The Tall Ships are Here!
by Laurie Austin, Reference Archivist Boston treasures its history…
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Career Day with Middle School Students: An Archivist’s Report
by Nicola Mantzaris, Photographic Metadata Cataloger A few years…
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Kennedy Family Collection Nitrate Negatives: A Centennial Digitization Initiative
by Nicola Mantzaris, Photographic Metadata Cataloger As part of…
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Spotlight on Maurice Sorrell, Photographer
by Laurie Austin, Audiovisual and Textual Reference Archivist In…
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Digitization of Photographs from President John F. Kennedy’s Trip to Germany
by Laura Kintz, Audiovisual Metadata Cataloger We are pleased…
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Collection Opening: Michael S. Reynolds Personal Papers
by Kelly Francis, Processing Archivist We are pleased to…
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John F. Kennedy, Conservation, and the National Park Service
by Maryrose Grossman, Audiovisual Reference Archivist The centennial of…
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Authority Catalogers-in-Training at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
by Nicola Mantzaris, White House Photographs Metadata Cataloger In…
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Setting the Stage: Communications Staff Prepare for Presidential Travel
by Lindsay Closterman, former White House Photographs Metadata Cataloger…
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Bunkyo Gakuin University Students Research the Ernest Hemingway Collection
by Stephen Plotkin, Textual Collections Archivist One of the…
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Collection Opening: Clarence J. Martin Personal Papers
by Kelly Francis, Processing Archivist We are pleased to…
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Collection Opening: Edmund A. Gullion Personal Papers
by Christina Fitzpatrick, Processing Archivist We are pleased to…
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“The Business of Every Citizen”: President John F. Kennedy Stumps for Democratic Candidates in 1962
by Lindsay Closterman, White House Photographs Metadata Cataloger In…
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Collection Opening: Robert A. Wallace Personal Papers
by Christina Lehman Fitzpatrick, Processing Archivist We are pleased…
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Collection Opening: Lincoln Gordon Personal Papers
by Jennifer Marciello and Christina Fitzpatrick, Processing Archivists We…
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Mapping John F. Kennedy’s 1960 Presidential Campaign with Historypin
by Nicola Mantzaris, White House Photographs Metadata Cataloger As…
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#ChristmasMiracle
by Laurie Austin, Audiovisual Reference Archivist and Stacey Chandler,…
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Visualizing Hemingway: A Man in Letters
by Niall O’Leary, Digital Humanities Specialist (guest author) …
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Digitization of Photographs from President John F. Kennedy’s Trip to Italy
by Laura Kintz, Graduate Student Intern (UMass Boston) We…
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Digitization of Photographs from President John F. Kennedy’s Funeral
by Lindsay Closterman, White House Photographs Metadata Cataloger We…
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Serendipity in the Archives: Making Connections between Collections
by Laura Kintz, Graduate Student Intern (UMass Boston) As…
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Dispatches from the Archives: My Summer Internship at the Kennedy Library
by Joseph Fretwell, Undergraduate Summer Intern (Furman University) Undergraduate…
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Newly Opened Collection: Paul Rand Dixon Personal Papers
by Christina Lehman Fitzpatrick, Processing Archivist We are pleased…
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Exploring the White House Central Name File
by Corbin Apkin, former Graduate Student Intern and recent…
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Newly Opened Collection on Early Peace Corps Training Camps in Puerto Rico
by Corbin Apkin, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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Newly Opened Collection: David S. Black Personal Papers
by Abigail Malangone, Processing & Reference Archivist We are…
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Papers of H. Bentley Hahn: The Man Who Invented the 5-Digit ZIP Code
by Lauren Wallace, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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Collection Opening: William J. Hartigan Personal Papers
by Jennifer Marciello, Processing Archivist We are pleased to…
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Archival Detective Work in the Hemingway Collection
by Christina Lehman Fitzpatrick, Processing Archivist During the recent…
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Introducing the Updated Finding Aid (Guide) to the Ernest Hemingway Papers
by Stacey Chandler, Reference Archivist, and Christina Lehman Fitzpatrick,…
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In Memorium: Dr. Jack Ruina
by Michael Desmond, Reference Archivist We wish to acknowledge…
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Remembering Fr. Theodore M. “Ted” Hesburgh and the 1961 Notre Dame Laetare Medal
by Maryrose Grossman, Audiovisual Reference Archivist Aside from being…
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Newly Processed Materials: Nancy Tuckerman Files of the Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Personal Papers
by Jennifer Marciello, Processing Archivist We are pleased to…
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Newly Opened Collection: Ace of Clubs Records
by Lauren Wallace, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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The Kennedy Library Remembers Warren Cikins
We are very sad to report that Warren I. Cikins,…
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Newly Processed Collection: James Saxon Personal Papers
by Christina Lehman Fitzpatrick, Processing Archivist We are pleased…
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Newly Opened Collection: John H. Sharon Personal Papers
by Abigail Malangone, Processing & Reference Archivist We are…
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Grabaciones de audio del director del USIA Edward R. Murrow digitalizados y disponibles en la red
por Bill Bjelf, archivero digital asistente por las colecciones…
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Newly Processed Collection: Myer Feldman Personal Papers
by Christina Lehman Fitzpatrick, Processing Archivist You were far…
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USIA Director Edward R. Murrow Audio Recordings Digitized and Available Online
by Bill Bjelf, Assistant Digital Archivist for Audiovisual Collections…
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Newly Digitized: Civil Rights Materials from the Burke Marshall Personal Papers
by Elyse Edwards, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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Newly Processed Collection: Lawrence F. O’Brien Personal Papers
by Abigail Malangone, Processing & Reference Archivist We are…
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La Biblioteca Kennedy Recuerda Cineasta Robert Drew
por Laurie Austin, Archivera de Referencias Audiovisuales traducción por…
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The Kennedy Library Remembers Filmmaker Robert Drew
by Laurie Austin, Audiovisual Reference Archivist (Ver traducción española…
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“We Come as Good Neighbors”: Presidential Visit to Mexico, June 29–July 1, 1962
(Ver traducción española aquí.) The John F. Kennedy Presidential…
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“Venimos como Buenos Vecinos”: La Visita Presidencial a Mexico, Junio 29–Julio 1 de 1962
(See English translation here.) La Biblioteca Presidencial John F.…
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
by Elyse Edwards, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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The Sven Walnum Photograph Collection
by J.T. Buzanga (Former Graduate Student Intern, Northeastern University)…
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Adventures in Crowdsourcing
by Lindsay Closterman and Nicola Mantzaris, Metadata Catalogers, White…
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Meghan Testerman, Volunteer Extraordinaire
by Laurie Austin, Audiovisual Reference Archivist In conjunction with…
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A Bunny in the Rose Garden
by Maryrose Grossman, Audiovisual Reference Archivist Now that spring…
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The Kennedy Library Joins GoodReads!
by Stacey Chandler, Reference Archivist Here in the research…
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Finding Inspiration in the Archives: Honoring Women at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
by Lindsay Closterman and Nicola Mantzaris, Metadata Catalogers, White…
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Restoring the Past in the White House: A Look at the Jacqueline Kennedy White House Restoration Project
by Suzanna Calev and Sara Hawran, Graduate Student Interns…
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Now Fully Digitized: The White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
by Tricia Patterson, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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New Digital Collection: White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
by Kelly Francis, Assistant Digital Archivist for Textual Collections…
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It Gets Better Project: Honoring Frank Kameny and the Fight for LGBT Rights
by Stacey Chandler, Reference Archivist With the launch of…
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An Experiment in Processing and Digitizing at the Same Time: The Personal Papers of Margaret Ronayne Hahn
by Stephanie Mokszychi, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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![U.S. Congressional Representative from Louisiana Thomas Hale Boggs visiting President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office along with his wife, Lindy Boggs, and two other unidentified women. White House, Washington D.C., November 5, 1963 [WHP-ST-C380-2-63]](https://archiveblog.jfklibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/JFKWHP-ST-C380-2-63-400x405.jpg)
Personal Recollections of Corinne “Lindy” Boggs
by Sarah Jennette, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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“Archiving Your Peace Corps History”: A Presentation at the 2013 Peace Corps Connect Conference
by Christina Lehman Fitzpatrick, Processing Archivist I was pleased…
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Five Hemingway Scrapbooks Digitized and Available Online for the First Time
by Jessica Green and Tiffany Link, Graduate Student Interns…
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Newly Digitized Material: Subject Series of the National Security Files
by Kelly Francis, Assistant Digital Archivist for Textual Collections…
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New Digital Collection: White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
by Kelly Francis, Assistant Digital Archivist for Textual Collections…
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The Peace Corps Goes to the Yarm School
by Maura Porter, Declassification Archivist Recently I had the…
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A Mother’s Day Tale: Rose Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, & the Search for a Signature
by Stacey Chandler, Reference Archivist Just in time for…
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John F. Kennedy and Civil Rights: Thoughts on Developing a Visual Representation
by Tara Mayes, Graduate Student Intern (UMass Boston) I…
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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
by Kelly Francis, Assistant Digital Archivist for Textual Collections…
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Creating a Digital Collection: The John L. Saltonstall Papers
by Jane Silva, Graduate Student Intern (UMass Boston) As…
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Unexpected Gems from the Archives
by Stacey Chandler, Reference Archivist Reference archivists at the…
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Hemingway Pictogram Puzzle Solved!
by Jessica Green, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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New Release of the President’s Intelligence Check Lists (aka, PICLs)
by Maura Porter, Declassification Archivist The President’s Daily Brief,…
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The Newly Opened Personal Papers of Warren I. Cikins
by Christina Lehman Fitzpatrick, Processing Archivist Recently the library…
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Hemingway Pictogram Puzzle
by Jessica Green, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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Digitization at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library: The James W. Wine Personal Papers
by Timothy Bowen, Graduate Student Intern (Simmons College GSLIS)…
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Finding the Kennedys in the 1940 Census
by Kate Hanson Plass On Monday, April 2, the…
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Creating a Media Gallery on Jacqueline Kennedy’s Trip to India and Pakistan: An Inside Look
by Colleen Cooney, Digitization Specialist Fifty years ago this…
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The Historic Papers of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
by Jennifer Beaton, Processing Archivist We are pleased to…
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Mardi Gras Comes to the White House
On March 2, 1962 — exactly 50 years ago today…
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Construction on the EMK Institute Continues
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On Finishing: The Presidential Recordings
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist Yesterday the Kennedy Library…
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Boston Harbor from the Kennedy Library
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Donald M. Wilson, EXCOMM, and the National Security Council
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist The death of Donald…
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The Construction Next Door
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White House Turkey
From 50 years ago, courtesy of our Audiovisual Archives,…
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Scholar at Work: Barbara Kent Lawrence
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist In keeping with our…
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Doggie Détente
From our Audiovisual Reference archivists What follows is the…
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Historical Knowledge Advances!
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist We have some answers…
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Getting Help with Identifications
Former Secret Service agent Clint Hill sits…
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What do we Have Here?
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist In case you missed…
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Parsing Processing
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist Having brought our Declassification…
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Justin N. Feldman, 1919-2011
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist Feldman had a long…
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Scholar at Work: Aurelie Basha i Novosejt
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist From time to time…
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Demystifying Declassification
by our Declassification Unit colleagues One of the most…
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Bernard Boutin, 1923-2011
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist An effective Democratic politician…
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We’re Closing our Stacks (not entirely)*
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist Below is the culprit. …
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Speaking Archives
by Stephen Plotkin, Reference Archivist There is a rueful…
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