Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Edwin and Anita Bixenstine Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Edwin and Anita Bixenstine Oral History

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Narrator Bixenstine, Anita
Bixenstine, Edwin
Narrator's Role Professor at Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 2009-03-19
Description In 1970, Dr. Edwin Bixenstine was a professor in the Department of Psychology, and Dr. Anita Bixenstine a professor in the Honors College. Both describe where they were and what they remember about the events of May 4, 1970, including the National Guard camp near their home and meetings that occurred over the summer between university faculty and residents of Kent. Also mentioned are Allison Krause's involvement in the Honors College and experimental programs that were developed at Kent State after the shootings.
Length of Interview 39:04 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1970
Subject(s) Bullet holes
College teachers--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Drumm, Don, 1935-. Solar Totem #1
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Kent State University. Honors College
Krause, Allison, 1951-1970
Ohio. Army National Guard
Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001
Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio)
Walls Elementary School (Kent, Ohio)
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection