Finding aid for the May 4th Task Force records
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Title: |
May 4th Task Force records |
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Repository: |
Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Phone: 330-672-2270
http://www.library.kent.edu/specialcollections
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Creator: |
Kent State University. May 4th Task Force |
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Dates: |
1975-2018 |
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Bulk dates: |
2005-2009 |
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Quantity: |
1.5 cubic feet (1 record storage box + 1 flat oversized box + oversized folders) |
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Abstract: |
This collection consists of materials that document the proceedings of Kent State University student organization, the May
4th Task Force. Materials in this collection include minutes and financial records, as well as news clippings and event materials
pertaining to the annual May 4 Commemoration and additional events of the Task Force.
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OhKeUSC0132 |
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Location: |
12th floor (May 4 Collection, Boxes 25 and 25A) |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
History of the May 4th Task Force
Founded in October of 1975, the student-run May 4th Task Force (M4TF, sometimes called the "May 4 Task Force") was developed
in response to the Kent State University administration's decision to halt university-sponsored funding of the annual May
4 Commemoration. As a result, the group has since sponsored, organized and produced events for the annual commemoration. Since
its inception, the May 4th Task Force has sought to support the families affected by the Kent State Shootings of May 4, 1970
by providing educational programming and raising awareness about the event and its impact.
Scope and Content
The collection is comprised of correspondence, event materials, clippings and publications, and other organizational records.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series and sub-series. Within each series, material is organized chronologically.
Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Event Materials
Subseries 1: Event Flyers
Subseries 2: Event Posters
Subseries 3: Vigil Books
Series 3: Clippings
Series 4: Organizational Materials
Subseries 1: Brochures, Guidelines, Statements of Purpose
Subseries 2: Financial Records
Subseries 3: Minutes
Series 5: Publications
Series 6: Artifacts
Restrictions on Access
Some information included in this collection is restricted due to the presence of information protected by privacy laws. This
information has been redacted where present on documents in the collection. Un-redacted originals, in all cases, have been
retained by Special Collections and Archives.
Related Material: Related Material
The
Craig Blazinski papers include records from the May 4th Task Force from 1977-1979.
Separated Material: Separated Material
Largely involved in the execution of the Annual May 4 Commemoration events, additional information on the May 4th Task Force
can be found in the Annual Commemoration records of the May 4 Collection. The May 4 Memorabilia and Artifacts collection contains
buttons relating to the organization and its events.
Subject Headings
The following subjects are found in this collection:
Subjects:
College students--Associations, institutions, etc.
College students--Political activity
Kent (Ohio)--History
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970--Anniversaries, etc.
Kent State University--History
Kent State University. May 4th Task Force--Archives
Functions:
Committees--Management
Occupations:
College students
Material Types:
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Financial records
Fliers (printed material)
Minutes
Programs
Preferred Citation
May 4th Task Force records. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Acquisition Information
Early information in the collection was compiled by Special Collections and Archives as material was received by a variety
of sources. In 2008, former Task Force president, Sarah Lund-Goldstein, placed a number of records of the organization in
Special Collections and Archives. Additions were made In 2011 by former Task Force president Stephanie Vincent.
Processing Information
This collection has been processed to allow for future growth.
Accruals
Additional materials are added to the May 4th Task Force records on a continual basis.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Correspondence, 1975-2008
Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 1975-1976
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 1977
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 1978
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 1989
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 1990
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 1992
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 1996
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 1997
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 2002
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 2006
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 2007
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, 2008
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Box 25
M4TF: Correspondence, undated
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Series 2: Events, 1975-2018
Subseries 1: Event Files, 1975-2018 Scope and Content Event files include schedules, flyers, leaflets, notes, and other materials related to Task Force events.
Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1975
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1976
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1977
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Box 25
M4TF Events, 1978
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1979
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1986-1987
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1987-1988
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1989-1990
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1990-1991
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1992-1993
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1993-1994
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1996-1997
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1997-1998
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 1999-2000
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 2005-2006
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 2006-2007
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 2007-2008
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 2008-2009
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 2012
Location: Filed in map case.
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, 2018
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Box 25
M4TF: Events, undated
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Subseries 2: Event Posters, 1975-1991
Box 25
M4TF: Poster: "Murder at Kent 1970", December 1, 1975
Location: Filed in map case.
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Scope and Content: From poster: "find out the truth from victims...lawyers...parents...and others; films Confrontation at Kent; Kent State, May
1970..."
Year of this event was supplied through a search of the Daily Kent Stater.
Related Material: Box 96, Item 81 of the May 4 Collection is an audio recording of this event.
Box 25
M4TF: Poster: "The Truth about Kent State Decide for Yourself", March 9, 1976
Location: Filed in map case.
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There is a handwritten year of 1976 on poster, but year of event is uncertain.
Box 25
M4TF: Poster: "The Truth Demands Justice", May 3-4, 1976
Physical Description: 2 copies.
Location: Filed in map case.
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Scope and Content: From poster: "May 3-4, 1976." Includes schedule of events for those dates.
Box 25
M4TF: Poster: "The Truth Demands Justice", November 30, 1976
Physical Description: 2 copies.
Location: Filed in map case.
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Scope and Content: From poster: "Case lawyer and wounded students, films 'Kent State 1970' and 'Confrontation at Kent State,' November 30."
There is a hand-written date on this poster of 1976, but year of event is uncertain.
Box 25
M4TF: Poster: "The Truth Demands Justice", March 7, 1977
Location: Filed in map case.
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Scope and Content: From poster: "Speakers from the "Kent 25" Bill Arthrell and Ken Hammond and film 'Kent State 1970,' March 7"
Year of this event was supplied through a search of the Daily Kent Stater.
Box 25
M4TF: Poster: "The Truth Demands Justice", May 3-4, 1977
Location: Filed in map case.
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Scope and Content: Poster lists scheduled events for May 3-4, 1977 with featured speakers and events including Dr. Gene Sharp, Candlelight March
and Vigil, Dick Gregory, William Kunstler, Ron Kovic, Stokely Carmichael, Workshops, and a "Truth Demands Justice" March.
Box 25
M4TF: Poster: Hearts and Minds film screening with speaker Tim Butz, February 28, 1978
Physical Description: 2 copies.
Location: Filed in map case.
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Box 25
M4TF: Poster: Hearts and Minds film screening, February 28, 1978
Location: Filed in map case.
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Box 25
M4TF: Poster: "The Truth about Kent State May 4, 1970", November 29, 1978
Physical Description: 2 copies.
Location: Filed in map case.
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There is a hand-written date on this poster of 1978, but year of event is uncertain.
Box 25
M4TF: Poster: "Kent State May 4, 1970...The day the war came home!", December 12, 1979
Physical Description: 2 copies.
Location: Filed in map case.
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Scope and Content: From poster: "A ten year review featuring Tom Grace."
Box 25
M4TF: Poster: "The Evening After, Looking to the Future", May 4, 1990
Location: Filed in map case.
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Scope and Content: From poster: "Kent State 20 years later; World film premiere, Letter to the Next Generation; Holly Near, song writer/singer;
Redbird on the Rise - Latino Rapper."
Box 25
M4TF: Poster: Willy Porter concert, May 4, 1991
Location: Filed in map case.
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Scope and Content: From poster: "and Sean Kay and the Flying Locomotives; May 4 Commemoration Concert."
Year of this event was supplied through a search of the Daily Kent Stater.
Subseries 3: Vigil Books, 1989-2007 Scope and Content Vigil Books are sign-up books for the candlelight vigil coordinated annually by the Task Force as part of its commemoration
events.
Box 25
M4TF: Vigil Book, 1989-1990
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Box 25
M4TF: Vigil Book, 1994-1995
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Box 25
M4TF: Vigil Book, 1995-1996
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Box 25
M4TF: Vigil Book, 1996-1997
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Box 25
M4TF: Vigil Book, 1997-1998
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Box 25
M4TF: Vigil Book, 2006-2007
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Series 3: Clippings, 1975-2009 Scope and Content Includes clippings by/about the May 4th Task Force. Includes press releases.
Box 25
M4TF: Clippings, 1975-1976
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Box 25
M4TF: Clippings, 1987
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Box 25
M4TF: Clippings, 1990
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Box 25
M4TF: Clippings, 1996
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Box 25
M4TF: Clippings, 2005
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Box 25
M4TF: Clippings, 2006
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Box 25
M4TF: Clippings, 2007
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Box 25
M4TF: Clippings, 2008
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Box 25
M4TF: Clippings, 2009
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Series 4: Organizational Records, 1990-2009
Subseries 1: Brochures, Guidelines, Statements of Purpose, 1977-2009 Scope and Content This subseries includes documents that reflect the purpose, mission, and operational guidelines of the Task Force. Included
are Student Organization Registration forms that Kent State requires to be completed for any registered student organization.
These forms have primarily been retained because they include names of officers and advisors, and, often, statements of purpose
for the organization.
Box 25
M4TF: Brochures, Guidelines, Statements of Purpose, 1977-2009
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Subseries 2: Financial Records, 1991-2008 Scope and Content This subseries primarily contains applications for funding for various events of the Task Force. Also included are a few student
activity fee allocation statements.
Box 25
Financial Records, 1991-1992
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Box 25
Financial Records, 1992-1993
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Box 25
Financial Records, 1993-1994
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Box 25
Financial Records, 1996-1997
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Box 25
Financial Records, 1999-2000
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Box 25
Financial Records, 2006-2007
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Box 25
Financial Records, 2007-2008
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Subseries 3: Minutes, 2006-2009
Box 25
Minutes, 2006-2007
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Box 25
Minutes, 2007-2008
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Box 25
Minutes, 2008-2009
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Series 5: Publications, 1977
Box 25
M4TF: "The Truth Demands Justice", 1976
Quantity: 16 pages.
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Scope and Content: Printed memorial booklet containing poetry, photographs, artwork, and quotations.
Box 25
M4TF: "Chronological Summary of the May 4th Court Cases", 1977
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Box 25
M4TF: "Chronology - Kent, Ohio - May 1-4, 1970", 1977
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Box 25
M4TF: "Chronology of HPER Facility Planning and May 4 Coalition", 1977
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Box 25
M4TF: "May 4, 1977", 1977
Quantity: 16 pages.
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Scope and Content: Printed memorial booklet poetry, photographs, and a letter from Peter Davies.
Box 25
M4TF: "In Memorium...", 1978
Quantity: 16 pages.
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Scope and Content: Printed memorial booklet containing biographical information on the students killed on May 4, 1970, poetry, and photographs.
Box 25
M4TF: "Position Paper Concerning Past Disruptions...", April 16, 1980
Physical Description: 5-page typescript (2 copies)
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Scope and Content: Full title: "May 4th Task Force Position Paper Concerning Past Disruptions and Our Sincere Intention to Ensure a Completely
Peaceful Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the May 4th Massacre."
Box 25
M4TF: "25 Years After", 1995
Physical Description: 16-page booklet with illustrated and content-filled paper wrappers.
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Scope and Content: 25th Commemoration Program. Includes photographs, poetry, chronologies, and other commemorative content related to the 25th
anniversary of the Kent State shootings.
Box 25
M4TF: Flyers, undated
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Series 6: Artifacts, undated
Box 25
M4TF: Armband: "Move the Gym", undated
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Box 25A
M4TF: Banner: "No War for Oil", undated
Physical Description: Orange cloth with black lettering.
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