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Special Collections, SC#51, Rex Newman Collection. Transcriptions and taped interviews with Mr. Rex Newman, who was a reporter and editor for the Joplin Globe from 1918-1969.

Collection Information

Collection Number: SC#51

Title: 
Rex Newman Collection

Dates: 
1969


Collection Size: 
1 Folder

Scope and Content

Transcriptions and taped interviews with Mr. Rex Newman, who was a reporter and editor for the Joplin Globe from 1918-1969. These interviews explore the history of the Joplin Globe and of Joplin.

Creator(s)

Rex Newman

Bob Markman - Interviewer

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Mayors of Joplin 1876-1968

Rex Newman, 2nd Interview, August 1969

Rex Newman, 2nd Interview, August 1969

Rex Newman, 2nd Interview, August 1969

Rex Newman, 2nd Interview, August 1969

Collection Inventory

  • Rex Newman (Joplin Globe) - Interview Tapes
    • Tape 1 7-22-1969
    • Tape 2 8-21-1969
    • Tape 3 8-28-1969
  • Interview notecards
    • Rex Newman
      • 1st interview – 2 notecards
      • 2nd interview – 4 notecards
    • Bill Marquart (Former Baker) – Joiner of clubs
      •  3 notecards
    • Mr. Austin Longstreet
      • 1st interview – 1 notecard
    • Mrs. P.T. Little (Joplin Resident 60 years)
      • 1 notecard
    • Uivian Riggs
      • 1 notecard
    • Joplin Globe
      • 5 notecards
  • Rex Newman interview transcript 7-22-1969
    •  Joplin Globe
    • 20 pages
  • Rex Newman interview 8-21-1969
    • Copy 1 (16 pages)
    • Copy 2 (17 pages)
  • Rex Newman rough draft
    • Pages 11-14
  • Mayors of Joplin list from 1873 to 1968
  • Rex Newman newspaper articles copies/scans
    • Missouri Tourist Future
    • Saved by Conservation
    • The Last Float
    • Our Ozarks “Sailors”
    • Ozarks Recreation Grows
    • The Fall Tourist Season
    • Off the Beaton Path

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