21. Kent State University Press
22. King Saud University
23. Language Arts Festival
24. Lefton, Linda
25. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) Center
26. Library and Media Services
27. Library Science, School of [SLIS]
28. Lilac Lane Memorial Tribute
29. Liquid Crystals
30. Logo
31. Lowry, John Hamilton
32. Mahon, Ed
33. Marching Band
34. Mascots
35. Medical Marijuana
36. [James A.] Michener Art Collection
37. Miller, Glenn and Moonlight Serenade radio KSU dedication
38. Mission Statement
39. Mobobrious PIT
40. Modern Greek Studies Association Symposium at KSU, 1997-1998
41. Mona Fletcher Award-Winners [Political Science Department]
42. Music, School of
43. Muslim Students Association
44. Newman Center
45. The Night of 1000 Slippers
46. No Time for Classes
47. Northeast Regional Depository
48. Northeast Ohio Employee Ownership Center
49. Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy [NEOUCOM]
50. Nursing, School of
51. Office of Ethnic Heritage
52. Ohio Literacy Resource Center
53. Olds, Glenn
54. Open Carry Demonstrations
55. Orchestra
56. Pan-African Studies, Department of
57. Parents Day
58. Parking Services
59. Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, School of
60. Physics, Department of
61. Pilliod Lecture Series
62. Pino, Julio
63. Police Department
64. Popularity Ball 1945
65. Pork Barrel 1943
66. Porthouse Theater
67. Pow-Wow
68. Presidential (United States) Campaigns on campus
69. Presidential Search Committee
70. Presidential Terms
71. President's Medal
72. Project DOVE
73. Protest-Persian Gulf
74. Psychology, Department of
75. Reading and Writing Development Center
76. Recommended College Preparatory Program and Admissions Requirements
77. Recreation Clubs
78. Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
79. Risman Plaza
80. The Rock
81. ROTC [KSU campus]
82. Rockwell, Jr., David Ladd
83. Rowboat Regatta
84. Sadie Hawkins
85. Senior Guest Program
86. Separation Science Consortium
87. Short Course in News Photography
88. Show Band
89. Small Business Institute
90. Sports
91. State Funding
92. Strategic Plan
93. Stimulus
94. Student Ambassadors
95. Student Deaths
96. Student Alcohol Consumption
97. Student Senate
98. Student Recycling Coalition
99. Study Abroad
100. Task Force on Campus Violence
101. Teaching Assistant Program
102. Technology, School of
103. Thanksgiving Dinner Fund
104. Theatre Kent
105. Time Capsule, 1960
106. Time Capsule, 2010
107. Tuition
108. Twenty Year Club
109. Union, Civil Service [United Steel Workers of America]: 2004 - 2005
110. United Way Campaign
111. University Seal and Motto (Please note: one item from this file is oversized and is filed in the map case.)
112. University Teaching Council
113. University Townhomes II
114. Upward Bound Program
115. Varsity K Hall of Fame
116. Visual Standards Guide [Institutional Advancement], 1986-1988
117. Wagon Wheel
118. Wick Poetry Center
119. WKSU [KSRW]
120. Yuletide Feaste