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Doug Moore May 4 papers
Special Collections and Archives
Doug Moore May 4 papers
Special Collections and Archives
Doug Moore May 4 papers
- Repository: Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
- Title: Doug Moore May 4 papers
- Inclusive Date(s): 1967-1978
- Bulk Date(s): 1970-1977
- Author: Finding aid prepared by Gregg McCullough
- Creation: Finding aid encoded by Gregg McCullough using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2009
- Origination: Moore, Doug, 1924-1987
- Extent: 0.16 cubic feet (1 slim document case, 1 oversized folder)
- Physical Location: 12th floor (May 4 Collection, Box 3); 11th floor map case
- Finding Aid Identifier: OhKeUSC0091
- Abstract: Doug Moore worked as the chief campus photographer at Kent State University 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, and other events in the years that followed.
- Revision(s):
- November 2017 - Revised by Kathryn Clements
- January 2019 - Revised by Haley Antell
- Language(s): The records are in English
Biography of Doug Moore
Doug Moore (Alfred Douglass Moore, Jr.) was born May 23, 1924 near Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Antioch College with hopes of becoming a chemical engineer and served as a U.S. Navy test pilot during World War II. After the war, he returned to Ohio to complete his education and begin a career in newspaper journalism. During the Korean War, he worked as a writer and a photographer for the Lorain Journal. He then worked as the assistant chief photographer at the Toledo Blade until coming to Kent State, where he worked from July, 1967 to March 10, 1987 as chief photographer. His photographs included, among other things, the events of May 4, 1970 at Kent State University. Though he had no formal training in photography, he was highly awarded for his work and received over 20 awards from the Ohio News Photographers' Association. He died March 10, 1987 at the age of 62.
Scope and Content
The Doug Moore May 4 papers include bulletins, correspondence, flyers, legal documents, meeting minutes, position papers, press releases, publications, reports, statements, and subject files. Most of these materials are from 1970-1977 and related to the events of May 4, 1970, court cases, and commemorations.
Statement of Arrangement
The Doug Moore May 4 papers are arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Separated Material
General clippings about the Kent State shootings and related topics have been removed from this collection and will be integrated into the May 4 Clippings, Magazines, and Journal Articles collection.
Related Material
Further information concerning Doug Moore can be found in the Doug Moore papers, which contain papers not related to May 4 and have been processed separately.
Preferred Citation
Doug Moore May 4 papers. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Custodial History
The Doug Moore May 4 papers were donated to the Department of Special Collections and Archives in 1985.
Subject Headings
The following subjects are found in this collection:
- Subjects:
- Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
- Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970--Anniversaries, etc.
- Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Trials--Ohio--Cleveland
- Kent State University. Gym Annex Building -- History
- Tent City (Kent, Ohio)
- Student movements -- Ohio -- Kent
- Persons:
- Moore, Doug, 1924-1987
- Places:
- Kent (Ohio)
- Occupations:
- Photographers
- Material Types:
- Correspondence
- Legal documents
- Press releases
- Reports
- Advertising fliers
- Minutes
Detailed Description of The Collection
- Box 3 / Folder 1
- Bulletins: Summaries of Campus Meetings and Events, 1971, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 2
- Correspondence: Faculty, May 4, 1978
- Scope and Content
- Letters from the faculty of Kent State University to students and President Brage Golding regarding the 1978 commemoration of the Kent State shootings.
- Box 3 / Folder 3
- Correspondence: Stephen T. Parisi, April 2, 1975-June 4, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Correspondence between Stephen T. Parisi, legal counsel, and Doug Moore.
- Box 3 / Folder 4
- Flyers: Alternate Lifestyles Group, May 22, 1974
- Box 3 / Folder 5
- Flyers: Communist Youth Organization, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 6
- Flyers: Educators United for Metzenbaum, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 7
- Flyers: International Coalition Against Zionism, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 8
- Flyers: Joe Hill Collective, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 9
- Flyers: Kent Free University, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 10
- Flyers: Kent Gay Liberation Front, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 11
- Flyers: Kent Legal Defense Fund, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 12
- Flyers: Kent Reform Council, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 13
- Flyers: Kent State Indochina Peace Campaign, May 4, 1974
- Box 3 / Folder 14
- Flyers: May 4 United Front, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 15
- Flyers: P. E. A. C. E., undated
- Box 3 / Folder 16
- Flyers: Revolutionary Student Brigade, May, 1975, May, 1977, May, 1978
- Box 3 / Folder 17
- Flyers: Socialist Workers Party, 1970
- Box 3 / Folder 18
- Flyers: Spartacus Youth League, July, 1977
- Box 3 / Folder 19
- Flyers: Student Mobilization Committee, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 20
- Flyers: Student Senate, April 22, 1971
- Box 3 / Folder 21
- Flyers: Unidentified Groups, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 22
- Flyers: Vietnam Veterans Against the War, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 23
- Flyers: Youth International Party, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 24
- Flyers: Young Socialist Alliance, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 25
- Legal Documents: Special Grand Jury, September 5, 1970
- Scope and Content
- Contains orders and instructions to be obeyed by all persons interested in, attending, and participating in the Special Grand Jury proceedings of September 14, 1970 and all related proceedings. Full title of document: "State of Ohio SS Portage County, Court of Common Pleas, in RE: Special Grand Jury called to convene September 14, 1970"
- Box 3 / Folder 26
- Meeting Minutes: Faculty Senate Meetings, August-October, 1970
- Box 3 / Folder 27
- Position Papers, September, 1970, May, 1971
- Box 3 / Folder 28
- Press Releases: University News Service, April 17, 1978, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 29
- Publications: The Alternative, undated
- Corporate Name: Young Americans for Freedom
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- Box 3 / Folder 30
- Publications: Liberator, #4, 1978
- Corporate Name: New Chicago African Liberation Support Committee
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- Box 3 / Folder 32
- Publications: The Phoenix: Newsletter of the Nonviolent Revolution, Volume I #4, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 31
- Publications: What Students Can Do for Peace and a Better World, February 2, 1971
- Personal Name: Arnold, Dwight L.
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- Box 3 / Folder 33
- Reports: "Commentary on May Activities", undated
- Personal Name: Bruss, James
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- Box 3 / Folder 34
- Reports: Radio Operators Daily Police Report, Saturday, May 2, 1970; 8PM-12AM, May 2, 1970
- Box 3 / Folder 35
- Reports: "The Student as Nigger", March 3, 1967
- Personal Name: Farber, Jerry
- Restrictions on Access
- This item has been digitized, but is not accessible online due to copyright restrictions.
- Box 3 / Folder 36
- Reports: "27 Ways to Run Away From an Educational Problem", undated
- Personal Name: Diederich, Paul B.
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- Box 3 / Folder 37
- Statements: "May 4, 1978--A Faculty Perspective", May 4, 1978
- Box 3 / Folder 38
- Subject Files: Contingency Operations Plans, 1971
- Scope and Content
- Includes documents regarding planning for the first anniversary of the Kent State shootings.
- Box 3 / Folder 39
- Subject Files: First Annual Commemoration, May 4, 1971
- Scope and Content
- Includes a press release, and remarks and speeches by Robert I. White, Glenn Frank, and Kingman Brewster for the first annual commemoration of the Kent State shootings.
- Box 3 / Folder 40
- Subject Files: May Day Coalition, 1971, undated
- Box 3 / Folder 41
- Subject Files: Peace Brigade, 1971
- Physical Location: One item is oversized and is filed in the map case.
- Box 3 / Folder 42
- Subject Files: ROTC Day Demonstrations, 1971
- Scope and Content
- Contains intelligence reports on demonstrations.
- Box 3 / Folder 43
- Subject Files: Tent City, 1977, undated
- Scope and Content
- Includes a report on the procedures and methods utilized for the removal of Tent City occupants, and a press release by the May 4th Coalition. For related material see also the Gym Annex Controversy (Tent City) records.
