KSU Subject Files

Special Collections and Archives

KSU Subject Files

Special Collections and Archives

KSU Subject Files

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