(#3) POF: Additions

Administrative Information
Historical Note
Collection Overview

List of Series
Series 1. General Correspondence
Series 2. Special Correspondence
Series 3. Speech Files
Series 4. Legislative Files
Series 5. Press Conferences
Series 6. Staff Memoranda
Series 7. Departments and Agencies
Series 8. Subjects
Series 9. Countries
Series 10. Personal Secretary's Files
Series 11. Special Events through the Years
Series 12. White House Signal Agency
Series 13. Presidential Recordings (White House Meetings and Telephone Recordings file)
ADDITIONS
Addition of June 2005

Collection Description

Additions

Addition of June 2005 (Acc. 2005-187)
About 775 items (5 linear inches).

This addition to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Papers consists of items that were recovered by the National Archives and Records Administration, on behalf of the Kennedy Presidential Library, from the estate of Robert L. White. White obtained the material from Evelyn Lincoln, President Kennedy's secretary, who improperly removed and then sold or gave away the material. Had they not been separated by Lincoln, materials in this addition would have been placed in order in the following series within the President's Office Files. Note that, while this addition has not been integrated into the original deposit, it has been arranged according to the organization scheme of the previously deposited materials.

Series 1. General Correspondence, 1961-1963.
About 75 items.
Arrangement: chronological by year, alphabetical by correspondent thereunder.

This series consists of general correspondence between President Kennedy and others. Included are thank you letters, requests for assistance or appointments, letters offering political opinions or advice, memoranda, and drafts of letters edited by the President. Some of the correspondence was handled by Evelyn Lincoln, the President’s secretary. For a full description of this series and related materials, see Series 1 .

Series 2. Special Correspondence, 1961-1963.
About 50 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by correspondent.

This series consists of correspondence between President Kennedy and distinguished public figures and close friends. For a full description of this series and related materials, see Series 2.

Series 6. Staff Memoranda, 1961-1963.
6 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by staff member.

This series consists of memoranda given to President Kennedy from various members of his staff. For a full description of this series and related materials, see Series 6.

Series 7. Departments and Agencies, 1961-1963.
16 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by department or agency.

This series consists of correspondence and other material generated by or about various governmental departments and agencies. For a full description of this series and related materials, see Series 7.

Series 8. Subject Files, 1961-1963.
About 300 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

This series consists of material related to specific subjects that were of interest to President Kennedy. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, schedules, and reports. Of particular interest are schedules and notes pertaining to the President’s trip to Texas in November 1963. For a full description of this series and related materials, see Series 8.

Series 9. Countries.
1 item.

This series consists of the map of Cuba used and annotated by President Kennedy when he was first briefed by the CIA on the Cuban Missile Crisis. For a full description of this series and related materials, see Series 9.

Series 10. Personal Secretary’s Files, 1961-1963.
About 325 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

This series consists of material that was most likely kept by Evelyn Lincoln for what she called her Personal Secretary’s Files. Materials include clippings, receipts, bills, form letters, memoranda, phone messages, notes, schedules, and staff information. Of particular interest are items that were found on the President’s desk the day after his assassination. For a full description of this series and related materials, see Series 10.