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Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-049-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents various moments in the lives of the Kennedy family from 1925 to 1928. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Photographs capture Rose and her family at their residences in Brookline, Massachusetts, and in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York; at Malcolm Cottage, the home the family rented on Marchant Avenue in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; at Craigville Beach in Centerville, Massachusetts; at the Toy Town Tavern resort in Winchendon, Massachusetts; and at other locations with family and friends. Also of note are photographs of the Kennedy children posing with a baby elephant at the Hippodrome Theatre in New York City; John F. “Jack” Kennedy dressed in a suit for his First Communion and later for his Confirmation; and Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., and Rosemary Kennedy (sometimes referred to as “Rose” in original captions) dressed for their Confirmations. Other Kennedy family members and friends pictured in photographs include Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy (sometimes referred to as “Kak” in original captions); Eunice Kennedy; Patricia “Pat” Kennedy; Robert F. “Bobby/Bob” Kennedy; Joseph, Sr.’s father, Patrick Joseph Kennedy; Rose’s parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; Rose’s sister, Agnes Fitzgerald; Rose’s niece, Marion Eunice Fitzgerald, and nephew, John F. “Jack” Fitzgerald (the children of her brother, Thomas A. Fitzgerald); nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine “Kikoo” Conboy; and family friend, Edward E. Moore. All leaves contain original handwritten captions in white ink, although the handwriting does not belong to Rose and the writer has not been determined. This photograph album contains 220 photographic prints, five photographic postcards, and two photograph fragments.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-048-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents the lives of the Kennedy family from 1925 to 1937. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Photographs capture their home life at their primary residences in Brookline, Massachusetts, and Bronxville, New York; time spent with family and friends at their secondary residences in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and Palm Beach, Florida; and other travels and events. The album also contains numerous portrait photos. Those pictured in photographs include Rose; her husband, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Sr.; her children, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. “Jack” Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy; her parents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; her sister, Agnes Fitzgerald, and brother-in-law, Joseph Francis Gargan, Sr.; governess to the Kennedy children, Alice Cahill; nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine Conboy; and family friends, Viscountess Nancy Astor, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, and Mary O’Keefe. Of note are photographs of Rose and Joe, Sr., aboard the S.S. Aquitania during their voyage to New York City from Europe in 1928; the wedding of Agnes and Joseph Gargan; Joe, Jr., and Jack with their football teams at the Dexter School in Brookline, Massachusetts; and Rose and Joe, Sr., with actor Fred Thomson and screenwriter Frances Marion in California. Original handwritten inscriptions are written in black ink and pencil on the versos of some photographs. This photograph album contains 81 photographic prints.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-047-001
This photograph album was first compiled by Rosemary Kennedy as a birthday gift for her sister, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, in 1929, with later photographs added by Kathleen. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” An original handwritten inscription on the inside front cover reads, "Kathleen, From Rose happy birthday Feb. 1929," in white ink. Original captions are written in white ink and pencil in both Rosemary’s and Kathleen’s hand. Photographs document the family life, travels, and social activities of the Kennedy family from 1927 to 1936. In addition to Rosemary (referred to as “Rose” in original captions) and Kathleen, those pictured include their parents, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; their siblings, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. "Jack" Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia "Pat" Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. "Ted/Teddy" Kennedy; their aunt, Agnes Fitzgerald Gargan, and her husband Joseph Francis Gargan, Sr.; governesses to the Kennedy children, Alice Cahill and Elizabeth Dunn; nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine “Kikoo” Conboy; family friends, Edward E. “Eddie” Moore, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, Mary O’Keefe, Mary Veronica “Von” Rice, and Mary Frances "Sancy" Falvey; and family dogs, Buddy and Skippy. Of note are photographs of Kennedy family members and friends at the family’s residences in Bronxville in New York, Hyannis Port in Massachusetts, and Palm Beach in Florida; a visit to the Hippodrome Theatre in New York City, where the children posed with a baby elephant; Joseph, Sr., and Rose with actor Fred Thomson and screenwriter Frances Marion in California; and Kathleen and other campers and counselors at Sargent Camp in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Other locations and historic sites featured in photographs include the White House and United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C.; the National Monument to the Forefathers and Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts; the Potomac River; and George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia. Original handwritten inscriptions are written in blue ink and pencil on the versos of many photographs. This photograph album contains 154 photographic prints, two photographic postcards, and one contact print of a strip of four 35mm black and white negatives.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-045-001
This camp log, kept by Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., documents his time spent at Camp Wyanoke in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, during the summer of 1925. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “My Camp Log.” The pages in the first section of the log are pre-printed with topical page titles, such as “Camp Friends,” “What I Have Done in and on the Water this Summer,” and “Flowers and Plants I Have Recognized.” Later pages in the “Daily Log” section are pre-printed with calendar dates, starting with June 29 and ending with September 2. Handwritten entries in pencil describe sporting events, nature activities, and other aspects of daily life at summer camp. Photographs capture views of the Camp Wyanoke grounds, including Joseph, Jr.'s cabin, "Glenoke," as well as scenic vistas of mountains and lakes, including Mirror Lake and Lake Winnipesaukee. Also seen in the photographs are several of his campmates and counselors, identified in original handwritten captions: "Mr. Risser," "Monkey," "Olson," "Treadway," "Floorman," "Pinkee," "Grant," and "Evans." Original handwritten captions are written in black ink on the leaves beneath most photographs. This camp log contains handwritten journal entries, as well as 13 photographic prints; the last ten pages of the diary are blank.
Textual folder
Joseph P. Kennedy Personal Papers
JPKPP-035-027
Textual folder
Joseph P. Kennedy Personal Papers
JPKPP-001-008
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01039N
Rosemary Kennedy (right, wearing hat) sits in the drivers seat of a car near Kilcroney Castle in Bray, during her trip to Ireland; an unidentified woman sits in the passenger seat behind her.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01038N
Rosemary Kennedy (right, wearing hat, holding purse and gloves in her lap) sits in the drivers seat of a car on a gravel driveway near Kilcroney Castle in Bray, during her trip to Ireland; Kennedy family friend, Betty Rice (left), stands next to an unidentified woman behind the open car door.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-00998N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (middle), and his daughters, Patricia Kennedy (left) and Eunice Kennedy, pose on horseback in front of a building near London, England. [Notes: Negative is double exposed.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01092N
Edward M. Kennedy rides a bicycle on a gravel path near the residence of the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, in London, England; an unidentified man observes at right.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01084N
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy sits on the porch of a cabana at the Hotel du Cap d'Antibes in Antibes, France, during a Kennedy family trip to the French Riviera; John F. Kennedy (seated at left) reads a magazine in the background.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01082N
The Kennedy family poses sitting among the rocks outside a cabana at the Hotel du Cap d'Antibes in Antibes, France, during a trip to the French Riviera. Front row (L-R): John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Jean Kennedy, and Patricia Kennedy. Back row (L-R): Kathleen Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (face obscured), Rosemary Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. [Notes: Negative is out of focus.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01081N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (laughing), stands outside a cabana at the Hotel du Cap d'Antibes in Antibes, France, during a Kennedy family trip to the French Riviera.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01412N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (seated middle) poses beside several unidentified men during a trip to France and Spain with his sister, Kathleen Kennedy.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01410N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (middle, wearing sunglasses) reclines in the sand among other beachgoers on a beach in France, during a trip with his sister, Kathleen Kennedy; Kennedy family friend, Hugh Fraser (partially visible) reclines at left. [Notes: Streaking and spotting are original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01408N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (holding a camera) observes the damage from the siege of the Alcázar of Toledo during the Spanish Civil War, with a woman identified as Mrs. Garriquest, while on a trip to Toledo, Spain with his sister, Kathleen Kennedy; rubble and a bronze statue (partially visible) are seen in background.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01401N
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (left, holding a camera) and Kennedy family friend, Hugh Fraser, pose on either side of an unidentified woman near a road in Spain, during a trip with his sister, Kathleen Kennedy; a car is partially visible at back left. [Notes: Flares and spotting are original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01117N
Edward M. Kennedy (left) sits on steps beside an unidentified boy and two women (seated at back right) outdoors in Rome, Italy, during a Kennedy family trip.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01116N
Edward M. Kennedy (left) sits on steps beside an unidentified boy and two women (both at back right) outdoors in Rome, Italy, during a Kennedy family trip.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01115N
Eunice Kennedy (top) poses outdoors on steps with her sisters, Patricia Kennedy (middle), and Jean Kennedy (bottom) in Rome, Italy, during a Kennedy family trip. [Notes: Negative is out of focus.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01114N
Eunice Kennedy (left) poses arm-in-arm with her sister, Patricia Kennedy, among ancient ruins in Rome, Italy, during a Kennedy family trip.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01093N
Edward M. Kennedy (left, seated on the running board of a covered carriage) pets a donkey (wearing a saddle and bridle) in Rome, Italy, during a Kennedy family trip.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01368N
Eunice Kennedy poses on the snow-covered ski slopes, during a Kennedy family trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland. [Notes: Obstruction in front of lens.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01365N
Edward M. Kennedy (in back) sits astride a wooden bobsled in the snow with an unidentified boy, during a Kennedy family trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland; Rosemary Kennedy (facing away) stands at right with an unidentified woman. [Notes: Original inscription on verso of vintage print reads, "Ted on bob sled."]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-01100N
Eunice Kennedy (middle) and Kennedy family friends, Edward E. Moore (right), and Mary Moore, recline on lounge chairs in the snow outside the Suvretta House hotel, during a Kennedy family trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland.