John C. Kennedy Collection
Scope and Contents
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Politician. Papers (1952-1990) of J.C. Kennedy relating to his political, civic, and business activities as Chairman of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Commissioner of the Oklahoma State Highway Department, member of the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce, President of the Oklahoma Housing Conference, Chairman of the Oklahoma Democratic Party, and alternate representative to the United States Mission to the United Nations. Many documents in this collection pertain to the civic activities of Wynn Kennedy. Also includes newspaper clippings (various dates) covering state of Oklahoma and national political affairs, J.C. Kennedy's business dealings, and Kennedy's long history of public service.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1990
Creator
- Kennedy, John C. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
On June 26, 2023, the Western History Collections began a preservation project that has made many of its collections unavailable for a period of time. This collection is among the materials temporarily unavailable. Please contact Western History Collections if you wish to be added to a contact list to be notified when this collection becomes available.
Available for public access.
Extent
4 Cubic Feet (4 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of John Kennedy II.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Kennedy II, John. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1993.
Subject
- Kennedy, Wynn (Person)
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- (Person)
- Democratic Party (Okla.) (Organization)
- United States. Mission to the United Nations (Organization)
- United Nations (Organization)
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
Monnet Hall, 3rd Floor
630 Parrington Oval
Norman Oklahoma 73019
405-325-2904
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
