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5-1-1994
Kennedy Assassination Newspaper Collection : A Finding Aid
Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Special Collections and University Archives.
James Anthony Schnur
Hugh W. Cunningham
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A Finding Aid by Jim Schnur
May 1994
Special Collections Nelson Poynter Memorial Library University of South Florida St. Petersburg 1.
Introduction and Provenance
In December 1993, Dr. Hugh W. Cunningham, a former professor of journalism at the University of Florida, donated two distinct newspaper collections to the Special Collections room of the USF St. Petersburg library. The bulk of the newspapers document events following the November 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. A second component of the newspapers examine the reaction to Richard M. Nixon's resignation in August 1974. This finding aid will assist the researcher who wants to examine issues in the Kennedy Assassination Newspaper Collection.
Restrictions/Preservation Note
The acidic paper often used on printing presses has promoted the rapid physical deterioration found in some titles of this collection. To prevent further damage to the Kennedy Assassination Newspaper Collection, refrain from placing any additional stress on the paper fibers by folding or creasing newspapers, or by exposing them to light for an extended period of time. Please report any tears or other damage so library staff may take appropriate preservation or conservation measures. While no restrictions limit access to the newspapers, library staff will evaluate photocopying requests on an individual basis to ensure the long-term preservation of this unique collection.
Scope and Contents
The 409 individual issues represented in this collection occupy 13 storage boxes and offer a broad geographic diversity of newspaper accounts from 45 states. Duplicate copies bring the total number of single issues to 418. 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.
See also: Robert Emerson Thomas, "A Descriptive Analysis of 187 U. S. Newspapers Dated the Day After President Kennedy Was Assassinated." (M.A. Thesis, Uni versity of Florida, 1965) A copy is located in Special Collections. 2.
Box 1 Series 1: Friday, 22 November 1963
State City Title Florida Orlando Orlando Evening Star (2 copies) Arkansas Hot Springs Hot Springs New Era Arizona Phoenix The Arizona Journal Delaware Wilmington Evening Journal Illinois Decatur Herald and Review Peoria Peoria Journal Star Iowa Davenport/ Bettendorf The Daily Times Iowa City The Daily Iowan Kansas Olathe The Daily News of Johnson County Kentucky Henderson Gleaner-Jou rna l Owensboro Messenger and Inquirer Maine Augusta Daily Kennebec Journal Missouri Springfield Springfield Leader and Press Nebraska Omaha Evening World-Herald New Jersey Paterson The Morning Call New York Troy The Times Record Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Times Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre Times Leader The Evening News Tennessee Kingsport Kingsport Times Texas Beaumont Beaumont Journal Longview The Longview Daily News Lubbock Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Wichita Falls Wichita Falls Times Virginia Bristol Bristol Virginia-Tennessean Harrisonburg Daily News-Record Newport News The Times-Herald (2 copies) Vermont Rutland Rutland Herald West Virginia Clarksburg Clarksburg Telegram Morgantown The Morgantown Post
29 titles, 31 single issues 3.
Box 2 Series 2: Saturday, 23 November 1963
State City Title Florida Daytona Beach Daytona Beach Morning Journal and Daytona Beach Evening News Fort Myers Fort Myers News-Press Marianna Jackson County Floridan Orlando Orlando Evening Star Panama City Panama City News Sarasota Sarasota Herald Tribune West Palm Beach Palm Beach Post Alabam11 Birmingham Birmingham Post-Herald Mobile The Mobile Register Arizona Bisbee The Bisbee Daily Review Phoenix The Arizona Journal The Arizona Republic Arkansas Hot Springs Hot Springs New Era Little Rock Arkansas Gazette California Eureka The Humboldt Times Lodi Lodi News-Sentinel Long Beach Independent Los Angeles Los Angeles Times Orange The Orange Daily News Riverside The Daily Enterprise San Bernadino The San Bernadino Daily Sun San Diego The San Diego Union San Francisco San Francisco Examiner San Jose San Jose Mercun; San Leandro Morning News and Alameda County Democrat Vallejo Vallejo Times-Herald Colorado Denver Rocky Mountain News Pueblo The Pueblo Chieftain Connecticut Bridgeport Bridgeport Telegram Meriden The Morning Record New Haven New Haven Register and Journal Courier Norwich Norwich Bulletin Delaware Wilmington Wilmington Morning News Evening Journal
34 titles, 34 single issues 4.
Box 3
State City Title Georgia Augusta The Augusta Chronicle Columbus The Columbus Enquirer Macon The Macon Telegraph Savannah Savannah Morning News Hawaii Honolulu Honolulu Advertiser Idaho Boise Idaho Daily Statesman Idaho Evening Statesman Idaho Falls The Post Register Lewiston Lewiston Morning Tribune Illinois Decatur Decatur Herald Jacksonville Jacksonville Daily Journal Peoria Peoria Journal Star Rockford Rockford Morning Star Springfield Illinois State Journal Indiana Evansville The Evansville Courier Fort Wayne The Journal-Gazette Indianapolis Indianapolis Star Mishawaha Mishawaha Times Iowa Davenport/ Bettendorf Times Democrat Des Moines The Des Moines Register Sioux City The Sioux City Journal Kansas Olathe The Daily News of Johnson County Topeka Topeka Daily Capital Wichita Wichita Eagle Kentucky Lexington The Lexington Leader Louisville The Courier Journal Owensboro Messenger and Inquirer Louisiana Baton Rouge Morning Advocate Shreveport The Shreveport Times Maine Augusta Daily Kennebec Journal Portland Portland Press Herald Maryland Cumberland The Cumberland News Frederick The Frederick Post Hagerstown Morning Herald
34 titles, 34 single issues 5.
Box 4
State City Title Massachusetts Boston The Boston Herald Lawrence Lawrence Eagle-Tribune Springfield The Springfield Union Worcester Worcester Evening Gazette Worcester Telegram Michigan Detriot Detroit Free Press Minnesota Minneapolis Minneapolis Morning Tribune Mississippi Jackson The Clarion-Ledger Natchez The Natchez Democrat Starkeville Starkeville Daily News Missouri Jefferson City Daily Capital News St. Joseph St. Joseph News Press Sedalia Sedalia Capital (2 copies) Montana Great Falls Great Falls Tribune Missoula Missoulian-Sentinel Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln Star Scottsbluff Scottsbluff Star-Herald Nevada Reno Nevada State Journal New Jersey Hudson Hudson Dispatch Paterson The Morning Call Trenton Trenton ian New Mexico Albuquerque Albuquerque Journal New York Glens Falls The Post-Star Middletown The Times Herald Record New York New York Herald Tribune The New York Times Oneonta The Oneonta Star Plattsburg Plattsburg Press-Republican Schenectady Schenectady Gazette Syracuse The Post Standard Troy The Times Record The Troy Record
32 titles, 33 single issues
Box 5
State City Title North Carolina Asheville The Asheville Citizen Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Journal 6.
State City Title Ohio Cincinnati Cincinnati Enquirer Cleveland The Plain Dealer Dayton Journal Herald Springfield The Sun Zanesville The Times Recorder and the Zanesville Signal Oklahoma Lawton Lawton Morning Press Shawnee Shawnee News-Star Tulsa Tulsa Daily World Oregon Portland Oregonian Pennsylvania Allentown Evening Chronicle The Morning Call Bradford The Bradford Era Erie Erie Daily Times Erie Morning News Harrisburg The Patriot Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Meadville The Meadville Tribune Oil City The Derrick Philadelphia The Philadelphia Inquirer Pottstown Pottstown Mercun; Reading Reading Times Scranton The Scranton Tribune Stroudsburg The Daily Record Titusville The Titusville Herald Towanda The Daily Review Warren The Warren County Observer Washington The Washington Observer Waynesburg The Democrat Messenger Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader/The Evening News Wilkes-Barre Record York The Gazette and Daily
33 titles, 33 single issues
Box 6
State City Title South Carolina Columbia The State Greenville The Greenville News Orangeburg The Times and Democrat Tennessee Chattanooga Chattanooga Daily Times 7.
State City Title Tennessee (cont'd) Knoxville The Knoxville Journal Nashville Nashville Tennessean Texas Amarillo Amarillo Daily News Beaumont Beaumont Enterprise Dallas The Dallas Morning Times Galveston The Galveston Daily News Harlington Valley Morning Star Houston The Houston Post Longview Longview Morning Journal Lubbock Lubbock Avalanche-Journal San Antonio Express and News Victoria The Victoria Advocate Waco Waco Tribune-Herald Wichita Falls Wichita Falls Record News Utah Salt Lake City The Salt Lake Tribune Vermont Burlington The Burlington Free Press Rutland Rutland Herald Virginia Bristol Bristol Herald Courier Hampton Roads The Times Herald Harrisonburg Daily News-Record Newport News Daily Press Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Roanoke The Roanoke Times Washington Seattle Seattle Post-Intelligencer Spokane The Spokesman Review Walla Walla Walla Walla Union Bulletin Yakima Yakima Morning Herald West Virginia Clarksburg The Clarksburg Exponent Fairmont The Fairmont Times Morgantown The Dominion-News Wheeling The Intelligencer Wisconsin Madison Wisconsin State Journal Milwaukee Milwaukee Sentinel Wyoming Casper Casper Morning Star Cheyenne Wyoming Eagle Rawlins The Daily Times Rock Springs The Rock Springs Daily Rocket
41 titles, 41 single copies 8. Box 7 Series 3: Sunday, 24 November 1963
State City Title Florida Fort Myers Fort Myers News-Press Fort Walton BeachPlayground News-Herald Jacksonville The Florida-Times Union Orlando Orlando Sentinel Panama City Panama City News-Herald (2 copies) Alabama Mobile The Mobile Press -Register Arizona Phoenix The Arizona Journal Arkansas Hot Springs The Sentinel-Record Little Rock Arkansas Gazette California Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram San Bernadino The Sun-Telegram San Francisco San Francisco Examiner San Jose San Jose Mercury-News Santa Ana The Register Colorado Pueblo Pueblo Star-Journal and Sunday Chieftain Connecticut Bridgeport Bridgeport Sunday Post Norwich Norwich Bulletin Georgia Augusta The Augusta Chronicle and the Augusta Herald Columbus The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer Macon The Macon Telegraph and News Savannah Savannah Morning News Hawaii Honolulu Star Bulletin and Advertiser Idaho Lewiston Lewiston Morning Tribune Illinois Decatur Herald and Review Peoria Peoria Journal Star Rockford Rockford Morning Star Springfield The State Journal-Register Indiana Evansville Sunday Courier and Press Fort Wayne The Journal-Gazette Frankfort Frankfort Morning Times Indianapolis Indianapolis Star
31 titles, 32 single copies 9. Box 8
State City Title Iowa Davenport/ Bettendorf Sunday Times-Democrat Sioux City The Sioux City Sunday Journal Kansas Topeka Sunday Capital-Journal Wichita The Wichita Sunday Eagle and The Wichita Beacon Kentucky Henderson Gleaner-Journal Lexington Sunday Hearld-Leader Louisville The Courier-Journal Maine Portland Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald Massachusetts Worcester SundayTelegram Minnesota Minneapolis Minneapolis Sunday Tribune Owatonna Daily People's Press Mississippi Jackson The Clarion-Ledger and the Jackson Daily News Natchez The Natchez Democrat Missouri Jefferson City News and Sunday Tribune St. Joseph St. Joseph News Press Sedalia Sedalia Democrat (2 copies) Springfield Sunday News and Leader Nebraska Omaha Sunday World-Herald Scottsbluff Scottsbluff Star-Herald New Jersey Ridgewood The Sunday Times New Mexico Albuquerque Albuquerque Journal New York Syracuse The Post Standard
22 titles, 23 single issues Box 9
State City Title North Carolina Asheville The Asheville Citizen-Times Winston-Salem Sunday Journal and Sentinel Ohio Cincinnati Cincinnati Enquirer Oklahoma Enid The Enid Morning News Lawton The Lawton Constitution and Morning Press Oklahoma City The Sunday Oklahoman Shawnee Shawnee News-Star 10.
State City Title Oregon Portland The Sunday Oregonian Pennsylvania Allentown Sunday Call-Chronicle Harrisburg Sunday Patriot- News Lancaster Sunday News Philadelphia The Philadelphia Inquirer Scranton The Scrantonian South Carolina Columbia The State and the Columbia Record Greenville The Greenville News Orangeburg The Times and Democrat Tennessee Kingsport Kingsport Times-News Knoxville The Knoxville News-Sentinel Nashville Nashville Tennessean
19 titles, 19 single issues Box 10
State City Title Texas Austin Austin American-Statesman Beaumont The Sunday Enterprise Galveston The Galveston Daily News Harrington Valley Morning Star Houston The Houston Post Longview The Longview Sunday News-Journal Victoria The Victoria Advocate Utah Salt Lake City The Salt Lake Tribune Virginia Norfolk The Virginian-Pilot Richmond Richmond Times-Dispatch Roanoke The Roanoke Times Washington Walla Walla Walla Walla Union Bulletin West Virginia Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail Fairmont The Times-West Virginian Wheeling Wheeling News Register Wyoming Cheyenne Wyoming State Tribune Rock Springs Rock Springs Miner Series 4: Monday, 25 November 1963
State City Title Florida Daytona Beach Daytona Beach Morning Journal Fort Walton Beach Playground Daily News Jacksonville Florida Times-Union 11.
State City Title Florida (cont'd) Orlando Orlando Evening Star Panama City Panama City Herald Panama City News Pompano Beach Sun-Sentinel Alabama Mobile The Mobile Register Arkansas Hot Springs The Sentinel Record Little Rock Arkansas Gazette California Long Beach Independent Orange The Orange Daily News San Bernadino The San Bernadino Daily Sun San Jose San Jose Mercury San Leandro Morning News and Alameda County Democrat
34 titles, 34 single copies Box 11
State City Title Colorado Pueblo Pueblo Star-Journal Connecticut Bridgeport Bridgeport Telegram New Haven New Haven Journal-Courier Norwich Norwich Bulletin Delaware Wilmington Evening Journal Georgia Augusta The Augusta Chronicle Columbus The Columbus Enquirer Macon The Macon Telegraph Hawaii Honolulu Honolulu Advertiser Idaho Lewiston Lewiston Morning Tribune Illinois Peoria Peoria Journal Star (2 copies: 1 is a morning issue; 1 is an afternoon issue.) Indiana Fort Wayne The Journal-Gazette Indianapolis Indianapolis Star Mishawaha Mishawaha Times Iowa Davenport/ Bettendorf The Daily Times Sioux City The Sioux City Journal Kansas Topeka The Topeka Daily Capital Wichita Wichita Eagle Kentucky Lexington The Lexington Leader Maysville Daily Independent 12.
State City Title Maine Augusta Daily Kennebec Journal Portland Portland Press Herald Maryland Frederick The Frederick Post Hagerstown The Morning Herald Massachusetts Springfield The Springfield Union Worcester Worcester Evening Gazette Minnesota Minneapolis Minneapolis Morning Tribune Mississippi Natchez The Natchez Democrat Missouri Jefferson City Jefferson City Post-Tribune Kansas City The Kansas City Times The Kansas City Star Sedalia Sedalia Democrat (2 copies) Springfield Springfield Daily News Montana Great Falls Great Falls Tribune
34 titles, 36 single issues Box 12
State City Title Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln Star Omaha Omaha World-Herald New Jersey Hudson Hudson Dispatch Paterson The Morning Call Trenton Trenton ian New Mexico Albuquerque Albuquerque Journal New York Glens Falls The Post Star Middletown The Times Herald Record New York The Journal of Commerce Oneonta The Oneonta Star Plattsburg Plattsburg Press-Republican Schenectady Schenectady Gazette Syracuse The Post Standard Troy The Troy Record North Carolina Asheville The Asheville Citizen Thomasville The Thomasville Times Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Journal Ohio Cincinnati Cincinnati Enquirer Oregon Portland Oregonian 13.
State City Title Pennsylvania Allentown Evening Chronicle The Morning Call Bradford The Bradford Era Harrisburg The Patriot Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Meadville The Meadville Tribune Oil City The Derrick Philadelphia The Philadelphia Inquirer (2copies) Pottstown Pottstown Mercury Scranton The Scranton Tribune Stroudsburg The Daily Record Titusville The Titusville Herald Towanda The Daily Review Warren The Warren County Observer Waynesburg The Democrat Messenger Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Record York The Gazette and Daily
36 titles, 37 copies Box 13
State City Title South Carolina Anderson The Anderson Independent Columbia The State Orangeburg The Times and Democrat Tennessee Chattanooga Chattanooga Daily Times Kingsport Kingsport News Knoxville The Knoxville Journal Nashville Nashville Tennessean Texas Amarillo Amarillo Daily News Austin The Austin American Beaumont Beaumont Enterprise Galveston The Galveston Daily News Harlington Valley Morning Star Houston The Houston Post Longview Longview Morning Journal Lubbock Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Victoria The Victoria Advocate Waco Waco Tribune-Herald Utah Salt Lake City The Salt Lake Tribune Vermont Rutland Rutland Herald 14.
State City Title Virginia Hampton Roads The Times Herald (2 copies: 1 is dated Tuesday, 26 November 1963) Harrisonburg Daily News-Record Newport News Daily Press Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Richmond Richmond Times Dipatch Roanoke The Roanoke Times Washington Walla Walla Walla Walla Union Bulletin West Virginia Fairmont The Fairmont Times Morgantown The Dominion-News Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee Sentinel Wyoming Cheyenne Wyoming State Tribune
30 titles, 31 single issues