Creator/Collector: Collected by Rex Davis and his son, Frank Zwygart, Jr.
Custodial history: The collection was assembled over time by radio personality, Rex Davis, (born as Frank W. Zwygart) and family and donated in several boxes at four separate times during 2001 and 2002.
Conservation notes: Material has been sorted and placed in acid free folders and archival boxes.
Covered the mine explosion at Centralia, Ill., March 1947 • Most memorable stories covered: glider accident killing St. Louis mayor William Dee Becker in Aug. 1943; atomic blast at Hiroshima in 1945; assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
Subseries 1: Manuscripts, publications, etc.
Within subseries 1, arrangement is by date.
Restrictions: Unrestricted. Permission required to reproduce images.
1 Hollinger; 0.4 cu. ft.
1/4 What if everyone in Providence, R.I., wrote to you? / Robert Hyland, 1956.
1/6 President John F. Kennedy assassination teletype bulletins, Nov. 1963.
1/35 Rex Davis, color photos, 1966?
1/45 Ferman Studio photos, 1950s?