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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-06-E
AR30, ST17
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-087-001
This photograph album, compiled by the Siracusa Construction Co., Inc., contains photographs of cottages that the company built for the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Home for Children in the Bronx, New York, in 1950. The Home was named in honor of naval aviator Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Lieutenant Kennedy was killed in action in 1944, during World War II. The title on the front cover reads, “Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Home / Cottages / Bronx, New York,” with the additional inscriptions, “Architects / Ferrenz & Taylor / New York, N.Y.” and “Builders / Siracusa Construction Co., Inc. / New York, N.Y.” The photographs show exterior views of the cottages. This photograph album contains three photographic prints and a printed card that reads, “Presented with our compliments / Siracusa Construction Co., Inc.”
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-086-001
This scrapbook, compiled to commemorate the establishment, construction, and dedication of the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Home for Children in the Bronx, New York, documents the life and naval career of Lieutenant Kennedy and the early history of the Home for Children that was named in his honor. The cover displays the engraving, "Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. / Home for Children / Bronx, New York." Newspaper clippings cover Lieutenant Kennedy’s enlistment and commission as ensign in the United States Naval Reserve; his death while piloting a U.S. Navy aircraft over Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England; his posthumous receipt of the Navy Cross; the launching of the U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., naval destroyer; the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation’s donation to the Archdiocese of New York for the establishment of the Home for Children; and the Home’s blessing and dedication on October 29, 1950. Photographs capture Lieutenant Kennedy posing in his Harvard University football uniform; receiving his wings from his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; wearing his flight jacket; and standing in flight gear with his airplane. Also pictured are interior, exterior, and aerial views of the Home for Children’s buildings; children and staff using the Home’s various facilities; Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Francis Spellman, and members of the Kennedy family at the blessing and dedication ceremony, including Joseph, Sr., Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel Kennedy, and Jean Kennedy; the unveiling of a portrait of Lieutenant Kennedy and a bronze plaque bearing his citation for the Navy Cross; the groundbreaking for the Home’s new chapel-gymnasium on March 5, 1951; children participating in a radio broadcast charity campaign; the Home’s first graduates; and children meeting the Mayor of New York City, Vincent R. Impellitteri. Other items of note are an invitation to and a program for the Home’s dedication ceremony. This scrapbook contains 27 photographic prints, ten newspaper clippings, one invitation, and one program.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C69-5-62
President John F. Kennedy sits at the head table with his mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, during the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-T
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Seated at head table (R-L): President Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Kennedy; Director of the Peace Corps and Executive Director of the Foundation, Sargent Shriver; Director of the Department of Special Education at the Archdiocese of St. Louis and member of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the Very Reverend Monsignor Elmer H. Behrmann; Director of Research of the Foundation, Dr. George A. Jervis. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-S
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Seated at head table (R-L): President Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Kennedy; Director of the Peace Corps and Executive Director of the Foundation, Sargent Shriver; Director of the Department of Special Education at the Archdiocese of St. Louis and member of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the Very Reverend Monsignor Elmer H. Behrmann; Director of Research of the Foundation, Dr. George A. Jervis. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-M
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Master of Ceremonies, Adlai Stevenson (at lectern), delivers remarks at the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Seated left of lectern (R-L): President John F. Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7626-I
President John F. Kennedy (behind lectern) presents the awards at the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Award recipient and President of the National Association for Retarded Children, John G. Fettinger, stands at left; Director of the Peace Corps and Executive Director of the Foundation, Sargent Shriver, stands at right. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.