Edward Devotion School (#337)

An Inventory of Records
1921-1925
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration

Administrative Information
Historical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Description


Administrative Information

Abstract
Records, 1921-1925
Records of attendance for Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. and John F. Kennedy, class rosters and promotion cards.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed January 2005, copyright of these materials has been assigned to the United States. Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.

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Provenance
Received from John Dempsy, of Brookline, MA, in January 2005 (Acc. 2005-085).

Extent
6 items (0.25 linear feet ; 0.25 cubic feet)

Date Opened
February 2005.

Processed by
James M. Roth

Encoded by
James M. Roth

Related Collections
Personal Papers of John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
Personal Papers of Joseph P. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library

The Records of Edward Devotion School

Historical Note
Edward Devotion (1621-85) settled in Brookline around 1650. At that time, Brookline was a colonial farming community known as Muddy River. Devotion's acreage along Harvard Street included apple orchards and pastureland for sheep and cattle. His son, Edward Devotion, Jr., left a bequest to the town for public schooling. That legacy is the Devotion Elementary School, a public elementary school which today surrounds the house on three sides.

Collection Overview
This collection of records from the Edward Devotion School consists of one series of records related to John F. Kennedy’s attendance at the school, including enrollment lists and promotion cards. John F. Kennedy attended the Devotion School from kindergarten in 1921 to the beginning of third grade.

List of Series
Series 1. Records related to John F. Kennedy

Collection Description

Series 1. Records related to John F. Kennedy.
6 items.
Arrangement: by type of material.

This series consists of John F. Kennedy’s attendance records at the Edward Devotion School, including enrollment lists and promotion cards (one card is for Kennedy’s older brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.). John F. Kennedy attended the Devotion School from kindergarten in 1921 to the beginning of third grade.