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Manuscripts: Journals, letters, ledgers and diaries.

MSS 954 Scheuer Family Papers, ca. 1970-1979
Correspondence and other materials related to Sandra Scheuer, who was killed at Kent State University
MSS 1051 Mike Vanderboegh Collection, 1970-1975
National Peace Action materials related to Coalition, Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Southeast Asia, Young Socialists Alliance, Socialist Workers Party, Students for a Democratic Society, Progressive Labor Party, and Workers Action Movement
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State Archives: Local and state government records.
Series 1655 Ohio Adjutant General. Ohio National Guard, 1970
Staff journals and after action reports related to student protests at Kent State University
Series 1772 Ohio Adjutant General. Ohio National Guard, 1970
Records pertaining to demonstrations on college and high school campuses; newspaper clippings and records of Ohio National Guard units assigned to monitor specific situations
Series 1853 Ohio General Assembly. Joint Select Committee on Campus Disorders. Kurfess Subcommittee, 1970
Information on civil disturbances at Ohio State University
Series 1981 Ohio Adjutant General. Ohio National Guard. Kent State University Investigation Files, 1970-1979
Statements by guardsmen, firing incident reports, F.B.I. reports, riot training reports, transcripts of witnesses' interviews, copies of court rulings, claims for reimbursement of legal expenses by guardsmen, and sections of lawsuit transcripts
Series 1982 Ohio Adjutant General. Ohio National Guard. Kent State University Clipping Files, 1970-1975
Newspaper clippings from across the country describe the shooting of student protestors by Ohio National Guard members
Series 1983 Ohio Adjutant General. Ohio National Guard. Correspondence Concerning Actions at Kent State University, 1970
Letters from all over the country supporting or criticizing the shootings at Kent State University
Series 1984 Ohio Adjutant General. Ohio National Guard. Operation Plans and Civil Disturbance Directives, 1967-1971
Ohio National Guard's plans for aiding civil authorities in the event of civil disturbances in Ohio and lists of units and officers
Series 2062 Ohio Attorney General. Cases. Kent State University Trials Records, 1970-1982
Records of lawsuits resulting from the incident at Kent State that resulted in the deaths of four students
Series 4195 Ohio General Assembly. Legislative Service Commission. Select Committee to Study Campus Disturbances files, 1963-1970
Agendas, correspondence, memoranda, transcripts of hearings, interview notes, reports, and audiotapes related to student demonstrations, Kent State University in particular
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Audiovisuals: Photographs, video and film footage, and audio recordings.
P236/SA 724 Ohio Adjutant General. Ohio National Guard. After Action Report Photographs, 1968-1970
Photos of events at Akron, Columbus, Kent State, Lima, the Ohio Penitentiary, Ohio State University and Ohio University during the Vietnam War
P296 Ohio Adjutant General. Ohio National Guard Photographs, 1968-1970
Photographs of crowd control during riots, including riots at Ohio State University, Ohio University, and Kent State University
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Published Materials: Books, periodicals, and pamphlets.
378.1 Un3r The Report of the President's Commission on Campus Unrest. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1970.
959.7043373 H364c Heineman, Kenneth J. Campus Wars: The Peace Movement at American State Universities in the Vietnam Era. New York: New York University Press, 1993.
959.7043 Sm18c Small, Melvin. Covering Dissent: The Media and the Anti-Vietnam War Movement. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1994.
959.70431 H364t Heineman, Kenneth J. "To Undo the Heavy Burdens": A Comparative History of the Anti-Vietnam War Movement at the Non-elite State Universities (Kent State University, Michigan State University, Pennsylvania State University and the State University of New York at Buffalo). Dissertation. University of Pittsburgh, 1990. Ann Arbor: UMI, 1994.
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