Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0506
- Creators:
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Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)
- Dates:
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1958-1967
bulk 1965-1967
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Twenty audiotapes of interviews Kennedy conducted with Rex Stewart, in addition to documentary material such as correspondence and clippings.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is divided into seven series.
Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Newspaper articles
Series 3: Magazine articles
Series 4: Manuscripts
Series 5: Miscellaneous documents
Series 6: Interviews of Rex Stewart
Series 7: Miscellaneous
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Kennedy, a free-lance writer, became a close friend to Rex Stewart, and conducted taped interviews with him late in his life, when he was writing his autobiography.
Administration
Ownership and Custodial History
Anne Judd Kennedy conducted the interviews during the 1960s, and in 1991 she offered them for purchase to the Smithsonian, along with the other documentary material.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection purchased from Anne Judd Kennedy.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives Center Staff, undated.
Using the Collection
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark.Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research but the master (preservation ) tapes are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Preferred Citation
Anne Judd Kennedy Collection, 1958-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
