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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HDT-01
In this interview Tinker discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] at Choate Academy, including JFK’s poor health; his relationship with Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. and with his parents; JFK’s friends at Choate; the Muckers Club; and comparisons of how JFK was portrayed after his death, among other issues.
Textual folder
David F. Powers Personal Papers
DFPPP-028-040
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-11-A
ST11
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-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.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-053-001
This scrapbook, compiled by John F. "Jack" Kennedy, documents his time at the Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut, from 1933 to 1935. The front cover features the school seal stamped in gold. The title page reads, “The National Memory and Fellowship Book,” with a nameplate reading, “John F. Kennedy / West Wing - Choate School / Wallingford, Conn / 1933.” The first half of the scrapbook consists of pre-printed pages with space for signatures and messages from classmates, photographs and printed ephemera, and Jack’s notes on his academic and athletic endeavors, social activities, and daily life. Many of these pages are pre-printed with topical titles, including “Faculty and Campus,” “Student Hall of Fame,” “Comparative Athletic Record,” “Clubs and Societies,” “School and Social Functions,” “My Favorites,” “Entertainments, Lectures, Plays,” and “Memorable Trips.” Topical pages are followed by monthly dated calendar pages, some of which contain original handwritten entries in black and blue ink and pencil. The second half of the scrapbook consists of blank leaves that contain newspaper clippings; photographs; correspondence; printed ephemera, including invitations, tickets, membership cards, pamphlets, business cards, and programs; and other items pertaining to Jack’s education at Choate and his activities during that time. Of note are photographs of Jack and his classmates who formed the “Muckers” club, including Ross Edwards Allen; Roy Oliver “Bob” Beach, Jr.; Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings; Paul J. “Boogie” Chase; Ralph D. “Rip” Horton; Charles Edward Marsh II; Irving Hudson Meehan, Jr.; John Whiting Morse; Charles “Butch” Schriber II; Maurice Arthur “Maure/Moe” Shea, Jr.; and James DeWitt “Smoky/Smokey” Wilde III. Also included are invitations to events at the White House; handwritten birthday messages in black and blue ink to Jack from his mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and older brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; an autograph from the writer Gertrude Stein; a handwritten letter in black ink from star Harvard University football player Huntington Reed “Tack” Hardwick; a receipt for a $2.50 fine paid to the Palm Beach Police Department in Florida; autographed photographs from members of the Choate football team, including Gordon Thayer Barlow, Bob Beach, Hugh De Neufville “Bud” Wynne, Lem Billings, Irving Hudson Meehan, Jr., William Joseph “Bill” Albinger, and Moe Shea; and a postcard sent to Jack by his mother from aboard the S.S. Bremen. Also featured in photographs, clippings, and other materials in the scrapbook are Jack’s father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; his sister, Kathleen Kennedy, and brother, Robert F. Kennedy; his grandfather, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald; family friends, Edward E. Moore and Mary Moore; Choate School headmaster, George Clair St. John; English teacher, Harold L. Tinker; members of Choate yearbook (“The Brief”) committee, for which Jack was the Business Manager; and other classmates and friends, including Ruth Marian Quigley (later Moffett), Ruth Moffett (later Johnson), Olive Cawley, Thomas Morgan Schriber, Charles Nelson “Charlie” Hoyt, Adelaide Moffett, Gloria Baker, Eleanor Young, Katherine Barker, and Helen Barker. Locations pictured in photographs include the Choate School campus and the Kennedy family home and surrounding area in Palm Beach. The scrapbook contains a selection of loose materials that were enclosed in an envelope adhered to the inside back cover; many of these items pre- and post-date the scrapbook itself and represent dates from 1929 through 1950. Original handwritten entries, captions, and inscriptions are written in black and blue ink on many of the leaves. This scrapbook contains 88 newspaper clippings, 78 photographic prints, and 74 other items, including correspondence and printed ephemera.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00974N
Several unidentified people shovel the snow covered driveway to the main building at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00972N
Kathleen Kennedy (left, wearing school uniform) poses with three classmates including Anne McDonnell (second from right), on a brick walkway on the south side of the main building at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00965N
Three unidentified schoolgirls (wearing school uniforms) pose beside a basketball court on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton, Heights, Connecticut; an unidentified schoolgirl plays tennis on the tennis court in background.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00963N
Several unidentified schoolgirls pose outdoors on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00939N
Several unidentified girls go swimming in the pool on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut; several unidentified schoolgirls (wearing school uniforms) are visible poolside in the background. [Notes: Streaking at left is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00961N
Three unidentified schoolgirls (wearing coats) pose on a brick walkway on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut; a gazebo is partially visible at back.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00959N
Four unidentified schoolgirls (wearing uniforms) pose near a tennis court on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.
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-00955N
View of the south side of the main building at 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-00952N
Two unidentified schoolgirls (wearing school uniforms) pose on a brick walkway on the south side of the main building at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00950N
Kathleen Kennedy's classmate, Anne McDonnell (second from left), poses with several unidentified schoolgirls (seated and standing, wearing school uniforms) near a basketball court on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00948N
View of the snow covered grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut; the front entrance of the main building of the school is visible in background.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00946N
Two unidentified schoolgirls pose beside a column outside the main building at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut; several unidentified girls are visible in back. [Notes: Negative is double exposed.]
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-00942N
Several unidentified schoolgirls (seen from behind, wearing school uniforms) play basketball on a court on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00954N
Close-up view of an unidentified schoolgirl on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00973N
Kathleen Kennedy (right) and a classmate (both wearing school uniforms, holding tennis rackets) shake hands over the net on a tennis court on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00971N
Two unidentified schoolgirls (wearing uniforms, holding tennis rackets) sit on a wooden bench beside a tennis court on the grounds of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton Heights, Connecticut. [Notes: Negative is out of focus.]