Dr. Anthony Merlino JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theory Collection (SC041)
Providence College Archives and Special Collections
1 Cunningham SquareProvidence, RI 02918
Telephone: (401) 865-2377
Email: pcarchives@providence.edu
Collection Overview
| Title: | Dr. Anthony Merlino JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theory Collection |
| Date range: | 1962-2005 |
| Creator: | Merlino, Dr. Anthony F., 1930-2022 |
| Extent: | 6.25 Linear Feet 11 manuscript boxes, 3 audiotape boxes |
| Abstract: | Dr. Anthony Merlino, a 1951 graduate of Providence College, collected a large personal library of books, recordings, and memorabilia concerning President John F. Kennedy, his family, and their associates over the course of his lifetime. This collection is a small subset of the original collection covering the myriad conspiracy theories that arose and circulated in American society following Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. The collection is primarily comprised of small-run serial publications. It also includes copies of recordings of Kennedy’s meetings and speeches while in office, audio recordings of conspiracy theorists’ radio shows, and reproductions of films and photography which captured the assassination. |
| Language of materials: | English. |
| Repository: | Providence College, Archives and Special Collections |
| Collection number: | SC041 |
