Collection Title: Richard Cruce Collection
Series Number: MS13-05
Processed and Cataloged by: Processed by Chet Adams in April of 2013.
Date Listed: May 10, 2013
Date Span: 1939-1988 (bulk, 1961-1970)
Size of Collection: 10.0 linear feet.
Number of Boxes: 1 legal size container; 2 record center boxes; 12 small ledger boxes and 2 oversized boxes.
Type of Material: Magazines, newspapers, ephemera and memorabilia.
Condition of Material: Good.
Arrangement: Organized by alphabetically by title of publications; Chronological arrangement.
Biographical / Historical Information: Richard Cruce is an alumnus of Murray State University. He was an avid collector of published materials, ephemera and memorabilia related to President John F. Kennedy and the Kennedy family during the 1960s and 1970s. He also collected presidential campaign materials from 1968 to 1984.
Scope and Content: Collection consists of over 380 journals, magazines, newspapers, ephemera memorabilia related to the presidency and assassination of John F. Kennedy. The collection also contains publications related to other members of the Kennedy family, Eugene McCarthy and presidential campaign materials from 1968 to 1984.
Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 – Assassination.
McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916-2005.
Kennedy family.
Presidents – United States – Election.
Presidential candidates – United States – History.
Political campaigns – United States – History.
