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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-29-A
KN08
Collection
PCP
Photographs, 1919-1963 (bulk 1937-1963). Photographs of John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and colleagues, and his political activities. Contains photographs of Kennedy's early years, family homes, his naval service during World War II, and his political activities in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The largest portions of this collection cover Kennedy's Senate Years (1953-1960), and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-20-A
ST31
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-19-D
ST31
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-19-C
ST31
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-20-E
ST22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-20-D
ST22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-20-C
ST22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-20-A
ST22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-18-B
ST14
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-044-001
This photograph album, likely compiled by a Kennedy family member or friend, documents various moments in the lives of the Fitzgerald and Kennedy families between 1907 and 1947. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Those pictured include Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; her parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; her siblings, Agnes Fitzgerald, Thomas A. Fitzgerald, John F. Fitzgerald, Jr., Eunice Fitzgerald, and Frederick H. Fitzgerald; and her children, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy. Of note is a photograph of John F. Kennedy celebrating his victory in the 1946 primary election for the Massachusetts 11th congressional district with family members, friends, and campaign volunteers, including his grandparents, Honey Fitz and Mary Fitzgerald; his sister, Eunice; family friends, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, Kenneth P. O’Donnell, and Helen Sullivan (later O’Donnell); deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, Francis X. Morrissey; and former Boston Police Commissioner, Joseph F. Timilty. Also of note are photographs of Honey Fitz ice skating on a frozen pond and standing in a theater lobby while holding a WCOP radio station microphone. Locations featured in photographic prints and postcards include Boston, Massachusetts; Hull, Massachusetts, where the Fitzgerald family owned a summer home; and Palm Beach, Florida. This photograph album contains 26 photographic prints, four photographic postcards, and one loose photographer’s address label.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-065-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents news and events in the lives of the Kennedy family following Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s appointment as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1938. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Scrap Book.” The handwritten inscription on the cover, written in green ink and pencil, reads, “Dave. v.g. I think / Mrs. / Kennedy / Children’s letters ? + cards.” The majority of the materials relate to Rose’s illness and surgery in January 1938. These materials include numerous newspaper clippings, as well as calling cards, greeting cards, telegrams, letters, and notes that Rose received during her recovery. Those who sent well-wishes include Rose’s husband, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; her children, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia “Pat” Kennedy, Robert F. “Bob” Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. “Teddy” Kennedy; her father, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald; President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt; James Roosevelt, son of President Roosevelt, and Betsey Cushing Roosevelt; Massachusetts politician, Leverett Saltonstall; Governor of Massachusetts, Charles F. Hurley; Kennedy family friends, Edward E. Moore and Mary Moore; radio commentator, Boake Carter; Chairman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Will H. Hays, and Jessie Hays; and other family members, friends, and political and business acquaintances. Also of note are newspaper clippings related to Rose’s involvement with the Ace of Clubs organization, which she founded; the Kennedy family’s residence at 14 Prince’s Gate, the home of the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, in London, England; and Honey Fitz's 75th birthday. Many items include Rose’s original handwritten notations in black ink and pencil. This scrapbook contains 58 calling cards, with many containing handwritten messages; 37 newspaper and magazine clippings; 24 greeting cards; 16 telegrams; 16 typed and handwritten letters; and several typed and printed notes featuring poems and song lyrics.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-061-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., documents his education, travels, and other aspects of his life from 1936 to 1940. The scrapbook contains clippings, photographs, postcards, and printed ephemera related to his time at Harvard University; his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s tenure as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom; trips to various European countries; and social events and activities. Newspaper and periodical clippings cover a wide range of topics, including Joe, Jr.’s athletic career and involvement in student government at Harvard; the Kennedy family’s arrival in London, England, following Joe, Sr.'s appointment as ambassador; the prospect of British involvement in the global conflict that became World War II; Joe, Sr.'s opinions on and actions related to the war; and other political and society news and events. Others featured in clippings and pictured in photographs include Joe, Jr.’s mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; his siblings, John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy; his grandparents, John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; his cousin, Joseph Francis Gargan, Jr.; and family friend, Hugh Fraser. Printed ephemera pasted into the scrapbook include invitations to various parties, receptions, luncheons, dinners, weddings, meetings, and banquets, including a ball at Buckingham Palace; event programs; menus; tickets; and calling cards. Of note are a set of fingerprints that Joe, Jr., had taken during a visit to the Boston Police Headquarters; an envelope containing five bird feathers; photographs of Joe, Jr., dressed in drag for a Harvard theater production; clippings related to his purported relationship with figure skater Megan Taylor; a letter from British Member of Parliament, Anthony Eden; photographic prints and postcards that capture a Kennedy family trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland; a photograph of Joe, Jr., aboard the R.M.S. Mauretania; clippings related to Joe, Jr.’s voyage from London to New York City, New York; Spanish paper currency; an unsent postcard addressed to Katherine “Kikoo” Conboy, nanny to the Kennedy children, signed by Joe, Jr.; a photographic postcard signed by Alois Lang, the actor who portrayed Jesus in the 1934 performance of the Oberammergau Passion Play in Bavaria, Germany; contact prints of strips of 35mm black and white negatives that capture scenes from Joe, Jr.’s 1939 trip to Spain with Kathleen following the end of the Spanish Civil War, including images of Spanish Loyalist tanks and damage from the siege of the Alcázar of Toledo; a photographic postcard featuring an image of Adolf Hitler shaking hands with Hermann Göring; signed portrait photos of several unidentified women; and prints of four watercolor illustrations depicting scenes from the Spanish Civil War, credited to “Artillery Lieutenant Luis Serrano.” Other destinations pictured in photographic prints and postcards include Warsaw, Poland; Cannes, France; Capri, Rome, Venice, Naples, and Amalfi, Italy; Copenhagen, Denmark; Czechoslovakia; Killarney and other locations in Ireland; and Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia. Original handwritten captions and inscriptions are written in black ink on some of the leaves. This photograph album contains 164 photographic prints and postcards, 134 newspaper and periodical clippings, 29 pieces of printed ephemera, six banknotes and two banknote fragments, four pieces of correspondence, and four prints of watercolor drawings.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A4-3-63
President John F. Kennedy exits St. Francis Xavier Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts, after attending mass. Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; White House Secret Service agents, Dick Johnsen, Paul A. Burns, Floyd Boring, Walt Coughlin, Ron Pontius, and Jerry Blaine; chief of the Boston office of the United States Secret Service, Frank V. McDermott.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A4-2-63
President John F. Kennedy greets crowds after attending mass at St. Francis Xavier Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts. Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Jerry Blaine.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A4-1-63
President John F. Kennedy exits St. Francis Xavier Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts, after attending mass. Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; White House Secret Service agents, Stu Stout, Paul A. Burns, Win Lawson, Floyd Boring, Dave Grant, Ron Pontius, and Jerry Blaine; chief of the Boston office of the United States Secret Service, Frank V. McDermott.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-8-63
President John F. Kennedy (center) attends a convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College. Also pictured: Representative James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. of Massachusetts (partially hidden); Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); President of Boston College, Reverend Michael P. Walsh, S.J.; Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; White House Secret Service agent, Jack Ready. Alumni Field, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-6-63
President John F. Kennedy takes part in the processional walk from Roberts Center to Alumni Field at Boston College, prior to a convocation ceremony commemorating the school’s centennial anniversary. Walking (L-R): British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson; President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); chief of the Boston office of the United States Secret Service, Frank V. McDermott (head turned); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring (head turned); others unidentified. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-5-63
President John F. Kennedy takes part in the processional walk from Roberts Center to Alumni Field at Boston College, prior to a convocation ceremony commemorating the school’s centennial anniversary. Walking (L-R): Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); President of Boston College, Reverend Michael P. Walsh, S.J.; President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring. Police officers in background are unidentified. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-4-63
President John F. Kennedy and others wait inside Roberts Center at Boston College, prior to walking to Alumni Field for a convocation ceremony commemorating the school’s centennial anniversary. Left to right: Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; President Kennedy; President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; President of Georgetown University, Reverend Edward B. Bunn; British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson; President of Boston College, Reverend Michael P. Walsh, S.J. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-2-63
President John F. Kennedy delivers an address at a convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College. Also pictured: British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson; Representative Edward P. Boland (Massachusetts); President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing. Alumni Field, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-1-63
President John F. Kennedy and other honored guests walk towards the stage on Alumni Field at Boston College, during a convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College. Those walking with President Kennedy include: Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. (Massachusetts); President of Georgetown University, Reverend Edward B. Bunn; British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson; Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; President of Boston College, Reverend Michael P. Walsh, S.J.; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (left, back to camera) greets the Sisters of Saint Joseph at St. Columbkille Convent in Brighton, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-7-63
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Massachusetts State Treasurer, John T. Driscoll, upon arrival aboard Air Force One at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts; President Kennedy visited Boston to attend centennial ceremonies at Boston College. Also pictured: Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody (second from right); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack of Massachusetts (second from left, back to camera).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18932
In an outdoor ceremony at Hammersmith Farm in Newport, Rhode Island, President John F. Kennedy presents Peter Princi with a commission naming Princi the Collector of Customs for the port of Boston. Princi’s wife, five children, and other relatives stand around him.