Black and white photograph of Jean Kittrell and Ed "Doc" Kittrell performing with their group, the Chesapeake Bay Jass Band. Jean is playing an upright piano barefoot, facing away from the camera, and Ed Kittrell is standing directly in front, also…

Black and white undated photograph of Jean Kittrell at the piano with a thin strapped fringe dress and short haircut. She is smiling and looking to the left of the camera. The photo is a headshot, cropped just beneath her shoulders, and appears to…

Undated black and white photo of Jean Kittrell wearing a short, light colored fringe dress with thin straps, smiling for the camera as she plays an upright piano. A staircase is visible in the top left background of the photo, and a door and floor…

Logo for the National Ragtime and Jazz Archive at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Photograph of Emily Warf, an undergraduate student in Anthropology (BA 2017) who contributed to the Jean Kittrell digital exhibit and digitization of the Jean Kittrell Collection.

Photograph of Dr. Cory Willmott, Anthropology Department Chair and professor who assisted in the completion of the Jean Kittrell digital exhibit, mentoring Emily Warf and Dana Lewis during their respective parts of the project.

Photograph of Therese Dickman, Fine Arts Librarian and curator of the Jean Kittrell Collection who assisted in the completion of the Jean Kittrell digital exhibit, mentoring Emily Warf and Dana Lewis during their respective parts of the project.

Photograph of Marlee Graser, Metadata Librarian and advisor who assisted in the completion of the Jean Kittrell digital exhibit.

Photograph of Ginger Stricklin, Digital Imaging Specialist, who assisted in the completion of the Jean Kittrell digital exhibit.

Jean Kittrell used this black Samsonite briefcase to carry her music in for performances, covering the outside with stickers from some of the places she traveled and festivals where she performed. The most prominent of these is the large St. Louis…