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Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-006-015
Contains 43 photographic prints: (KFC972N, KFC951N, KFC952N, KFC953N, KFC954N, KFC955N, KFC956N, KFC957N, KFC958N, KFC959N, KFC961N, KFC962N, KFC963N, KFC973N, KFC941N, KFC942N, KFC943N, KFC944N, KFC945N, KFC946N, KFC947N, KFC960N, KFC948N, KFC949N, KFC964N, KFC965N, KFC969N, KFC970N, KFC971N, KFC974N, KFC950N, KFC966N, KFC968N, KFC922N, KFC932N, KFC933N, KFC934N, KFC935N, KFC936N, KFC937N, KFC938N, KFC939N, KFC940N)
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-085-001
This photograph album documents the wedding of Robert F. "Bob" Kennedy and Ethel Skakel on June 17, 1950. The title on the front cover reads, “Ethel and Bob / June 17, 1950.” Photographs capture the couple, bridal party, family, and friends before, during, and after the wedding ceremony that was held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, as well as at the reception at the Skakel family estate, both in Greenwich, Connecticut. Members of the wedding party who are pictured include brothers of the groom, John F. Kennedy (best man) and Edward M. Kennedy (usher); sisters of the groom, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, and Jean Kennedy (bridesmaids); brothers of the bride, George Skakel, Jr., James Skakel, and Rushton Skakel (ushers); sisters of the bride, Patricia Skakel Cuffe (matron of honor), Ann Skakel (maid of honor), and Georgeann Skakel Dowdle (bridesmaid); sister-in-law of the bride, Joan Patricia Corroon Skakel (bridesmaid), and friends of the couple, William J. Brady, Jr., William Finkenstadt, Nicholas Rodis, Kenneth P. O’Donnell, Cleo A. O'Donnell, Jr., David L. Hackett, Charles D. Roche, Charles R. Glynn, James F. Noonan, George Terrien, Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings, and Celeste Pinto, who also served as attendants. Also pictured are Bob’s parents, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; and Ethel’s parents, George Skakel and Ann Brannack Skakel. This photograph album contains 65 photographic prints.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-057-001
This diary, kept by Kathleen Kennedy, contains handwritten entries detailing her daily activities for the year 1935. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Day by Day Diary.” Pages contain pre-printed ruling and text, including entry dates, as well as manuscript entries in blue and black ink and pencil, both on dated pages as well as on other pre-printed pages at the end of the diary. Entries cover a variety of topics, including her education at the Noroton School of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut, and at the Holy Child School in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; her relationships with family and friends; and films, parties, dances, and other social events that she attended. Other locations she spent time in include Palm Beach, Florida; New York City, Saratoga, and Southampton, New York; and Paris, France.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00957N
Several unidentified schoolgirls (wearing coats and berets) stand on a brick walkway near a gazebo (featuring a religious statue) on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00953N
Two unidentified schoolgirls (wearing school uniforms) pose on a brick walkway outside the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut; several unidentified schoolgirls are visible in background near a gazebo (featuring a religious statue).
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00944N
View of a grotto (featuring religious statues) on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton, Heights, Connecticut.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00969N
View of a walkway and gazebo (featuring a religious statue) on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.