Kent State University Subject Files

Finding Aid

Prepared by Katie Panko, February 1, 2006; Updated November 2021; Last Updated: April 2024

Bulk Dates: 1980-1999
Extent: 2 cubic feet (2 record storage boxes, 4 oversized folders)
Physical Location: 12th floor; 11th floor map case

Scope and Content: This collection is comprised of subject files pertaining to Kent State University that have been compiled by Special Collections and Archives. The bulk of these files contain newspaper clippings from local area news publications: The Kent-Ravenna Record Courier, Inside Kent State, The Daily Kent Stater and The Akron Beacon Journal. These files are listed alphabetically by subject heading with occasional sub-headings included. The majority of these materials are dated from the 1980s through the 1990s.

Accruals: Contents will continue to be updated, as materials will be added to this collection on a continual basis.

Related Material: See also the Kent State University Buildings and Grounds Subject Files collection for information pertaining to buildings and grounds.

Box 1
Folder -- Contents

1. A Cappella Choir
2. AFSCME Local 153 [American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees]
3. Academic Departments: Historical Information on  Departments  (1988 report)
4. Administrative Goals
5. Administrative Salaries
6. Admissions Office
7. African Ensemble
8. Alma Mater and Fight Song
9. Alumni
10. American Association of University Women
11. American Institue of Architecture
12. Apartheid
13. Archeology Expedition
14. Architecture and Design, School of
15. Arianna String Quartet
16. Army-Navy Air Training Program
17. Art Walk (Walking Guide to Outdoor Art, University and City of Kent)
18. Arts, School of
19. Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory
20. Auction [Annual University Auction of Furniture and Equipment]
21. Aviation
22. Basketball
23. Beneficial Management Corporation Medallion Scholarship
24. Biological Sciences, Department of
25. "Birthday" of Kent State University (date celebrated)
26. Black Alumni Council
27. Black Graduate Student Association
28. Black History Month
29. Black Squirrels
30. Blue and Gold Club
31. Board of Trustees
32. Board of Trustees: Cunningham, Richard T.
33. Bowman
    1. Bowman Cup Race
    2. Bowman Breakfast
34. Budget Cuts
35. Business, School of
36. Campus Bus Service
37. Campus Ministries
38. Campus Renovations
39. Cannon (Howitzer), Campus Landmark
40. Career Planning and Placement
41. Carillons (i.e., Bells, Chimes) - SEE Kent State University Buildings Subject Files
42. Cartwright, Carol: Inaugural Speech, 1991
43. Catalyst
44. Center for Conrad Studies
45. Center for Peaceful Change
46. Center for Public Health Preparedness
47. CETA [Comprehensive Employment and Training Act]
48. Change Hunger
49. Chestnut Burr
50. Chestnut Society
51. Chestnut Trees
52. Chorus
53. Colors, Official
54. Commemorative Paintings (Merrill Hall, Rockwell Library, Administration Building), 1971
    Physical Location: These items are oversized and are stored in the map case.
55. Commencement
56. Commons
57. Communications Studies, School of
58. Communiversity Band
59. Conservation Club
60. Conservative Student Forum
61. Continuing Education
62. Creative Arts Festival
63. Crime
64. Crusade for Freedom Award, undated
    Physical Location: This item is oversized and is stored in the map case.
65. Cultural Diversity Dinner
66. Daily Kent Stater
67. Descriptions of Universities in Ohio
68. Development Office
69. DeWeese Health Center
70. Diplomas
71. Distinguished Teaching Award
72. District 925 of Service Employees International Union
73. Diversity
74. Diversity Report
75. Doctoral Program and Degrees (PhD), Establishment of
76. Donaldson, Stephen
77. Duchess of Kent State University
78. E. Turner Stump Theatre
79. [Dennis] Eckart Endowed Student Leadership Fund
80. Ecoporium: University
81. El-Dabh, Halim
82. Escort Service: University
83. Enamelists Workshop
84. Enrollment
85. Entrepreneurship program
86. Exchange Program
87. Executive Order on Immigration (issued by President Donald Trump, January 27, 2017), University Response
88. Expansion Program
89. Facilities Planning and Operations
90. Faculty
91. Faculty Senate
92. Fashion
93. Fashion, School of
94. Firestone Chair, College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management
95. FlashFest
96. Flight Program
97. Folk Festival
98. Food Services
99. Forums, Middle East
100. Foundation [Development]
101. Founders Scholars Program
102. Franco-American Week
103. Fusion [gay and lesbian magazine]
104. Garrett, Thadeus Jr.
105. Gay & Lesbian Sociology [course]
106. Geology, Department of
107. Gerald H. Read Distinguished Lecture Series
108. Ghost Stories (related materials in Regional History Subject Files)
109. Giovanni, Nikki
110. Gold Key Awards
111. Greek Exchange Program
112. Guest of Honor Series
113. Habitat for Humanity
114. Hamilton, Virginia
115. Hellenic Studies Program
116. Herman, Jack
117. Hillel House
118. History, Department of
119. Holiday Food Drive
120. Homecoming
121. Honors Week
122. Howard Hughes Grant
123. Ice Arena
124. Information Design Lab
125. Institute for Bibliography and Editing
126. Institute for Secondary Mathematics and Computer Science Education
127. International/Intercultural Education Center
128. International Studies
129. Inter-University Council
130. Intramurals and Campus Recreation Program

