List of Works

File — Box: 1

Scope and Content

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Besides documenting the career and writings of Stetson Kennedy, the collection is an important record of labor and civil rights movements of the day, for which he frequently advocated, and also contains information about many of the people Kennedy knew and worked with. The papers are also a significant record of Florida folk culture and folk life, of the Federal Writers’ Project in Florida, and of Kennedy’s lifelong crusade against the Ku Klux Klan.

The following sections of the papers are currently available: Biography; Thoughts & Sayings; Articles Written by Stetson Kennedy; Articles Written about Kennedy; Correspondence; Book Reviews; Talks and Appearances; Awards, and Events; Unpublished works; subject files; and photographs. There is an extensive library of Audio-visual Materials, many of which have been converted to digital format. Electronic records are still being processed.

The collection also includes a microfilm set of the Stetson Kennedy Papers at the New York Public Library pertaining in particular to his work against the Klan in the 1940s and portions of his papers and correspondence at Georgia State University dealing with folklife and folklore.

Dates

Creation: 1916 - 2016
Creation: Majority of material found within 1970 - 2011

Creator

From the Collection: Kennedy, Stetson, 1916-2011. (Person)

Access

Most of the collection is open for use. All major and minor works of Stetson Kennedy, whether published or unpublished, have been marked “Restricted.” The University of Florida does not own the literary rights to these works, which remain with the estate of Stetson Kennedy and his executors, and researchers should therefore consult with us when using those materials. There are also six “Restricted” boxes of random and unprocessed pages of Kennedy’s writing which have not been put in order or identified. A box of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) slogans and propaganda is also “Restricted” and researchers should be mindful that it contains derogatory words and images.

Two boxes are “Closed” to the public because of legal and privacy concerns. These materials will be opened after 75 years or when the issues involving them have been resolved.