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Photographs of President John F. Kennedy at the University of Washington Centennial Convocation, November 16, 1961
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Photographs of President John F. Kennedy at the University of Washington Centennial Convocation
- Dates
- November 16, 1961 (inclusive)19611961
- Quantity
- 94 photographic prints, 3 contact sheets, and negatives (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- PH1425
- Summary
- The arrival of President John F. Kennedy in Seattle on November 16, 1961 and his speech at the University of Washington Centennial Convocation Ceremony
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
On November 16, 1961, President John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States delivered a major foreign policy speech at the University of Washington Academic Centennial Convocation, marking the climax of the University’s first century. An audience of eleven thousand, including over 850 faculty, students and special guests crowded the Hec Edmundson Pavilion as excited spectators at one of the most significant events in the University's history.
The program began with a Processional, then an Invocation by the Most Reverend Thomas A. Connolly, Archbishop of Seattle. He was followed by Washington State Governor Albert D. Rosellini reading a joint resolution of the State Senate and House of Representatives congratulating the University on its century of service. Dr. Charles E. Odegaard, University of Washington President followed with his introductory remarks, paying tribute to the driving spirit of the University’s founders and complimenting the state and federal agencies who supported the University’s continuing striving to be “nothing less than a great university.” He then went on to introduce President John F. Kennedy.
President John F. Kennedy, after paying tribute to the University and its achievements, then moved on in his speech to the present world crisis and spoke eloquently of the need for wisdom and moderation.
The photographs in the collection include President John F. Kennedy’s arrival at Boeing Field, a motorcade, his arrival at the University of Washington, preparing for and presenting his speech; and the gifts presented to him.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of President John F. Kennedy arriving in Seattle and speaking at the University of Washington Academic Centennial Convocation on November 16, 1961.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
President John F. Kennedy's arrival in SeattleReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/1 | 1a-b |
President John F. Kennedy disembarking from his
airplane at Boeing Field
Item 1-b is an enlargement of item 1-a.
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/1 | 2a-b | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/1 | 3 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/1 | 4 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/1 | 5 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/1 | 6a-d |
President John F. Kennedy, University of Washington
President Charles E. Odegaard and Senator Warren G. Magnuson in two different
automobiles
Item 6-d is a enlargement of item 6-c.
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/1 | 7 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/1 | 8 | November 16, 1961 |
President John F. Kennedy, dignitaries and University of Washington faculty preparing for ConvocationReturn to Top
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Processional, Centennial Convocation speeches and RecessionalReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/5 | 17 |
Contact sheet (S7380, frames 1-29) of images of
University of Washington President Odegaard introducing President John F.
Kennedy, the President presenting the Convocation speech, dignitaries and the
audience
James O. Sneddon, UW News and Information Service
(photographer)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/5 | 17F5 |
University of Washington President Odegaard
introducing President John F. Kennedy
Print of frame 17 from item 17 (contact sheet S7380)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/5 | 17F10 |
President John F. Kennedy sitting on the raised
platform surrounded by dignitaries
Print of frame 10 from item 17 (contact sheet S7380)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/5 | 17F17 |
Closeup of President John F. Kennedy presenting his
address
Print of frame 17 from item 17(contact sheet S7380)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/5 | 17F22 |
Closeup of the seal of the President of the United
States on the podium
Print of frame 22 from item 17 (contact sheet S7380)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/5 | 17F23 |
President John F. Kennedy presenting his speech with
dignitaries in the background
James O. Sneddon, UW News and Information Service
(photographer)
Print of frame 23 from item 17 (contact sheet S7380)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/5 | 17F26 |
Journalists sitting on the sidelines under a sign
indicating Working Press
Print of frame 26 from item 17 (contact sheet S7380)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/5 | 17F27 |
President John F. Kennedy presenting his speech with
dignitaries in the background, including Harold Shefelman of the University of
Washington Board of Regents sitting fifth to the right of President John F.
Kennedy
James O. Sneddon, UW News and Information Service
(photographer)
Print of frame 27 from item 17 (contact sheet S7380)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/5 | 17F29 |
Closeup of President John F. Kennedy presenting his
address
Print of frame 29 from item 17 (contact sheet S7380)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/6 | 18 |
University of Washington students lined up outdoors
waiting to enter the Pavilion
James O. Sneddon, UW News and Information Service
(photographer)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/6 | 19 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/6 | 20 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/6 | 21a-b |
Processional of University of Washington faculty and
students
Item 21-b is an enlargement of item 21-a.
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/6 | 22a-c |
Panoramic view of the audience waiting for the
Convocation to begin
Items 22 b-c are enlargements of item 22a
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/6 | 23 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/6 | 24 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/6 | 25 | The Most Reverend Thomas A. Connolly, Archbishop of
Seattle delivering the Invocation |
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/7 | 26 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/7 | 27a-d | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/7 | 28a-b | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/7 | 29a-b |
President John F. Kennedy delivering his
address
Item 29b is an enlargement of item 29a.
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/7 | 30a-b |
President John F. Kennedy delivering his
address
Item 30b is an enlargement of item 30a.
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/8 | 31a-e | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/8 | 32 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/8 | 33 |
Closeup of President John F. Kennedy's face delivering
his address
Thomas
(Photographer)
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/8 | 34a-b |
President John F. Kennedy accepts a personally inscribed
University of Washington seal from President Odegaard, struck in his honor in
gold
Handwritten on verso of item 34b: Pres. JFK accepts special
medal, struck in his honor, from Univ. Pres. Chas. E. Odegaard. Pres. Kennedy
is wearing the crimson doctoral gown of Harvard Univ.
