Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Harold Maynard Lowry Oral History

Kent State Shootings: Oral Histories

Harold Maynard Lowry Oral History

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Narrator Lowry, Harold Maynard
Narrator's Role Student at Kent State University in 1970
Date of Interview 2020-01-30
Description Harold Maynard Lowry was a graduate student in history and education at Kent State University in 1970. He also worked as a residence hall counselor in Clark Hall and McDowell Hall and discusses life on campus between 1968-1970, including protests on campus, some of the experiences of the students he was responsible for in the dorms, and working with fellow counselor, Napoleon Peoples. He relates his memories of events during the days leading up to the shootings. He was off campus at his student-teaching position in Akron, Ohio, on May 4 and describes his difficulties returning to Kent and not being allowed back on campus for several days. He goes on to describe his experiences during the immediate aftermath when he and the other residence halls employees were allowed back onto campus and assisted with the return of students to pick up their belongings. He attended the Scranton Commission hearings on campus later that summer and describes what he saw and heard during those  hearings.
Length of Interview 1:16:41 hours
Places Discussed Kent (Ohio)
Time Period discussed 1968-1970
Subject(s) Community and college--Ohio--Kent
Evacuation of civilians--Ohio--Kent
Graduate students, Foreign--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Graduate students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
Kent State University. Clark Hall
Kent State University. McDowell Hall
Kent State University. Residence Halls
Peoples, Napoleon
Roadblocks (Police methods)
Students--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
United States. President's Commission on Campus Unrest
Repository Special Collections and Archives
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Provenance/Collection May 4 Collection