Box 2
Folder - Contents

1. John S. Knight Memorial Journalism Fund, Inc.
2. Journalism and Mass Communication, School of
3. K-Vets
4. Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
5. Kenneth Berger Hearing Aid Museum and Archives
6. "Kent Adopts a Baby," silent film, 1922
7. Kent/Blossom Festival Orchestra
8. Kent Cares Clothing Drive
9. Kent, City of, History
10. Kent Dance Ensemble
11. Kent State for Kids
12. Kent State High School
13. Kent State Normal College
14. Kent State Normal School, Board of Trustees-History
15. Kent State University Awards
16. Kent State University Fraternities
    1. Alpha Lambda Delta
    2. Black Greek Fraternity Council
    3. Chi Omega
    4. Chi Pi
    5. Delta Chi
    6. Delta Gamma
    7. Delta Tau Delta
    8. General Information
    9. Kappa Alpha Psi
    10. Omega Psy Phi
    11. Phi Kappa Tau
    12. Sigma Chi
    13. Sigma Nu
17. Kent State University History [general]
18. Kent State University Mission Statements
19. Kent State University Regional Campuses
20. Kent State University Sororities
    1. Alpha Kappa
    2. Alpha Phi
    3. Chi Omega
    4. Delta Kappa Gamma
    5. Kappa Kappa Iota
21. Kent State University Press
22. King Saud University
23. Language Arts Festival
24. Lefton, Linda
25. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) Center
26. Library and Media Services
27. Library Science, School of [SLIS]
28. Lilac Lane Memorial Tribute
29. Liquid Crystals
30. Logo
31. Lowry, John Hamilton
32. Mahon, Ed
33. Marching Band
34. Mascots
35. Medical Marijuana
36. [James A.] Michener Art Collection
37. Miller, Glenn and Moonlight Serenade radio KSU dedication
38. Mission Statement
39. Mobobrious PIT
40. Modern Greek Studies Association Symposium at KSU, 1997-1998
41. Mona Fletcher Award-Winners [Political Science Department]
42. Music, School of
43. Muslim Students Association
44. Newman Center
45. The Night of 1000 Slippers
46. No Time for Classes
47. Northeast Regional Depository
48. Northeast Ohio Employee Ownership Center
49. Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy [NEOUCOM]
50. Nursing, School of
51. Office of Ethnic Heritage
52. Ohio Literacy Resource Center
53. Olds, Glenn
54. Open Carry Demonstrations
55. Orchestra
56. Organizational Charts, undated
    Physical Location: This item is oversized and is stored in the map case.
57. Pan-African Studies, Department of
58. Parents Day
59. Parking Services
60. Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, School of
61. Physics, Department of
62. Pilliod Lecture Series
63. Pino, Julio
64. Police Department
65. Popularity Ball 1945
66. Pork Barrel 1943
67. Porthouse Theater
68. Pow-Wow
69. Presidential (United States) Campaigns on campus
70. Presidential Search Committee
71. Presidential Terms
72. President's Medal
73. Project DOVE
74. Protest-Persian Gulf
75. Psychology, Department of
76. Reading and Writing Development Center
77. Recommended College Preparatory Program and Admissions Requirements
78. Recreation Clubs
79. Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
80. Risman Plaza
81. The Rock
82. ROTC [KSU campus]
83. Rockwell, Jr., David Ladd
84. Rowboat Regatta
85. Sadie Hawkins
86. Senior Guest Program
87. Separation Science Consortium
88. Short Course in News Photography
89. Show Band
90. Small Business Institute
91. Sports
92. State Funding
93. Strategic Plan
94. Stimulus
95. Student Ambassadors
96. Student Deaths
97. Student Alcohol Consumption
98. Student Senate
99. Student Recycling Coalition
100. Study Abroad
101. Task Force on Campus Violence
102. Teaching Assistant Program
103. Technology, School of
104. Thanksgiving Dinner Fund
105. Theatre Kent
106. Time Capsule, 1960
107. Time Capsule, 2010
108. Tuition
109. Twenty Year Club
110. Union, Civil Service [United Steel Workers of America]: 2004 - 2005
111. United Way Campaign
112. University Seal and Motto
     Physical Location: This item is oversized and is stored in the map case.
113. University Teaching Council
114. University Townhomes II
115. Upward Bound Program
116. Varsity K Hall of Fame
117. Visual Standards Guide [Institutional Advancement], 1986-1988
118. Wagon Wheel
119. Wick Poetry Center
120. WKSU [KSRW]
121. Yuletide Feaste