Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. Ephemera Collection
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. Ephemera Collection
- Identifier
- Wing oversize.ZP 983.K344
- Repository
- The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts
- Language
- English
- Size
- 2.7 linear feet (2 oversize boxes)
- Dates
- approximately 1990-2012
- Collection Stack Location
- 4 19 5
- Abstract
- Posters, paper fans, broadsides, and other ephemera created by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
- Language
- Materials are in English.
- Creator
- Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr.
Provenance
Most materials were collected by Audrey Niffenegger and donated to the Newberry Library in 2013. Others were compiled originally as part of the Wing Ephemera File and removed to this collection.
Conditions Governing Access
The Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. ephemera collection are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. Ephemera Collection are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
Cite As
Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. Ephemera Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Processed by
Amanda Schriver, 2015.
Acknowledgements
This inventory was created with the generous support of the Council on Library and Information Services, which is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Biography of Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.
Letterpress printer and artist.
Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. was born and raised in Louisiana. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and worked as a systems analyst for many years. In the late 1980s he gave up his career to become a printer. Kennedy operated the Jubilee Press (or Jubalee Press) outside of Chicago, Illinois and then Milwaukee, Wisconsin before moving to Alabama in the early 2000s. He has printed material under a number of press names including York Show Prints, Kennedy & Sons, Fine Printers, and Kennedy Prints!. He currently lives and works in Gordo, Alabama.
Scope and Content of the Collection
Letterpress posters, paper fans, broadsides, greetings cards, and other ephemera dating from 1990 through approximately 2012.
Organization
Papers are organized in the following series:
- Series 1: Posters, approximately 2000-2012
- Boxes 1-2
- Series 2: Fans, approximately 2000-2012
- Box 2
- Series 3: Other Ephemera, approximately 1990-2012
- Box 2
Catalog Record
https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma999514688805867
Indexed Terms
- Jubalee Press.
- Jubilee Press.
- Kennedy & Sons, Fine Printers.
- Kennedy Prints! (Firm).
- Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr.
- York Show Print (Firm).
- African American art
- African American prints
- Ephemera
- Exhibition posters
- Fans (ephemera)
- Letterpress printing
- Posters
- Printed ephemera
- Printing
- Printing History and Book Arts
- Printing industry
- Promotional materials
Inventory
Posters printed for events, exhibitions, organizations, or projects.
Arranged alphabetically.
- Title
- African Proverbs series
- Title
- Akron Boys and Girls Club
- Title
- Alabama Civil Justice Foundation
- Title
- Art Imperative series
- Title
- Bob Marley series
- Title
- Coffee series
- Title
- Go Tell It On De Mountain series
- Title
- Ideas Festival
- Title
- Kentuck Festival of the Arts
- Title
- Kentuck Museum Association
- Title
- "Madness of Amos…" Exhibition
- Title
- Miscellaneous event posters
- Title
- Miscellaneous exhibition posters
- Title
- Miscellaneous posters
- Title
- Mr. Tee's series
- Title
- Okra Festival
- Title
- "Put the Message…" Lecture Series
- Title
- Rooster Day Festival
- Title
- Rural Fun Day
- Title
- Rural Studio
- Title
- Valentine's Day
- Title
- "What Makes Bad Printing Good" Lecture
Fans printed for events, organizations, or projects.
Arranged alphabetically.
- Title
- Alabama State Council on the Arts, Art Imperative, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Title
- Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham, Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Rooster Day
Other printed ephemera.
Arranged by size.
- Title
- Broadsides, Prints
- Title
- Exhibition announcements, Book prospectus, Postcards, Christmas cards, Bookmarks, Business card