MS 575
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: |
University of Arizona. Library. Special Collections. |
| Collection Name: | Kennedy Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1960-2002 |
| Bulk Dates: | (bulk 1963-1992) |
| Physical Description: | 15 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | The Kennedy Collection contains media and news clippings related to the Presidency of John F. Kennedy, his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy and family. The bulk of the collection pertains to the Kennedy assassination and materials related to conspiracy theory research and tracing evidence of a cover-up (predominantly newsletters). |
| Collection Number: | MS 575 |
| Language: | Materials are in English. |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu |
This collection is primarily concerned with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the movement to research and prove that the assassination was a conspiracy/cover-up with the aim at finding the truth. The collection includes correspondence, ephemera, newsletters, publications and extensive clippings (magazine and newspaper). The collection documents the subculture of conspiracy theorists and researchers and the manner in which they shared ideas and information through various channels including small shops and self-publishing. This collection also contains audio visual materials including commercial and amateur audio cassettes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs and a Super 8 film. There are a limited number of photographs, mostly of the Assassination Symposium on JFK held in 1992. The strongest part of the collection is the runs of newsletters on conspiracy theories including: The Continuing Inquiry, The Third Decade, The Fourth Decade, Echoes of Conspiracy, Grassy Knoll Gazette, Investigator, and Probe. Artificial collection with donations from Gary Opper [bulk], Loretta Cramer and anonymous.
There are no restrictions on this collection.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Kennedy Collection (MS 575). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Processed by Molly Stothert-Maurer.
| Correspondence, notes, ephemera, photographs and memorabilia, 1962-2001 | |||||||||||
| Mostly materials collected by Gary Opper. His correspondence includes many marketing materials from booksellers, other conspiracy theory researchers, and colleagues regarding the purchasing and trading of information related to the JFK Assassination. | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | Correspondence and photograph, Loretta Cramer, responses from White House on behalf of the President, 1962, 1963 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence, thank you letter from Jacqueline Kennedy, unsigned, to Loretta Cramer, 1964 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence, incoming to Gary Opper, 1976-1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence, incoming to Gary Opper, 1985-1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence, incoming to Gary Opper (continued), 1985-1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Correspondence, incoming to Gary Opper (continued), 1985-1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Correspondence, incoming to Gary Opper, 1995-2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Conferences, 1996-2000 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Pamphlet with decorated cover, Kennedy’s Story of Survival, by John Hersey, 1961 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Pamphlets, 1960 Democratic convention and Arlington National Cemetery guide, 1960, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Pamphlets, The Sixth Floor, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Pamphlets, JFK Assassination Information Center, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Pamphlets, conference catalog, draft of speech and notes, Assassination Symposium on JFK, 1991-1993 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Map, North Half of Dealey Plaza, Dallas, People & The Pursuit of Truth, 1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Notes and map, circa 1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Notes, lists, maps, ephemera, 1970s-1990s | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | JFK 5 cent stamp, 1964 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Bumper sticker, Ask Congress Who Killed JFK, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Drawing of Jacqueline Kennedy, by Loretta Cramer, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Photographs, portraits of JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy, circa 1961 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Photographs, rifle and portraits of Penn Jones, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Photograph, Madeline Duncan Brown, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Photographs, Assassination Symposium on JFK, Austin and Dallas, 1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Bag with buttons (campaign and conspiracy propaganda), bullets encased in plastic (Mannlicher Carcano) and JFK doll head, 1960s, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Plate with portraits of the Presidents of the USA with JFK in the middle, undated | |||||||||
| Publications and Newsletters (commercial and self-published), 1970-2002 | |||||||||||
| This series contains most of the conspiracy theory research and publications. Many of the newsletters series are complete runs. Of special note are the sets of book dealer catalogs. | |||||||||||
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| 2 | 1 | Publication, The Men Behind the Guns, W. R. Morris, 1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Publication, JFK The Case for Conspiracy, Robert Groden, signed, 2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Self-published book, Seventy-Six Seconds in Dealey Plaza, R. B. Cutler, 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Self-published book, Crossfire, R. B. Cutler, signed, 1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Self-published book, Evidence of Conspiracy, R. B. Cutler, signed, 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Self-published book, Chappaquiddick, R. B. Cutler, signed, 1989 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Self-published book, plane crash conspiracies, 2 books, R. B. cutler, signed, 1971-1984 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Self-published book, Mr. Chairman: Evidence of Conspiracy, signed, R. B. Cutler, 1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Manuscript, The Final Cover Up, M & M Bookdealers, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Manuscript, Nomenclature of the Assassination Cabal, William Torbitt, 1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Publication, The Assassination Story, bound clippings, The Dallas Times Herald, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, Sanders and Zaid, 1993 | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | Proceedings, Second Research Conference on the Third Decade, Rhode Island, 1993 | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | Articles, 1971-1995, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 15 | A Bibliography of Literature relating to the Assassination of Pres. JFK, Library of Congress, 1968 | |||||||||
| 2 | 16 | Master Researcher Directory, Gordon Winslow, 1991-1999 | |||||||||
| 2 | 17 | Catalogs, publishers and booksellers, 1991-1993 | |||||||||
| 2 | 18 | Catalogs, M & M Bookdealer, | |||||||||
| 2 | 19 | Catalogs, Prevailing Winds Research, 1991, 1994 | |||||||||
| 2 | 20 | Catalogs, The President’s Box Bookshop, 1985-1990 | |||||||||
| 2 | 21 | Catalogs, The President’s Box Bookshop, 1991-1998 | |||||||||
| 2 | 22 | Catalogs, The Last Hurrah Bookshop, Political Assassination, Conspiracy & The Kennedy’s, 1986-1992 | |||||||||
| 2 | 23 | Catalogs, The Last Hurrah Bookshop, Political Assassination, Conspiracy & The Kennedy’s, 1993-1997 | |||||||||
| 2 | 24 | Newsletter, The Continuing Inquiry, Penn Jones, Editor, 1976-1977 | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | Newsletter, The Continuing Inquiry, Penn Jones, Editor, 1977-1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 26 | Newsletter, The Continuing Inquiry, Penn Jones, Editor, 1978-1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | Newsletter, The Continuing Inquiry, Penn Jones, Editor, 1980-1981 | |||||||||
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| 3 | 1 | Newsletter, The Continuing Inquiry, Penn Jones, Editor, 1981-1982 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Newsletter, The Continuing Inquiry, Penn Jones, Editor, 1982-1983 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Newsletter, The Continuing Inquiry, Penn Jones, Editor, 1983-1984 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Newsletter, The Third Decade, description of contents, 1984-1989 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Newsletter, The Third Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1984-1985 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Newsletter, The Third Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1985-1988 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Newsletter, The Third Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1988-1989 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Newsletter, The Third Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1990-1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Newsletter, The Third Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1991-1992 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Newsletter, The Third Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1992-1993 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | Newsletter, The Fourth Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Newsletter, The Fourth Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1994-1995 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Newsletter, The Fourth Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1995-1996 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Newsletter, The Fourth Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1996-1997 | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | Newsletter, The Fourth Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1998-1999 | |||||||||
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| 4 | 1 | Newsletter, The Fourth Decade, A Journal of Research on the JFK Assassination, Jerry D. Rose, 1999-2001 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Newsletter, weekly later named “Echoes of Conspiracy”, Paul L. Hoch, 1979 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Newsletter, Echoes of Conspiracy, Paul L. Hoch, 1980-1982 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Newsletter, Echoes of Conspiracy, Paul L. Hoch, 1983-1994 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Newsletter, Grassy Knoll Gazette, R. B. Cutler, 1981-1982 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Newsletter, Grassy Knoll Gazette, R. B. Cutler, 1983-1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Newsletter, Grassy Knoll Gazette, R. B. Cutler, 1989-1993 | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Newsletter and photograph of Oswald, 1963, Grassy Knoll Gazette, R. B. Cutler, 1990 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Newsletter, Grassy Knoll Gazette, R. B. Cutler, 1993-1997 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Original mailer, folder, Grassy Knoll Gazette, 1993 | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | Newsletter, Coverups!, Gary Mack, 1982-1986 | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | Newsletter, The Kennedy Loyalist, Keri Cassidy and Steve Barber, 1984-1985 | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | Newsletter, Assassination U. S. A., Ted Gandolfo, 1985 | |||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Newsletter, The Investigator, G. J. Rowell, 1986 | |||||||||
| 4 | 15 | Newsletter, The Investigator, G. J. Rowell, 1991-1993 | |||||||||
| 4 | 16 | Newsletter, The Investigator, G. J. Rowell, 1994-1995 | |||||||||
| 4 | 17 | Newsletter, Conflict (The Dorff Report), Robert Dorff, 1990 | |||||||||
| 4 | 18 | Newsletter, Assassination Archives and Research Center, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 19 | Newsletter, Probe, Citizens for Truth about the Kennedy Assassination, 1993-1995 | |||||||||
| 4 | 20 | Newsletter, Probe, Citizens for Truth about the Kennedy Assassination, 1996 | |||||||||
| 4 | 21 | Newsletter, Probe, Citizens for Truth about the Kennedy Assassination, 1996-1997 | |||||||||
| 4 | 22 | Newsletter, Probe, Citizens for Truth about the Kennedy Assassination, 1998-1999 | |||||||||
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| 5 | 1 | Newsletter, The Truth Will Prevail, JFK Assassination Information Center, 1992 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Newsletter, Open Secrets, Assassination Archives & Research Center, Citizens for Truth About the Kennedy Assassination, Committee for an Open Archives, 1994, 1995 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Newsletter, AARC Quarterly, Assassination Archives and Research Center, 1995-1996 | |||||||||
| Newspapers, Magazines, Clippings and Oversize, 1961-2001 | |||||||||||
| Mainstream media with articles on the Kennedy’s, the Assassination of JFK, and stories about conspiracy theories and cover-ups. Includes incomplete runs of LOOK, Life, Time and Newsweek (selected for relevant content). Large collection of newspapers from November, 1963 with front cover stories. The bulk of the clippings from 1961-1963 focus on images of the Kennedy family and contain few articles. | |||||||||||
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| 5 | 4 | Time Magazine, 1963-1975, 1991 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Newsweek, 1963-1993 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | New Times, 1975-1978 | |||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Skeptic Magazine, 1975, 1998 | |||||||||
| 5 | 8 | Four Dark Days in History, Special Publications Inc., 1963 | |||||||||
| 5 | 9 | Playboy, Playgirl, Gallery, 1975-1979 | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | Other magazines, 1963-1968 | |||||||||
| 5 | 11 | Other magazines (continued), 1963-1968 | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 | Other magazines, 1974-1988 | |||||||||
| 5 | 13 | Other magazines, 1991-1999 | |||||||||
| 5 | 14 | Comic book, Shade the Changing Man, 1990 | |||||||||
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| 6 | 1 | Newspaper clippings, mostly images, 1961-1963 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Newspaper clippings, mostly images (continued), 1961-1963 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Newspaper clippings, mostly images (continued), 1961-1963 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Newspaper clippings, larger size, 1961-1963 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Magazine clippings, 1961-1963 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Magazine clippings, larger size, 1961-1963 | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Magazine clippings, mostly images, 1961-1963 | |||||||||
| 6 | 8 | Clippings, photocopies, 1961-1963, circa 2001 | |||||||||
| 6 | 9 | Newspapers, full and partial sections, 1975-1988 | |||||||||
| 6 | 10 | Newspapers, full and partial sections (continued), 1975-1988 | |||||||||
| 6 | 11 | Newspaper clippings, 1975-1988 | |||||||||
| 6 | 12 | Newspaper clippings, 1988-1995 | |||||||||
| 6 | 13 | Newspaper clippings (continued), 1988-1995 | |||||||||
| 6 | 14 | Newspaper Clippings, 1993-1998 | |||||||||
| 6 | 15 | Newspapers and newsletters, includes small run or specialized, 1992, undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 16 | Magazine clippings and photocopies, 1997-1998 | |||||||||
| 6 | 17 | Magazine clippings and photocopies, 1988-2001 | |||||||||
| 6 | 18 | Magazines and photocopies (continued), 1988-2001 | |||||||||
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| 7 | 1 | Life Magazine, oversize, 1963-1965 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Life Magazine, oversize, 1966-1991 | |||||||||
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| 8 | 1 | Post and Saturday Evening Post, Magazines, oversize, 1963-1975 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Other magazines, oversize, 1960s | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | LOOK Magazine, oversize, 1962-1965 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | LOOK Magazine, oversize, 1965-1967 | |||||||||
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| 9 | 1 | 2 JFK display boars (print and newspaper), oversize, 1968, undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | General Edwin A. Walker campaign materials for governor, oversize, 1964 | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | Magazine clippings, oversize, 1961-1963 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Newspapers, full or partial copies, 1960-1963 | |||||||||
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| 10 | Newspapers, front page articles on JFK assassination, 1963 | ||||||||||
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| 11 | Newspapers, full or partial copies, 1964-1969 | ||||||||||
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| 12 | Newspapers and weeklies, includes Iconoclast and National Enquirer, 1970-2001 | ||||||||||
| Audio Visual Materials, 1960-2001 | |||||||||||
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| 13 | Commercial and amateur: audio cassettes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs and a Super 8 film, 1 full carton, 1960-2001 | ||||||||||