Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Marsha Keith Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Marsha Keith Oral History

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Narrator Keith, Marsha
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University School in 1970
Date of Interview 2000-05-03
Description Marsha Keith was a seventh-grade student at the University School on the Kent State University campus on May 4, 1970, the day of the shootings on campus. In this oral history, she discusses her memories of that time. She describes the evacuation of the University School and also discusses how members of her family reacted to the events.
Length of Interview 8:52 minutes
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1970
Subject(s) Firearms
Helicopters
Junior high school students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Kent State University. University School
Ohio. Army National Guard
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection