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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Alex D. Kennedy Collection
Creator:
Kennedy, Alex D., 1930-
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.ADK
Extent:
1.64 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1923-2002
Abstract: Alex D. Kennedy was born in Shanghai in
1930. He was the fourth son of Colonle Dimitry Vasilivich and Ekaterina Nikitichna Kochneff,
and attended both the Public & Thomas Hanbury School and St. Francis Xavier's College in
Shanghai. The collection contains items saved by Kennedy that relate to his experience
living in Shanghai, and visiting China and Hong Kong multiple times later in life, including
articles, brochures, a book of illustrations, postcards, maps, yearbooks, programs,
newsletters, photographs and correspondence.
Language of Material:
English,
Russian,
French,
Chinese
The
Alex D. Kennedy Collection consists of items relating to
Kennedy's childhood in Shanghai as well as his continued interest in China and trips he and
his wife took to Asia and Old China Hands Reunions. The collection is divided into three
series:
Shanghai Materials (1923-1949),
Trips
(1982-2002), and
General China Information
(1980-2000).
Series I,
Shanghai Materials, consists of items from Kennedy's
childhood growing up in Shanghai. This includes a photograph of his parents, greeting cards,
and yearbooks, newsletters and photographs from multiple schools attended by Kennedy.
Series II,
Trips, consists of materials from various vacations
taken by Kennedy and his wife, including trips to Hong Kong, multiple cities in China, and
the Old China Hands Reunion in Las Vegas in 1996. Materials in the series include postcards,
itineraries, brochures, business cards, guidebooks, general information, programs, and
maps.
Series III,
General China Information, consists of print items
collected by Kennedy related to Shanghai, China and Chinese culture in general. This
includes multiple magazine and newspaper articles, notes, Chinese workbooks, and
correspondence about a documentary on Jewish refugees in Shanghai.
Series I: Shanghai Materials, 1923-1949
Series II: Trips, 1982-2002
Series III: General China Information, 1980-2000
Alex D. Kennedy, originally named Alex Kochneff, was born in Shanghai in 1930. He was the
fourth son of Colonel Dimitry Vasilivich and Ekaterina Nikitichna Kochneff, who had fled to
Shanghai in the wake of the Russian Revolution in 1921. Kennedy attended the Public &
Thomas Hanbury School starting at the age of six, and transferred to St. Francis Xavier's
College during World War II. After the war, the family left China for the Philippines, where
as stateless Russians, they lived in a displaced persons' camp for almost two years. They
were then able to travel to the United States, where they arrived in San Francisco in
November of 1950. Kennedy became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Alex D. Kennedy, 2010.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Jessica Geiser, 2013
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Maps
Documents
Photographs