Item 34b is an enlargement of item 34a.
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/9 | 35a-c |
President John F. Kennedy accepts a personally inscribed
copy of Professor Charles Gates's official Centennial history of the University
of Washington from University of Washington President Odegaard,
Negative number H-7413-A on item 35a and negative number
H-7413-B on item 35b
Item 35c is an enlargement of either item 35a or 35b.
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/9 | 36 |
President John F. Kennedy accepts a gift from University
of Washington from University of Washington President Odegaard,
Possibly Dean P. Auve, University of Washington Health Sciences
(photographer)
Front of photograph signed by Dean P. Auve, a senior
medical-scientific photographer in the University of Washington Health
Sciences, Television, Photography, and Audio-Visual Dept.
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/9 | 37 | November 16, 1961 | |
| 1/9 | 38a-d |
Dignitaries faculty and students leaving the Hec
Edmundson Pavilion
Negative number H-7377-A on item 37a; H-7377-D on item 37b;
H-7377-E on item 37c and H-7377-H on item 37d
|
November 16, 1961 |
Gifts and other memorabiliaReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/10 | 39 |
Marion A. Milczewski, University
Director of Libraries inventorying the Centennial archives with Reference
Librarian Robert D. Monroe
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington
(Photographer)
Typewritten note attached to verso: University of Washington
Director of Libraries, Marion A. Milczewski, inventories the archives with
University of Washington Reference Librarian, Robert D. Monroe. The annotated
typescript of President John F. Kennedy's Convocation Speech is resting on the
desk (lover right) next to photographs of the Medal presented to the
President.
Negative number S-7434-F written on verso
|
November 1961 |
| 1/10 | 40 |
Charles E. Odegaard, University of
Washington President holding a specially leather bound inscribed copy of "The
First Century at the University of Washington" and the commemorative University
of Washington seal struck in gold presented to the President John F. Kennedy at
the Centennial Convocation
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington
(Photographer)
|
November 1961 |
| 1/10 | 41a-b |
Typescript of page 5 of President John
F. Kennedy's speech with his last minute hand-written changes and fragments of
other pages of the reading draft of President John F. Kennedy's Centennial
Convocation address
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington
(Photographer)
Item 41b is an enlargement of item 41a
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/10 | 42 |
Leather bound inscribed slip case
containing the book, "First Century at the University of Washington" presented
to President John F. Kennedy at the Centennial Convocation
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington
(Photographer)
"The First Century at the University of Washington, 1861-1961"
by Charles M. (Charles Marvin) Gates was published in 1961 by the University of
Washington Press, Seattle. Copy presented to President John F. Kennedy bound in
purple and gold leather.
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/10 | 43 | The book, "First Century at the
University of Washington" presented to President John F. Kennedy at the
Centennial Convocation standing on the slipcase
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington
(Photographer)
Typewritten note attached to verso: Leather bound copy, with
slip case, of 'The First Century at the University of Washington' presented to
President John F. Kennedy by President Charles E. Odegaard of the
University.
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/10 | 44a-b |
Leather bound inscribed copy of the
book "First Century at the University of Washington" presented to President
John F. Kennedy at the Centennial Convocation
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington
(Photographer)
Inscription on the book: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of
the United States in grateful appreciation for his participation in the
Centennial Convocation of the University of Washington November 1961
|
November 16, 1961 |
| 1/10 | 45 |
Inscribed cover of the protective case
for the University of Washington seal struck in gold in honor of President John
F. Kennedy, presented to him at the Centennial Convocation
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington
(Photographer)
Inscription on protective case: John Fitzgerald Kennedy,
President of the United States of America, November 1961
|
November 1961 |
| 1/10 | 46 |
University of Washington seal struck in
gold in honor of President John F. Kennedy, presented to him at the Centennial
Convocation
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington
(Photographer)
Typewritten note on verso: The Medal struck in honor of
President John F. Kennedy. Presented to him at the Convocation.
|
November 1961 |
| 1/10 | 47 |
Reverse side of medal showing
inscription of the University of Washington seal struck in gold in honor of
President John F. Kennedy presented to him at the Centennial
Convocation
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington
(Photographer)
Typewritten note attached to verso: Reverse side of Medal struck
in honor of President John F. Kennedy inscribed IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR
HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE ACADEMIC CONVOCATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE CENTENNIAL
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 16, 1961.
|
November 1961 |
| 1/10 | 48 |
State of Washington, 37th Regular
Session, House Concurrent Resolution No. 8, adopted by the House of
Representatives, January 25, 1961 and by the Senate, February 8, 1961 to
"hereby congratulate the University of Washington upon its one-hundred
anniversary and commend it for its century of service and for its outstanding
achievements in the fields of higher education ..."
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington. Negative S-7434-C
(Photographer)
Negative number S-7434-C written on verso
|
November 1961 |
| 1/10 | 49 |
Certificate from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology to the University of Washington saluting the "great
university of the Northwest," on the occasion of the Centennial
James O. Sneddon, Office of News Services, University of Washington. Negative S-7434-D
(Photographer)
Typewritten note attached to verso: Greetings to the University
of Washington from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Both institutions
were founded in 1861.
Negative number S-7434-D written on verso
|
April 9, 1961 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Photographs
- Odegaard, Charles E., 1911-1999--Photographs
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