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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.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF22-003
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by Bernard Boutin from January to June 1963. There are drafts and edited versions of some speeches in addition to the final copies. The file includes correspondence, programs, agendas, and other printed material related to events at which Boutin spoke. Notable events include a commencement address at Boutin's alma mater, Saint Michael's College; the 1963 Washington Conference of the Association of State Planning and Development Agencies; a meeting of the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers; the swearing-in of Marie T. Horan as the General Services Administration's first female area manager; and the Mid-Winter Conference of the New Hampshire Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF07-002
This folder contains printed material and other ephemera related to the 1961 inauguration of President Kennedy. Materials include the Inauguration 1961 Guide Book, invitations, event programs, an issue of This Week in the Nation's Capital magazine (published by the Hotel Association of Washington, D.C.), news clippings, a list of the New Hampshire inaugural delegation, and memoranda to New Hampshire Democrats about logistics for inaugural activities.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28430
Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy, Washington, D.C. New Hampshire float. Reads: "Live Free or Die" and "Freedom is Mans Eternal Frontier"
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1030-001
This folder contains copies of speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy given before the African Diplomatic Corps in Washington, D.C. and at Saint Anselm’s College in Manchester, New Hampshire. In the speeches Senator Kennedy discusses the independence of African nations; emphasizes the need for food, education, and development capital as essential for economic success; and proposes the creation of an African Educational Development Fund and a multi-national economic development fund for Africa. Also included in this folder is a statement by the Senator on violence in South Africa.