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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-REC-02
Cooke discusses the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the organization of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the creation of the Special Assistant to the President for mental retardation, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-REC-01
Cooke discusses the creation of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, and debates over where the research emphasis in the field of mental retardation should lie, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DJS-01
This interview focuses on the mission and inner working of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, the Kennedy family’s advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities, and Stedman’s admiration for Eunice and Sargent Shriver, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-146-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the First International Awards Dinner of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy explains that the award recipients were chosen for their outstanding achievement in the scientific research, professional service, and lay leadership related to mental retardation.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-06-E
AR30, ST17
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-06-C
AR30
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-087-001
This photograph album, compiled by the Siracusa Construction Co., Inc., contains photographs of cottages that the company built for the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Home for Children in the Bronx, New York, in 1950. The Home was named in honor of naval aviator Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Lieutenant Kennedy was killed in action in 1944, during World War II. The title on the front cover reads, “Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Home / Cottages / Bronx, New York,” with the additional inscriptions, “Architects / Ferrenz & Taylor / New York, N.Y.” and “Builders / Siracusa Construction Co., Inc. / New York, N.Y.” The photographs show exterior views of the cottages. This photograph album contains three photographic prints and a printed card that reads, “Presented with our compliments / Siracusa Construction Co., Inc.”
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-086-001
This scrapbook, compiled to commemorate the establishment, construction, and dedication of the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Home for Children in the Bronx, New York, documents the life and naval career of Lieutenant Kennedy and the early history of the Home for Children that was named in his honor. The cover displays the engraving, "Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. / Home for Children / Bronx, New York." Newspaper clippings cover Lieutenant Kennedy’s enlistment and commission as ensign in the United States Naval Reserve; his death while piloting a U.S. Navy aircraft over Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England; his posthumous receipt of the Navy Cross; the launching of the U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., naval destroyer; the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation’s donation to the Archdiocese of New York for the establishment of the Home for Children; and the Home’s blessing and dedication on October 29, 1950. Photographs capture Lieutenant Kennedy posing in his Harvard University football uniform; receiving his wings from his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; wearing his flight jacket; and standing in flight gear with his airplane. Also pictured are interior, exterior, and aerial views of the Home for Children’s buildings; children and staff using the Home’s various facilities; Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Francis Spellman, and members of the Kennedy family at the blessing and dedication ceremony, including Joseph, Sr., Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel Kennedy, and Jean Kennedy; the unveiling of a portrait of Lieutenant Kennedy and a bronze plaque bearing his citation for the Navy Cross; the groundbreaking for the Home’s new chapel-gymnasium on March 5, 1951; children participating in a radio broadcast charity campaign; the Home’s first graduates; and children meeting the Mayor of New York City, Vincent R. Impellitteri. Other items of note are an invitation to and a program for the Home’s dedication ceremony. This scrapbook contains 27 photographic prints, ten newspaper clippings, one invitation, and one program.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-009-009
This folder contains materials concerning the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Items primarily consist of correspondence between John F. Kennedy and various persons and organizations requesting financial assistance from the Foundation. Of note is correspondence regarding donations from the Foundation to Freedom House, St. Mary’s Infant Asylum and Lying-In Hospital, the Cambridge Young Women’s Christian Association, and the Boston Museum of Science Development Fund. Also included in this folder is an income and disbursement report dated November 1950 for the Museum of Science, a list of the Board of Trustees of the Boston Society of Natural History, and a copy of Courage magazine dated May-June 1958.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-009-008
This folder contains materials concerning the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Items primarily consist of correspondence between John F. Kennedy and various persons and organizations requesting financial assistance from the Foundation. Of note is correspondence regarding donations from the Foundation to the Don Orione Rest Home and the Italian-American Charitable Society, Inc.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-009-007
This folder contains materials concerning the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Items primarily consist of correspondence between John F. Kennedy and various persons and organizations requesting financial assistance from the Foundation. Of note is correspondence regarding donations from the Foundation to the Italian War Orphans Relief, Inc. and Boys’ Club Foundation of Boston. Also included in this folder are materials concerning the William T. Hornaday Memorial Foundation.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-009-006
This folder contains materials concerning the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Items primarily consist of correspondence between John F. Kennedy and various persons and organizations requesting financial assistance from the Foundation.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-009-005
This folder contains materials concerning the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Items primarily consist of correspondence between John F. Kennedy and various persons and organizations requesting financial assistance from the Foundation.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-009-004
This folder contains materials concerning the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Items primarily consist of correspondence between John F. Kennedy and various persons and organizations requesting financial assistance from the Foundation.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-009-003
This folder contains materials concerning the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Items primarily consist of correspondence between John F. Kennedy and various persons and organizations requesting financial assistance from the Foundation.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0521-005
This file contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of his office staff, and individuals regarding the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Most letters are forwarding inquiries from Senator Kennedy's office to the Foundation's office.
Textual folder
Clark Clifford Personal Papers
CCPP-MF02-001
This folder contains one letter to Clifford with information on the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-041-040
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the First International Awards Dinner of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President explains that the recipients were chosen for their outstanding achievement in the scientific research, professional service, and lay leadership related to mental retardation. Materials in this folder include a memorandum from Myer Feldman, a draft by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and a press copy of the speech.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-101-018
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the activities of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, a non-profit organization that distributes funding to hospitals, custodial institutions, and research projects to stimulate and support efforts in the field of mental retardation. Materials in this folder include programs for the annual Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation International Awards Dinner and letters from President Kennedy and Executive Director Robert Sargent Shriver to potential grant recipients regarding prospective projects.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C69-5-62
President John F. Kennedy sits at the head table with his mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, during the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C69-11-62
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation First International Awards Dinner for achievement in research, service, and leadership in the field of intellectual disability (then referred to as "mental retardation"). Left to right: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Master of Ceremonies, Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01044-030-p0008
Joan Kennedy (seated third from right) and others observe a fitness class during a tour of classes in the Boston Public Schools system to view physical fitness programs made possible through a grant from the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Seated first and second from left, respectively, are: Dr. Vincent P. Conners, Director of the Department of Special Classes for Boston Public Schools; and John "Sandy" Eiler, of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Others are unidentified. [Notes: The photograph accompanies an undated letter sent to Senator Edward M. Kennedy from Tim "Timmy" Prendiville, staff photographer at Tribune Publishing Company (Hyde Park, Massachusetts). Stamp on verso reads "T. W. Prendiville, 12 Thelma Road, Dorchester, Mass."]
Photograph
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01044-030-p0006
Joan Kennedy (seated in center) shakes hands with a young student (left, seated on the lap of an unidentified man) during a visit to a fitness class, as part of a tour of classes in the Boston Public Schools system to observe physical fitness programs made possible through a grant from the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. The man seated at right is also unidentified. [Notes: The photograph accompanies an undated letter sent to Senator Edward M. Kennedy from Tim "Timmy" Prendiville, staff photographer at Tribune Publishing Company (Hyde Park, Massachusetts). Stamp on verso reads "T. W. Prendiville, 12 Thelma Road, Dorchester, Mass."]
Photograph
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01044-030-p0004
Joan Kennedy (kneeling at center right) observes a fitness class during a tour of classes in the Boston Public Schools system to view physical fitness programs made possible through a grant from the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. In the foreground, a young student (left) performs a sit-up with the help of another classmate (right). [Notes: The photograph accompanies an undated letter sent to Senator Edward M. Kennedy from Tim "Timmy" Prendiville, staff photographer at Tribune Publishing Company (Hyde Park, Massachusetts). Stamp on verso reads "T. W. Prendiville, 12 Thelma Road, Dorchester, Mass."]
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1046-004
This folder contains a memorandum concerning the various charitable organizations that received funding from the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation.