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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0934-004
This folder contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, and various individuals concerning expressions of general support and the Senator’s presidential campaign efforts in Illinois.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0934-003
This folder contains correspondence and newspaper articles concerning the political climate of Illinois, the prospect of a Catholic president, the 1960 presidential candidates, and Senator John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign. This folder contains some Slovak-language materials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0934-002
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy and various individuals concerning the Illinois Business Men’s Committee and Senator Kennedy’s presidential campaign efforts in Illinois.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0934-001
The contents of this folder are closed due to deed restrictions.
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-070-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., documents his travels, family life, political work, and naval career between 1938 and 1941. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Scrap Book.” It contains newspaper clippings, photographic prints and postcards, handwritten and typed letters, and printed ephemera related to his travels in the United States and Europe, including a 1939 visit to Spain at the end of the Spanish Civil War; his involvement with the Democratic Party, including as a Massachusetts delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention; his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and his diplomatic work as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom; his family's travels between the U.S. and England; his naval training at the Squantum Naval Air Station in Quincy, Massachusetts; and other news and current events of the time. Other Kennedy family members mentioned in clippings include Joe, Jr.’s mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; his siblings, John F. Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy; grandparents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; aunt, Margaret L. Burke; uncle, Thomas A. Fitzgerald; cousins, Marion Eunice Fitzgerald and John F. “Jack” Fitzgerald; and his sister Kathleen's future husband, William "Billy" Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington. Photographs feature Joe, Jr., attending unidentified events, with fellow trainees at the Squantum Naval Air Station, and holding a fish. An additional photograph shows an aerial view of the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida. Photographic postcards feature images of canals in Xochimilco, Mexico, and of Joe, Jr., in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Senders of typed and handwritten correspondence include British politician Arthur Greenwood; politician and Democratic National Convention Chairman, James A. Farley; journalist Arthur Krock; Executive Director of the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety, J. W. Farley; and Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby. Printed ephemera include a dance card with a pencil attached by string; a flier advertising a debate on Lend-Lease policy; a printed menu and seating chart for a dinner attended by Chairman of the London Stock Exchange, R. B. Pearson; a ticket book for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in July 1940; and a printed booklet published by the Squantum Naval Air Station titled, "Flight 62 / Knocks It Off," and dated August 7, 1941. Another item of note is a paper bag printed with Spanish text; bags of this type originally contained loaves of bread and were part of a campaign by General Francisco Franco in which airplanes dropped bread over Madrid, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War. Original notations are written in blue and black ink and pencil on the rectos and/or versos of some of the clippings. This scrapbook contains 75 newspaper and magazine clippings, nine photographic prints and postcards, six pieces of correspondence, and seven other pieces of printed ephemera.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0979-006
This folder contains a list of women who held coffee hours in support of Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, and a list of individuals who assisted with Senator Kennedy’s visit to Illinois.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0979-005
This folder contains letters and telegrams concerning expressions of general support for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, advice for the campaign, and requests for campaign materials. Also included in this folder is a letter and photographs sent by Theodore A. Swinarski regarding billboards for Mr. Swinarski’s campaign for Clerk of the Superior Court.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0979-004
This folder contains letters and telegrams concerning expressions of general support for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, advice for the campaign, and inquiries concerning Senator Kennedy’s agricultural policy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0979-003
This folder contains letters and telegrams concerning expressions of general support for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, requests for campaign materials, and the political climate in Illinois.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0979-002
This folder contains letters and telegrams concerning expressions of general support for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, the political climate in Illinois, and campaign issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0979-001
This folder consists of a list of Democratic Precinct Committeemen for Madison County, Illinois.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0935-008
This folder contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, R. Sargent “Sarge” Shriver, and various individuals concerning the activities of the Illinois Women’s Committee.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0935-007
This folder contains materials concerning Senator John F. Kennedy’s trips to Illinois as part of his presidential campaign, including telegrams, memoranda, a program for a Democratic Party fundraiser, guest lists for receptions, and correspondence between Senator Kennedy, members of his staff, and various individuals.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0935-006
This folder contains a newspaper article and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy and various individuals concerning expressions of general support for Senator Kennedy’s presidential campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0935-005
This folder contains a letter to Senator John F. Kennedy from former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson concerning an invitation to a luncheon.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0935-004
This folder contains a telegram, memoranda, newspaper articles, a program for a Democratic Party fundraising dinner, and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, R. Sargent "Sarge" Shriver, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, and various individuals concerning the political climate of Illinois and Senator Kennedy's presidential campaign efforts in the state.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0935-001
This folder contains newspaper articles and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, and attorney Hyman Raskin concerning expressions of general support, the political climate in Illinois, and Senator Kennedy’s presidential campaign efforts in the state.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0934-029
This folder contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, and various individuals concerning expressions of general support and Senator Kennedy’s presidential campaign efforts in Illinois.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0934-028
This folder contains memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, and various individuals concerning expressions of general support, Senator Kennedy’s presidential campaign efforts in Illinois, and the state’s delegates to the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
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Margaret Ronayne Hahn Personal Papers
MRHPP-001-015
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Margaret Ronayne Hahn Personal Papers
MRHPP-001-013
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Margaret Ronayne Hahn Personal Papers
MRHPP-001-009
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-022
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to members of the Cook County Democratic Party during a dinner held at McCormick Place Exposition Center in Chicago, Illinois. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the speech and a program for the dinner and reception.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-047-030
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks in the new flower garden of the White House to the Illinois Trade Mission to Europe. In his speech the President discusses Illinois' contributions to American exports, and explains the necessity to improve the country's balance of payments status. The press copy also includes remarks from Illinois Governor Otto Kerner and Senator Everett Dirksen.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-101-013
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the state of Illinois. Materials include maps, a description of the state's economy, a summary of Area Redevelopment and Accelerated Public Works programs, a listing of budget appropriations for federal programs in Illinois, and materials concerning the Illinois Trade Mission to Europe, including memoranda, itineraries, and a report by the Department of Commerce entitled "Export Origin Study: State of Illinois." The folder also contains materials concerning the 1962 congressional campaigns, including memoranda, newspaper clippings, and voting records of various candidates.