Kent State Shootings: Digital Archive

Film: The Boston Massacre: Press Kit

Kent State Shootings: Digital Archive

Film: The Boston Massacre: Press Kit

Description Promotional material related to a WQED NET Playhouse television docu-drama about the Boston Massacre. Jerry M. Lewis (listed as "Gerald Lewis" throughout the kit) depicted Robert Williams in the film. Two other cast members, Jim Minard and Jim Crocker, were affiliated with Kent State University. The kit includes a press release that draws parallels between the Boston Massacre event and the shootings at Kent State University.
Date 1971
Extent 35 pages
Institution Kent State University
Repository Special Collections and Archives
Access Rights This digital object is owned by Kent State University and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, USC). Please include proper citation and credit for use of this item. Use in publications or productions is prohibited without written permission from Kent State University. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives for more information.
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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 Jerry M. Lewis papers
Subject(s) Films, Motion Pictures
Kent State University. Faculty
May 4 Provenance May 4 Collection