Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Harley Daniel Donnelly Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Harley Daniel Donnelly Oral History

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Narrator Donnelly, Harley Daniel
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 2020-05-27
Description

Harley Daniel Donnelly was a student at Kent State University in 1970. In this oral history, he talks about his life as a student starting in 1966, seeing but not actively participating in demonstrations, and his concerns about the draft. He relates his experiences from the days surrounding May 4, 1970, including seeing National Guardsmen on duty at interstate overpasses between Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, and the presence of the National Guard on campus when he returned to Kent on Sunday, May 3. He also shares what he witnessed during the immediate aftermath of the shootings on campus, both on The Commons before the crowd had broken up and in the Prentice Hall parking lot.

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Length of Interview 39:46 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1966-1970
Subject(s) Civil-military relations--Ohio--Kent
College environment--Ohio--Kent
College fraternity members--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
College students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Draft
Drumm, Don, 1935-. Solar Totem #1
Firearms
Frank, Glenn W.
Helicopters
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Kent State University. Black United Students
Military occupation--Ohio--Kent
Miller, Jeffrey, d. 1970--Death and burial
Ohio. Army National Guard
Roadblocks (Police methods)
Russell, Jim
Searchlights
Strikes and lockouts--Trucking--Ohio
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection