Martha Spath John F. Kennedy Memorabilia Collection
Scope and Contents
Paper ephemera and memorabilia related to John F. Kennedy's presidency and family collected by Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) alumna and professor Martha Spath.
Dates
- 1960-1980
Creator
- Spath, Martha (Person)
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Biographical Note
Martha Spath, was an alumna and later assistant professor of Physical Education at Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University).
Historical Note
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Joseph P. Kennedy, the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Rose Fitzgerald. John F. Kennedy (JFK) married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953. She is mentioned frequently throughout this collection as well as their two children, Caroline and John Jr.
Extent
5 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is organized into 16 series.
- Correspondence, 1964-1969
- Postcard Correspondence, 1969-1970
- Postcards, undated
- Documents, undated, 1961
- Pamphlets, undated, 1964-1965
- Kennedy Memorabilia, undated
- Photos, undated
- Stamps, undated, 1961-1967
- Magazines, undated
- Magazines, 1963-1975
- Newspapers, 1963-1973
- Book Jackets, undated
- Martha Spath's Scrapbook, undated
- Oversized (and in Map Case), undated
- Media, undated
- Artifacts, undated
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Martha Spath, an alumna and later assistant professor of Physical Education at Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University), gave her collection of Kennedy memorabilia and books to the university in December of 1980.
Processing Information
Over the history of the collection, some level of processing has been undertaken. The books that were originally given by Spath began to be processed into the general collection at Pickler Memorial Library in 1981. However, it is not possible to determine whether this collection follows the original order or not. Arrangement scheme for the collection was imposed during processing in the absence of a useable original order.
Creator
- Spath, Martha (Person)
- Title
- Spath Kennedy Collection, 1960-1980
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Tessa Sottile.
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository