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  1. Special Collections and Archives: Gary Snyder papers

    ... Service. He received his degree in literature and anthropology from Reed College and did some graduate work ... purchased from Jim Lowell's Asphodel Bookshop. The Department began purchasing some of Gary ... catalog. There are several letters from Snyder to James R. Lowell in Lowell's papers, also held in ...

    https://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/gary-snyder-papers
  2. Special Collections and Archives: Richard Wright papers

    ... In 1927, Wright moved to Chicago from Memphis, where he would earn his living as a dishwasher, ... and meet important people of the time. In 1946, Wright went to Paris on an official invitation from ... the French government. Here he would gain recognition and influence from figures such as Gertrude ...

    https://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/richard-wright-papers
  3. Special Collections and Archives: WKSU Audio Recordings Related to the Kent State Shootings

    ... research and educational use must be obtained from copyright owner(s). May 4 Collection: Box 174 Item- ... A compilation of partial WKSU news reports from May 1-3, 1970. Also includes a partial recording of the record ... and Mark Heil. The 1971 Chestnut Burr record insert features excerpts from the Four Days in May ...

    https://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/wksu-audio-recordings-related-kent-state-shootings
  4. Special Collections and Archives: Denise D'Aurora Personal Narrative

    ... with friends on other campuses. It seemed that people away from Kent knew more than we did, in ... to get dinner. The only thing that kept me from being on the Commons around the time of the shooting ... By two or so, we were told that we needed to leave the campus. I got a ride with a student from an ...

    https://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/denise-daurora-personal-narrative
  5. Special Collections and Archives: Doug Moore May 4 papers

    ... from 1967 to 1987, and was an eyewitness to the shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970. These papers, ... dating from 1967 to 1978, relate to the shootings on May 4 as well as the court cases, memorial services, ... worked from July, 1967 to March 10, 1987 as chief photographer. His photographs included, among other ...

    https://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/doug-moore-may-4-papers
  6. Special Collections and Archives: Larry Raines, Personal Narrative

    ... 3, 1970 when a knock came at my door. It was Dean Kahler who lived 2 doors down from me in Wright ... blood on my hands.) From his jacket Dean pulled out a plastic bag with two blue bandannas soaking in ... to my right, I saw a student, Jeffrey Miller, fall to the pavement with blood flowing from his body. ...

    https://www.library.kent.edu/larry-raines-personal-narrative
  7. Special Collections and Archives: "Penny", Commentary

    ... the time and had no political interest at the time the most impressive thing to me was from the news. ... freedom of speech became the only thing I knew of the constitution. I knew from this that our government ... to humans. At least with animals you can usually understand what to expect from them. My distrust of ...

    https://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/penny-commentary
  8. Special Collections and Archives: Trinity Lutheran Church (Kent, Ohio) records

    ... in 1971 as Lutheran Campus Ministries. Various materials from this period have also been placed here, ... from various agencies of the LCA (Lutheran Church in America) and other inter-Lutheran organizations ... All the folders in Box 4 from 33-59 were put in Box 4a and renumbered, starting with 1. Box 5, as ...

    https://www.library.kent.edu/trinity-lutheran-church-kent-ohio-records
  9. Special Collections and Archives: Paul Beckwith, Personal Narrative

    ... I got a note from the office. I called home and my mom said there had been shootings at Kent State. ... I first heard about the Kent State shootings from my mom in my ninth grade wood shop teacher's ... the cafeteria. This was the only time that we ever had an early dismissal from school. The busses ...

    https://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/paul-beckwith-personal-narrative
  10. Special Collections and Archives: 25th Anniversary Committee records

    ... programs and events, including several in the arts, were aided by funding from the Coordinating Committee. ... statements. *Excerpted from the "May 4 25th Anniversary Coordinating Committee Mission Statement" ... Coordinating Committee, as well as some from the Symposium Committee. Included are typical committee-related ...

    https://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/25th-anniversary-committee-records

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