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Collection
PCP
Photographs, 1919-1963 (bulk 1937-1963). Photographs of John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and colleagues, and his political activities. Contains photographs of Kennedy's early years, family homes, his naval service during World War II, and his political activities in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The largest portions of this collection cover Kennedy's Senate Years (1953-1960), and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-001-037
Contains 47 photographic prints: (KFC1575N, KFC239N, KFC1572N, KFC1580N, KFC1577N, KFC1578N, KFC1579N, KFC252N, KFC1565N, KFC256N, KFC245N, KFC247N, KFC1576N, KFC242N, KFC250N, KFC1566N, KFC257N, KFC1569N, KFC241N, KFC1567N, KFC1568N, KFC1573N, KFC243N, KFC1574N, KFC244N, KFC1570N, KFC254N, KFC246N, KFC1571N, KFC253N, KFC249N, KFC255N, KFC251N, KFC3133P, KFC3134P, KFC3135P, KFC3136P, KFC3137P, KFC3138P, KFC3139P, KFC3140P, KFC3141P, KFC3142P, KFC3143P, KFC3144P, KFC3145P, KFC3146P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-001-026
Contains 9 photographic prints: (KFC1416N, KFC1417N, KFC1422N, KFC1429N, KFC1502N, KFC1503N, KFC1504N, KFC1514N, KFC1515N)
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-044-001
This photograph album, likely compiled by a Kennedy family member or friend, documents various moments in the lives of the Fitzgerald and Kennedy families between 1907 and 1947. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Those pictured include Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; her parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; her siblings, Agnes Fitzgerald, Thomas A. Fitzgerald, John F. Fitzgerald, Jr., Eunice Fitzgerald, and Frederick H. Fitzgerald; and her children, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy. Of note is a photograph of John F. Kennedy celebrating his victory in the 1946 primary election for the Massachusetts 11th congressional district with family members, friends, and campaign volunteers, including his grandparents, Honey Fitz and Mary Fitzgerald; his sister, Eunice; family friends, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, Kenneth P. O’Donnell, and Helen Sullivan (later O’Donnell); deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, Francis X. Morrissey; and former Boston Police Commissioner, Joseph F. Timilty. Also of note are photographs of Honey Fitz ice skating on a frozen pond and standing in a theater lobby while holding a WCOP radio station microphone. Locations featured in photographic prints and postcards include Boston, Massachusetts; Hull, Massachusetts, where the Fitzgerald family owned a summer home; and Palm Beach, Florida. This photograph album contains 26 photographic prints, four photographic postcards, and one loose photographer’s address label.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-043-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents a Boston Chamber of Commerce tour of locations in the Caribbean and Central and South America in the spring of 1913, on which Rose accompanied her father, then-Mayor of Boston, John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald. Photographs capture a wide range of scenes from the trip, including the party’s departure from the United Fruit Company terminal at Long Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts; the overseas voyage aboard the S.S. Metapan; scenic vistas as viewed from the Metapan; landscapes and street and village scenes in Jamaica, Colombia, and Panama; and views of the construction of the Panama Canal. Localities pictured include Kingston, Port Royal, and Gordon Town, Jamaica; Barranquilla, Cartagena, Ciénaga, Sabanilla, and Santa Marta, Colombia; and Ancón, Colón, and Panama City, Panama. Original handwritten captions are written in white ink on the leaves beneath most photographs. Original handwritten inscriptions are written in black ink and pencil on the versos of most photographs. This photograph album contains 113 photographic prints.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-065-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents news and events in the lives of the Kennedy family following Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s appointment as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1938. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Scrap Book.” The handwritten inscription on the cover, written in green ink and pencil, reads, “Dave. v.g. I think / Mrs. / Kennedy / Children’s letters ? + cards.” The majority of the materials relate to Rose’s illness and surgery in January 1938. These materials include numerous newspaper clippings, as well as calling cards, greeting cards, telegrams, letters, and notes that Rose received during her recovery. Those who sent well-wishes include Rose’s husband, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; her children, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia “Pat” Kennedy, Robert F. “Bob” Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. “Teddy” Kennedy; her father, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald; President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt; James Roosevelt, son of President Roosevelt, and Betsey Cushing Roosevelt; Massachusetts politician, Leverett Saltonstall; Governor of Massachusetts, Charles F. Hurley; Kennedy family friends, Edward E. Moore and Mary Moore; radio commentator, Boake Carter; Chairman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Will H. Hays, and Jessie Hays; and other family members, friends, and political and business acquaintances. Also of note are newspaper clippings related to Rose’s involvement with the Ace of Clubs organization, which she founded; the Kennedy family’s residence at 14 Prince’s Gate, the home of the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, in London, England; and Honey Fitz's 75th birthday. Many items include Rose’s original handwritten notations in black ink and pencil. This scrapbook contains 58 calling cards, with many containing handwritten messages; 37 newspaper and magazine clippings; 24 greeting cards; 16 telegrams; 16 typed and handwritten letters; and several typed and printed notes featuring poems and song lyrics.
Collection
BGNPC
Photographs, circa 1897-1962, created and collected for publication in The Boston Globe. Photographs include early images of the John F. Fitzgerald family, the Joseph P. Kennedy family, and John F. Kennedy from childhood through his tenure as Congressman.