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Gym Annex Controversy records

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Gym Annex Controversy records

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Gym Annex Controversy records

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  • Repository: Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
  • Title: Gym Annex Controversy (Tent City) records
  • Inclusive Date(s): 1970-1980
  • Bulk Date(s): 1977-1978
  • Author: Finding aid prepared by Rennie Greenfield, January 2016
  • Creation: Finding aid encoded by Rennie Greenfield using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2016
  • Origination: Kent State University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and Archives
  • Extent: 4.33 cubic feet (3 record storage boxes, 1 flat oversize box, 1 tube box)
  • Physical Location: 11th floor (May 4 Collection, Boxes 218, 219, 220, 221)
  • Finding Aid Identifier: OhKeUSC0173
  • Abstract: These records chronicle the Kent State University Gym Annex controversy of the late 1970s and include student, university, and community responses to the protests of the gym as well as its planning and construction.
  • Revision(s):
  • March 2017 - Updated
  • November 2018 - Revised by Cara Gilgenbach
  • November 2019 - Revised by Cara Gilgenbach
  • Language(s): The records are in English

History of the Tent City records

In November of 1976, University administrators approved a new gym facility partially situated on the site of the Kent State shootings of 1970. Students, encouraged at a rally the following May by comedian and activist Dick Gregory, lawyer William Kunstler, and Vietnam War veteran and author Ron Kovic, began to protest the decision to build on this site. Several organizations were formed such as the May 4 Task Force, the May 4 Coalition, and the May 4 Observance committee. These groups issued demands, circulated flyers and petitions, and protested the construction of the gym. Eventually, some of these protesters pitched tents on the proposed building site and and stayed for over 60 days sparking protests and counter protests among members of the university and the community. Court battles ensued and nearly 200 people were eventually arrested and forcibly removed from the site. A full chronology of the gym annex protests can be found on our website here.

Scope and Content

This collection contains materials from the Gym Annex (Tent City) controversy of the late 1970s. It documents the history of the incidents surrounding these protests and the eventual construction of the Gym Annex. It consists primarily of letters written to the university in support and opposition to the building of the gym, court records from legal cases surrounding the dispute, and petitions circulated in 1977 both supporting and opposing the construction. There are statements from various members of the Kent State community including faculty, administrators, and students as well as subject files on several aspects of the protests and construction. There are also bids and contracts from the companies that built the facility and university guidelines for the naming of buildings (a matter heavily disputed at the time). Additionally, there are news clippings, flyers, scrapbooks, documents from several committees which formed in response to the proposed gym site, and materials from the contentious May 4 anniversary of 1978.

Statement of Arrangement

This collection has been arranged into the following series:
  • Series 1: Correspondence
  • Series 2: Court Records
  • Series 3: Petitions
  • Series 4: Gym Facilities Planning and Construction
  • Series 5: Subject Files
  • Series 6: Committee for Naming of Buildings
  • Series 7: May 4th Commemoration and Observance Committees
  • Series 8: May 4 Coalition
  • Series 9: Clippings
  • Series 10: Photographs
  • Series 11: Oversized Materials
  • Sub-series 1: Scrapbooks
  • Sub-series 2: Other Oversized Materials


Related Material

Researchers can find many other related collections within the May 4 collection by using the May 4 Collection Index page and viewing collections listed under "Gym Annex Controversy."

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

Gym Annex Controversy (Tent City) records. May 4 Collection. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

Acquisition Information

These records came from several donors along with items gathered through administrative offices at Kent State University. Marty Rosenbluth and Betty Kirschner donated their papers to the archives and their materials along with papers from the President's office make up the bulk of this collection.

Controlled-access Headings
The following are found in this collection:

  • Subjects:
  • Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
  • Kent State University--History
  • Kent (Ohio)--History
  • Protest and social movements
  • Tent City (Kent, Ohio)
  • Arrest (Police methods) - Ohio - Kent
  • Kent State University - Buildings - History
  • Student movements - Ohio - Kent
  • Persons:
  • Golding, Brage, 1920-
  • Olds, Glenn A. (Glenn Alvero), 1921-2006
  • Canfora, Chic
  • Krause, Arthur
  • Abdullah, Fattima
  • Kunstler, William
  • Baez, Joan
  • Walker, James W.
  • Begleiter, Steven
  • Organizations/Corporations:
  • Kent State University. May 4 Task Force
  • Kent State University. May 4 Coalition
  • Places:
  • Kent State University. Gym Annex Building
  • Material Types:
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Correspondence
  • Court records
  • Fliers (printed matter)
  • Petitions
  • Contracts
  • Scrapbooks
  • Flags


Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Correspondence, 1977-1981
  • Box 218 / Folder 1
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, May, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 2
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, June, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 3
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, July 1-July 12, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 4
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, July 13-July 17, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 5
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, July 18-July 22, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 6
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, July 23-July 27, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 7
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, July 28-July 31, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 8
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, August 1-August 15, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 9
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, August 16-August 31, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 10
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, September 1-September 15, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 11
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, September 16-September 30, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 12
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, October, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 13
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym, undated
  • Box 218 / Folder 14
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Alumni and Former Students, May-June, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 15
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Alumni and Former Students, July, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 16
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Alumni and Former Students, August-November, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 17
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Student Groups and Organizations, May-June, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 18
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Student Groups and Organizations, July 1-July 21, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 19
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Student Groups and Organizations, July 22-July 30, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 20
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Student Groups and Organizations, August, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 21
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Student Groups and Organizations, September-November, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 22
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Student Groups and Organizations, undated
  • Box 218 / Folder 23
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Students and Parents of Students, May-October, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 24
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Parents of Victims, June-August, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 25
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Faculty and Staff, April-November, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 26
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Gara, Larry, July-September, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 27
  • Correspondence: Move the Gym: Pimbley, Thomas, July-August, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 28
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym, May-June, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 29
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym, July 2-July 21, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 30
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym, July 22-July 31, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 31
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym, August 1-August 10, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 32
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym, August 11-August 31, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 33
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym, September 1-September 15, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 34
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym, September 16-September 30, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 35
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym, October-November, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 36
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym, undated
  • Box 218 / Folder 37
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym: Alumni, June-October, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 38
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym: Students and Parents of Students, May-October, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 39
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym: Faculty and Staff, June-August, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 40
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym: Contractors and Bidders on the Gym, June-October, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 41
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym: Amons, George, August-December, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 42
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym: McKinley, Joe, June-August, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 43
  • Correspondence: Build the Gym: Welling, Elmer and Lottie, August-September, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 44
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, June 18-July 15, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 45
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, July 16-July 26, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 46
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, July 27-July 28, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 47
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, July 29-July 31, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 48
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, August 1-August 15, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 49
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, August 16-August 31, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 50
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, September 1-September 15, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 51
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, September 16-September 30, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 52
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, October, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 53
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, November, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 54
  • Correspondence: Dedicate the Gym to the Victims of May 4, undated
  • Box 218 / Folder 55
  • Correspondence: Build Some Kind of Memorial, May-July, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 56
  • Correspondence: Build Some Kind of Memorial, August-September, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 57
  • Correspondence: Neutral Sentiments on the Gym, May-August, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 58
  • Correspondence: Neutral Sentiments on the Gym, September, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 59
  • Correspondence: Neutral Sentiments on the Gym, October-November, 1977
  • Box 218 / Folder 60
  • Correspondence: "Unclear Sentiments, Misinterpretations, and 'Just Plain Crazies'", July 1977-May 1981
  • Scope and Content
  • This title is the exact one used in interdepartmental correspondence. It is used here only to reflect the original organization of this collection and in no way represents the opinions of the Department of Special Collections and Archives.
  • Box 218 / Folder 61
  • Correspondence: President Brage Golding, 1978-1979
  • Box 218 / Folder 62
  • Responses to the Gym Correspondence, May-September, 1980

Series 2: Court Records, 1976-1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 1
  • Court Records: Overview of Court Cases, undated
  • Box 219 / Folder 2
  • Court Records: Arrest Lists, July, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 3
  • Court Records: Chic Canfora et al. vs. Glenn Olds et al. Case Number C77-809, July-August, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 4
  • Court Records: Chic Canfora et al. vs. Glenn Olds et al. Case Number C77-809, undated
  • Box 219 / Folder 5
  • Court Records: Chic Canfora et al. vs. Glen Olds et al. Case Number C77-809, undated
  • Box 219 / Folder 6
  • Court Records: Chic Canfora et al. vs. Glenn Olds et al. Case Number 77-8350, August, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 7
  • Court Records: Arthur Krause et al. vs. James Rhodes et al. Case Number 76-1095, undated
  • Box 219 / Folder 8
  • Court Records: Arthur Krause et al. vs. Richard Jackson et al. Case Number C77-996, September, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 9
  • Court Records: State of Ohio vs. Fattima Abdullah et al. Case Number 77CV0885, July, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 10
  • Court Records: State of Ohio vs. Fattima Abdullah et al.Case Number 781, July-August, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 11
  • Court Records: State of Ohio vs. Fattima Abdullah et al.Case Number 77CV0885, July, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 12
  • Court Records: State of Ohio vs. Fattima Abdullah et al.Case Number 77CV0885, August, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 13
  • Court Records: State of Ohio vs. Fattima Abdullah et al.Case Number 77CV0885, September, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 14
  • Court Records: Glenn Olds Affidavit, July, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 15
  • Court Records: Legal Correspondence, December 1976-October 1977

Series 3: Petitions, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 16
  • Petitions: For the Gym - Petition 1, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 17
  • Petitions: For the Gym - Petition 1, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 18
  • Petitions: For the Gym - Petition 1, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 19
  • Petitions: For the Gym - Petition 2, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 20
  • Petitions: For the Gym - Petition 2, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 21
  • Petitions: For the Gym - Petition 2, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 22
  • Petitions: For the Gym - Petition 3, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 23
  • Petitions: For the Gym - Petition 4, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 24
  • Petitions: For the Gym - Kent State Students, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 25
  • Petitions: Against the Gym, August-November, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 26
  • Petitions: Against Renaming the Business Administration Building, 1977
  • Box 219 / Folder 27
  • Petitions: Correspondence and Small Petitions, 1977

Series 4: Gym Facilities Planning and Construction, 1972-1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 1
  • Facilities Planning and Construction: Fact Sheet on New HPER Building, undated
  • Box 220 / Folder 2
  • Facilities Planning and Construction: Information on Bids and Contractors, 1977
  • Physical Location: One oversized item from this folder is filed in the map case.
  • Box 220 / Folder 3
  • Facilities Planning and Construction: Planning for New HPER Building, 1972-1977

Series 5: Subject Files, 1977-1979
  • Box 220 / Folder 4
  • Subject File: Artifacts, undated (but likely 1977)
  • Scope and Content
  • Includes a bumper sticker and two "Move the Gym" armbands.
  • Related Material
  • See also the Oversized Materials series for a flag related to the Gym Annex Controversy.
  • Box 220 / Folder 5
  • Subject File: Chronologies Related to Gym Annex Controversy, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 6
  • Subject File: Costs Incurred as Result of Gym Annex Controversy, 1977-1978
  • Box 220 / Folder 7
  • Subject File: Court Order and Notice to Vacate, July 1977
  • Related Material
  • See also Oversized Materials series.
  • Box 220 / Folder 8
  • Subject File: Faculty Responses, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 9
  • Subject File: Flyers and Leaflets, 1977, 1979, undated
  • Related Material
  • See the May 4 Coalition series for flyers and leaflets created by that group. Some of the flyers and leaflets in this folder could have been created by the May 4 Coalition, but are not overtly identified as being authored by that organization.
  • Box 220 / Folder 10
  • Subject File: Poem by Glenn Olds, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 11
  • Subject File: Presidential Notice and Order, October 1977
  • Related Material
  • See also Oversized Materials series.
  • Box 220 / Folder 12
  • Subject File: Statements Regarding Gym Annex, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 13
  • Subject File: Student Government Responses, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 14
  • Subject File: Surveys Regarding Gym Annex, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 15
  • Subject File: University News Service Fact File on Gym Annex, undated

Series 6: Committee for Naming of Buildings, 1976-1977, 1980
  • Box 220 / Folder 16
  • Cmt for Naming of Buildings: Community Response Summary, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 17
  • Cmt for Naming of Buildings: Correspondence, 1976-1977, 1980
  • Box 220 / Folder 18
  • Cmt for Naming of Buildings: Meeting Minutes, May-June 1977

Series 7: May 4th Commemoration and Observance Committees, 1977-1979
  • Biography or History
  • During its May 12, 1977 meeting the Kent State University Board of Trustees requested the formation of a committee to consider questions related to annual commemoration of the Kent State shootings. In part, this action was taken because there was much contention among university and community groups and members about how the shootings should be commemorated. This was especially apparent in 1977 when commemoration of the shootings was also closely bound up with protests and controversy surrounding the University's plan to build the Gym Annex building over part of the site of the shootings. The initial committee was formed with Raghbir S. Basi as chair. That body worked throughout 1977 and issued a report in January 1978 reporting on its findings in regard to "ways which Kent State University may appropriately commemorate the May 4, 1970, events." Subsequently, a May 4 Observance Committee was formed in 1978 and again in 1979 (with varying membership) to work on planning annual commemorative events. Records from each of these bodies are included in this series.
  • Box 220 / Folder 19
  • M4 Commemoration/Observance Cmt: Correspondence, 1978
  • Box 220 / Folder 20
  • M4 Commemoration/Observance Cmt: Correspondence, 1979
  • Box 220 / Folder 21
  • M4 Commemoration/Observance Cmt: Events, May 1979
  • Box 220 / Folder 22
  • M4 Commemoration/Observance Cmt: Meeting Minutes, 1978
  • Box 220 / Folder 23
  • M4 Commemoration/Observance Cmt: Meeting Minutes, 1979
  • Box 220 / Folder 24
  • M4 Commemoration/Observance Cmt: Membership Listings and Nominations, 1978-1979
  • Box 220 / Folder 25
  • M4 Commemoration/Observance Cmt: Report, 1978
  • Scope and Content
  • This is the report of the initial May 4th Commemoration committee formed by order of the KSU Board of Trustees following its May 12, 1977 meeting.
  • Box 220 / Folder 26
  • M4 Commemoration/Observance Cmt: Statements from May 4th Task Force and Faculty Members, 1978

Series 8: May 4 Coalition, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 27
  • May 4 Coalition: Flyers and Mailings, 1977, undated
  • Box 220 / Folder 28
  • May 4 Coalition: Coalition: Information on Activities, undated (but likely 1977)
  • Box 220 / Folder 29
  • May 4 Coalition: Position Papers, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 30
  • May 4 Coalition: Press Releases, 1977

Series 9: Clippings, 1977-1979
  • Box 220 / Folder 31
  • Clippings, May 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 32
  • Clippings, July 1-July 12, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 33
  • Clippings, July 13-July 31, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 34
  • Clippings, August, 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 35
  • Clippings, September 1977-December 1977
  • Box 220 / Folder 36
  • Clippings, 1978
  • Box 220 / Folder 37
  • Clippings, 1979
  • Box 220 / Folder 38
  • Clippings, undated

Series 10: Photographs, 1977, undated
  • Related Material
  • Photographs pertaining to the Gym Annex Controversy taken by the University Photography Unit are housed in that archival collection. Contact Special Collections and Archives staff for assistance in accessing these photographs.
  • Box 220 / Folder 39
  • Photograph: Crowd of People Outside of Dormitory, undated
  • Scope and Content
  • Sign in dorm window reads "Reporters Off Campus" and "Aren't you tired of the real exploiters of May 4?"
  • Restrictions on Use
  • Creator of this photograph is unknown. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives cannot grant permission for use beyond personal research use.
  • Box 220 / Folder 40
  • Photograph: Four People Standing at Fence, undated
  • Scope and Content
  • Night photo, shows fencing around HPER construction area.
  • Restrictions on Use
  • Creator of this photograph is unknown. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives cannot grant permission for use beyond personal research use.
  • Box 220 / Folder 41
  • Photograph: Person in Tent, 1977
  • Scope and Content
  • This photograph taken by Steven Begleiter, ran on page 8 of the June 1, 1977 issue of the Daily Kent Stater.
  • Box 220 / Folder 42
  • Photograph: Protest with Burning Effigy, undated
  • Restrictions on Use
  • Creator of this photograph is unknown. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives cannot grant permission for use beyond personal research use.
  • Box 220 / Folder 43
  • Photograph: Two Women on Grass, undated
  • Restrictions on Use
  • Creator of this photograph is unknown. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives cannot grant permission for use beyond personal research use.
  • Box 220 / Folder 44
  • Photographs: by Jack Grant Clifford: Gym Annex Protests, 1977
  • Physical Description: 35 mm color slides
  • Scope and Content
  • Color slides by Jack Grant Clifford of Gym Annex Protests and Rally scenes. Donated by Clifford.
  • Restrictions on Use
  • Copyright has been donated to Kent State University by Clifford.
  • Box 220 / Folder 45
  • Photographs: by James W. Walker: Gym Annex Protests, 1977
  • Physical Description: Black and white prints, contact/proof sheets, and negatives.
  • Scope and Content
  • Black and white photographs by James W. Walker of Gym Annex Protest scenes. Donated by Walker.
  • Restrictions on Use
  • Copyright is retained by James Walker. Permission is required for duplication and use.
  • Box 220 / Folder 46
  • Photographs: Tent City and Joan Baez Concert, 1977
  • Physical Description: 35 mm color slides
  • Alternate Form Available
  • File includes a CD with scans of the slides. Some are scanned at 300 dpi and others at 1200 dpi resolution.
  • Restrictions on Use
  • Creator of these photographs is unknown. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives cannot grant permission for use beyond personal research use.

