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Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-060-001
This diary, kept by Kathleen Kennedy, contains handwritten entries in blue and black ink detailing her daily activities from December 20, 1935, to June 19, 1936, when she spent time abroad attending the Holy Child School in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and traveling with friends in Europe. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Agenda / 1936.” Pages contain pre-printed ruling and text, including entry dates printed in French, as well as manuscript entries in blue ink. An original handwritten inscription in blue ink on the front free endpaper reads, "Kathleen Kennedy / 44 Rue Perronet / Neuilly Sur Seine." An original handwritten note in blue ink on the title page reads, “Private - All who look within do so under pain of sin!!!" Entries are mostly written in English, although Kathleen would occasionally write in French or switch between English and French within a single entry. Entries for December 1935 are written at the back of the diary on pages with the pre-printed titles, “Notes” and “Récapitulations.” Entries cover a variety of topics, including her time spent in Gstaad, Switzerland, for the 1935 Christmas holiday, where she skied, luged, and ice skated; her education at the Holy Child School; day trips to Paris, France; and films, parties, dances, and other social and religious events that she attended. Entries also document trips to Geneva, Switzerland; London, East Grinstead, and Cambridge, England; and Fontainebleau and Reims, France. Entries for February 27 through 29 all read, “Retreat,” with no further details. Notations on the diary pages spanning March 26 through April 22 indicate a trip to Italy, and one entry, at the end of March 1936, includes an itinerary with locations in Venice, Florence, and Rome, but no other details are provided about the trip. Kathleen also refers to various communications that she has with members of her family, including her grandfather, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald; parents, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; and brothers, Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy, Jr., and John F. "Jack" Kennedy. Friends and classmates mentioned include Elizabeth “Betty” Rice, Mary Veronica “Von” Rice, Edith Garver, Allison Garver, Eleanor “Ellie” Hoguet, Derek Richardson, Frederick Sinclair “Freddy” Carson, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, and Ralph “Rip” Horton. The last entry of the diary is June 19, 1936; the remaining pages dated through December 31, 1936, are blank.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-056-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents events from 1938 to 1939 while her husband, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., served as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. An original handwritten inscription in blue ink taped to the front cover reads, “Garden Party / London 1939 / St. Moritz 1938 / Kathleen Jean + Bobby / Embassy.” An original typed inscription that was once taped to the inside front cover but has become detached reads, "I should appreciate it if no one remove pictures from this book. If you do so, it will not be so interesting for other people. Personally, I should like to keep all the pictures to look at myself, because as you know we lost all the moving pictures of you children. Many of these pictures have been lost in the past, due to the clamor of newspapermen, so please do not remove any more. Thank you. Rose Kennedy." Of note are photographs of a garden party that the couple hosted at the Ambassador's residence at 14 Prince's Gate in London, England, on July 4th, 1939; of a family trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland, following the Christmas holiday in 1938; and of the Kennedy children at the Prince's Gate residence. Those pictured include Joseph, Sr.; Rose; Kathleen Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy; Robert F. Kennedy; and Jean Kennedy. Others pictured attending the Prince's Gate garden party, as identified in original captions and contemporary newspaper accounts, include Phyllis G. Seymour-Holm; actress Fanny (also spelled "Fannie") Ward; and sisters Mary Carolyn "Marylyn" Bruner and Betty Bruner. Original handwritten captions are written in white ink on the leaves beneath some of the photographs. This photograph album contains 46 photographic prints and photographic postcards.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-050-001
This photograph album, compiled by Eunice Kennedy, documents events in the lives of the Kennedy family from 1927 to 1946. An original typed inscription taped to the inside front cover reads, "I should appreciate it if no one remove pictures from this book. If you do so, it will not be so interesting for other people. Personally, I should like to keep all the pictures to look at myself, because as you know we lost all the moving pictures of you children. Many of these pictures have been lost in the past, due to the clamor of newspapermen, so please do not remove any more. Thank you. Rose Kennedy." Those pictured in photographs include Eunice Kennedy; her parents, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; her siblings, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Patricia “Pat” Kennedy, Robert F. “Bob” Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy; her grandparents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; and family friends, including Tom Killefer, former Boston Police Commissioner Joseph F. Timilty, Patricia “Pat” Skakel, Ethel Skakel, Hugh Fraser, Torbert “Torb” Macdonald, John J. "London Jack" Kennedy, John Jacob "Jakie" Astor, and Tom Egerton. Of note are photographs of Joe, Jr., dressed in drag with his Harvard University football teammates; Rose, Jack, and Eunice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Jack with his parents and grandparents on the night of his victory in the 1946 primary election for the Massachusetts 11th Congressional District; Joe, Jr., and Kathleen in Spain; the entire Kennedy family at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, and other locations during a trip to the French Riviera; and the family at their residence in Palm Beach, Florida. Original handwritten captions are written in blue ink on the leaves beneath some photographs. This photograph album contains 58 photographic prints.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-048-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents the lives of the Kennedy family from 1925 to 1937. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Photographs capture their home life at their primary residences in Brookline, Massachusetts, and Bronxville, New York; time spent with family and friends at their secondary residences in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and Palm Beach, Florida; and other travels and events. The album also contains numerous portrait photos. Those pictured in photographs include Rose; her husband, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Sr.; her children, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy; her parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; her sister, Agnes Fitzgerald, and brother-in-law, Joseph Francis Gargan, Sr.; governess to the Kennedy children, Alice Cahill; nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine Conboy; and family friends, Viscountess Nancy Astor, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, and Mary O’Keefe. Of note are photographs of Rose and Joe, Sr., aboard the S.S. Aquitania during their voyage to New York City from Europe in 1928; the wedding of Agnes and Joseph Gargan; Joe, Jr., and Jack with their football teams at the Dexter School in Brookline, Massachusetts; and Rose and Joe, Sr., with actor Fred Thomson and screenwriter Frances Marion in California. Original handwritten inscriptions are written in black ink and pencil on the versos of some photographs. This photograph album contains 81 photographic prints.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-047-001
This photograph album was first compiled by Rosemary Kennedy as a birthday gift for her sister, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, in 1929, with later photographs added by Kathleen. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” An original handwritten inscription on the inside front cover reads, "Kathleen, From Rose happy birthday Feb. 1929," in white ink. Original captions are written in white ink and pencil in both Rosemary’s and Kathleen’s hand. Photographs document the family life, travels, and social activities of the Kennedy family from 1927 to 1936. In addition to Rosemary (referred to as “Rose” in original captions) and Kathleen, those pictured include their parents, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; their siblings, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. "Jack" Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia "Pat" Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. "Ted/Teddy" Kennedy; their aunt, Agnes Fitzgerald Gargan, and her husband Joseph Francis Gargan, Sr.; governesses to the Kennedy children, Alice Cahill and Elizabeth Dunn; nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine “Kikoo” Conboy; family friends, Edward E. “Eddie” Moore, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, Mary O’Keefe, Mary Veronica “Von” Rice, and Mary Frances "Sancy" Falvey; and family dogs, Buddy and Skippy. Of note are photographs of Kennedy family members and friends at the family’s residences in Bronxville in New York, Hyannis Port in Massachusetts, and Palm Beach in Florida; a visit to the Hippodrome Theatre in New York City, where the children posed with a baby elephant; Joseph, Sr., and Rose with actor Fred Thomson and screenwriter Frances Marion in California; and Kathleen and other campers and counselors at Sargent Camp in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Other locations and historic sites featured in photographs include the White House and United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C.; the National Monument to the Forefathers and Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts; the Potomac River; and George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia. Original handwritten inscriptions are written in blue ink and pencil on the versos of many photographs. This photograph album contains 154 photographic prints, two photographic postcards, and one contact print of a strip of four 35mm black and white negatives.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-54-63
President John F. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., look out the window from aboard a helicopter en route from Hyannis Port to Otis Air Force Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, during Labor Day weekend. Victoria Lawford (back to camera) stands at far right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-53-63
President John F. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., look out the window from aboard a helicopter en route from Hyannis Port to Otis Air Force Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, during Labor Day weekend. Victoria Lawford (back to camera) stands at far right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-52-63
President John F. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., sit aboard a helicopter en route from Hyannis Port to Otis Air Force Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, during Labor Day weekend. Victoria Lawford (partially hidden on edge of frame) stands at far left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-44-63
President John F. Kennedy waves from aboard a helicopter en route from Hyannis Port to Otis Air Force Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, during Labor Day weekend; John F. Kennedy, Jr., sits in his father's lap.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-4-63
Caroline Kennedy drinks a soda aboard the Presidential yacht, "Honey Fitz," during Labor Day weekend at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-37-63
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stands aboard the Presidential yacht, “Honey Fitz,” during Labor Day weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Steve Smith stands on far right edge of frame.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-29-63
Timothy Shriver sits aboard the Presidential yacht, “Honey Fitz,” during Labor Day weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-28-63
Timothy Shriver sits aboard the Presidential yacht, “Honey Fitz,” during Labor Day weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-27-63
Courtney Kennedy sits aboard the Presidential yacht, “Honey Fitz,” during Labor Day weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-11-63
Caroline Kennedy and her cousin, Timothy Shriver, play with toys during Labor Day Weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. John F. Kennedy, Jr.’s toy boat, a gift from President Antonio Segni of Italy, sits in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-10-63
Caroline Kennedy and her cousin, Timothy Shriver, play with toys during Labor Day Weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. John F. Kennedy, Jr.’s toy boat, a gift from President Antonio Segni of Italy, sits in the background.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-51-63
President John F. Kennedy rides aboard the Presidential yacht, “Honey Fitz,” during Labor Day weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-50-63
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy sits aboard the Presidential yacht, “Honey Fitz,” during Labor Day weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-49-63
View of boats, including a United States Coast Guard boat (right), in the water off the coast of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, during Labor Day weekend.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-48-63
President John F. Kennedy smokes a cigar and reads the newspaper aboard the Presidential yacht Honey Fitz during Labor Day weekend off the coast of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-47-63
President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) sits aboard the Presidential yacht, “Honey Fitz,” during Labor Day weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. [Scratches along left side of image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-32-63
President John F. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., depart a toy store in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, during Labor Day Weekend.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-25-63
President John F. Kennedy (left) stands with his son, John F. Kennedy, Jr. (holding reins to a pony), during Labor Day weekend. White House Appointment Book identifies location as "Allen farm" in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-21-63
Nanny to the Kennedy children, Maud Shaw, fixes Caroline Kennedy’s hair on the beach in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, during Labor Day Weekend.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C283-20-63
John F. Kennedy, Jr., looks through a piece of metal piping during Labor Day weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.