Repository:

Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

Title:

Stuart P. Taylor papers

Inclusive Date(s):

1970-1998

Bulk Date(s):

1970-1972

Author:

Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Campion, October 2023

Creation:

Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Campion using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2023

Description Rules:

Finding aid prepared using DACS 2nd Edition

Origination:

Taylor, Stuart P.

Extent:

0.33 cubic feet (1 document case)

Physical Location:

12th floor (May 4 Collection, Box 26)

Finding Aid Identifier:

OhKeUSC0226

Abstract:

An Associate Professor of psychology in 1970, Stuart P. Taylor, was a scholar who had published several studies researching aggressions. This collection includes materials that detail student responses and reactions to the events surrounding May 1970 Kent State shootings and their aftermath.

Language(s):

The records are in English.

Biography of Stuart P. Taylor

Stuart P. Taylor (1939-) is a Kent State University Professor Emeritus of psychological sciences. He was an Associate Professor of psychology at the time of the shootings on May 4, 1970. Taylor worked with doctoral candidates, Richard Shuntich, Leslie McGovern, and Robert Genthner, in creating a detailed questionnaire sent to Kent State University students, undergraduate and graduate. The purpose of this questionnaire was to determine the attitudes and reactions of all students during the week of May 4, 1970 and to assess for the future. The results of the completed and returned questionnaires were analyzed and later published in his book entitled, Violence at Kent State: May 1 to 4, 1970 The Students' Perspective. Taylor has published several studies researching aggressions while also teaching at Kent State University for over thirty years.

Scope and Content

This collection contains the papers of Stuart P. Taylor relating to the student response and reaction survey he created surrounding the events of May 4, 1970, and their aftermath. The collection includes survey responses, news clippings, correspondence, and other materials associated with his book entitled, Violence at Kent State: May 1 to 4, 1970 The Students' Perspective.

Statement of Arrangement

The Stuart P. Taylor papers are arranged in the following three series:

• Series 1: Subject Files
• Series 2: Student Questionnaires
• Series 3: News Clippings and Periodicals

Separated Material

Selected works by Stuart P. Taylor are shelved separately and catalogued in KentLINK.

Related Material

Additional news and articles about Stuart P. Taylor's research and tenure at Kent State University can be found in the Daily Kent Stater Digital Archive.

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.

Preferred Citation

Stuart P. Taylor papers. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

Acquisition Information

The materials in this collection were donated to Kent State University Special Collections and Archives by Stuart P. Taylor in 2023.

Controlled Access Headings

The following are found in this collection:

Subjects:

• Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
• Kent State University -- Students -- Attitudes
• College students -- Ohio -- Kent -- Attitudes
• Violence -- Research -- Ohio -- Kent
• Kent (Ohio) -- History -- 20th century
• Taylor, Stuart P. -- Archives

Organizations/Corporations:

• Kent State University. Department of Psychology

Functions:

• Psychology -- Study and teaching

Occupations:

• College teachers
• Psychologists

Material Types:

• Correspondence
• Clippings
• Questionnaires
• Data

Detailed Description of the Collection