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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DCB-01
Bok discusses the Kennedy School of Government, the Harvard Institute of Politics, and problems with the original plan to build the John F. Kennedy presidential library in Cambridge, MA, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-20-B
ST22
Textual folder
Arthur M. Schlesinger Personal Papers
AMSPP-WH13-007
Textual folder
Arthur M. Schlesinger Personal Papers
AMSPP-WH13-006
Textual folder
Arthur M. Schlesinger Personal Papers
AMSPP-WH13-005
Textual folder
Arthur M. Schlesinger Personal Papers
AMSPP-WH13-003
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
Robert P. Fitzgerald Personal Papers
RPFPP-001-001
Photograph
Robert P. Fitzgerald Personal Papers
RPFPP-002-001-p0007
Photograph of an aerial view of the proposed site and surrounding area of President John F. Kennedy’s future Presidential Library, along the banks of the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Bennett Street Yards, owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), in the foreground of the photograph was the proposed site for the Library. Verso of photo is stamped, “Credit Line, Photo No., In the John F. Kennedy Library.”
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-261-4-63
Aerial view of the proposed site of President John F. Kennedy’s future Presidential Library, along the banks of the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. In foreground is Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Harvard Stadium is visible at right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-261-1-63
Aerial view of the proposed site of President John F. Kennedy’s future Presidential Library, along the banks of the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard Business School and Harvard Stadium are visible at left center.