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Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-012-002
Contains 5 photographic prints: (KFC2615P, KFC4268P, KFC2861P, KFC998N, KFC1972N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-011-030
Contains 15 photographic prints: (KFC1107N, KFC1108N, KFC1112N, KFC1113N, KFC1970N, KFC1971N, KFC1976N, KFC1979N, KFC2906P, KFC4236P, KFC4238P, KFC4239P, KFC4240P, KFC4241P, KFC4242P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-011-029
Contains 13 photographic prints: (KFC2037N, KFC2038N, KFC2039N, KFC2040N, KFC2043N, KFC2044N, KFC2045N, KFC2047N, KFC2030N, KFC2032N, KFC2033N, KFC2034N, KFC2035N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-011-028
Contains 7 photographic prints: (KFC1955N, KFC1956N, KFC1968N, KFC1977N, KFC1981N, KFC2862P, KFC4235P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-011-026
Contains 7 photographic prints: (KFC455N, KFC2905P, KFC4222P, KFC4224P, KFC4225P, KFC4226P, KFC4227P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-010-005
Contains 6 photographic prints: (KFC1091N, KFC1092N, KFC1097N, KFC1095N, KFC1096N, KFC1094N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-007-032
Contains 6 photographic prints: (KFC2042N, KFC2031N, KFC2029N, KFC2041N, KFC2046N, KFC2036N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-001-029
Contains 24 photographic prints: (KFC1471N, KFC1472N, KFC1473N, KFC1477N, KFC1479N, KFC1480N, KFC1531N, KFC1532N, KFC1534N, KFC1535N, KFC1536N, KFC1537N, KFC1538N, KFC1539N, KFC1540N, KFC1541N, KFC1542N, KFC1543N, KFC1544N, KFC1545N, KFC1546N, KFC1548N, KFC1549N, KFC1550N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-001-021
Contains 30 photographic prints: (KFC1162N, KFC1163N, KFC1445N, KFC1461N, KFC1462N, KFC1463N, KFC1464N, KFC1465N, KFC1466N, KFC1467N, KFC1468N, KFC1469N, KFC1470N, KFC1474N, KFC1475N, KFC1476N, KFC1478N, KFC1516N, KFC1517N, KFC1520N, KFC1521N, KFC1524N, KFC1525N, KFC1526N, KFC1528N, KFC1547N, KFC1551N, KFC1552N, KFC1553N, KFC1554N)
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-072-001
This diary, kept by Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy as a 6- and 7-year old child, contains handwritten entries detailing his daily activities from January 1, 1939, through September 9, 1939, while residing at 14 Prince’s Gate in London, England, where the Kennedy family lived during Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s tenure as United States Ambassador to Great Britain. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Diary / No. 28 / 1939.” Pages contain pre-printed ruling and text, including entry dates, as well as manuscript entries written in black ink. Most entries were not written by Ted, but most likely by Kennedy family nurse, Luella Hennessey, with Ted dictating. Ted’s handwriting appears in entries from July 11, 12, 16, 17, and 18. Entries cover a variety of topics, including Ted’s education at the Gibbs School and St. Thomas More School, both in London; various train and boat rides during the family’s travels; social events, including a party attended by the British royal family at which Ted danced with Princess Elizabeth; outings to parks, zoos, movies, and pantomime performances; and playtime and sports activities with family and friends. Specific events and experiences that Ted mentions include a family trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland; Adolf Hitler’s Reichstag speech; the death of Pope Pius XI; Ted’s seventh birthday, for which he received a new dog, named “Sammy”; the family’s trip to Rome in Italy, as well as the Vatican, during which he received his First Holy Communion from Pope Pius XII; bombings of London by the Irish Republican Army; a visit to the estate of family friend, Sir James Calder, in Norfolk, England; a family trip to Cannes and Antibes in France; events leading up to Great Britain’s declaration of war on Germany, including the relocation of members of the Kennedy family to financier John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.'s country estate in Hertfordshire, England, while awaiting transport back to America; and the sinking of the S.S. Athenia. Luella Hennessey and the Kennedy children's governess, Elizabeth Dunn, also feature prominently throughout the diary. About half of the pages for July and August do not contain entries. The last entry of the diary is September 9, 1939; the remaining pages dated through December 31, 1939, are blank. The diary also contains three loose photographs, one loose newspaper clipping, and one loose printed birthday invitation.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-068-001
This photograph album, compiled by Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, documents various moments in the lives of the Kennedy family between 1922 and 1944, with most materials dating between 1931 and 1944. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Photographs.” Photographs capture Kathleen with family and friends at the Kennedy family’s residences in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; Bronxville, New York; and Palm Beach, Florida. Other photographs capture family members and friends in Plymouth, Massachusetts; at the American Embassy in London, England; aboard an ocean liner traveling from England to the United States; and at various other locations. In addition to Kathleen, those pictured include her parents, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; her grandparents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; her siblings, Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., John F. "Jack" Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia “Pat” Kennedy, Robert F. “Bobby/Bob” Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy; her aunt, Agnes Fitzgerald Gargan, and uncle, Joseph Francis Gargan, Sr.; her cousins, John F. “Jackie” Fitzgerald, Marion Eunice Fitzgerald, Mary Jo Gargan, Joseph Francis “Joey” Gargan, Jr., and Ann Gargan; nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine “Kicko/Kiko” Conboy; governesses to the Kennedy children, Alice Cahill and Elizabeth Dunn; nurse to the Kennedy children, Luella Hennessey; and Kennedy family friends, Edward E. Moore, Sally Bottomley, Anne McDonnell, Mary Frances "Sancy" Falvey, Grover Loening, Tom Killefer, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, Max O’Rell Truitt, Paul Jerome "Boogie" Chase, Harriet “Etsie” Wells, David L. “Dave” Hackett, and Michael J. “Mike” Egan. Other friends identified in original captions and inscriptions include Mary Louise Ghert, Mary Hubbard, Donald “Donny” Cobb, Tommy Dean, Joey Crowley, Jean Duff, “Rita,” “Jimmy,” “Frances,” “Frankie,” and “Barbara,” as well as a woman named “Mrs. Greene,” identified as Jean’s godmother. Also pictured are horses and other animals, including two of the Kennedy family’s dogs, Fury and Spooky, as well as boats, including Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.'s yacht, the “Davilis.” Original handwritten captions are written in blue and black ink and pencil on many of the leaves and on the versos of some photographs. This photograph album contains 191 photographic prints and three photographic postcards.
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-00455N
Rosemary Kennedy (right) poses with her brother, Edward M. Kennedy (kneeling center, with arms around unidentified dog), and three unidentified girls, on the lawn in Prince's Gate Garden behind the residence of the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, in London, England. [Notes: Negative is double exposed.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02044N
Regiments of the Household Cavalry participate in Trooping the Colour, a ceremonial celebration to honor the official birthday of King George VI, held on the Horse Guards Parade, London, England. The royal procession (on horseback) is visible at center; spectators observe in foreground. [Notes: Spotting is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02039N
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (seated on viewing platform at right, wearing hat and gloves) observes as regiments of the Household Cavalry participate in Trooping the Colour, a ceremonial celebration to honor the official birthday of King George VI, held on the Horse Guards Parade, London, England; the royal procession (on horseback) is visible at center.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02035N
Regiments of the Household Cavalry participate in Trooping the Colour, a ceremonial celebration to honor the official birthday of King George VI, held on the Horse Guards Parade, London, England. The royal procession (in background, on horseback) is visible at center right; spectators observe in foreground. [Notes: Spotting is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02033N
Regiments of the Household Cavalry participate in Trooping the Colour, a ceremonial celebration to honor the official birthday of King George VI, held on the Horse Guards Parade, London, England. The royal procession (in background, on horseback) is visible at center right; spectators observe in foreground. [Notes: Spotting is original to the negative.]
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02046N
Members of the King's Life Guard are visible in the courtyard of the Horse Guards building on Whitehall road in London, England, during the changing of the Royal Guard; Life Guards appear on foot at left (seen from behind) and mounted on horseback at right.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02042N
Edward M. Kennedy (second from left, wearing coat and hat) and Jean Kennedy (fourth from left, partially visible) observe members of the King's Life Guard, in the courtyard of the Horse Guards building on Whitehall road in London, England, during the changing of the Royal Guard; Life Guards appear on foot at left (carrying sabers) and mounted on horseback at right.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02041N
The King's Life Guard (on horseback, carrying sabers), stand at attention in the courtyard of the Horse Guards building on Whitehall road in London, England, during the changing of the Royal Guard; bystanders are visible in background.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02036N
Two members of the King's Life Guard (on horseback, carrying sabers), proceed in front of Buckingham Palace in London, England, during the changing of the Royal Guard; bystanders observe at right.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02031N
A trumpeter leads the King's Life Guard (all on horseback), in front of Buckingham Palace in London, England, during the changing of the Royal Guard.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02029N
The Leader of Horse (right, carrying saber) and the King's Life Guard (all on horseback), stand at attention at the Horse Guards building on Whitehall road in London, England, during the changing of the Royal Guard.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02037N
Regiments of the Household Cavalry participate in Trooping the Colour, a ceremonial celebration to honor the official birthday of King George VI, held on the Horse Guards Parade, London, England. The royal procession (in background, on horseback) is partially visible at center right; spectators observe in foreground.
Photograph
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-02034N
Regiments of the Household Cavalry participate in Trooping the Colour, a ceremonial celebration to honor the official birthday of King George VI, held on the Horse Guards Parade, London, England. The royal procession (in background, on horseback) is visible at center right; spectators observe in foreground. [Notes: Spotting is original to the negative.]