Located in the Kent State University Library, the Special Collections and Archives of Kent State house a uniques collection of artifacts including books, manuscripts, photos and other archival materials. Some collections can be viewed digitally while others can be seen in person by appointment.

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Kent State University Athletics

By Cara Gilgenbach & Theresa Walton, 2008. 128 pages, illus. index Arcadia Publishing The author's trace the history of sports at Kent during the school's first century of growth from its founding in 1910 as a teacher's training college into a major public university including a number of outstanding athletes, teams and coaches. Photos with captions.

Kent State University

In 1910 the State of Ohio was prepared to authorize the funds to create two new normal, or teacher-training, schools in Northern Ohio.