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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.
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-A47-6-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with composer, Richard Adler (left), and co-chairman of President Kennedy’s birthday salute (held at Madison Square Garden earlier in the evening), Anna M. Rosenberg (right), during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Jean Kennedy Smith stands at far left (in background); Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York) stands on far right edge of image.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-23-62
Singer, Harry Belafonte, dances with his wife, Julie Robinson Belafonte, during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: composer, Richard Adler; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; comedian, Jimmy Durante; Jean Kennedy Smith.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-21-62
Guests attend an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Those pictured include: entertainer, Jack Benny; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Steve Smith; Jean Kennedy Smith; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-20-62
Guests attend an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Those pictured include: Mr. Krim; opera singer, Maria Callas; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; singer, Harry Belafonte; Jean Kennedy Smith; Steve Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-19-62
Singer, Harry Belafonte (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; comedian, Mike Nichols; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-18-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at left) attends an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Mr. Krim; Julie Robinson Belafonte; opera singer, Maria Callas; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Jean Kennedy Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-17-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated, back to camera) visits with entertainer, Shirley MacLaine, during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Mr. Krim; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Jean Kennedy Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-16-62
Guests attend an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Those pictured include: actor, Elliott Reid; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Jean Kennedy Smith; comedian, Mike Nichols; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; entertainer, Jimmy Durante.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-13-62
Actor and singer, Diahann Carroll (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Steve Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; actor and singer, Marilyn Monroe; actor, Peter Lawford; entertainer, Jimmy Durante; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-10-62
Entertainer, Eddie Jackson, performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-9-61
Guests listen to a speech during the General Assembly of the United Nations at the General Assembly Hall, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. First row (L-R): Jayne Wrightsman; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Jean Kennedy Smith; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia “Pat” Kennedy Lawford. Second row (L-R): Nancy Salinger (wife of the Press Secretary); Ethel Kennedy; Virginia Rusk (wife of the Secretary of State); Eleanor Roosevelt.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-19-C
ST10
Collection
BGNPC
Photographs, circa 1897-1962, created and collected for publication in The Boston Globe. Photographs include early images of the John F. Fitzgerald family, the Joseph P. Kennedy family, and John F. Kennedy from childhood through his tenure as Congressman.