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George Urban May 4 papers
Special Collections and Archives
George Urban May 4 papers
Special Collections and Archives
George Urban May 4 papers
- Repository: Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
- Title: George Urban May 4 papers
- Inclusive Date(s): 1969-1972
- Author: Finding aid prepared by Lael Hughes-Watkins, November 2010
- Creation: Finding aid encoded by Lael Hughes-Watkins using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2010
- Origination: Urban, George, 1914-1999
- Extent: .33 cubic feet (1 document case)
- Physical Location: 12th floor (May 4 Collection, Box 2)
- Finding Aid Identifier: OhKeUSC0114
- Abstract: This collection contains the papers of George Urban, Kent State University Director of Public Events from 1969-1972. The papers document some of the administrative responses to the Kent State shootings, particularly the activities of the campus and government commissions created following the shootings.
- Revision(s):
- February 2019 - Revised by Haley Antell
- Language(s): The records are in English
Biography of George Urban
George Urban graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Kent State University in 1937. He taught secondary school in Ravenna Township before becoming the assistant editor of the magazine Industry Week. He served in the military from 1942 to 1962, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Urban was hired by Kent State University in 1965 as the Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He served in several positions at Kent State, including Director of Public Events, Executive Assistant to the President, and University Secretary. Urban also served on the Commission on KSU Violence following the Kent State shootings. He retired from Kent State University in 1983.
Scope and Content
This collection documents some of the administrative and governmental responses to the Kent State shootings. Materials include correspondence between George Urban and members of the Ohio House of Representatives regarding two visits to the Kent campus by subcommittees of the Ohio Select Legislative Committee on Campus Unrest, and an associated report of the subcommittee. The collection also contains a compilation of surveys and questionnaires conducted at Kent State following the shootings, and reports, papers, and statements by faculty and administrators. A draft of the Minority Report of the Commission on KSU Violence is also included.
Statement of Arrangement
The George Urban May 4 papers are arranged alphabetically by type of item.
Related Material
See also the Commission on KSU Violence records.
Preferred Citation
George Urban May 4 papers. May 4 Collection. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Acquisition Information
The George Urban May 4 papers were transferred to Special Collections and Archives following Urban's retirement.
Subject Headings
The following subjects are found in this collection:
- Subjects:
- Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
- Persons:
- Urban, George, 1914-1999--Archives
- Organizations/Corporations:
- Kent State University. Commission on K.S.U. Violence
- Ohio. Select Legislative Subcommittee on Campus Unrest
- Kent State University--History
- Functions:
- Universities and colleges--Administration
- Places:
- Kent (Ohio)
- Occupations:
- College administrators
- Material Types:
- Correspondence
- Reports
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Questionnaires
- Surveys (documents)
Detailed Description of The Collection
- Box 2 / Folder 1
- Clippings: Campus Disturbances, 1969-1971
- Box 2 / Folder 2
- Correspondence: Urban, George, 1970
- Box 2 / Folder 3
- Correspondence: Urban, George, 1971-1972
- Box 2 / Folder 4
- Guidelines for Disruptions, 1969-1970
- Scope and Content
- Policies and guidelines for Kent State faculty in the event of disruptions on campus.
- Box 2 / Folder 5
- Paper: Reaction to the Kent State Situation, February 1971
- Personal Name: Brown, Steven R.
View the contents of this file.
- Scope and Content
- Full title: Public Response and Private Feeling: Reaction to the Kent State Situation.
- Box 2 / Folder 6
- Press Release: Ohio Select Legislative Committee on Campus Disorders, July 9, 1970
- Box 2 / Folder 7
- Questionnaires and Surveys, 1970
- Scope and Content
- George Urban compiled surveys, questionnaires, and results, and sent them to Robert E. Levitt, of the Ohio House of Representatives. This file includes seven questionnaires, surveys, and results.
- Box 2 / Folder 8
- Report: Committee to Investigate Campus Disturbances, October 8, 1970
- Scope and Content
- Full title: "Interim Report of the Select Committee to Investigate Campus Disturbances to the 108th Ohio General Assembly."
- Box 2 / Folder 9
- Report: Drafts of CKSUV Minority Report, undated
- Scope and Content
- Annotated typescript drafts of excerpts of the Commission on KSU Violence Minority Report.
- Related Material
- See the Commission on KSU Violence records, Series 1, Subseries 5, for the full Minority Report.
- Box 2 / Folder 10
- Schedule: State Legislative Subcommittee on Campus Unrest, January 21, 1971
- Box 2 / Folder 11
- Schedule: Subcommittee Conferences, July 13-14, 1970
- Box 2 / Folder 12
- Statement: Wenninger, Eugene P., January 21, 1971
- Scope and Content
- Typescript copy of a statement given by Wenninger to the Subcommittee to Ohio Legislative Committee on Campus Unrest.
- Box 2 / Folder 13
- Statement: White, Robert I., May 3, 1970
