Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Gorrell Starke Clinger Diaries
Collection
Identifier: A3263
Scope and Content
The Gorrell Starke Clinger diaries range chronologically from 1901 to 1965, except for the years 1908, 1918, 1932, and 1955, which are not included in the collection. Gorrell Starke Clinger’s diaries cover her adult life living in St. Louis, Mo., and St. Joseph, Mich. The diaries consist of bound volumes and composition notebooks. Clinger writes about her family and life and has information about the 1904 World’s Fair, the 1927 tornado, flooding in St. Louis, presidential nominations,...
Dates:
1901-1965
Graves Gladney Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3230
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of a bound memorial service program for Graves Gladney; an issue of Illustration magazine; newspaper clippings; and a small number of letters, documents, photographs, and membership cards. Materials range in date from 1932 to 2009 with a large gap between 1977 and 2008. The twenty-seven diaries written by Graves Gladney comprise the bulk of the collection and date from January 1961 to April 1973. The first box is arranged...
Dates:
1932-2009; Majority of material found within 1961-1973
John F. Kennedy Assassination Teletype
Collection
Identifier: A3050
Scope and Contents
The carbon copy of the teletype measures 1’ wide by 5’ long. It presents the news of Kennedy’s assassination as the story unfolded in Dallas. It also includes the preceding portion of the day’s wire relaying events that occurred before the breaking news of the shooting.
Mr. Pollard explained the use of the term, “bust this,” which appears several times in the teletype. This phrase told editors reading the transmission to disregard the whole story up to that point. Mr. Pollard...
Dates:
1963 Nov 22
Presidents Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1250
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of papers signed and/or written by United States presidents. They were gathered together because of their signatures, not because of the content of the documents. The two boxes contain papers from James Madison through Richard Nixon. The papers vary from land grants to appointments to offices. There are many letters included in this collection that were written to friends and well-wishers. In the oversize folder, there are news clippings about President John F....
Dates:
1802-1969