Series 11: Oversized Materials, 1977-1979

Sub-series 1: Scrapbooks, 1977
  • Scope and Content
  • Scrapbooks compiled and donated by Miriam Jackson.
  • Box 221 / Folder 1
  • Scrapbook I: Tent City through August 7, 1977 pages 1-10, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 2
  • Scrapbook I: Tent City through August 7, 1977 pages 11-20, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 3
  • Scrapbook I: Tent City through August 7, 1977 pages 21-30, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 4
  • Scrapbook I: Tent City through August 7, 1977 pages 31-36, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 5
  • Scrapbook II: Federal Courthouse Picket through Bulldozer Entry, September 19, 1977 pages 1-10, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 6
  • Scrapbook II: Federal Courthouse Picket through Bulldozer Entry, September 19, 1977 pages 11-20, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 7
  • Scrapbook II: Federal Courthouse Picket through Bulldozer Entry, September 19, 1977 pages 21-30, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 8
  • Scrapbook II: Federal Courthouse Picket through Bulldozer Entry, September 19, 1977 pages 31-36, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 9
  • Scrapbook III: Destruction of the Hill and September 24th Rally pages 1-10, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 10
  • Scrapbook III: Destruction of the Hill and September 24th Rally pages 11-20, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 11
  • Scrapbook III: Destruction of the Hill and September 24th Rally pages 21-30, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 12
  • Scrapbook III: Destruction of the Hill and September 24th Rally pages 31-39, 1977

Sub-series 2: Other Oversized Material, 1977-1979
  • Physical Location: Materials in this sub-series are filed in the map case, except for a flag, which is in a separate container.
  • Box 221 / Folder 13
  • Oversized: Poster: Rally. Kent State University National Call for Action, June 4, 1977
  • Corporate Name: May 4 Coalition

  • Scope and Content
  • Featured speakers: Ron Kovic, Dick Gregory, William Kunstler, Peter Davies.
  • Processing Information
  • Year supplied through search of the Daily Kent Stater.
  • Box 221 / Folder 14
  • Oversized: Notice to Vacate by Glenn A. Olds, July 9, 1977
  • Box 221 / Folder 15
  • Oversized: Poster: Take the Hill Rally, September 24, 1977
  • Physical Description: Two posters created by the May 4 Coalition. One poster has been repurposed by pasting the reprinted phrase, "Move the Gym" over the preexisting phrase, "Take the Hill."
  • Corporate Name: May 4th Coalition

  • Scope and Content
  • "Remember Kent State; Sept. 24, 12 Noon on the Commons; Speakers, Music; Move the Gym." Repurposed poster donated by David Futey in 2021.
  • Box 221 / Folder 16
  • Oversized: Poster: National Arm Band Day, October 12, 1977?
  • Corporate Name: May 4th Coalition

  • Scope and Content
  • "Long Live the Spirit of Kent + Jackson State. Move the Gym! Rally. Mass Meeting."
  • Box 221 / Folder 17
  • Oversized: Presidential Notice and Order, October 19, 1977
  • Physical Description: 2 copies.
  • Box 221 / Folder 18
  • Court Order from Court of Common Pleas, October 21, 1977
  • Physical Description: White paper with red title print. 2 copies.
  • Scope and Content
  • Temporary Restraining Order
  • Box 221 / Folder 19
  • Oversized: Poster: All Out - Move the Gym, October 22, 1977?
  • Corporate Name: May 4th Coalition

  • Scope and Content
  • "National Demonstration. Long Live the Spirit of Kent & Jackson State."
  • Box 221 / Folder 20
  • Oversized: Court of Common Pleas Preliminary Injunction, October 26, 1977
  • Physical Description: Yellow paper with red title print. 2 copies.
  • Box 221 / Folder 21
  • Oversized: Poster: No Classes May 4, 1978
  • Scope and Content
  • Text on poster: "Name 4 buildings after slain students; stop construction of the new gym; STRIKE."
  • Box 221 / Folder 22
  • Oversized: Artifact: Flag: "May 4 For the Murders They Commit and the Wars They Wage...", 1979?
  • Physical Location: This item is boxed separately and is shelved near Box 221 of the collection.
  • Biography or History
  • According to a small tag accompanying this item, this flag was "planted by the Gym by the Communist Youth Brigade," May 4, 1979. Donated by Patrick James Southam.
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