Photo elicitation interview conducted on March 29, 2016 with Jean Kittrell, a jazz piano-vocalist, former Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) professor and chair of the Department of English, and long time resident of Edwardsville,…

Black and white photo of Jean Kittrell (far right) playing with George Brunies and Mike Shanahan (banjo). Kittrell is at an upright piano wearing a light colored fringe dress, and Brunies is in the center foreground of the photo with hands out. A…

Jean Kittrell seated on a piano bench, head turned to face camera, posing with all the albums she has recorded laid out on the floor in front of her. There are a total of 18 albums in the photo, including one on the piano. This photo was taken by bob…

Black and white photo of Jean Kittrell, far right on piano and vocals, performing with (left to right) Doug Mattocks (banjo), Mike Schimmer (washboard), and John Becker (tenor banjo) at a jazz festival on the Goldenrod Showboat. Kittrell is wearing…

Black and white photo of Jean Kittrell with Warren Brown and Deane Wiley, receiving a plaque in recognition of their group, the Old Guys Jazz Band. The plaque, held in the photo by Kittrell, is dated to May 7, 1976 and lists the members of the band:…

Jean Kittrell smiling for the camera at a party in 1982. Other guests and tables with drinks are visible in background. Back of photo reads "St. Louis Rivermen 1982"

Black and white photo of Jean Kittrell (center front) on piano performing with Old Guys Jazz Band members Cal Meyers (trumpet), Deane Wiley (trombone), and Warren Brown (clarinet) aboard the Delta Queen paddle wheel river boat. The boat was en route…

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…

Color photograph of Jean Kittrell's parents and daughters taken in 1966. Left to right: Camille Kittrell (age 14), David McCarty (back), Rebecca Kittrell (age 16), and Dorothy Ethel Clark McCarty (center). They are pictured standing together under a…

This photo shows Jean-Michael Cousteau at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville.