ELINA GARDèRE CHERBONNIER COLLECTION
(Mss 116)
Inventory
Earl K. Long Library
University of New Orleans
June 2006
Summary
Size: 6 items
Geographic
locations: New Orleans, Louisiana
Inclusive dates: n.d., June 1912
Summary: Photographs of Robert Emmet Kennedy (1877 - 1941).
Source: Gift, ca. 1964
Access: No restrictions
Copyright: Physical rights are retained by the Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans.
Citation: Elina Gardère Cherbonnier Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
Biographical Note
Born in Gretna, Louisiana, Robert Emmet Kennedy is primarily remembered as the author of several volumes on black folklore and folk music--among them, Black Cameos (1924), Gritny People (1927), and More Mellows (1931). In addition, he was a painter and pianist and on occasion had reviewed books for the New York Times. For most of the last twenty years of his life, Kennedy lived in New York and operated an antique shop. He died in 1941 while visiting New Orleans.
Container List
116-1 Photographs of Robert Emmet Kennedy, n.d.; June, 1912.
Index Terms
Kennedy, Robert Emmet