William P. Kennedy Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SC087-KENN

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains six boxes of the papers, writings, photographs, drawings, and copies of newspaper clippings collected to William P. Kennedy dating from 1904 to 1953. It is arranged in the following series: Correspondence and Writings; Photographs; and Pearl Harbor Scrapbook.

The first series holds correspondence about Kennedy's writings and two folders of press releases. Additionally, there are copies of newspaper articles written by Kennedy. A wide range of topics can be found including politics, U.S. history, biographies of famous individuals, events and sites in and near Washington, D.C. These folders arranged alphabetically by title as written by Kennedy. The next series contains two boxes of photographs relating to his newspaper articles. Some relate to articles found in the collection while others do not. The photographs are arranged alphabetically by title. There is one box of oversized images. Finally, there are photocopies of newspaper clippings from a 1941-42 scrapbook on the attack on Pearl Harbor. The original clippings and scrapbook were in poor condition. The originals have been discarded.

Dates

Creation: 1904-1953

Creator

Kennedy, William P. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions

Conditions Governing Use

Materials believed to be under copyright or other restrictions are available for limited noncommercial, educational and personal use only, or for fair use as defined by United States copyright law and with proper citation. Please note that the College of the Holy Cross may not hold the rights to all items in this collection. Users assume responsibility for identifying all copyright holders and for determining whether permission is needed to make any use of the content. For permission under rights held by the College, please contact archives@holycross.edu.

Biographical / Historical

William P. Kennedy was born in Lake City, Minnesota on October 8, 1877. He moved to Massachusetts and graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 1900. He received an honorary degree from the College for his achievements as a writer in 1925. Kennedy worked for many New England newspapers including the Springfield Union, the New Haven Palladium, Boston Traveler, Boston Herald, and the Holyoke Evening Telegram of which he became managing editor. However, Kennedy spent most of his career working for various publications in Washington D.C. and was a familiar figure on the political scene. He is most noted for his work at The Star as a Capitol Hill reporter covering the House of Representatives. One of his features was the column called "Capitol Sidelights," which appeared in the Sunday Star. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was a founder of the Friendly Songs of St. Patrick. Kennedy died in 1954.