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Re: FW: Jackie Kennedy's Pink Dress



Yes, I saw the chair in 1969 as a kid and was told essentially the same
story (minus the "Brylcreem" part).

"A little dab'll do ya,"

Mark D. Jaeger
Purdue University Libraries
Special Collections

On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Michael Angelo wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Angelo [mailto:mangelo@indsm.org]
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 2:03 PM
> To: 'Archives & Archivists'
> Subject: RE: Jackie Kennedy's Pink Dress
>
>
> I saw that notorious chair as a child in the 1960s and was told that the
> supposed "blood" stain on the back was actually residual brylcreem and hair
> grease from countless rubes who had sat in it over the century before
> conservator minds prevailed.  I hope this is right...I may be initiating yet
> another urban asassination legend...
>
> f. michael Angelo
> library director
> independence seaport museum
> 211 s. columbus blvd.
> philadelphia, pa  19106
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Howard
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 1:21 PM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Re: Jackie Kennedy's Pink Dress
>
>
> That chair you refer to is a well known fake.  FYI
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nan Curtis <ncurtis@UMICH.EDU>
> To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 10:06 AM
> Subject: Re: Jackie Kennedy's Pink Dress
>
>
> > Why is that different than having the car in which Kennedy was
> assassinated
> > on permanent display (Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village)?
> >
> > Is that cause for consternation?  Is that indecent?
> >
> > Also, HFM&GV does have Lincoln's chair in which he was shot, also on
> > permanent display.  It is my understanding that it is considered a relic
> and
> > conservation/preservation teams do their best to preserve the blood
> stains.
> >
> > So, what's the deal with the dress?
> > --
> > Nan Curtis
> > Information Resources Specialist I
> > University of Michigan Media Union Library
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > >From: Margaret Shannon <ShannonRBL@AOL.COM>
> > >To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> > >Subject: Re: Jackie Kennedy's Pink Dress
> > >Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2000, 12:46 PM
> > >
> >
> > > Dear People:
> > >
> > > Mrs. Kennedy's pink suit needs to be left permanently in its box in the
> NARA
> > > vault for at least as long as the President's family, her family and her
> > > children and grandchildren are living.
> > >
> > > Anyone who would even consider the possibility of asking to see it or
> see it
> > > displayed causes consternation.  Is there no decency left at all?
> > >
> > >
> > > Margaret Shannon
> > > WASHINGTON HISTORICAL RESEARCH
> > > 4661 South 34th Street
> > > Arlington, VA 22206-1701
> > > ShannonRBL@aol.com
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