Iweeta McIntosh Oral History
Object number2015.001.0093
Date06/19/2015
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Iweeta McIntosh
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 25 Minutes
Collections
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Iweeta McIntosh. McIntosh and her late husband were missionaries in Hong Kong at the time of the Kennedy assassination. Previously, in the 1950s, she worked for the John Sexton Company at their Dallas warehouse on Elm Street, later known as the Texas School Book Depository. Because of her connection to the infamous building, she was interviewed by Hong Kong news media following the assassination.
Interview conducted at C.C. Young Retirement Community in Dallas on June 19, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-five minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryIweeta McIntosh passed away on October 13, 2020. She was one of ten people interviewed during an outreach visit to C.C. Young retirement community in Dallas on June 19, 2015. Another individual interviewed that day was Kennedy motorcade spectator Kevin L. Nelson: Kevin L. Nelson Oral History – Works – Oral History Collection – Collections – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
While the assassination of President Kennedy had a profound impact on the United States, it was also significant on a global scale. The Museum's Collection includes oral histories with individuals who share their memories of the assassination from outside of the United States, including countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. The Collection includes numerous international newspapers and magazines. A selection of these objects may be found in the Museum's online collections database: Search "world response" (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger
