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Box 1

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Contains 1 Result:

Graduation hood, 1956 June 13

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Materials from then-Senator John F. Kennedy's participation in the 1956 Boston College Commencement. Materials include his honorary degree hood and a copy of his speech, annotated in blue ink, presumably in Kennedy's own hand. In his remarks, he discussed his own Catholic faith and that of Boston College and its students, urging the graduating class to become involved in politics and governance in whatever capacity they could.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1956 June 13