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Kennedy Assassination newspaper collection, 1963

 

Summary

Creator:
Cunningham, Hugh W
Abstract:
The newspaper collection document events following the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Extent:
13 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Kenney Assassination newspaper collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

409 individual newspaper issues represent this collection. Newspapers account of 45 states and from November 22, 1963 through November 25, 1963. This collection serves as an excellent primary source for a "slice-of-life" analysis. By examining these newspapers as cultural artifacts, the researcher may study journalistic reactions to Kennedy's assassination, as well as evaluate the relationshiop between this "headline" story and other articles that appear in the paper.

Biographical / historical:

On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

Acquisition information:
In December 1993, Dr. Hugh W. Cunningham, a former professor of journalism at the University of Florida, donated newspaper collection to the USF St. Petersburg Special Collections.

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Kenney Assassination newspaper collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Location of this collection:
140 7th Avenue South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
USA