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1936 antique EDWARD W KENNEY woburn ma MAYOR DINNER MENU AUTOGRAPH James Curley
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DESCRIPTION
Original January 21, 1936 dinner program and menu honoring Edward W. Kenney, Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, 1934–1937.
Measures approximately 7.5 x 10 inches closed. Ribbon-bound presentation-style program with a portrait of Kenney mounted to the front and what appears to be his handwritten “Sincerely yours, Edward W. Kenney” signature/autograph beneath it.
The dinner was tendered to Mayor Kenney by his friends at the State Armory, Woburn, Tuesday evening, January 21, 1936. Thomas J. Power served as toastmaster.
An especially interesting piece of Massachusetts political ephemera because the printed guest list includes a substantial group of state and local political figures, including:
- James M. Curley — Governor of Massachusetts
- Joseph L. Hurley — Lieutenant Governor
- Charles F. Hurley — Treasurer-Receiver General
- Paul A. Dever — Attorney General
- Thomas H. Buckley — State Auditor
- John F. Malley — Federal Housing Administrator
- Thomas B. Brennan — Middlesex County Commissioner
- Charles T. Daly — State Senator
- John J. Irwin — Mayor of Medford
- James J. Roche — former Mayor of Everett
- Walter E. Griffin — Mayor of Lawrence
- James J. Brunn — former Mayor of Lowell
- Edward A. Voke — Mayor of Chelsea
- John D. Lynch — Mayor of Cambridge
- Emil Fuchs — former owner of the Boston Braves
- Numerous additional Massachusetts political, civic, judicial and American Legion figures
The program also contains the complete dinner menu, including roast tenderloin of beef with mushroom sauce, Delmonico potato, chicken salad, several ice creams and desserts, cakes and coffee.
The committee page is extensive and includes John P. Connolly as Treasurer, along with dozens of committee members and ushers.
The exterior has its original ribbon binding. General age toning, handling wear, edge/corner wear and some soiling are visible. Ribbon shows age and wear. Please examine all photographs closely for condition.
*** From the John P. Connolly estate of Woburn, Massachusetts, including political memorabilia, campaign material, photographs, correspondence, military items, and family ephemera. CLICK HERE to browse additional listings from this remarkable estate.
John P. Connolly of Woburn, Massachusetts (Working Biography)
John Philip. Connolly was born in Massachusetts about 1895–1896, the son of Irish immigrants Coleman and Mary Connolly. He spent much of his life in Woburn, Massachusetts, where he became active in civic affairs and local politics.
By 1930, Connolly was living with his father, Coleman Connolly, on Main Street in Woburn. The household also included his brother Joseph E. Connolly, Joseph's wife Ethel, and their young sons, Joseph V. Connolly and one-year-old John P. "Buddy" Connolly, demonstrating that the future local public official grew up in the same multigenerational family home.
The 1930 federal census identifies John P. Connolly as a telephone company clerk and records him as a veteran of the World War, confirming military service during World War I. Family records preserved in this archive further indicate that he also participated in World War II, making his surviving papers and photographs particularly significant for documenting two periods of American military history.
Beyond his military service, Connolly was active in Woburn politics. The archive contains campaign material, political photographs, correspondence, and civic records that document his role in municipal government and his involvement in local public affairs. As additional groups from the archive are examined, these materials should help establish the offices he sought or held, the dates of his campaigns, and his contributions to Woburn's political history.
The Connolly archive extends well beyond John P. Connolly himself. It preserves the history of several generations of the family, including World War I photographs, World War II material, the later public career of his nephew John P. "Buddy" Connolly (1928–2008), and a Vietnam-era military scrapbook belonging to another family member. Together, the collection offers an unusually complete record of one Woburn family's military, political, and civic life across much of the twentieth century.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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