Martha Spath John F. Kennedy Memorabilia Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS S10

Staff Only

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

Creation: 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

Additional Description

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.