Thursday, January 27, 2011

Archives News – Jacqueline Kennedy's pink hat is a missing piece of history


The Kennedys in Dallas. (Art Rickerby / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images / November 22, 1963)
 


I'm always interested in behind-the-scenes accounts of archives. The Los Angeles Times has an interesting article up about a collection at the National Archives that is not open to the public: Jacqueline Kennedy's clothes from 22 November 1963. It seems the famous pillbox hat is missing, perhaps in the custody of her former maid. The writer has done a nice job on the details, particularly about securing a retroactive deed of gift for this heart-breaking material.

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