May 4 Memorabilia and Artifacts, 1970-[ongoing]

May 4 Collection--Boxes 124, 124A, and 124B

Inventory

Prepared by Sterling V. Fleischer, September 9, 1997; updated April 2005
1 document case, 2 record storage boxes, 3 cubic feet, 12th floor

Scope and Content

This collection contains memorabilia and artifacts pertaining to the shootings which occured on May 4, 1970 at Kent State University.  It contains items which commemorate the four dead and nine wounded, in addition to artifacts that may have been used during the May 4th events, commemorations, and the 1977 gym annex protest.

May 4 Collection -- Box 124

Folder -- Contents
  1. Link from the Fence of the Gym Annex Protest, 1977
  2. Press Pass,1971; Faculty ID Card (Betty Kirschner), 1970
  3. Decals: "Kent State United," 1971
  4. Drumsticks left at the site of Jeff Miller during a May 4 Commemoration, no date
  5. One Rifle Shell Casing and One Shot Gun Shell Casing, 12 gauge, no date
  6. Plastic Strap presumed to have been used for a tourniquet on May 4, 1970
  7. Peace Sign Patch and Canadian Coin left as tokens at the 1995 exhibit, 1995
  8. Button: Allison Krause, no date
  9. Button: Jeffrey Miller, no date
  10. Button: Sandy Scheuer, no date
  11. Button: Bill Schroeder, no date
  12. Button: "Kent State Remembers," no date
  13. Button: "The War is at Home," no date
  14. Button: "Save Ohio, Stop Rhodes," no date
  15. Button: "Kent 25," 1970
  16. Button: "We Remember These Our Own," 1993
  17. Button: "Peace Against Guns," 1994
  18. Button: "Inquire, Learn, Reflect," 1995
  19. Button: "Kent 26," 1996
  20. Button: "Unification of Generations," 1998
  21. Button: "Kent, Augusta, Jackson, S.E. Asia; Moratorium, May 5; Out Now!; SMC," no date

21A. Button: "Kent State May 4, 1970-2002, Unnecessary, Inexcusable, Unwarranted, Unforgettable": 2002
21B. Button: "Tell me father, did they aim?", 2005

  1. Bracelet: POW-MIA, no date
  2. Gun Shell Casing found May 4, 1970
  3. Piece of Granite from the May 4 Memorial, no date

May 4 Collection -- Box 124A

Folder -- Contents
  1. K.S.U. Police: Riot Helmet, [1977-1978]
  2. K.S.U. Police: Gas Mask, [1977-1978]
  3. Tear gas cartridge canister, 1970 [Donated by Paul Tople]
  4. Lantern used in candlelight vigil, [no date]

May 4 Collection -- Box 124B

Folder -- Contents
  1. U.S. flag that flew over the University on May 4, 1970. Returned to the University by Jeff Fair who rescued the flag.