Kent State Shootings: Digital Archive

Background and Notes for WKSU News Reports: Information on James Ahern

Kent State Shootings: Digital Archive

Background and Notes for WKSU News Reports: Information on James Ahern

Description Background and notes for WKSU news reports, dated 1970 to 1971. The materials provide information on James Ahern, a member of The President's Commission on Campus Unrest, who visited Kent to give a speech during the four-day memorial observance in 1971. The President's Commission on Campus Unrest, which became known as the Scranton Commission, was established by President Nixon to study the nationwide college and university campus unrest, specifically the shootings at Kent State and Jackson State.
Date 1970; 1971
Extent 9 pages
Institution Kent State University
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Format of Original archive (mixed materials)
Sponsor Digital capture of this material was sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Subcollection John C. Weiser papers
Subject(s) Commemorations
Guests, Visitors
Kent State University. WKSU
Speeches, Lectures, Forums
May 4 Provenance May 4 Collection