Paul B. Fay, Jr. (#71)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1965-1966
At the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration

Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Description
 

Administrative Information

Abstract
Papers n.d. [fragment], 1965-1966
Friend of President Kennedy, government official. Under Secretary of the Navy (1961-63); author, The Pleasure of His Company (1966). Personal correspondence between Fay and President Kennedy; book manuscript.

Access
Open in part.  Fay papers which remain closed to research use include an Oral History interview of Mr. Fay (1970), correspondence with John F. Kennedy (some of which is duplicated in the open material), correspondence with Jacqueline Kennedy, and a film made by Mr. Fay.

Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed October 1971, copyright of these materials has been retained by Paul B. Fay, Jr. Upon the donor's death, all said rights shall pass to the United States.

Copyright
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Provenance
Received from Paul B. Fay, Jr. of San Francisco, CA, in October 1971 (Acc. 1973-036); and September 1993 (Acc. 1994-010).

Extent
About 50 items (5 linear inches ; 0.5 cubic foot)

Withdrawn Items
Selected folders may contain withdrawal sheets where documents, in accordance with the donor's deed of gift, were removed from the collection. These include documents which may be used to injure or harass any living person. All withdrawn documents have been placed under seal and upon request the Kennedy Library will review any material which has been closed for a period of not less than 2 years for the purpose of opening items which no longer require restrictions. Researchers should consult the reference staff to obtain the appropriate form(s).

Date Opened
October 1994

Processed by
Sarah R. Demb

Encoded by
James M. Roth

Related Collections
Paul B. Fay, Jr. Oral History Interview

Biographical Note

Collection Overview
The personal papers of Paul Fay, Jr. relate to his book The Pleasure of His Company , published in 1966, about his long-time friendship with John F. Kennedy. Materials include 2 typescript drafts of the book, a copy of John F. Kennedy's account of the "PT-109" incident, correspondence with John F. Kennedy quoted in the book, other correspondence with John F. Kennedy, and correspondence with Jacqueline Kennedy also relating mainly to the book. Much of the correspondence is closed. The film Mr. Fay donated is used, in part for the presentation shown in the John F. Kennedy Museum.

Series Description

Series 1. The Pleasure of His Company
About 50 items.
Arrangement: by subject.

Materials for the book, The Pleasure of His Company, include 2 typescript drafts of the book, a copy of John F. Kennedy's account of the "PT-109" incident, correspondence with John F. Kennedy quoted in the book, other correspondence with John F. Kennedy, and correspondence with Jacqueline Kennedy also relating mainly to the book. Typescript draft 5a is a xerox copy of most of the manuscript with comments by Jacqueline Kennedy and Evan Thomas. Typescript draft 5b is a xerox copy of the partial manuscript, containing Robert F. Kennedy's comments and underlined recommended deletions. The manuscripts are arranged numerically by chapter. The second draft is held by permission of Stanford University.