Jerry Lewis Oral History

 
 
 
 

Jerry Lewis Oral History

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dc.creator Lewis, Jerry M. (Jerry Middleton), 1937-
dc.date 2011-03-04T17:01:29Z
dc.date 2011-03-04T17:01:29Z
dc.date 2010-02-24
dc.date 2011-03-04
dc.date 2010-02-24
dc.date.accessioned 2011-06-08T20:22:39Z
dc.date.available 2011-06-08T20:22:39Z
dc.date.issued 2011-06-08
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2374.KENT/1402
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.KENT/1402
dc.description Dr. Jerry Lewis, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Kent State University, begins his oral history by discussing his experiences on campus after his arrival in 1966. He describes events and the general atmosphere during these years leading up to the May 4, 1970, shootings on campus and talks about the Black United Students (BUS), the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), protests that took place, the University administration’s response, and the formation of the faculty marshals. An eyewitness to the shootings, he goes on to describe his experiences and observations from the days surrounding the shootings. He talks about his experiences as a faculty marshal, his role as a media contact for the University, and his interviews with the FBI. Dr. Lewis also discusses the aftermath of the shootings and his experiences and activities in the months and years that followed, including enabling his students to complete their spring 1970 coursework, events that took place during the summer of 1970, his experiences with writing about the shootings and being asked to contribute his research on the events, and his interview with James Michener. He also discusses the Scranton Report, the establishment of the Candlelight Vigil as part of the annual commemmoration events, and the audio tape of the shootings made by Terry Strubbe. He concludes with discussing his and his co-authors’ efforts in submitting an application for and succeeding in having the site of the shootings added to the National Register of Historic Places.
dc.format 63:31 minutes
dc.language en_US
dc.relation http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/4may70/oralhistory/lewisjerry.html
dc.rights http://www.library.kent.edu/page/14062
dc.subject Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970
dc.subject Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970--Monuments
dc.subject Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970--Anniversaries, etc.
dc.subject Kent State University. Black United Students
dc.subject Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
dc.subject Demonstrations--Ohio--Kent
dc.subject College teachers--Ohio--Kent--Interviews
dc.subject United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
dc.subject Ohio. Municipal Court (Portage County). Special Grand Jury
dc.subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements
dc.subject Ohio. Army National Guard
dc.subject National Register of Historic Places
dc.subject Akron Beacon Journal
dc.subject Scranton, William Warren, 1917-
dc.subject United States. President's Commission on Campus Unrest
dc.subject Kent State University. ROTC Building--Fires
dc.subject Kent State University. Liquid Crystal Institute
dc.subject Smelser, Neil J. Theory of Collective Behavior
dc.subject Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997
dc.subject White, Robert I., 1908-
dc.subject Frank, Glenn W.
dc.subject Duffy, Norman V.
dc.subject Canfora, Alan
dc.subject Scheuer, Sandra, d. 1970
dc.subject Krause, Allison, 1951-1970
dc.subject Jedick, Peter
dc.subject Strubbe, Terry
dc.title Jerry Lewis Oral History
dc.type Recording, oral
dc.coverage Kent (Ohio)
dc.coverage 1966-2010

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