Finding aid for the Emil Dansker May 4 papers

Biography of Emil Dansker

Dansker is the founder and director emeritus of the National Conventions Project, which gives student journalists the chance to cover political conventions and presidential inaugurations. He was a founding member of the Cincinnati chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in 1967. He supervised a project in 1971 with students at Bowling Green State University to produce a documentary on the Kent State University shootings the previous year, under the auspices of the SPJ. The documentary has been seen around the world. After years as a reporter for publications such as The Toledo Blade, The Dayton Daily News, and The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dansker taught journalism at Bowling Green State University for 16 years and Central State University for ten years. He retired in 1996.

Scope and Content

This collection looks at the events of May 4, 1970 through the lens of journalists who covered the story. It includes proposals, abstracts, notes, research, budgets, scripts, and promotional materials from the creation of the film Kent 1970: Covering the Confrontation. It also contains several articles and papers that show how journalists reported on the shootings and their aftermath. There are news clippings and press releases, as well as photographs and slides from the day of the shootings.

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Preferred Citation

Emil Dansker May 4 papers. May 4 Collection. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

Acquisition Information

Emil Dansker gave these papers to Jan Leach who donated them to the archives in 2010.

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